Sheer Strakes

Attaching Sheer Strake

I used Contact Cement and SuperGlue too glue the Sheer Strakes across the Bow.

Sheer Strakes both sides done

Had to make these Wedges to cover the Gap

Fairing the Hull

I’ve started fairing the Stern portion of the Hull… Especially under the Transom.

Filing the Stern

Filing

I’m using a File to file down the Bulkheads so that the Planks will lie flat across them.

You file down 2 Bulkheads at a time until the file lies flat across them.

I also use Sandpaper on a Holder…

Sand Papers and File

I’m using 120 Grit Sandpaper paper. It cuts just enough but to too hard.

Fairing Away…

Gun Ports all installed

Video ..

Just finished installing Gun Ports

Lower Gun Deck Gun Ports Port Side

Faux Blocks

I decided to use Titebond Translucent Glue for all this work.

Something I found is that once you put pressure on the White Glue, the piece will stay in place with both the adhesive and suction.

Gun Ports

Various Clamps

Modeling Stand for the Ship Building

Modeling Stand

I made this Stand probably 10 years ago. It has gotten me through 3 builds.

Can Stand the Ship right on it

I can hold the Ship in different angles

All it is a piece of Fence Post with some 1.5″x1.5″ attached to it. Then I simply taped some Paper Towel around the ends. .. 🤔🙄🤭

Lower Gun Deck Gun Ports Starboard Side

Started work on the Lower Gun Deck. These Gun Ports have a Faux Cannon that I stick into those Basswood blocks that I made before.

Bits ..

I temporarily stuck a Gun into the Basswood Block

Fitting Block behind Gun Port. The Block should be 17″ from the edge of Bullhead

Gluing in the blocks

I use a combination of Dap Weldwood Contact Cement and SuperGlue for this.

All the faux-Cannon backs installed

The faux back painted

I found that around 17mm from the edge was the idea distance for the Cannons to protrude.

The Kit didn’t specify using blocks behind the Gun Ports. They wanted the builder to figure it I suppose. I had some spare 25mm Basswood Blocks lying around which I used for this.

I used Titebond Translucent

Clamping them in with Titebond

Faux Cannon Backing

I’m making the faux Cannon backs to be able to stick the Cannons into it from the Gun Ports.

Cutting up this Basswood Block

Mini Tablesaw

Shop Vac to suck up Sawdust

Dremel Table Jig Saw

Stern Section

Balsa Wood fillers

I used Balsa Wood and cut them into these wedges which I measured out.

Wedge

Planking up with thin strips .5x5mm

Diagonals

This is as far as I’ll go for now…

Head Board

Planking up the Head Board

Head (Deck)

Planking the Head before installing…

Planking Head

I had to grind out the hole for the Bowsprit.