Just painted and installed all of the Mast Deck Rings.
I started off with only installing the Forecastle Deck Ring but I figured I would go ahead and install all of them while I’m at it!
This is a series of these little “Ventilator Doors”, as it’s described in the instructions…
I used some Copper Tape that I bought a long time ago. It worked out perfectly. I put a dab of CA on it, then used a Scribe to make those simulated Nails.
Once I got the hang of making these Doors, I ran out of Doors to do!!!
🙄🤔🤣🫢👍🎉
After a lot of debate, I decided to go ahead and make Gun Ports as the ship had in the 18th Century.
So, I found that I can take a Razor and cut the shape out. I go down a couple layers. Then I thin out the Gun Port Doors by using some Alien Tape and putting the Door on the end of a Dowel to thin it down on my Sander.
After that, I glue in the Hinges after hooking them into the top of the Gun Port Door.
I purposely wanted them to look distressed because this is where the Anchor Chain runs out of!
The File Rail is the same as a Pin Rail, only it’s on the very Forward most part of the Ship to secure the sails at the Bow, etc.
I bought this Drill Press from Micro mark around the beginning of this year, but this is the first time I’ve had to use it.
I used it to Drill out the Holes for the Fife Rail. I found that I cannot seem to get the holes exactly right using my Dremel! ..
As expected, this Drill Press works great and is perfect as a portable Drill Press that I can move around to my Work Table, etc…
It has a Variable Speed Control on the side. Also an adjustable Pull-Down Handle and Height Adjustment.
I made these Steps out of a 3mm x 3mm Manzonia wood. I had to cut it into a triangular and then hollow it out with my Dremel and a cylindrical bit.
The Steps are 11mm long with 11 per side.
As usual, I used Contact Cement and CA Glue.
Also, chopping the wood, I used my Xacto and pressed it down really hard.
I’m not too worried about the Ladders being exact. I’m sure in a working ship, those Ladders were constantly being battered and always had to be maintained and replaced.
I was just looking at my Stats for this Website and realized that I actually have Followers?! .. Never knew that before .. Anyway, I just wanted to explain my absence from updating this Blog. What happened was, I was in the process of “Mass Producing” all of these Bitts. I kept not being satisfied with the Results and I ended up making more and more of the Bitts!!! .. I swear, I ended up making perhaps twice the amount of Bitts than I really needed! .. As a consequence of that, I kind of became “burned-out” on building for a while! That’s all I can say about that. But I have the model sitting here in the living room, tempting me every time I pass her! .. I keep thinking to myself what a shame not to finish her since I’ve got all the Hull work done!
The Hull, I’m done with it except for putting some Poly on it once completed. I’m not going to paint it white like I’ve seen a lot of other models of HM Bark Endeavor.
I was looking at the Bulwarks on each side and they both have this slight bend. I’m soaking the Rails so that I can clamp it into place to bend it.
I’m a little annoyed with my miscalculation, but really, it’s no biggy. 🤔🙄
The Contact Cement is great for grabbing and holding. Just long enough to dribble CA Glue in the seams to harden it. I love this Combo!
Preparing the Rails for gluing. First I cut out these notches up forward so that the Beakheads will fit into them.
