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Friday 9 November 2018The activities around the second planking are still ongoing, even if a bit slowly. I had an incredible sequence of boring setbacks that didn't allow me to spend more time on this model. However, the work seems to proceed very well. See you soon. Jack. 01 Ragusian Carrack/09112018/IMG_20181109_151651.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/09112018/IMG_20181109_151727.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/09112018/IMG_20181109_151657.jpg  04 Ragusian Carrack/09112018/IMG_20181109_151735.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/09112018/IMG_20181109_151712.jpg 
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Friday 23 November 2018Having finished the second planking, I propose you a nice feast of images. 01 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180740.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180750.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180755.jpg  04 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180803.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180811.jpg  06 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180817.jpg  07 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180822.jpg  08 Ragusian Carrack/23112018/IMG_20181123_180831.jpg  Now the problem arises of what to do next.There are several possibilities but I will have to choose the one that I can reasonably complete by December 15th, when I should leave Milan, move to Tuscany and stay there until next spring. Unlike other times, I'm not going to continue working there, for reasons that are too long to explain here. So I will be forced to suspend work on this model for a few months. For this reason I have to find an activity that can be completed in a couple of weeks or so. I have to think about it. We'll see. Greetings, Jack.
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 wow Jack, impressive as always  Regards Gray
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Thursday 6 December 2018Latest updates: the work done may seem a small thing, but in terms of time the installation of the two guns has taken quite a bit. In short, I decided to proceed with the building of the quarterdeck, over the main deck at poop, and, in order to build it, I had to set up two guns under it. This because they will still be visible. To avoid that subsequent activities on the outer hull can detach these two guns, I have set in place a series of defensive measures, including that of not protruding outside the barrel of the gun. That's why the two guns are presented in the fully retracted position. Subsequently I proceeded to complete the installation of the beams above and now remains the application of the planks of the deck to complete the task. I'm thinking to close the deck matter within a week. See you next time, Jack. 01 Ragusian Carrack/06122018/IMG_20181206_161036.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/06122018/IMG_20181206_161044.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/06122018/IMG_20181206_161120.jpg  04 Ragusian Carrack/06122018/IMG_20181206_161124.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/06122018/IMG_20181206_161133.jpg 
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Very neat work Jack, she's looking great.
Graeme
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Friday 7 December 2018The build of the quarterdeck is in progress. This is the first 4x1.5mm wooden planking. Then the one in Tanganika will follow. The second layer will cover everything, including flaws, like the other decks already completed. 01 Ragusian Carrack/07122018/IMG_20181207_180703.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/07122018/IMG_20181207_180720.jpg 
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Looks very neat Jack, WTG.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Nice start to the planking of the quarterdeck!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
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Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Great work Jack, looks excellent.  Mark
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Monday 10 December 2018Update: the deck has taken its definitive appearance, still missing only some details that will follow in the coming days (horizontal planking in tanganika veneer, as for the other decks, waterways, a central column, a ladder and little else). 01 Ragusian Carrack/10122018/IMG_20181210_121453.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/10122018/IMG_20181210_121535.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/10122018/IMG_20181210_121546.jpg  04 Ragusian Carrack/10122018/IMG_20181210_121501.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/10122018/IMG_20181210_121509.jpg 
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Looking great!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Thursday 13 December 2018And this new deck is finished too: I applied the second planking and finished the whole with a fine sanding. The result is equivalent to the other three decks. 01 Ragusian Carrack/13122018/IMG_20181213_105343.jpg  I tried to build the ladders: in this model only two of them are visible, but the usual pre-worked elements were not included in the kit to set them up. Perhaps because the scale of the pieces on the marketplace was not suitable for this model. The fact is that I have achieved the result in complete scratch building mode. Yesterday I was able to prepare the pre-worked material needed for the assembly of the two ladders but I managed to finish only one ladder, that I show you in this post. I'll build the next one tomorrow, contingencies permitting. Apart from some thoughs that allowed me to succeed in the enterprise, it was an interesting experience, further improvable. 02 Ragusian Carrack/13122018/IMG_20181213_174023.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/13122018/IMG_20181213_174034.jpg  04 Ragusian Carrack/13122018/IMG_20181213_174040.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/13122018/IMG_20181213_174323.jpg 
