Kevin

good evening everyone

day 112-2

in the past week the progress on indy slowed down a bit, but the big garden work is coming to an end, just two ton of gravel to move (well 1800 KG)  

the planking is nearly complete, still more tidying, sanding filling and varnish required, but it looks quite tidy now, the poop and some of the gratings were placed for the photo

She looks fantastic, Congratulations

that looks great

2 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

Cheers Guys,

The repair seems to have held, but work is now suspended for a week whilst I enjoy a week  in Dorset. An opportune time for a break,  in the better sense of the word, I think.

 

B.E.

enjoy the break, and glad the repair has held

stunning, well done

that looks fantastic

i loved the 1st planking, the tuck at the stern needs some thought though, but works fine on the condition you have faired enough

1 hour ago, ECK said:

High standard to keep up with

Thank you, but certainly not a high standard

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day 100-2

well the after cabin is nearly to be buttoned up, the painting of pellow is pants i know but it helps with the sense of scale, yes he has wellie boots and not shoes but he is looking at the charts for dryer lands to keep his feet dry

very nice indeed

its been lovely to go through your log again, i love this build

welcome to the group,

lol why did you trim the inner bulkwarks, and then state they were to short,  this is not an issue with the kit

hello and welcome

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day 95-2 test fitting, cabin and 1/4 galleries

after completing the knees the deck went down without any issues at all, the original bulkhead spacers did their job in ensuring everything stayed in place, i decided to repaint the deck beams in red all over rather than keeping the tops naked

cabin

not much to say about this, the test fitting is just a slight trimming the ensure the cabin bulkheads fit, the paint in the cabin is AK Air  AK11817 RLM65 (1938) and  AK11002 off-white, i have kept the window PE without paint

the rudder post box, i decided to do in white, and run a ink pen around the compass markings

1/4 galleries, 

i thought this would cause me some agro, but so far without any issues, hopefully thsi will all come together over this weekend

A wonderful addition to the ever growing VM range

Glenn i found depending on if you plank or not, that the beam supports will need adjusting, and i added mine after the beams were secure

32 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

Looking very smart Kevin,👍

 

B.E.

ty, i am following how you plan yr 2nd planking

17 minutes ago, Glenn-UK said:

Your Indy is really looking nice. I'm currently taking an enforced break from my Indy due to a reoccurance of a prolapse in my lower back (a slipped disc). I liked your boxwood planked gundeck so  I am pondering weather to follow suit or to fit the laser etched part.

which ever you choose, it will turn out very nice, hope you are not in to much pain

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day 90-2

a bit of progress since my last update

we now have a full gundeck, cannon allowance

hatches, with cannon balls are made up and fitted

all the deck beams are in

i may have a couple of beam supports to place into position

although these will never be seen, i am at present putting in hanging and lodging knees, 

looking very good, sorry about the other project

she is looking great

Sorry i have only just found your log, great start

very nice indeed, well done, I love, thanks for sharing yr journey with us

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day 83-2

keeping to the instructions has seen this build progress quite fast, other builds i would have made bits, put them away and it would all come together as some time in the distant future, perhaps returning to it after i get bored, like on some of my larger builds

cannon carriages, are the thing that is stopping even faster progress, plus gardening and Assassins creed odyssey but its not a race, it is however, the most enjoyable build i have ever done, everyhting does exactly what its meant to do, perfect fits, and great quality materials

mast Dowling in the ensure decks line up

the deck beams fwd are fully fixed and the fwd deck has been test fitted  the after deck beams are still in the process of making sure they fit

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day 79-2

i have now put another couple of coats on the yellow banding and repainted the gunports linings

all the gun carriages have been made up, but only six have been fully completed with wheels and metal fittings the tabs that enable accurate fitting onto the deck were removed as the boxwood deck was to hard to get a decent slot, so the wheels have now been sanded slightly to enable a good 4 point contact to the deck and will be held in place with PVA

the ships oven is a lovely piece of resin and Photo etch, primed and black painted

forward deck beams, sanded to remove the char, and painted on the forward and after sides only, as some of these will be exposed, on test fitted they just dropped into place

nothing is fixed, but a few shots of how she is today

2nd side banded, and quite even