CptNautilus Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share #31 Posted December 12, 2014 I am doing good progress with the decorations. Still, I'm not sure I'll finish before Christmas holidays stop me. So I thought I would give a head-up here. Chapter 19 is not yet finished but you can already check it. The plan fails to explain how the upper part of the poop is supposed to be done. This is how I did it: I used some "brou de noix" (natural tincture made out of crushed nuts) to paint the outside. I planked the inside with the same wood used for all the other gunwales. Finally I painted the top edge with a copper paint I have used for the cupolas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptNautilus Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share #32 Posted December 15, 2014 Yeah! A rainy Sunday gave me a boost and allowed me to complete the hull before Christmas. Finally it will have taken me less than one year to complete the hull. Chapter 19 - The decorations I felt that sometimes a bit of copper paint would improve the fittings: I am now moving to the masts, which I feel will asks for several new techniques. GuntherMT and JanV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptNautilus Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share #33 Posted December 15, 2014 Here is a recapitulation of all the chapters completed up to now: Chapter 1: the frames Chapter 2: Planking the hull, first layer Chapter 3: Planking the stern Chapter 4: Planking the hull, second layer Chapter 5: Covering the door frames Chapter 6: Planking the decks Chapter 7: Stern galleries Chapter 8: The support Chapter 9: The beakhead and the keel Chapter 10: The rudder Chapter 11: The heads and the beakhead Chapter 12: The handrails Chapter 13: The davits Chapter 14: Deck fittings (belaying pins, bits, doors and chains) Chapter 15: Deck guns Chapter 16: The boat Chapter 17: Varnishing Chapter 18: Port hole doors and false canons Chapter 19: The decorations Bassman and edmay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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