Sovereign of the Seas by Hennie - Sergal - 1:78

[Hennie]

@BLACK VIKING: you are welcome

 

Hennie

[edmay]

Hello Hennie, I agree with Scott if you start off right  and keep your enthusiasm going you will overcome any problems,especially with the talented audience by your side ,will try to keep up with your build ,all the best ,Edwin

[Hennie]

@Thx edmay

 

I just started with the first planking. Also the sails and the strips arrived this week, which I ordered in England. I will use 0.5x4mm strips on the decks, because those prefab planks look ugly.

As you can see, I take my time with this build.....

 

 

[Tallshiptragic]

Oh very interested in finding out what the sails are like. I've been thinking about buying he set myself. I have already ordered the correct flags from the U.K. BEC is the brand. At least the union flag will be correct as that of the ensign and charles the 1st banner. 

[popeye the sailor]

good start on the build Hennie.   I can get similar type of planking from Billing / ages of sail.......love using that increment of planking   

[Hennie]

@Anton: where did you get the correct flag(s)?

@Popeye: thx. Maybe I use the planks also for the second planking, because the colour isn't as dark as the wood in the box. And what's more important: they bend very easily. All the strips were delevered in a box: 15x50cm. They just bend them arround!

[Tallshiptragic]

Hey Hennie, the flags are from Cornwall model boats. BEC brand. Attached are the flag codes I bought.

[Hennie]

Thx for your information Anton. Btw, that's where my flags and strips came from.

 

Hennie

[Tallshiptragic]

I do prefer Cornwall model boats as my main online store. A much greater range than what is available in Australia and reasonably quick postage.

[Piet]

Just checking in Hennie, nice progress and the sails look great. Good info on the flags.  Hey Hennie or Anton, would they also have Dutch flags?  What's their URL?

 

Cheers,

[Tallshiptragic]

BECC does have Modern Netherlands through Cornwall. 

 

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/becc-flags.html

 

[Piet]

Thanks Anton, it's duly noted for a further look-see and sorry about hijacking your log Hennie.

 

Cheers,

[Hennie]

Time for a small update. Don't have much time at this moment to work on my SotS.

Its nice to see how we all build our own SotS, with our own colours and modificattions

 

Sme pictures...

 

 

 

[Piet]

Great progress Hennie, very impressive.

 

Cheers,

[Hennie]

Thx Piet

 

As I already mentioned, I had not much time lately to build on my SotS, still.... a smal update.

i did some deck planking, just to see how it looks. I finished the planks with Artesania oil.

 

 

[edmay]

hello Hennie ,great looking start ,nicely done ,no need to hurry,Edwin

[Hennie]

@Edwin: thx and as you say, I have all the time in the world. I want to be busy with this ship for at least several years

 

And a small update:

Put some peaces on the decks. For the colour, I used walnut wood stain and Artesania oil. Till now everything fits pretty well. I tried with round timber if the holes for the bowsprit and the masts were in the right place and they did

 

 

[maddog33]

Hennie can i grab a seat and a bag of popcorn and seat in the front row

[Hennie]

@Maddog

Of course you can. You are more than welcome

 

Hennie

[Piet]

Wow, that deck or decks I should say, look terrific. Impressive looking ship Hennie.  That'll be a BIG model.

 

Cheers,

[Hennie]

@Piet

Thx, and well, it will keep me busy for the next years.

 

Hennie

[edmay]

Hello Hennie ,the walnut stain makes the deck really stand out ,very nice ,the main thing to me is your smile of  enjoyment ,just like your profile , research ,scratch additions ,using stains and different paints to improve the look will in my opinion produce a masterpiece, following with much interest, in 1959 I did the Nimagan  march 100 km sorry for spelling , had the best time in your country,the most generous and happy people, was in brit mil then ,Edwin

[Hennie]

@Edwin,

.....produce a masterpiece... Thx for the trust you have in me And I think you mean that you participated in the four days march  from Nijmegen or as we call it "de vierdaagse van Nijmegen). well, respect my friend

 

And of course the weekly update:

I removed the woodstrips from the deck in front. I was not quit satisfied with it. Allready replaced it. Only have to put the pins on it....

I also had to do some modifications. So I had to lower the frontside of the frontdeck because I found out that that piece of wood that coveres the front, wasn't high enough.

And I did some painting. The black paint I will polish and then a second black coating. But that's for next week....

 

Gr.

Hennie

 

[Julie Mo]

On 5/12/2017 at 9:50 AM, Hennie said:

I dont like building small ships(my hands are too big).

 

I don't like building small ships, my eyes are too bad.

 

Best of luck on your build.  May the seas be fare and the rum be flowing.

 

Julie

[edmay]

Aye aye Capt Julie

 

[Sjors]

We are back from the South of France and still not finished Hennie???

You are working slowly my friend...☺️

But it looks terriffic!

 

Sjors

[Hennie]

@Julie, Well, at least we both like big ships

@Sjors, how was your holyday my friend. I saw it was HOT overthere (just like it was here). I am working slow??? Well Sjors, like we say here: traag maar gestaag..........

 

Hennie

[Hennie]

And here is my weekly update again.

Planking the decks will take much more time as I thought in the first place. Though the strips are from Caldercraft, the sizes are all different . They go from 3.2mm up to 4.8mm as you can see on the picture.

 

I used a dart and hammer to make little holes in the strips. After using Artesania-oil, it gives a nice (nail)effect.

I also made some doors, we all want our privacy, do we.....

Looking at my ship now, I am quit satisfied how it goes so far. Had to do several modifications to get it all fit and as I see it, many mods will follow. But its part of this hobby...

 

Hennie

 

 

[Sjors]

Looks great Hennie.

 

Are giving that deck another sanding?

And watch out with the caulking.

At some planks it looks not that great.

 

Sjors

 

 

[Hennie]

@Sjors,  thx and no, the deck was already sanded and as you can see, on the left top of the deck the planks already sanded away. They are just 0.5mm thick.

 

Hennie