2 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries4 photos
The black strake and the height of the wale
With the hull sanded, I use masking tape to establish the height of the wale and glue the black strake on both sides.
How-to Help from pietsan.
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Phase 1 Keel and bulkheads2 Planking the gun deck3 Hull planking4 Stern and quarter galleries5 Coppering6 Mouldings, head and rudder7 Fitting out the gun deck8 Guns9 Planking the upper deck10 Rails and capstan11 Ship's wheel and binnacle12 Upper deck guns13 Hammock cranes All postsDecember 2018
4 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries4 photos
The wale is on, but I'm not happy with it
The black strake is only 0.2 mm thinner than the rest of the wale; on Piet's advice I thin it down slightly and skip the varnish.
Problem and fix Help from pietsan.
8 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries7 photos
Fitting the transom, and a quarter gallery the wrong way round
Three coats of black on the wale, the transom dry-fitted with a kink that I file away, and the first quarter gallery turns out to be the wrong way round.
Problem and fix
9 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries7 photos
Transom glued, and the shape of the galleries
The transom is glued, the underside of the galleries becomes one continuous line with an angular shape, and the decoration set turns out to be two left-hand sets.
Problem and fix Help from pietsan, Pingu57.
10 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries4 photos
Galleries on, and then blue
Both quarter galleries are glued on and get three coats of blue along with the transom, the window frames are painted white; the decoration is still missing on the right.
Help from pietsan.
12 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries1 photos
Walnut on the transom and three window tips
The walnut planking of the transom is done, and three ideas for the windows come in from the forum: film with a grey haze, roughened hard plastic, and aluminium foil behind plastic.
Help from Jaques, Hans Groenenberg, Building Mouse.
13 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries3 photos
Five trials for the windows
Five window variants tested side by side; the winner is clear plastic with a grey haze of black and white paint, and the windows are in the transom.
How-to Help from Jaques, Hans Groenenberg, Building Mouse, *Hans*, acura.
14 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries1 photos
The first moulding: yellow ochre, or is it orange
The first cast moulding is on the transom in yellow ochre, which looks rather orange to me; Piet recommends thin coats and primer for the metal.
Help from pietsan.
15 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries3 photos
She has a name
The name is on the transom in unpainted brass, and the decorative strips continue onto the first quarter gallery.
Milestone
16 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries3 photos
A lady without a hand
One of the two white metal figures beside the transom is missing part of an arm, the antique gold doesn't cover everywhere, and Piet points out the correct run of the upper moulding.
Problem and fix Help from pietsan, Pingu57.
16 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries5 photos
Windows in the galleries: second attempt
The first attempt to glue the windows into the gallery fails because of staining CA glue; with a tiny frame as a jig it works the next day.
How-to Problem and fix Help from Hans Groenenberg, Building Mouse, pietsan.
17 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries5 photos
Surgery on a white metal lady
I repair the arm that is too short with solder and a small file; then the figures are aged with a wash and drybrushed in antique gold.
How-to Problem and fix Help from pietsan, *Hans*, Jaques, Pingu57.
19 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries3 photos
Two lions and a grand gentleman
The ladies are back in place with two lions and a figure in the middle; I cut out the white ornament and the red panel gets its decoration.
21 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries3 photos
All mouldings gold
At Piet's suggestion the yellow ochre mouldings become gold too, backed up by Masefield; transom and left-hand gallery are finished.
Help from pietsan.
22 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries2 photos
Red in the profiles of the mouldings
Three ways tested to get the red line into the profile of the mouldings: paint with a brush, a waterproof marker and an acrylic paint marker; the brush wins.
How-to Help from *Hans*.
22 December 2018Stern and quarter galleries5 photos
Transom and galleries finished
Transom and both galleries are finished with all their ornaments; Piet points out that the upper moulding of the gallery should run to the planksheer and is therefore too long.
Milestone Help from pietsan.
