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Very impressive! Awesome job Chuck.

Looks fantastic Glenn! I noticed your reds and blacks have a slight semi gloss finish, are you using WOP on all your paint finish? I really really want to finish my Winnie now.

Good God that looks incredible! The coloring is spot on. Wow

Very nicely done Gary, congratulations! A great addition to your fleet. JJ

Incredible! Outstanding results!

Making all that tackle is tedious indeed. Well done Ron, they look good.

Very interesting subject, Ab. These Dutch vessels always grab my attention, I will be following with interest. JJ

Nice work Chuck! That looks really good.

Small update on the stern carvings for Portland. The carvings are all based on the Marshall painting of the contemporary model, from 1774. these are all Greek mythological characters, most of which can be found on other contemporary models, sculptures and paintings all over the web. This has been useful in bridging some of the gaps on the painting. I should have a complete set of boxwood carvings and printed quarter galleries before I complete the planking. More updates to come soon. JJ

Very nice work. Looking forward to seeing the complete rigging. JJ

Very nice design work Matthias, everything is coming together with ease. Can’t wait to see how you tackle the quarter galleries. JJ

Lovely work Mike. Looks really nice. JJ

Very nicely done Matt, you spent some time sanding char off and it paid off. The bright work looks really good. JJ

Impressive work Ron, thanks for sharing.

Thank you Glenn. Thank you Fred, she’s just a little bit short of surf board status but close, no doubt. Thank you Brian. I guess I never really thought about the mast positions, I just went for the low point and the high point up front to give an accurate deck curve, but they did end up right in that area. JJ

Incredible work!

Excellent work as usual, Siggi. happy new year. JJ

Very Nice Glenn! Your planking on the bow and QD is perfectly done! Beautiful.

So I worked on some support jigs today along with the forward frames. There are three total jigs that are placed on the structure, these will remain there until the planking is completed and all the frames are supported. This is a large model with lengthy unsupported frames sticking up just asking to break off, I didn’t feel comfortable fairing and planking these without some major support through the process. The first jig is forward, it will support a larger piece that will lock the frames together and the second is in the middle it will also support this piece, both of these are represented in orange. Below you can see the forward frames in blue, I’ll cover these first since the forward jig is dependent on these. The pieces below are for the port side, they have fairing lines etched in already, I just sanded them carefully and test fit until I was happy. The frame you see is the forward bulkhead and timber support, this will go in last. I had already compleated the starboard ones and installed them with the fwd bulkhead frame, I did a little bit of fairing once installed and I’ll probably have to do a little more when I fair all the bulkheads. All three jigs are a pretty tight fit but I want them to be sturdy and keep the frames true, so some sanding and filing may be required, the assembly of the first one is shown below The two pieces above fit snug on the outboard side of the fairing frames on frames 1,2and 3, they are all marked with arrows facing forward so you get the direction right I should add that the flat piece on the center of each jig is there to attach the bulkhead jig to, I had intended to just screw it down to this piece but may glue it in and just break it out when it’s time to remove. all of this will come out once it serves its purpose. The middle jig is similar and you can see below, it fits between frames 12 and 13. Once the jigs are complete, the large piece that stabilizes the bulkheads will go on, it also acts as a parts tree for the gunport frames as well as the gunport cutouts to help you get the frames installed at correct angles. I will cover this in detail much more later as i still have to build the third jig which also supports the frames, unfortunately I forgot to cut some pieces and bring them back with me. JJ

Thank you Glenn. I’m kinda of cheating by utilizing my computer and a laser🙂

Nice work Dusan, impressive toolmaking. JJ

Thank you Fred, should have another update shortly.

Nicely done Keith, I’m just now catching up on this build. Interesting subject as well. JJ

🤦‍♂️I see…apologies. I’ve only had one cup of coffee this morning, so far.

That looks nice Chris. Perhaps I’m seeing things or it’s part of the stand, but are those daggerboard keels on the bottom?