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Friday, December 14th 2018More details have now been built and added to the decks, although some of them are not yet been fixed, as they would only bother for now. I have today reached a point of relative stability in the execution of the tasks: it is no longer necessary to insist on working on the decks but start now to finish the outer part of the hull, where many horizontal (wales) and vertical reinforcements must be installed, typical of the ships of the time. But time when I will leave Milan for Tuscany is approaching fast and, as I anticipated, this time I will close the shipyard. 01 Ragusian Carrack/14122018/IMG_20181214_173347.jpg  The ladder leading from the main deck to the quarterdeck . . Same technique used for the first ladder. 02 Ragusian Carrack/14122018/IMG_20181214_173416.jpg  The hatch to reach the hold, not yet completely finished but already at a good point of completeness . . 03 Ragusian Carrack/14122018/IMG_20181214_173402.jpg  And the same to access the forecastle, at the apex of an imaginary internal staircase . . 04 Ragusian Carrack/14122018/IMG_20181214_173352.jpg 
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Thursday 20 December 2018Last updates: I finished the two hatchways by applying the missing rings, followed by a browning process, and then the permanent fixing in their position. The photo below shows these details. 01 Ragusian Carrack/20122018/IMG_20181220_143658.jpg  Then I applied the gunwales in the area of the quarterdeck plus its related external border. 02 Ragusian Carrack/20122018/IMG_20181220_182825.jpg  But the most important part were the works around the external vertical reinforcements, fosused now on the extreme poop area. But I am absolutely unsatisfied with the result, for two reasons: 1) The timber released for this purpose in the kit is in walnut and the chromatic effect does not satisfy me at all, too dark. A lighter wood would be better, such as beech. Unfortunately, now I have to continue with the walnut and it does not excite me, I hope that once all these elements are finished the overall situation will be better. We'll see. 2) I have mistaken the shape of these elements. But in this case I can still fix it. If I had checked the images of the finished model I probably would have avoided this error but I forgot the smartphone at home and so I could not check them before and I was wrong. We will see to remedy. 03 Ragusian Carrack/20122018/IMG_20181220_182920.jpg  Complete images of the model, the negative feeling towards vertical reinforcements is confirmed: at least in these photos the walnut too dark color hides these very spectacular details. 04 Ragusian Carrack/20122018/IMG_20181220_182757.jpg  05 Ragusian Carrack/20122018/IMG_20181220_182807.jpg  I take this opportunity to greet all the people who follow this diary and I wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2019. Optimism is extremely necessary given the times. . Jack.Aubrey.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019Gentlemen, From now on the shipyard will be closed for a while. I believe to resume works next June, when I'll be back from Tuscany. Here below some new photo in daylight. Kind regards, Jack. 01 Ragusian Carrack/29122018/IMG_20181229_141016.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/29122018/IMG_20181229_141023.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/29122018/IMG_20181229_141008_1.jpg 
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Looking really good and lovely wood tones
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Saturday, April 20th, 2019
Tomorrow is Easter and I take the opportunity to submit to all the members of this forum my warmest Easter greetings.
I also take this opportunity to inform you that today I am still "wintering" in Calci (near Pisa) but I decided, obviously together with my wife, that we will return to Cinisello (Milan) on Sunday, May 12.
So, if everything goes according to our plans and no unexpected events arise, I should resume activities on this model in the second half of May.
See you soon, Jack.
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Easter greetings to you and the family Jack. Was only thinking the other day about your builds so looking forward to seeing you get back to this one. Tony Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Friday 7 June 2019 - Shipyard reopened . . .Last week I managed to finish all the many commitments related to my return to Cinisello and then, finally, last Monday I was able to reopen the Ragusian Carrack shipyard. Because of my "trip" to Tuscany, I left in January this year, this shipyard has been closed for approx. six months and I was looking forward to being able to resume activities around this model. First I spent Monday by fixing a mistake I made before closing the yard, an error related to a wrong shape of the vertical reinforcements in the poop area. This correction caused a nice amount of very fine walnut powder that gave me a hundred sneezes !! In fact, breathing this powder is like pulling a pinch of tobacco from the nose, a remedy, I don't know for what, used by our grandparents until 60/70 years ago. Then I started, on Tuesday, to do new things that you can see in the photos below: a first wale, at the moment still incomplete, and five vertical reinforcements integrated with the mainmast channel. Obviously this on both sides of the hull. Finally, today, I applied two other (still incomplete) wales from midship to the stern. The photos shown here do not contain these last details. It may seem few progresses but I can assure you that my three hours per day were full of work, without breaks or similar loss of time . . . Cheers, Jack. 01 Ragusian Carrack/06062019/IMG_20190606_175253.jpg  02 Ragusian Carrack/06062019/IMG_20190606_175137.jpg  03 Ragusian Carrack/06062019/IMG_20190606_175102.jpg 
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