HMS ENTERPRISE by Keith 1:48 scale. New Kit from M.D.

[GIG1810]

Hey Keith,

I hope you're feeling better and in good spirits. It's great to see you working on your beautiful Enterprise again! I look forward to seeing more progress and pictures from you.

 

[Scheepshoorn]

Hello Keeth,

I am glad to read that you have recovered and found your way back to the shipyard.

For several months now I have been following your build log, and I must say that you can be proud of your work. I myself am considering putting the Enterprise on my wish list after completing my Victory. It seems to me quite a challenge to switch from a POB to a POF model.

You now have the hull with the keel and all its frames finished, and you are working on the gun ports. To what extent do you want to make the hull an open construction, so that one can also look inside the ship? I myself would like to build an open model, in which all decks are visible and can be fitted out.
What is your view on this?

 

[Keef]

Hello Keeth,

I am glad to read that you have recovered and found your way back to the shipyard.

For several months now I have been following your build log, and I must say that you can be proud of your work. I myself am considering putting the Enterprise on my wish list after completing my Victory. It seems to me quite a challenge to switch from a POB to a POF model.

You now have the hull with the keel and all its frames finished, and you are working on the gun ports. To what extent do you want to make the hull an open construction, so that one can also look inside the ship? I myself would like to build an open model, in which all decks are visible and can be fitted out.
What is your view on this?

Thank you for your kind thoughts. I have given some thought to the finished construction and have decided to plank the hull only down to the wales, port and straboard, leaving all the lower frames and keel exposed. All the deck timbers will be left exposed, except maybe half planking of the lower decks to facilitate the mounting of the cabin walls and bulkheads. I am glad you have plans to build this excellent kit. It is not difficult at all to change from POB to POF, just more woodwork involved but less rigging . I wish you well with your present Victory project. It is a great subject

 

[Keef]

Thank you all very much for your kind wishes on my recovery and comments. They are all very much appreciated