Pearwood is one of my favorite, if not the most. Adding Pearwood waterways makes a perfect contrast with a maple decking material. But wait, are you covering the entire deck with planks? Are you hiding all the beauty in the hold?
Le Coureur 1776, model 1:48 by Adi
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Hallo Jim, of course I will leave out some of the planking to give insight from above. It will look something like Uwe's.
Love to see al these different Coureurs and not one is alike. Your hold with the fire wood stowage between the barrels looks very realistic to me. I also love the sail room which idea I will use for my Alert.
Thanks for all the likes and comments I received. Now it's time to design the deck. First I assembled the 4 hatches with their covers. Basically, there are 2 different design variants here. For caulking the boards of the hatch covers, as well as the deck planks, I use the (sharpie) Edding method mentioned earlier.
Then the positions of all the necessary opnenings on the deck are determined.
Then the positions of all the necessary opnenings on the deck are determined.
The hatches and covers are looking very good !!!
Hello Adi, very nice result.
Thank you all for the likes and comments. First, I deal with the deck planks. Here Iwatched Uwe a little on the fingers and take over a few ideas from him. Using a template, I predesigned all the deck openings as far as I could tell. Then the treenails were attached. Here I used the Swabian method. We Swabians are said to be thrifty almost to the point of stinginess. Therefore, I use one toothpick to make as many nails as possible. 
The fact that I did not always hit all the openings exactly can be seen in the openings fpr the brackets of the bowsprit.
The fact that I did not always hit all the openings exactly can be seen in the openings fpr the brackets of the bowsprit.
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WOW! I just love your deck Adi. I think you have done just enough weathering to make it look authentic without losing its "clean" look. The treenailing and caulking are superb! I am really impressed by the amount of depth that is created when one looks through the deck into the holds and cabins below. Well done - she is going to be a beauty!
Very good work my friend,
Schwabien treenails !?! - I guess you had to point the toothpick every time (anspitzen) - how you made this? and what is the size of drill you used for predrilling the treenails - They are looking very fine and accurate - very good
Schwabien treenails !?! - I guess you had to point the toothpick every time (anspitzen) - how you made this? and what is the size of drill you used for predrilling the treenails - They are looking very fine and accurate - very good
Yes Uwe I sharpen the toothpicks every time. The pre-drilled holes are 0.5 mm. In your Coureur Blog #769 I have already shown this.
LE COUREUR - french Lugger 1776 - POF kit from CAF in 1:48 by Uwe
Hello Uwe, I like the plain toothpick as well, bear in mind, if you will decide to oil the deck, it will actually emphasize the caulking effect (it will darken the around the hole). :)
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Very very nice Adi. The scale of your treenails is perfect to my eye. Love your work!
Hello Adi, very nice work on your deck, your tree nails are also great. We in Upper Bavaria are also saving money and I'm doing it just like you 
. The toothpicks are used as often as possible.
. The toothpicks are used as often as possible.
Ha Ha - "Schwaben" im Herzen
Here I can get a box with 250 for 99 cents - cutting in half I have 500 treenails ..... but you have to understand -> I am a "Franke"
Here I can get a box with 250 for 99 cents - cutting in half I have 500 treenails ..... but you have to understand -> I am a "Franke"
Franke, yes not far away...., but it's a joke. 
I was born in Swabia, but my mother came from East Prussia and my father was from Regensburg, a true Bavarian whose professional career took him to Swabia. Fals thrift and stinginess are absolutely foreign to me in reality.
I was born in Swabia, but my mother came from East Prussia and my father was from Regensburg, a true Bavarian whose professional career took him to Swabia. Fals thrift and stinginess are absolutely foreign to me in reality.
My Ex-wife is from bayrisch Schwaben and I was living there for 10 years - I know it very well ......Franke, yes not far away...., but it's a joke.
Thank you very much for your likes and comments. Today I completed the deck further, making it a bit easier for myself by adopting Uwe's excellent default because I like it very much.
Boudriot's windlass is als to be installed.
Boudriot's windlass is als to be installed.
Looking very good.
I think you will need on the left side close to the waterway one parallel plank for the front wheels of the guns.
Or will you installe the guns only one one side?
I think you will need on the left side close to the waterway one parallel plank for the front wheels of the guns.
Or will you installe the guns only one one side?