Kevin

stunning build, love it, may i ask what colour red are you using,

26 minutes ago, James H said:

Those planks look great as they go under the tuck. 

Thank you James

57 minutes ago, Glenn-UK said:

The planking is looking great. 

ty glenn, it did take me a good few hours to get them right, and only then after cutting back the first two under the template and re faing the stern

good evening everyonr

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day 16 1st planking

port and stbd side templates fitted

stern tuck, caused me some aggro fot a couple of hours, so the fixed planks were cut back and the stern was re faired allowing the 3rd plank to twist and turn

lovely to catch up on your log, stunning work

Good evening everyone

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Day 14 port side Gun port templates fitted

well i never expected to be at this stage after 2 weeks, but here i am, and loving it, and i have not had any issues to criticize the build, or instructions, 

after the hull fairing i test fitted the gun port templets, no other sanding was required

the bottom of fwd template forms where the first run of planking under it goes, so a pencil line is drawn, the rest of the plank aligns along the top of the port sill , at this point the template can be removed

first plank

2nd plank

the after template fits on the top of the 1st plank and lined up with the top right corner of the last gunport, instructions need to be read to be aware of where the glue is applied, as a section of the framework has to be removed at a later date

a templete fits between and the area over the ports is covered, using limewood

rough opening of the gun ports when the glue has dried

Looking Great BE

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

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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

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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

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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