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Looks really cool. I'm also trying to get my son (I only have one kid) interested in something crafty and handy like model building. So far he's interested in "The King" from the movie Cars and "Skipper" from the movie Planes. I'll have to steer him toward boats or I might lose him to the other elements. LOL

I think you're working in a scale where it's just big enough that you can work a real splice and get the right effect and the strength needed.

Taper the splice by gradually reducing the amount of yarn making up each strand. In other words, taper each strand individually then continue the splice. It will automatically taper in. You'll often worm parcel and serve the line as well in full scale so you shouldn't even see it. Great job at that scale. I consider myself to be pretty good at splicing. Three strand is easy to me. Not sure I could do it at that scale though.  Kudos to you on that great job. 

I'd love to do Lady Nelson one day so I'll be keeping an eye on this build log. 

Awesome. I love the detail you've managed to capture in this build so far. 

Shipside grey used by the RCN has a green tinge to it when seen next to other grey colours.

Those catheads are beautiful.

Wil you be rigging her?

I look forward to seeing your progress once again. 

Looking forward to more progress on this ship. Beautiful work.

This is a really cool project.

Is it just me or have they varnished her decks in the restoration? 

Ed,

What you're saying about bending the beam in place makes perfect sense. Do you know how the shipwrights would have done it back in the day? Those are not little beams they had to contend with...

Looking great.

You mentioned that the hull feels stronger. Does the strapping make it feel a lot more solid than a similar hull without strapping? How different does it feel?

Another Cutty Sark. Yippy

What do you need photos of? I'll see what I can get for you if you tell me what details you need. 

Daniel

I'd say the beer as well.

I sailed in Saskatoon and Moncton way back about 10 years ago for 6 weeks or so each time. I see from the flat bottom to the model, you won't be modelling her underbody will you? She has twin azipod thrusters and was fitted for but not with (means designed to have but we cheaped out) bow thruster. Very manoeuvrable little vessels but not as fast as we'd like. 

Just saw this now. A couple of points. First, the waterline by the bow is not pointed like you show it. It's very much rounded. Second, I'm living at CFB Esquimalt for a couple of months and could go take pictures of any of the west coast MCDVs for you if you need detailed shots of something. (Security concerns meaning I can't go photograph everything of course). Your model has 700 which is Kingston. We call them the Kingston class, MCDV, Reserve boats, McDivs and probably a few other names I can't think of right now. I haven't sailed in one in about 9 years now but I could probably help you with details of things like deck fittings  and layout. 

What setup will you be rigging her in? Minesweeping? Training accommodations? With sweep gear? 

Looking good Nenad.

I think the left one in the pic of the two stuck in the foam is the nicer of the two. Great job Christopher Columbus.

Another disadvantage to steel wool is that it can cause rust streaks. Bronze is the way to go I think. More costly but worth it IMHO.

Wow, That's impressive. Looking forward to seeing more of this.

Go easy on the staining and dirt on the sails. A ship at sea has her white cloth sails out in the bleaching sun all day long. It's often easy to tell who has been at sea a while and who's been alongside by how white the sails are on the ship that's been at sea. The royal navy was often able to tell if the ship on the horizon was french by the fact that here sails hadn't been bleached by the sun. 

Your ship looks magnificent though. The more I look at these projects you people are working on, the more I'm inclined to say that I haven't the patience for it, I should stick with 1:1 scale…...