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Thanasis, I never thanked you for your insights on the frames and "trincarino".  Too late to do anything about the frame.  I did plan to install a trincarino (although I did not know that is what it is called), but was going to use paint to represent it...  Also, I have been intrigued by the curly hair stem post.  What's your idea???

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About the "trincarino" and the frames, it's ok Gb.
I have been also through these misjudgments and as my teacher used to say: "I'm sure you will remember it in a next model".🙂
Well, my idea for representing of hairy cup-cover on the steampost is simple but I think quite effective.
Take a pipecleaner and make some loops on a rod close to the stempost's dimentions...

You can leave it this way, or you can cover the rod with thin paper, place some white glue and make the loops . 
If you don't like the usual color, you can use water colors and a paintbrush to make some black highlights.
Thx

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Here's an update on construction progress:  
 

After studying many photos and drawings of the "eyes" and reading an article that mentioned the general placement of them, I decided I had them too far apart (too wide).  Fortunately, a little water softened the PA glue, and I was able to reposition them.

 

Also been adding little bits and pieces, and planning where to step the masts and deck house arrangements.  Stay tuned...

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Pipe cleaners should be available in craft-shops in various colours. At least they were in the past, when kids used them to make little sculptures and such from them.

If you can't get them, there is also the good old method our mothers and grandmothers used to make 'pom-poms' on home-knit ski caps. You cut a round disc with a hole in the middle from cardboard or take a washer of appropriate size and wind string around it. You then have to make a loop around the threads along the the rim of the hole so that you can pull all the wound strings together and tie them up. Finally, you cut open the windings along the periphery and arrange everything in a nice 'pom-pom'. Not 100% sure I described the process correctly, but I am sure one can find it on the Internet.

wefalck

 

panta rhei - Everything is in flux

 

 

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Just came aboard. Interesting and great build. Thanks for the explanations and photos...Moab

Completed Builds:

Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways

Ranger...Corel

Louise Steam Launch...Constructo

Hansa Kogge...Dusek

Yankee Hero...BlueJacket

Spray...BlueJacket

26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways

Under Construction:

Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways

 

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 Beautiful work...Mab

Completed Builds:

Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways

Ranger...Corel

Louise Steam Launch...Constructo

Hansa Kogge...Dusek

Yankee Hero...BlueJacket

Spray...BlueJacket

26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways

Under Construction:

Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways

 

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Nice work on deck's items...

Especially I like  the hinges of the hatch. What are they made of?

Thx

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Thanks Thanasis!  The hardware is made from heavy construction paper (black color).  After gluing the strips of paper to the wood, small holes are drilled with a pin vise for the bolts.  I use copper wire for the bolts/rivets.  The actual hinges are plastic (styrene) rod, cut into short pieces and glued with CA to the wood/paper, with short gaps between them.

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That's clever...These gaps on the rod make  the imitation real...:excl:
Thank you

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It's been a while since I last posted, but progress has been made.  This update shows the addition of the bow ornament, rudder, tiller, forcolas (oar locks), masts, standing rigging, and the painted (and lightly weathered) hull.  The rest of the rigging, spars, and sails remain to be added.

 

 

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I decided to carve a "ram's horn" style bow ornament; made from a wooden bead.

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The large rudder was typical of these boats.

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The forcolas are carved from basswood sheet.

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This is really nice work.:excl:
Clean painting lines, nice hand crafts and impressive bow ornament.
Congratulations.
Thx
 

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Absolutely beautiful boat...Moab

Completed Builds:

Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways

Ranger...Corel

Louise Steam Launch...Constructo

Hansa Kogge...Dusek

Yankee Hero...BlueJacket

Spray...BlueJacket

26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways

Under Construction:

Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways

 

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Constructing and adding the sails:

 

I like using "graphic layout marker" paper for sails on my boats.  It is translucent, thin, and takes paint and dry pigments well.  For this model, I started by making 15mm wide strips for sail panels (that would be about 28 inches (720mm) wide in scale).

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I overlap the panels about 1.5mm and glue them with diluted white glue using a small brush.  Excess glue is removed by dabbing and/or rolling (not rubbing) with a cotton swab.  Rubbing can raise the paper fibers and leave unsightly rough spots, or even holes in the paper.

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I have had some success with embedding thin copper or steel wire in the trim.  This allows me to billow the sails later.  For latine sails, I put the wire on two sides, but not along the side that attached to the spar (it's not needed).

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Experimenting with dry powder pigments, you can get various effects.  Here is a comparison of yellow ochre and burnt umber.  

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For this model, I liked mixing the two colors and diluting them with talcum powder.  It may not look great, but it smells wonderful!  The pigments are applied and blended with a make-up brush...

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Getting close to being done!

 

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