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Hi Jeff, I have just saw this reply. Thank you for looking in on Portland. I will send you a PM on the project if you are interested.

Wish I knew where I could find one of those

Looking good Vlad. Moving along nicely.

Your gun deck is shaping up really nice. Well done on the gun tackle too, those are not easy to do, especially at that size.

Looks good Ron, very crisp.

Nicely done! Wonderful looking model.

Thank you Glenn. Doing the dreaded hull fairing now. Apologies in advance to all who may attempt building this thing.😂

Thank you Kenny, I’m hoping that it will finish into a nice model. Lots of work! Yes, neighbors are dirtbags. I think Vahur was even more upset to hear.

Very nice Dusan and the metal work looks really good. How did you get that elliptical countersink in there?

Thanks for looking in Guy. Yes I do plan to fully plank this hull. The design is in place for a framed version and I have some parts here to test it. Long story but I was going to partially frame this one until I couldn’t come up with enough AYC to cut remaining frames I needed, so I then ordered pearwood from Vahur and it was stolen by my lovely neighbors. So I just cut the remaining bulkheads and decided to build this version planked. I will eventually show how the framed version will work with a test mid section. JJ

Thank you Ron.

Hi Allan, thank you for the compliments. This thing has the bar set high. I intend to park it right next to my Winchelsea when they are both complete. So I can’t afford to leave out any details. As for a kit, yes I do intend to offer it, just not quite yet, I’ve got to get quite far advanced in the build before I can release it. I’m hoping in a years time I’ll be able to offer the first two chapters.

Once the gun port frames are complete we can move on to some final structural elements of the hull, there are a series of hance pieces and fairing caps that need to be added. these are quite simple and really just need to be checked for fit and adjusted if needed. Some of the frames are cut short and or at an angle for the hance pieces to rest on, for example the one seen below, aft of the waist. Both of these sit at an angle to minimize shaping. After all the hance pieces are installed then we can move onto all the fairing caps. The two forward caps are laser cut and before they get glued down, the forward bulkhead needs to be temporarily installed to make sure everything is aligned. There are a series of laser cut pieces that make up the beak head bulkhead assembly, begin with the lower beam that will support the bulkhead carefully glue the lower pieces on as seen in the photo above, the lower pieces will hang off about 1/4”, they act as a stop against the frame as well as a landing for the sundeck and later on, the grating assembly. once this is together it can be placed on the forward most frame, there are slots there to receive the beam once the beam is in place then go ahead and slide the top one in, it’s orientation isn’t important now but the slots for the timber heads faces aft, if the forward hance pieces were placed correctly then the upper forcastle fairing cap will fit perfectly into the notches in the beak head bulkhead and protrude about 1/32. Do not glue the beak head assembly together yet, it all needs to come out so we can fair in inside of the hull first. The sub deck assembly can be tested too, it should drop right in. you can see the beak head bulkhead has a larger cut for the bowsprit than the beam behind it, this is basically establishing a fairing line to clear the bowsprit. Will detail further as we approach that part of the build. The hull is now ready for some fairing, the MDF Sands down pretty easy. I got about 1/4 of the stbd side completed last night. Now there are some more structural parts that make up the stern, that need to added after the sides are faired up, I will cover those soon….after a few more days of sanding. Thanks for looking in, JJ

Very nice Chuck. Are you using a different red than what was used on Winnie? Looks a bit more burnt.

Another incredible model Siggi, I will be studying your Dragon build as well. So many similar elements to the Portland class. Well done. JJ

As always, great job Siggi. Very inspiring build. The Parquet floor is becoming very interesting to me, I’d like to do something similar on Portland. Have you found a good source of other examples elsewhere? JJ

Very sorry to hear Keith, wishing a quick and full recovery to Maggie.

Spectacular job Dusan! I really like the contrasting bulkheads.

Looks really good.

Beautiful work Chuck! How are you getting the beams in with that Plank above the clamp? Carefully bending them into the notches? JJ

Beautiful work Siggi. Is there an example of that floor From a contemporary model or source that you are using? JJ

Very Nice Fred. I like how you pulled up all your fittings. I wish I had taken that route, I spent an incredible amount of time trying to carefully sand around the deck fittings. One easy block sanding and you’re all set now. Great job on the fixed blocks as well. JJ

No need to be, but the finish line is in sight. Sure wish I could finish mine while glue drys on Portland.

Looks really nice Glenn, so many nice details on the QD and with the gun deck below it really brings it to life. You’re almost there. JJ

Very impressive.