Emma C Berry by Cannon Fodder - Model Shipways - 1/32

[Cannon Fodder]

This build has been brought up from the bottom of the sea back to the dry dock. More content to follow. 

[Nirvana]

I am so glad to see you're back at the work bench and got inspiration to continue your work on Emma.

Hmm, that work bench configuration ...... seems familiar

[Cannon Fodder]

Finished planking deck and hull! Go me!!!

[Nirvana]

I truly like your progress.

My Emma is still on the shelf, wrapped up.

[Cannon Fodder]

Buffalo rails and mooring bits. You can also tell I beefed up my cap rail as I had sanded it flush. Same for the covering board. Working through the last of sheet two details. Rudder and tiller next.

Edited June 6, 2022 by Cannon Fodder

[Cannon Fodder]

Productive hour on the wet well hatches. Very committing carving of the notches. Measure twice carve once!

[Cannon Fodder]

Big success this morning. Shaping rudder, pinning rudder to dowel straight so that is fits and can turn, I now need to redo the mortise for the tiller, I mis-measured the dowel length needed to reach the rudder piece. (plans vs real model discrepancy)

 

Edited June 11, 2022 by Cannon Fodder

[Nirvana]

Can't see the pictures. Shows only download.

[Cannon Fodder]

Drilling holes in your model is nerve racking. Mistakes were made. I am hoping my paint job covers some of this up. symmetry is a problem the entire ship has, no less this part. Recovered a bit with a dremel and the wire. Just gonna absorb the learning and move on.

[Cannon Fodder]

The bowsprit is proving complicated and slow going. Also just disappointed in the ability of the wood the hold any sort of crisp carving. 16 sided section just looks round. Needs more tapering to the tip, had started at the tenon and was carving outwards. Maybe with all the garnish it won’t look so bad.