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better to write: these are plugs not bolts or treenails. You could be easely misunderstood. 
Hohenzollernmodell 1660-1670 Scale 1/75 POF build by Stephan Kertész (Steef66)
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better to write: these are plugs not bolts or treenails. You could be easely misunderstood. 
Let’s see.…one ‘English as a second language’ guy correcting the syntax of another ‘English as a second language‘ guy. This forum gives me joy every single day!
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@dockattner good for your healt to take everyday a joy capsule
But there is also the opposite of joy and that is sanding till you loose weight. And people who seen me would say: "keep sanding"
The wing Transom need a big correction. Maybe I make a new one.
So still a lot of work to do
Don't look to the angle of the picture, like everything I do it without stand on the camara
Those angles make me crazy.
edit: the red dots on the transom (second picture) are indeed blood.
But there is also the opposite of joy and that is sanding till you loose weight. And people who seen me would say: "keep sanding"
The wing Transom need a big correction. Maybe I make a new one.
So still a lot of work to do
Don't look to the angle of the picture, like everything I do it without stand on the camara
Those angles make me crazy.
edit: the red dots on the transom (second picture) are indeed blood.
Maybe Stephan is also the son of an English teacher
So the model is baptized with blood 
As we say in Dutch "Bloed moet, pijn is fijn" (blood is necessary, pain is nice ; it really sounds better in Dutch ).
As we say in Dutch "Bloed moet, pijn is fijn" (blood is necessary, pain is nice ; it really sounds better in Dutch ).
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No he was a tamer of bullsMaybe Stephan is also the son of an English teacher
not joking, in Hungary
Not him in the picture, but these kind of bulls he trained.
I just seen Ken his fingers, just don't let us talk any more about the pain and blood of me.So the model is baptized with blood
As we say in Dutch "Bloed moet, pijn is fijn" (blood is necessary, pain is nice ; it really sounds better in Dutch ).
not worthy of appointment any more.
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This is just incredible to me that you can take an idea - do your plans - do CAD - and go from there. That must take a lot of experience and know-how. It is beyond me.
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Hi Donnie, thank you for the compliment. It is nice to see you around here. If it is experience and know-how? I don't know. I'm not that experience, just a lot of patience and some skills to be a quick learner.
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Repairs are easy to do, adding wood is almost invisible. Only with macro foto's to see.
first repair on the wing transom, I added a piece of wood to fill the gap.
In the first photo you can see that the stern post also need a little extra wood on the top. Just a mm. to make it even with the transom. That's the next step.
More pictures of the already parts
There also need some gaps to be filled
You can also see I make some relief on the wing transom, I did this by hand with these tools
Looking good to the Transom, they need a little sanding to fit to eachother
There is also a little worry about the wing transom. It could be to a little more to the back, because the back will be planked and I don't want it to fall back of these planks. So still a lot of work to do.
first repair on the wing transom, I added a piece of wood to fill the gap.
In the first photo you can see that the stern post also need a little extra wood on the top. Just a mm. to make it even with the transom. That's the next step.
More pictures of the already parts
There also need some gaps to be filled
You can also see I make some relief on the wing transom, I did this by hand with these tools
Looking good to the Transom, they need a little sanding to fit to eachother
There is also a little worry about the wing transom. It could be to a little more to the back, because the back will be planked and I don't want it to fall back of these planks. So still a lot of work to do.
Hi Stephan. That is a complex structure you have made. And that you have to make ‘some adjustments’ is part of the game of scratch building. But I am sure you love this way of building. It’s time consuming, but It gives so much fulfillment.
Regards, Peter
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Thanks Peter. Fulfillment is the right word.
At the moment I have to go a little easy with my left hand. A time ago I mentioning that there was something wrong with my left ring finger. Today I was in the hospital and it seems I got a trigger finger (old people problems). I got an injection into the hand to heal the infection. So in a few days it must be okay. Lucky not a big issue. So I must try not to do to much....... Sanding was no problem, but washing the dishes was pain full
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Very nice fix on the wing transom Stephan. Such fixes are made easier with Corradi files I recognize in your tool set.
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Keen eyes Ken
And yes, they are fantastic. But keep them clean and treat them with Japanese Camelia oil. glue and other stuff could destroy them. These are zeef2 files and I'm looking for zeef 0 to order for the rough work.
Looks great Stephen. 
Great progress Stephan. Nice repair work. It is a fact that scratch building is slow going, but sooo rewarding.
I wish you a quick recovery.
I wish you a quick recovery.
Looking very nice Stephan. I’ll give the trigger finger excuse a try at my house...but I have my doubts.
Get well soon and feel better!At the moment I have to go a little easy with my left hand. A time ago I mentioning that there was something wrong with my left ring finger. Today I was in the hospital and it seems I got a trigger finger (old people problems). I got an injection into the hand to heal the infection. So in a few days it must be okay. Lucky not a big issue. So I must try not to do to much....... Sanding was no problem, but washing the dishes was pain full
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@Tobias @Herman @dockattner @Jimsky @shota70 Thanks for the nice words. And of course all the others for the visit and the likes.
My finger is very well at the moment, little stiff but no pain any more.
Today I did a RE-DO on the wing transom. The measurements where to wrong to get it in the right place. So I make a new one with just 2 mm. in width more.
Also I cut out the stern timber. Everything you see is dry fit.
It is nice to see how big the shape of the stern and to see how big the model will be.
My finger is very well at the moment, little stiff but no pain any more.
Today I did a RE-DO on the wing transom. The measurements where to wrong to get it in the right place. So I make a new one with just 2 mm. in width more.
Also I cut out the stern timber. Everything you see is dry fit.
It is nice to see how big the shape of the stern and to see how big the model will be.