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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

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.

Stern Section

Added these Windows which were same size as Fun Ports

I used my Dremel Sander to sand it down so it curves along with the Stern.

Stern Windows sanded down

Micromark Mini-Sander

I found that the Micromark Mini Belt-Sander worked great for this job!

Bow Section Filler

Begin Bow Section

Put in plates

Inserting Balsa Wood Filler Blocks

I had to take a trip to Hobby Lobby to pick up some balsa wood blocks for the bow section.

It always helps to have a good surface area for the Planks to glue onto.

First Bow Fillers

Middle Fillers

End Pieces done

Gun Ports and Bulkhead

I am just starting this after contemplating it for a day or 2. ..

Gun Ports Gun Deck all in

Gun Deck Installed

Deck Test Installed

Gluing Down

Stirrers with Rubber Band as Clamps

I put the Masts in to make sure both halves lined up…