cheers Ian appreciated, still on with the wales on the starboard side, down to the last one, just a small tutorial on how i went about gluing the bendy bow strips.
ok normally to curve a strip i would soak it in hot water then clamp it in its position on the ship let it dry then glue it on, this is a slow process for the fact that i let it dry out completely before fixing, if you fix it wet you will have gaps after shrinkage. but with my strips being laminated together to form the colour change i cant use this method (it would just fall apart), i cant glue them together in the bent position because they have to go through the saw twice after laminating the two different colours onto the base strip, have to trim of the top edge then the bottom edge, so the laminated strip when finished is very rigid, if i glue and force it on with clamps it leaves a lot of spring power in the strip and leaves it likely to spring off in the future.
ok on we go with the pics, first i clamp my piece a little more acute than the desired curve. pic 1
next i use an old hair drying on full power for 4 or 5 mins. then leave to cool down. pic 2
pic 3 shows the laminated strip after the process nicely shaped
finally pic 4 shows the piece glued in place.
so now i`m happy that the strong springy laminated bow strips wont fly off (fingers crossed)

Merry Christmas to you and your family too, hope you have a wonderful festive period.....

Regards

Alan

Great to see you back with us Willz and am looking forward to seeing more of your fabulous build.....

Regards

Alan

Hi Willz thank you for posting,that window look's the part and it must have taken you a long time to build.

Well done

Regards

Trev.

Hi Willz,
Glad to see you back. That window looks amazing!
Kind regards,
Garth

cheers lads appreciated ,,,, entry port done

hello everyone....hope all are well is these troubled times....
started to do the upper deck on the Vic, done the decking and gratings, still on with the stairs,,,going to buy the cannon balls, making them just isn`t worth it;;
anyway will post pics this week,,
I painted a picture to express my feelings over covid 19 think most would agree,,

ok posted this yesterday but called away so couldn`t finish the post. been away for a while illness and the like but trying to kick my butt and do something on the Vic, started the cannons for the upper deck but to be honest its a bit painstaking, lots of parts to make, my old mo jo not so great, anyhow just done the one and trying it in to see how many i need to make for a reasonable viewing, looks like at least 12 or 14 before I can skip on the parts list, the cannon in these pics has 40 hand made parts, and even for me I`m thinking its a bit overboard