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Hello  Chris. I did not know you could get it fixed. I have noticed other logs  still have their photos and were finished well after mine. It would good if it could be fixed. Yes that would be really good. Thanks a lot    David

Greetings all.  Well it’s nearly a year since I last posted. I need to have another prostate operation as my flow has slowed down, but as we all know, there is a rather long waiting list for operations and will be for a long time. Anyway let’s get on with the ship. I decided to restart the build after I spotted the David Lesters build Log of the Mayflower. I will finish the starboard side by cutting out the gun ports, and redoing the garbage  forecastle and who knows ??  I may return with this side finished in a fashion. Here are a few photos, ignore the faults they do not matter !!   Best wishes  DAVID

Greetings David !!

                       Excellent work. Only just restarted mine yesterday after seeing your finished model. I will finish a few rails on the deck and then return to the hull which should give me more incentive and reference from your build ..Yes, very impressive build, well done .Regards DAVID

Greetings all

                  Well quite a bit of progress after a while. I have planked the decks, and tree nailed them.  I did not trust myself using stain and after a few attempts I gave up. I was just making a mess and so I just reverted to coloured varnish and settled for beech. Well it’s good enough for me. The starboard side of the hull is fitted, and the port side is in place ready to be glued.  Well now onto the next step, finish the stern and beak head.  So that’s it for now. Thanks for visiting....here are a few photos.

Lets hope they are better than the rubbish I posted earlier.

best regards DAVID

Greetings all

                   Well here I am back at last. The planking is at last completed and there will be no second planking. I myself am happy with it and surprised how little filler I am going to need, as it is better than I was expecting it to be, but then again that’s me, and it keeps me happy . OK the gun ports on the starboard side are a mess but that’s no problem, and I cut them a plank too low. The planking  at the stern  is a  simple tidy up job, so we will come back to all that later.  So off we go to the decks, which I shall now start planking. I shall start with the forecastle deck and try to emulate the tree nailing pattern as shown on page ten, which you may understand from the photos.  Some of you may have seen the tool I used earlier which I had been given, and I did not know what it was !! until Mark explained it to me. So here we go with ship decks and the planking idea. Best regards DAVID

Greetings all

              Well I am off and running and enjoying this build. There are very few build logs, and I cannot find any that are completed.  Anyway I am at the stage of fairing the bulk heads but thought I was rushing things, so thought I would do a little work on the deck for a few days. Anyway as I said I am happy with this little project. There is however one thing which bugs me, what is that rabbet strip for ?  Were does the planking meet up with the rabbet strip or doesn’t it. Can someone show me a photo of the underside of the ship when it is finished. I cannot find one anywhere, so may have to improvise, but there’s quite a  lot of time before I reach that stage . Anyway thanks for looking in and for your likes. Here’s a few photos. Catch you all later. Regards DAVID

Greetings all. Well here I am with a new build after abandoning my build of the Diana which I started about five years ago, but only built it on and off and obviously realized

it would never be finished. Anyway I was advised by a good friend why not build a small ship “something to potter about with” he said.  So here we have the model shipways Mayflower to in my friends words “ something to potter about with” and which my son bought me a few weeks ago. I have just two weeks ago had a prostate cancer op called a TURP which went really well, so let’s hope the build of the Mayflower  goes as well. 

Well here we go, a few photos to start us off. Upside down ?? May have to start again

regards. DAVID

Greetings all

           And thanks for all your reply’s and likes, alas only a little interest. I have just tonight arrived home from a prostate cancer operation, which I think has gone  pretty  well. I said to my son I will never finish the Diana., So he bought me Chucks Mayflower which he said should keep me happy for a while. I assembled all the bulkheads last week and will maybe start a log next week, let’s  see how it goes. The Diana goes into the loft, and remains there for anyone who is ever interested. or maybe give it free in time to some one on the site who I believe in my opinion deserves it not for build logs, but for their input over a lot of years on the site, and l  have noted pretty often , but not someone who makes offers. It’s silly for it to go to waste, but if it does sell for £150 the money would be donated to MSW ......regards   DAVID

On 10/27/2021 at 4:08 AM, Kevin said:

So sorry you are not going to complete the one David

Greetings all

                Well Kev mate, and the rest of you like guys, it does not look good, but thanks to you all anyway for all the likes   But we will not give up yet chaps !!! . We shall reduce the price to £150 and deliver it to your doorstep...

                          Regards  DAVID

Greetings Mike

                   No I did not seal the hull you are correct. I have taken a strip of photos along the hull and I am pretty happy with it. It’s the best I can manage at a dithery 77year old 🙁🙁 lol.    Thanks a lot. Regards DAVE

I have the  Hms Diana partially  build, which I am unable to continue with. I have added photos of how far I have reached on the build. I stopped my build at the near end of coppering the Hull which I was unhappy with. Anyway I have added some photos which will show how things stand at the moment. Please message me if you are  interested.  I have it for sale for £250 and the buyer needs to collect  uk only.    Thank you DAVID

Greetings Mark

                       Hope you are well.  Yes  mine is also sitting in dry dock, as it has been for the last few months needing those few tiles added. And Kevin is totally correct in what he says. I shall now start adding those tiles tomorrow, and look forward to seeing your deck.  Best wishes  DAVID

Truly excellent work, beep it up. David

Greetings Mark 

                 Happy new year !!!!!   Well there is nothing wrong with that rigging, it looks really smart. Well done.. I have came to a standstill  which is a regular occurrence with me, and  with only about 40 or so plates to fit. Keep up the good work,  and by the way that deck still appears to have a few things missing, if you know what I mean 😆     DAVID

Greetings Rich

                     Excellent work throughout your build, and cracking rigging to finish. Well done. DAVID

Greetings Paul 

                          Truly excellent work throughout your build,  and a set of cracking photos. You must be really enjoying this build. Well done . Best regards. DAVID.

Greetings Mark 

                       Well done with the yards. It’s all looking good. Now the rigging, and a bit of work on the Deck. Have you decided we’re you are going to locate the small boats, and how many did you make.?? You said you might locate them on the deck. I am at a standstill at the moment with the ship. Keep enjoying it DAVID

Greetings Mark 

                  Excellent work on the spars, I surmised you were whittling them, am I correct ? Yep things are going really well, and it seems you are really enjoying  it.

plod on Mark . Best regards DAVID

Greetings Mark 

                  Now a bit of whittling. Last time I did any, it was for the Victory, and I spent a lot of time in B&Q buying Dowel. It would have been cheaper to just get a tree. Keep enjoying it Mark.  DAVID

Greetings Mark 

                   Excellent work on the little boats, seems you have enjoyed it. Don’t know about small boats midships as they hide the waist. Seems you have a lot of patience, so do you fancy sticking some copper tiles on the hull of my Diana ?? Keep enjoying it.    Regards DAVID

Greetings Mark

                          Yep well done.    Once  again don’t  forget about the those Davits, with swinging boats on them now. Keep enjoy it .   DAVID

Greetings Mark

                         Well done. Seems you are enjoying it now. I did know it was so small. 

I have a few left over from  the  Victory  to build if you want them !!!!.    And I  have a few to make for the Diana with a bit of luck. Keep enjoying it. DAVID. Still putting tiles on ..

Greetings keith

                             It appears that this could be my first visit since 2014. Well the quality of your work as maintained the same high standard  throughout your build.  Well done. My best advice is just keep enjoying it, but maybe slow down a bit. Regards DAVID.

Greetings Mark 

                       Looks like you should have no problems now. You are getting there. Excellent  idea from Keith using marquetry sheet. Keep enjoying it. Regards DAVID