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I love the ability to change things easily with the computer drawings.  As you can see, this is quite different from this same drawing posted earlier.  Still have to add the gaffs, deadeyes, rigging and a few other details.

More as-yet completed drawings.  The image with the spacing of the lower deadeyes shown is probably the most useful one.  On the rigging drawings, they will take the appropriate angles to match the stays and shrouds.

This week and next (at a minimum) will be spent drawing.  I've been creating the plans by importing the laser drawings as a base which speeds up the process and also gives me another fit check.  These two will probably be rearranged several times before they're done.  These are the 24" x 36" sheets.

A few more details added.  The boat on the davits has lasered floorboards and thwarts added and fire buckets have been placed around the skylight.  Another boat with lashings has been added to the fore house roof.

Added the top view of the framing.  Port side just shows subdeck applied, starboard side shows actual framing, fillers, etc.  I do like the ability to add color to the drawings to differentiate the parts.

Some of today's drawings.  These are part of the hull construction sheet.  This is reduced copy as the sheet will be 36" wide.

Time to start the strings, I guess.

And the "sticks" are drawn.

Third set of plans.  Working on the "stick" drawings now.

Second set of plans.  Next up will be standard side view/top view drawings of both houses as completed.

First of the kit  drawings.  

AFT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.pdf

Both houses, both hatches, and the cap rails are now glued on.

Stanchions are in.  Cap rail will go on next week.

Starting some assembly now.  Today I have to drill and paint the 30+ deadeyes with chainplates.

The basic "sticks" are done.  Each mast has a dozen mast hoops from .015" laserboard.  At the moment, I'm stropping blocks with twisted wire.

Nope, just plain old automotive bondo.  

That’s it. After laying on the 1st layer, it’ll be a coat of Durham’s Rock Hard wood filler and sand sand sand. It’s early days, but it’s got the shape of a ship now.

You might consider a different filler as Durham's is usually much harder than the woods (such as bass) commonly supplied in kits.  I've used auto body filler (bondo) for decades.  It's the same relative hardness as basswood, so it sands and feathers well without scouring out the wood on either side of the patch.  In addition, as it is a polyester resin, it is an adhesive and locks the planks in place.  One water-based filler I've had success with is Famowood which I purchase online.  It is similar in hardness to basswood and sands well.  

Some more bits and pieces.  

Top to bottom - wheel house, winch head house, main and mizzen boom rests.

Forward house.

Basic components placed but not glued to get a general overall view.

Untitled-1.pdfUntitled-1.pdfThis is the aft house in its not yet finished state.  There are currently 42 pieces in its assembly so far.  The drawing is the .015" laserboard at the moment.  

Untitled-1.pdf

I love our laser.  This is one side of the forward house.  The top piece is .015" laserboard and has the mullions for the windows.  It will be laminated to the inside of the bottom piece which is 1/32" basswood.  The square and rectangle on the bottom piece are the window frames which are .015" laserboard.  When the house is completely built and painted, .010" clear styrene with its back side painted black will be glued to the inside of the inner lamination.  Both houses will be built this way.

Just for giggles... WYOMING and the West Coast Lumber Schooner - same scale (1/96)

Starting to look like a boat...but still lots to do .  Hull is painted and needs a couple spots retouched.  Nothing is glued down to the decks although pieces are in their approximate locations.  Right now, I'm putting the window frames on the deck houses.

Cap rails, chock rails, buffalo rails, windlass, and anchor chain installed yesterday.

Here are the two ladders to the quarterdeck.  The rails are .035" and the treads are .015" laserboard.  The first tread is a bugger to install, the other three not so much.😎