Kevin

1 hour ago, Glenn-UK said:

I need a new palm sander also.

I have noticed that you have not removed the upper and lower gunport strips from the quarterdeck doorway. Is there any reason for this?

 

The fairing looks good, so the planking should not be a problem for you.

ooops on the door way, im sure a couple others things are still needing attention, and when i got back in i found that i had forgotten to put the bracing beams inn thats how strong this build is

good evening every one

thank you for comments and likes

day 13 hull faired

the weather here has been pants recently, with snow and rain, so i have been doing some smaller projects on the build, but i will post photos later on in the build as I would  like to keep this log in some sort of order, (never achieved that before)

the deck has been sanded and varnished with a water based varnish @50/50

to day a few days delay the hull went outside to be sanded, brilliant, oh thats getting hot fizzle bang me mouse blew up

anyway an trip to Wickes (other palm sanding tool outlets are available0

this is what i have now

great update James

2 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

Kevin, Any plans to continue on Enterprize? Your progress to this point is great, the development of the lower decks is very nice. 

ty but my skill levels are not to the standard to achieve the results i would like

stunning work

very nice indeed

8 hours ago, Nearshore said:

Very nice work! Look forward to seeing the progress. 

i tend to post quite often

10 hours ago, Morten said:

I really Love this build log. My Indefatigable is in My hobby rom. Have to finnish the rigging of HMS Speedy first

looking forward to yours along with others, will be nice to see more indy's than Victory's in build

9 hours ago, James H said:

The deck looks real nice. I do like that material. Nice clean job too.

thank you James, much appreciated

5 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

 

Always good to finish the deck planking, nice job Kevin.👍

Did you find the strip planking followed the  printed layout, or did it start to run off the further you got across the deck?

Did you find the printed pattern a help or hindrance?

 

Cheers,

 

B.E.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pattern was a great help, for the placement of the butts, i never tapered the planks, so it did run off, im happy with the result however

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 10 lower deck planking complete

let the sanding begin 

4 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

I don't need luck Kevin - I've got you to follow😜

 

Cheers,

 

B.E.

 

dont follow me, im useless

good luck with the build

Good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 9 lower deck planking

the weather outside has restricted me taking her out to start sanding the outer hull, so using the boxwood i have started the lower gundeck,

sorry the photos are not brilliant,

very little of this will ever bee seen, all the slots down the port and stbd side are for the cannons, i made the decision to cover these for now and either find them later on, or find an alternative method for fixing them

just loving this build

looking good Glenn

1 hour ago, hollowneck said:

Kevin,

You’re the Max Verstappen of MSW. First Past The Build Log Post! Zooming along nicely…

id perfer to be the Lewis, but im not in a race lol, however this does go together so very well, it will of course slow down soon, with planking

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes, very much appreciated

the inner bulkhead liners are now fitted, there are another two, to fill a blank space, if i get the chance i will put them on tonight, otherwise they will remain off until completion of sanding the outer hull

8 temporary beams are inserted to ensure the everything stays in place whilst sand in the hull, i think they are discarded at a later date

today was also spent putting on 4 profiles that accurately space the upper deck beams, another clever idea, apart from skimming the tops of the inner bulkhead liners to stop any fouling, this never caused any concerns at all

prior to gluing the profiles in place i removed the beams to check the alignment once this has dried the beams will be removed to safe place and put on again later on after deck planking

19 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

Cheers Guys, thanks for your support. 👍

@ Kevin - I was rather thinking of following you, and crib off your progress.😉

I have informed my shipyard assistant of the impending project, and he's of the opinion that he'd rather be  sniffing around the woods and meadows,  than spend long  hours in the workshop, listening to me muttering to myself.

 

B.E.

from another Cocker Spaniel owner, im sure you will overtake me within a few days

9 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

I just caught up on your wonderful work Kevin. Well done! I'm trying to figure out how to work her into my modeling schedule.

 

You are not making the wait easy!

 

lol you know you want to, come show me how it should be done with @Blue Ensign

21 minutes ago, Gus M said:

This is oustanding 

enjoy the ride

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 5 and 6

the main deck went down without any issues 

next is the 8 in number inner bulkhead pieces, the frames needed a bit of sanding to allow them to sit flush against the max amount of wood, again there was no issues with this and i did not need to soak them, an overnight under clamps and they are sitting quite nice, i dont believe much of these will be seen later on, hope to finish them tomorrow,  

lots of test fitting

me too, looking foward to someone building alongside me

Thats brilliant

beautiful work, and been a pleasure following

1 hour ago, BobG said:

Coming along nicely, Kevin. I noticed that you have some Titebond Thick & Quick glue. I really like that glue as well.

in my last photo there are two red bottles Anita's Tacky pva Glue i bought that for the SD14 card kit and is brilliant 

6 hours ago, glennard2523 said:

Looking good, great progress 

 

thank you glen, im sure there will be more of us building this before long on this forum

6 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

I am amazed how fast you are moving forward with this kit. The creativity and engineering that has been developed for this kit is absolutely incredible.

It seems almost easier to put together, than a LEGO kit ... 😁

 

Yves

the design has ben well thought out, and yes she is building up fast, but im sure there is plenty for me to think about as we progress forward, 

5 hours ago, Beef Wellington said:

Will be following this one closely, you are a lucky man!

yes i am

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 4, build nearly finished (well not quite)

the orlop deck was finished off with a couple of hatches and a ladder

the inner bulkheads were sanded down to make putting the inner bulkheads on, more work required on this

the main deck was test fitted and tonight half has been glued on