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A couple more pics

Today I made the bowsprit shrouds. I served them and then turned in the eye for the hook and turned in the deadeye. I have decided to use deadeyes instead of hearts for the shrouds and bobstays, I think deadeyes look more 1768.

Thanks Rowand, that pic looks like it was taken in Melbourne, I also have quite a few pics of the replica that I took when she visited Melbourne last year. I have a wheel support just like that one (it came with my AL Endeavour) I was tossing up which one to use but in the end decided to use the one supplied with the partwork.

Robin The companion is as supplied with the kit, most of this kit seems to be based on Marquardt's book. I haven't yet decided what to do with the other hatch in the waist, I don't think it would have had a companionway as well. I will probably fit a hinged lid like the Caldercraft Endeavour has.

Hi Robin Here's a pic of the companion and a couple of other pics.

More pics and updates; I have modified the transom shape slightly to take out the curve inward above the women's heads. I have also started making new gun carriages. I bought some better looking barrels from Chuck Passaro, I also bought some of Chuck's gun carriages but they are slightly large and the wrong shape for a 4 pounder British gun so I am scratch building them.

Today I finished off the collars for the forestays, bowsprit shrouds and bobstays.

Hi Mick The Eaglemoss part-work is advertised as 1:48 but it is actually 1:51 so I guess its possible that the OcCre model is actually 1:51 too. Some of the deck fittings such as the windlass and belfry appear to be wood in the photos but are actually cast metal that the instructions say to paint in a wood colour. So its probably better and easier to paint the deck fittings red ochre like they should be. The paint on the sides is blue in the part-work too. There is a facebook page for the Build the Endeavour partwork with lots of photos of different builder's models that have lots of different paint jobs and and some with mods. Steve

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Welcome to the Endeavour club Bankie, can't wait to see the pics

Hi Mick I am pretty sure the OcCre Endeavour is exactly the same as the Eaglemoss partwork Endeavour that I am currently building, Check out the Build-the- Endeavour website, the pics of the model are the same as the ones on the OcCre website. My build is highly bashed though, I have scratch built a lot of it and used different fittings. Steve

Rowand Yeah I agree with the other comments, looking really good so far. I built this kit quite a few years ago. And like Anja said there are lots of other builders on this forum that can offer advice if you need it at any stage. Cheers Steve

Hi Pat, the debate about the bumpkins could go on and on but nobody knows, in the end its the modeller's choice whether to include them. The replica vessel doesn't have bumpkins, most likely because of the anchor issue. Cheers Steve

Nice work Greg. To get rid of the fuzz on the ropes I run a cigarette lighter flame quickly across them. Looking at your photos only convinces me more that the Endeavour didn't have bumpkins - they would seriously get in the way when working the anchors. Cheers Steve

Today I made the forecastle scuttle lid and the great cabin stove chimney.

Thanks John

I did the helm with the barrel aft of the wheel because thats how it appears on the draught plan of Endeavour made after her return from Cook's voyage. I looked at the helm for a while and realised the rope and blocks would make it hard to stand behind the wheel. So I removed it and turned it around, now it looks like a more workable arrangement.

Today I rigged the mechanism that connects the helm to the rudder tiller. I used copper wire to make the block strops/hooks. First I sanded the blocks and gave them a coat of varnish so that when I blackened the copper the blackening fluid wouldnt soak into the wood. If you blacken the wire before fitting there are usually shiny bits where the pliers leave scratches.

Here's another angle

I have been back to my build the last couple of weeks. I made the gallows that support the spare masts, notice how they are fitted inside the hatch opening. I spent the last couple of days making the pumps. I didn't use the pump barrels supplied because I reckon they are too big so I made some smaller ones by filing 5x5mm wood octagonal and making the tops from dowell, and the hand lever from walnut. I used the metal pieces supplied but modified them by drilling holes for the pins. I had made up 2 of them but wasn't quite happy. If you look at the pumps shown on the 1768 plans of the Endeavour before refit they are fairly different and decided to make pumps that look more like those in the plans. I then decided to use the two different styles of pump on my ship - my logic? Perhaps the two original ones on the Earl of Pembroke were left as they were and the two extra ones added at the refit were a slightly different design. Anyway the area where they are is so crowded now its hard to tell.

I used baltic pine wood stain for the side planking.

I have been building this since the start of 2011, here is a re-post of some of my progress pics. For those who didn't follow my log on the old website, this build is using wood from Eaglemoss partwork (same as the Occre kit), it has some nice fittings, such as the stern decorations but most of the parts and materials supplied are not accurate so a lot of this ship is being scratch built and I am using a lot of parts and materials bought separately. I have already built the Artesania Latina Endeavour a long time ago, and I wanted to build a 1:48 one. This kit was advertised as 1:48 but when you measure it up it is actually 1:51. I think this kit has used K.H Marquardt's Anatomy Of The Ship - Endeavour as a reference in its design. I am using the original 1768 draughts and quite a few other references instead of relying on just the AOTS as being "gospel" because I believe the AOTS is just one person's expert opinion on what the Endeavour could have looked like and it disagrees in some aspects with many of the other reference sources. There are two 1768 draughts, one dated April 1768 (3814) and one dated July 1768 (3814c) and they are different. The July one (which is the one most often referred to) looks like the date was added later, and could be a draught drawn when she was refitted AFTER Cook's voyage. If someone can clarify this point please do. The reason I am using the below draught (3814) is that the position and number of quarter deck rail stanchions match up with Sydney Parkinson's sketch showing the stern of Endeavour, whereas the other draught (3814c) does not. Anyway here are some of the more recent pics plus some old ones