Thanks Grant.
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Thanks Peter, its enjoyable to be on a roll again.
Wow, fantastic build, Daniel!
Hi Stephan, are you planning on building one of these?
Hello Bill, thank you for the compliment. It has been a few years since I have been up in your area. It looks like Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Hutto are now just a part of North Austin! Looking at Google Earth, I didn't realize how that whole area has exploded.
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I hope to get my hands someday on that kit. To expensive for me now. Maybe scratchbuilding it.
Hi Daniel, your description of the greater Austin area is pretty spot on. In what area of Houston do you live? (I was born in Houston, much of my family is still there). Back in my days at Texas A&M, we'd go to Austin on the weekends and those little towns were just that - little and spread out. Not long after I graduated, Dell created the big wave that spurred so much growth - definitely a big town now. Come visit soon!
Hi Bill, I live on the far West side of Houston, actually in an unincorporated portion of Fort Bend County, Sugar Land area. Back in the 1980's I would go with the company I worked for to Austin to bid on Tex DOT state highway work. Hard to believe that was over 40 years ago.
Looks excellent Daniel! Great job!
Thank you Dean.
I've finished all the main and canon decking. Next, I need to finish the deck nails then start with the rear cabin wall planks and internal furnishings.
I'm looking forward to the interior hull planking in the cabin area for its a step toward removing the ship from its cradle.
Till next time.
I'm looking forward to the interior hull planking in the cabin area for its a step toward removing the ship from its cradle.
Till next time.
Beautiful Daniel! She’s really coming alive now.
Thanks Dean.Beautiful Daniel! She’s really coming alive now.
Good morning, all. I wanted to address the gun-deck edge molding against the bulwark standards. There are 3 pieces to each side of 3x5mm pear. These pieces have been laser cut to approximately match the hulls curvature. The problem is the inward facing edge needs to be chamfered for a nice-looking transition from deck to molding. Since the pieces are curved, I didn't know how make a jig to saw in this chamfer, so I used my trusty compass and drew in a line using the piece itself as my guide. Next, I had to freehand the chamfer using the lines as my guide and my trusty handheld rotary tool, so far, it's working great. The side up against the standards had to be beveled out as well. Those standards have their own curvature which crosses into the deck area causing this beveling process.
Check it out.
Now that I know how to do this step I can go back to the deck nails.
Thanks for checking in, till next time.
Check it out.
Now that I know how to do this step I can go back to the deck nails.
Thanks for checking in, till next time.