Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED

[mtaylor]

Good on you, Dave.  I think you'll be happy you did replank.

[Omega1234]

Hi Dave

 

That's a really smart technique you're using there. A little bit of ingenuity has really paid off, big time, because those planks look really spiffy.

 

Nice job!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[SawdustDave]

Thank you Nenad, Mark, and Patrick.

I can report that, using the masking tape technique, the starboard side planking is moving along much better. Mostly because every one of the curved bow planks only required a single fitting. Each one has been absolutely perfect.

I'm quite sure I'm not the first modeler to use the technique. It's simply the first time I've used it, and thought I would share it for all who have not tried it.

Edited July 10, 2015 by SawdustDave

[pete48]

Hi Dave, Nice work on the hull , she is looking great 

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[SawdustDave]

Think I'm now ready to pop the top on that cold beverage.

The finishing up of a ships hull planking has always been one of my favorite celebration mile stones.

 

Edited September 7, 2015 by SawdustDave

[GLakie]

Looks good Dave!    Better suck down a second one for me. 

[SawdustDave]

Consider it done George.

[mtaylor]

Nicely done, Dave.    Looks great. 

[Omega1234]

Hi Dave

 

A milestone over and that cold one beckons! You definitely deserve it for a job well done.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[SawdustDave]

Ear surgery this morning.... Wish me luck.

[Omega1234]

Hi Dave

 

Ear surgery? Sounds not nice, but I wish you well and a speedy recovery. Is it just day surgery?

 

Good luck.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[NenadM]

Good luck and speed recovery !!!!

[GLakie]

Good luck with your surgery Dave. I hope when they're done, you can hear flies coming at 40 paces. 

[Piet]

Hope that everything will be successful and speedy recovery.

 

Cheers,

[wyz]

     I too join many others who will be keeping you in our thoughts Dave.   Only the best to you.  Good luck with the ear surgery and I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Tom

[dgbot]

Speedy recovery and good kuck.

David B

[Omega1234]

That's great news, Dave!  Speedy recovery.

[JesseLee]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Dave!

[SawdustDave]

Back home.... Pain free....Hope to do some updates on SOS pretty soon.

Considerable progress made over the last couple of weeks, just didn't feel up to the posting routine.

Thank you one and all for all the best wishes. This has been quite an ordeal.

BTW.... Here's the last thing I saw in the waiting room lobby.... Thought I should share it with my MSW friends.

Edited August 8, 2015 by SawdustDave

[dgbot]

Glad to have you back with us.

David B

[Farbror Fartyg]

Back home.... Pain free....Hope to do some updates on SOS pretty soon.

Considerable progress made over the last couple of weeks, just didn't feel up to the posting routine.

Thank you one and all for all the best wishes. This has been quite an ordeal.

BTW.... Here's the last thing I saw in the waiting room lobby.... Thought I should share it with my MSW friends.

 

 

Brilliant! 

 

We'll be here, ready to receive whatever grandness you have in store for us.

 

I always enjoy your build logs. 

 

May they go on forever.

 

Sam

[mtaylor]

I'm glad that things are going well... however, I have to go find some mind bleach for that picture. <shudders>

[Omega1234]

I'm glad that things are going well... however, I have to go find some mind bleach for that picture. <shudders>

 

 

 

...I was wondering who was going to be the first with the wise cracks over that photo.... 

 

Made me shudder too.

[mtaylor]

Be bold, Patrick, be bold...         

[GLakie]

LOL!  It COULD be worse.  The guy could be wearing a thong.  

[SawdustDave]

Pretty bad George.... Not sure it could have been much worse. Believe it or not, this shot did not catch his most extreme exposure. Let that feed your imagination. Hahaha

[GLakie]

   

[ioannis]

Hi Dave.

Carry on your art ,marvelous work.

[SawdustDave]

I think I may have really lucked out. A friend in Raleigh who I met at the show in Fayetteville, ran across a partially completed HMS Vic model at a garage sale. Only about 50% completed, no plans, no parts to complete the very old kit. He asked if I might be able to finish the model, since I have built the Vic twice.

I visited him last week to take a look.... What I found was what appears to be a 1/64th scale Vic .... Cannot tell who the kit manufacturer was, or how old it is. Determined that, although possible, completing the model would require considerable ripping out of very poorly completed work, and then mostly pure scratch building everything from the deck up.

He said "forget it"....Since he only paid $25 for the mess.... No big deal.

HOWEVER....

The good news is, there was a box of brass cannons and trucks in perfect condition.

I paid him $25 for the cannons and he is very happy.

Since I was either going to buy cannons for my SOS, or create them from molds and paint them black, this is going to save me many hours of production time down the road.

What luck!

[GLakie]

Sounds like a pretty good deal on the cannon Dave.  Congrats!