PORT JACKSON 1803 by Miniature Arts

[Alessandro63]

The mid frame is done. Added also anchor ropes but still have to find their best positioning inside the cabinet.
Ropes provided with the kit look very good so this time there'll be no need to use my home made ropewalk machine.

 

[Alessandro63]

Working on warehouse cabin top frame and hatches. On the top frame I also made a chamfer that is not in the drawings but I liked to do. The two hatches towards the bow needed a special work to make holes for the anchor ropes passthrough.

 

[Alessandro63]

Top frame final result. Still have to put in place anchor ropes and glue it on the frame deck.

 

[dockattner]

This is exceptional work, Allesandro! Clean and precise!

 

[Alessandro63]

One strip after another...planking the deck.

 

[Alessandro63]

I noticed that limbers are not present in the drawings, is it a mistake?

 

[Alessandro63]

Deck planking is complete.

 

[Alessandro63]

I've made a jig to bend strips

 

[Papatotalos]

I've made a jig to bend strips

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As long as it works, everything can serve.

 

[Alessandro63]

My baby got out of the building berth!

 

[dockattner]

Beautiful! You must be very pleased!

 

[Alessandro63]

Beautiful! You must be very pleased!

I am

 

[Alessandro63]

Working on (false) keelsom.
Still to be refined.

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning Alessandro. This is beautiful work. So neatly joined and finished. Cheers Grant

 

[Alessandro63]

Good morning Alessandro. This is beautiful work. So neatly joined and finished. Cheers Grant

Hello Grant, thank you but is not finished yet.

 

[Alessandro63]

In the kit I've found these two cardboard strips: I assume they are meant to be used as a template to model the topside of the hull, but putting them on the hull frame I get a trend that seems wrong.
Anyone can help me to understand?
Thank you.

 

[Alessandro63]

Merry Christmas to everybody!

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Buon Natale to you and your family.

 

[Alessandro63]

Planking the hull

 

[Alessandro63]

The wales are made of extremely hard sandalwood; the only way to bend it is with boiling steam.
For this purpose, I used my wife's steamer. When she saw it on the stove, she lifted the lid and was horrified... "Aleeee!! what's that??!!"
"Ehm... don't worry my dear, everything is fine."