Main Deck Hand Rails

Shelves

I made these Shelves that allow for the placement of the Rails that will go on the Stanchions

Making Railing Stanchions

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Fairleads

I tried a couple of ways to make these Fairleads… Right now I’m trying to stack a bunch of small pieces…

Attaching small pieces together

A fairlead is a device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally. Typically a fairlead will be a ring or hook.

Fairlead

Part Line rubs

Okay… I think I figured it out…

Rough make of Fairlead

I cut 2 5mm pieces of 6mm Dowel and sandwiched in between 2 5mm x 1.5mm Basswood planks.

Fairleads done

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Gallery Side Monks with Grapes

Attaching Port side

I used both Clear Epoxy and also some Dap Plastic Wood to use as fillers because there was a huge gap between the Pewter and the side of the ship! ..

Starboard side done

Port side

Stbd side

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Gallery Side Window Panes

I had a very annoying gap between the Pane and the side of the ship.

I decided to use some Plastic Wood to fill it ..

Filled in

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Gallery Decorations

Gallery Decorations

Those Leaves will go on the Stern portion of the Gallery.

The other is the Decorations around the Windows out of the Gallery on the sides of the ship.

Here I’m using the Gold Leaf Paint. I doubt that Captain Cook ever had the Endeavor this decorated, but I like the look of it. Hopefully it will distract from the White Window Panes, which I’m not that big of a fan of but I decided to keep it like that… 🤔🙄

Added Leaves

Windows and Decorations

Port Window

Starboard Window

I’m just going to have to live with the gap between the Decorative Window Pane and the Bulwarks… It’s made of this really fragile Pewter material that is easily broken. To my chagrin, I broke one of the Monks carrying Grapes as I was trying to take off some Grapes from the bottom in order to make it fit. I was able to repair it with Contact Cement and Superglue…

That’s where I cracked it…

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Stern Gallery

Installed middle windows

Painted Blue

Painted Transom Drop Black

Painting Windows

I know I have a few errors in the painting. I will fix it after it dries with my White Gelly Roll 10 Pen.

Gelly Roll 10

Great for correcting mistakes in White. 🤔🙄👍

Can you believe they ONLY gave me this much of the 2x2mm Ramin Stick for the Rubbing Planks!!!

2x2x250mm

This is the first time I’ve encountered “Ramin” Wood…

Common Name(s): Ramin, melawis
Scientific Name: Gonystylus spp. (primarily G. bancanus and G. macrophyllus)
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,
                     2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 40.9 lbs/ft³ (655 kg/m³)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.52, 0.66
Janka Hardness: 1,300 lb_f (5,800 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 17,850 lb_f/in² (123.1 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 2,254,000 lb_f/in² (15.55 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 9,703 lb_f/in² (66.9 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.4%, Tangential: 9.1%,
                          Volumetric: 14.0%, T/R Ratio: 2.1

Lower Rubbing Plank installed along with Windows

Upper Rubbing Plank

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Decorative Taffrail Cover

I’m painting the Taffrail Cover with this Gold Paint…

Taffrail Cover

Taffrail Cover Installed

I used some Gorilla Glue Epoxy for this job since the cover was made out of pewter.

Gorilla Glue Epoxy

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Boat Rack for Jolly Boat

I’m waiting for a 1/64 Lifeboat Kit to arrive from China that I ordered off of eBay. I hope it’s good!

Anyway, I ordered a Life Boat from Model Expo. It’s a bit smaller than I wanted so I’m saving it to use as a Life Boat…

Model Shipways Lifeboat

The one I ordered from eBay is obviously being shipped from China because it is taking so long!

Here’s the Boat…

I am beginning to build the Boat Rack in anticipation for it. I will keep things removable until I get the Boat to see how it fits…

Starting Boat Rack

Boat Rack Stanchions and Cross Beams

I had to go down to 6mm on the Rack forward of the Main Mast so that any Beams I put in will be parallel with the Main Deck…

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Belaying Pins Forecastle Pin Rail

Belaying Pins

I bought some of these Brass Belaying Pins. I realize it’s not what the Endeavor had but I think it makes it pop… 🤔🙄👍🎉

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Bitts Midships / Forecastle

I’m working on the rest of the Bitts.

I swear, the making of these Bitts have probably been the most frustrating thing in the entire project so far!

Anyway… I THINK I figured it out.

I was able to pull out this nice Bitt using my #11 Xacto Razorblades.

One I just made

Latest Bitts on Forecastle

They are quite difficult to make with any consistency!!! I must’ve made like 60 of them, trying to make them look consistent!!!

All my Fails!!!

All the Bitts are done

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