Next i started on the cannons. very nice detailed cannons

The red i first used to paint was a bit too right, came across a bit of trouble with my paints, added some black with thinner to make it darker and some of the red started to come off, but in the end im pleased, but i will be buying some slightly dark red in the future.



For the bronze i pretty much did the same, except i wanted it to be more gold than shown in the magazine, so painted it gold and added some black thinner, makes the details stand out more. Might be hard to see but i also drilled some small holes and added some wire to make it out to be pins.

Later started on the tackle blocks, was going to stain the blocks but im after looking at some pictures of cannons such as from the victory its fine as it is, though for the eye bolts they seemed a bit big, lucky i had some smaller ones from a different model ship, decided to use those instead.
Oh also used some thin rope instead of the wire.


Cannon along side a figure, sadly i have no crew figures so a character from my gundam models will have to do

Hi Admiral I like what you have done with the cannons Regards Mike

Hi,

I'm glad to see that you've done away with that horrible wire pal, your builds looking excellent mate - top job.

M

Moving on, picked up issue 4 today, shame they dont give you much but i suppose thats just how it works.

Went ahead and made a simple jig, althought im not completely sure on why a jig is really needed when you get the wooden slabs to hold the keel, but i guess it does make it that one bit better.


Hes my simple way of making the ribs, metal ruler and clamps... some glue too.

Sanded down the edges.

(Not glued in place)
So far its looking good, cant wait to get more

So i've finished the Anchor, they seem a bit small compared to the victory's anchors i have, but i am pleased with how they've come out.

Hi Admiral, black computor card works well instead of thread Regards Mike

Picked up issue 5
Nothing much today


Went aheaad and built the rest of the keel, could of just left it under some weight and keep it straight but i didn't think there was any need so far the keel is nice and straight.


Just used wood glue and clamps, theres a very small space for error when glueing on the wooden supports otherwise the frames will be a very tight fit.

Once again for the frames.


This frame was slightly wonky when glueing so i'll be leaving it under some weight :(
Thats all for now, might pick up issue 6 and 7 together, looking forward to finishing the keel in issue 7 :)

Thanks mark, i'll be sure to have some fun with the diary :)

Hi AAS,
No that's going to be be a ships Boat, there will probably be more than one. Most Ships carried several for various jobs from ship to shore or even towing the ship up river. Cutters, Pinnaces etc. What they weren't however were lifeboats as they could only take about a tenth of a typical warships crew, Officers and Captain first presumably. It will however be a gentle intro to the joys of planking.

so i've started working on the front keel sanding down the edges for the planking so its nice and smooth
As such.



i used a filing knife and a simple block of wood with sand paper.
After i glued the piece on finally, as well as frame 5 and i've noticed the front keel is more wonky than i thought
And well... not very easy to explain i hope someone can help me fix this minor problem though. i could just say oh well nothing big, but i am a perfectionist after all

im wondering maybe when planking the hull maybe i could fix it into position. or maybe sand down the fixing positions of the other frames to match??