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I have installed a fourth pair of head timbers and overlays on them, which close the grooves with regels. The overlays are made of a...

This step shows the extremely exciting process of making head timbers. The details are small, and they only look simple on the drawing...

I didn't understand the assembly sequence for the head. In the drawings from Corel, there's only a template for the Main head rail and...

I installed the sapports, additional knees, and the hawse hole bolsters

... Looking at the photos of the museum models, I noticed that Thomas Slade's model has catheads supported not only by the saportus, but...

The top timbers on the main rail should fit snugly against the top timbers on the bulkhead of the beakhead, which is painted black. It...

I started assembling the beakhead. I need to make a lot of thin, openwork parts. I started with the chееks. The Corel set doesn't have...

In the process of covering the hull with a second layer, an L-shaped rail was used as a rail. The rail in the kit was of very poor...

The windows and columns of the back gallery are supposed to be made of brass photo-etched parts. I don't like the look of shiny brass...

Thank you, Allan! I hadn't even considered that cannons might not be historically accurate! Your information is very valuable! I've...

You make a great point about the carriages. As you may be replacing the carriages, the below may be helpful to you. I used the...

Thanks, Albert! To be honest, I don't use Corel drawings much at this stage. I only use them to understand the layout and dimensions of...

Nice job. You did great with the walnut II layer. That's awsome! Plus... Corel's plans have always been my fav... I remember their neat...

The cannons in the set are great, but the carriages aren't made very well. On such a small scale, it's not a big deal, but I'll probably...

When the decking was installed, I wanted to see what the model would look like with the decking equipment and cannons installed. I made...