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Bulwarks installed and lining added to the inboard side. I checked pictures online of the replica and saw that the inboard side is painted red. To avoid messing up my weathered deck I painted the lining wood strips before gluing them in place and trimming. The Endeavour has a very distinctive snub bow. 

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Are you considering balsa fillers for the lower (below waterline) portion of the bulkheads?  As you say, she has a very bluff bow and the bulkhead spacing is a little sparse.  Fillers would make the under-layer of planking much easier to fair and secure.

We are all works in progress, all of the time.

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Marc you complimented me above on my deck weathering. I am looking at this picture of the replica of the Endeavour. As you can see the deck has a certain light brown weathering compared to mine that leans more gray. Of course I guess I would need to consider what harsh conditions the real Endeauvor deck experienced over the years at sea. The replica spending most of its time in Sydney harbor, I think. I am wondering which color would be more realistic. Should I attempt to add a light brown wash and risk screwing it up, or just leave it as is. Again I know we continue to say it is our build and we should do what we want. 

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I've always wondered about these grey decks. Yes museum ships sitting outside nowadays may have a grey appearance, but in the actual period crews of king's ships holystoned and rinsed the deck  daily, at first light. My deck out back is grey after the winter, but when I wash it even just with dish soap and a scrub by broom it is brown again. There are many mentions, at least in Forrester's books, of "snowy white" decks on admirals' three-deckers.

 

Just putting this in for discussion.

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Marc it is already glued down with several layers of clear matt varnish. I am concerned if I put solvent to it I am just going to “F” it up. I may toy with a little light brown wash on one of the lower decks that will not be seen to see  if I can just warm up the appearance a little. Will keep you posted. 
 

In the meantime I framed the hatch at the front and built the ladder that goes down to the lower deck. OcCre has you make the ladder by cutting the steps and gluing to the stringers. The instructions had a simple butt joint at the corners but I opted to mitre the tiny pieces. The hatch has a little shine to it because the varnish was still wet. 

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Worked on framing in the main hatch. The instructions recommended cutting the brace that passes under the hatch opening. I would think that such a brace, if cut, would be supported by columns so I added them. I then framed in the hatch again using a mitre cut for the corners. Slats with rings will be added to close the hatch. 

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Bill, is everything so far part of the kit, i.e. the boards, ring bolts? The re-washed deck was definitely a good choice, it looks very much like the deck on the actual Cutty Sark and I think you’ve got the colouring spot-on.

Kevin

 

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Current projects:

HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller / Scratch, kind of active, depending on the alignment of the planets)

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/23247-hms-victory-by-kevin-the-lubber-heller-1100-plastic-with-3d-printed-additions/

 

Cutty Sark 1:96 (More scratch than Revell, parked for now)

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30964-cutty-sark-by-kevin-the-lubber-revell-196

 

Soleil Royal 1:100 (Heller..... and probably some bashing. The one I'm not supposed to be working on yet)

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36944-le-soleil-royal-by-kevin-the-lubber-heller-1100-plastic/

 

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Yes Kevin. So far everything has been part of the kit. Got a big box of different size wood, a sort of plastic tackle box filled with all sorts of  bits and pieces hardware, and an instruction book telling me the size to cut the wood. Great thing I have a caliper!  The instructions might call for a 2x5mm piece of wood for example to complete a task. There are numerous bundles of sizes. Some 2x4, 2x5, 2x6, etc. Caliper makes that part easy. Very different from a plastic kit with pieces attached to sprues. Yes I like the deck better as well. As I told Marc it was different working with wood instead of plastic. 
 

Always great to hear from you Kevin. I continue to check in on your build but don’t always comment. Beautiful work as always my friend. 

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Looking good so far. I didn't use the nails on the planking because they are a nuisance when sanding the planks later. I held the planks in place with dress making pins which are easier to pull out after the glue sets

Current Build: HMB Endeavour 1:51 (Eaglemoss part work)

Previous Builds: USS Constitution (Revell plastic) HMS Victory 1:96 (Corel) HMB Endeavour 1:60 (AL)

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