Mayflower by Tigersteve - Model Shipways

[Tigersteve]

I redid the metal rings around the gratings because they were loose and drilled the mast holes. Finally, the bulkhead template install is in progress. It’s not as easy as I thought. It took a couple of glue sessions to secure the first template. I’m making some supports so I can clamp down the next template properly. 
Steve

Edited February 20 by Tigersteve

[Tigersteve]

Bulkhead templates are secured to the hull. I’m glad to have this step finished. 
Steve

[Tigersteve]

Over a month of fiddling with creating these bow pieces. I used Stuntflyer’s advice of soaking in hot water to create the severe curves. A couple rounds of bending were required. A hairdryer was used as well. Glad to move on from here!

Steve

Edited April 16 by Tigersteve

[Tigersteve]

Behold the stern completed. When creating the windows, I did not cut the 1/16” framing tape down to 1/32”. At the time I did not think it would make much of a difference, but at this scale it does! After the windows were mounted on the ship I added 1/32” x 1/16” wood strips on the top and bottom to create a thinner reveal of the white tape around the windows. This helped. 
 

The knees were created in cherry as shown in the photo. As with many parts of the project, I figured the stern would be easy. I was proved wrong, as I had to make many adjustments to accomplish acceptable results.

 

I am learning not to linger too long on a particular part of the project, only redoing things that look out of place or inconsistent with the rest of the ship. 
Steve

Edited April 27 by Tigersteve

[Tigersteve]

Been working on the stem parts for a while. I used my scroll saw finally. Definitely have a lot to learn. Took a while to sand the edges to the correct shape. I used a 1/16” x 3/32” strip to check the size of the notches. They will need to fit these strips later on in the project. 
Steve

Edited August 15 by Tigersteve

[Tigersteve]

The stem, keel, and stern post have been installed. Some wood filler was added after these were installed to seal any gaps. Before working on the bulwark stanchions, I added the waterways along the sides of the forecastle, poop deck, and upper deck. I will photograph the waterways after I compete the stanchions. 
Steve