Kevin

good evening everyone

looking through all my old builds, the one thing i have learnt, if you don't like it, dont hide it, just re-do

the lower deck beams i now believe to be in the correct position

looking through the AOTS Pandora book i need to move the bulkheads to the sailroom and others to match the beams, so as they were fixed to the deck i ripped it out cleaned it all up, which gave me the opportunity to put a  bulkhead in under the 1/4 platform (coal store)

now means i am in a good place now to get the passage way doors scuttles and bulkheads in place

a test fit of the upper beams show they are in the right place

On 10/30/2021 at 8:50 PM, No Idea said:

Hi Kevin - you say that you are worried about being a ship builder. 
 

Mate you are building a ship so you are  a ship builder 👍. 
 

keep going bud as it looks great and stop beating yourself up!  This is a really good build. 

thank you, i have a nasty habbit of doing that to nyself

that is some very clean tidy work very well done

that is just beautiful

lovely work @Chuck

my main worry is how messy it all looks

good evening everyone

work continues, but i never thought it would be this difficult, the main deck is fine, but matching the deck below is very slow (i will never make a  model  ship builder)

sail room deck made up and fitted

lower deck in and secure, was also pinned 

getting the lodging knee on the port side the right shape is my biggest concern, but it is in line and the right height  for the hanging knee

lower deck in and secure, was also pinned 

sail room buikhead and pillars in

lining up the rest of the internal bulkeads

the upper deck is just for the photo

1 hour ago, PhillH said:

Good to see this build back on the slipway Kevin.

It looks like it is coming along well. I will be following along.

 

Phill

thank you

Im so looking forward to seeing progress on this again

i have just had the same issue with the transom timbers, a 1/48 build does not like being moved around 

Good evening everyone

after a few good days on the build, yesterday i went backwards, 

the fwd mast step went into the wrong position and set before i realised, and then i varnished the internal decking with the wrong varnish, i was gutted, i dont even know how i allowed myself to do it

today was much better

the fwd mast step was salvaged, and although it might be a couple mm more fwd than it should be im pleased with it

the two decks line up with it, and i seam to have plenty of room to put the number 1 deck beam in and the breast hook (please correct me if im wrong)

nothing i can do with the varnish, oh hum (another monster)

tomorrow i will cleam up all the forward frames so they look better in the photo's

So sorry you are not going to complete the one David

thank you for posting that, a great review, and well done @chris watton

42 minutes ago, No Idea said:

I have to echo what’s already been said. I’m glad your back on this as I think your doing a great job. The ships really looking fantastic. 
 

Just remember - if it was easy everyone would be doing it. They’re not - but you are 😉

Thank you very much appreciated

Good evening 

today the planking between the two decks was sorted, this should be ready tomorrow, when the excess  fine filler on the simulated fixings has beeb wiped away, then i have to decide whats next

11 hours ago, gjdale said:

 

Hmmmm…….can I persuade you to re-think this Kevin? A few hours spent now fixing the problem would be well invested……..

 

I’d hate to think that not fixing this now might cause the build to hit a wall later on.

agred, its the last two sub frames numbers 59 and 60 i put them in the wrong way round after shaping them, even now they dont look right

thanks guys , your the best

good evening everyone

plans were to continue with the internal planking, But i very quickly realised i need to do the transom, 

i rebuilt the after part of the building cradle, and ensured everything was still lined up

i have messed the last two frames up, but for now i am going with it, and regret later not sorting it now

i am aware that there is no masting kit for this, but i dont see any slots in the keel to take one if you went that way and did your own

8 minutes ago, scrubbyj427 said:

Looks really nice Kevin, this kit clearly has lots of potential beyond the box. Maybe you’ll inspire Tom to offer or include the lower decks.

JJ

lol, i hope not

good afternoon everyone

for a few months now, reluctant at the start, i knew i had to return to this build, a few of my followers know the reason why. but having got over that i have my build back on the table

my next step was how to proceed, i used the main deck (for some unknown reason) in the lower position and had to order a replacement from CAF in china, i should have just used some cherry and made horizontal deck beams, but was worried i would not get the internal bulkheads height right,

then i was concerned that fixing the lower deck beams in would hinder the top ones going in if they were not quite in the correct position, if placed the to far fwd or aft

Anyway i have been setting up the replacement beams and everything lines up (im totally amazed)  only because my photo' make the hull look like a two year old had made it

with that hurdle out of the way, i am now going to plank the rest of the inner hull

new upper beams being test fitted, they were then taken out

now going to continue planking inside the hull

 you might not  have enough info in the photo to plan a build

i can point you in the right place to see how it is done though

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1 hour ago, Gregory said:

With some time to spare, you might hold out for the New kit from Amati..

 

 

the Amati kit release has been delayed by the pandemic, and yes it has been a long time in coming, designed by our own @chris watton the prortype is being build up by @James H

good evening everyone

well she made it back to the work bench, it took most of yesterday and this morning to get back into it and sorting out

But i have done something wrong

real wrong

I made up deck beams 1 to 4, sanded them down, milled the notches and located the correct position, and they fitted, with out any agro, that is just so not right (well not for me anyway)

i need to think carefully now as i am going to have to adapt the lower deck to accept ladders and hatches now, but i am so happy, i could skip

new deck beams to the left, and the adapted originals

now im confident that this will work out,  the mast is going into correct place