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Aft bulkhead construction:

I realised that I had wrongly coloured the sides, making the black end too high. !

I started the construction of the quarterdeck beams:

I continue from the stern with the upper deck set-up:

Building the lights:

mounting the rudder:

wonderful work!!

11 hours ago, dvm27 said:

That's a very interesting method of making gudgeons. Any problems where those corners meet?  Seems like there's  very little brass under the solder.

I did not encounter any problems, the weld is consistent along the entire surface of the two pieces. I think it will hold up very well when the rudder is assembled

some progress:

small advances:

Johann, your work is something truly exceptional! Maniacal attention to the smallest detail!!! Yours is one of the most finely equipped models I have ever seen! Fantastic!

Start preparing the rudder:

The galley cowl:

I did not mould the outer parts: I let them come out by a few millimetres

The fore jeer bitts:

The forecastle waterway:

Wonderful!!!

Great and neat work!

I have started on the castle deck:

Chuck, what you are doing for this model of yours is something amazing, with unmatched precision and detail!
This proves that when there is synergy between man and machine you can get the best out of both! I follow you with great interest!

a slight difficulty for these hinges:

everything is provisional still, I have to prepare the right-hand doors before fixing the bulkhead and beam

I make window glass with this resin:

http://www.drtoffano.com/toffano_prodotti/pg_prodotti.htm

little step:

32 minutes ago, hdrinker said:

Such a fine craftsman you are. I was about to abandon my crude efforts on the stove, but your work has inspired me not to give up…. Yet. One difficulty I am encountering is soldering a third piece to an already soldered joint between two other pieces, as in connecting the cross piece between the two side frames. How do you keep the first one from melting?

Henry

you have to use a heat-insulating paste on the solder already made!

Like this:

https://shop.mealli.it/index.php?id_product=750&id_product_attribute=0&rewrite=pasta-termoisolante-per-saldatura&controller=product&id_lang=1