1733- 36 gun- Dutch armed merchant ship--Hof van St Janskerke

Good to here from you Nino.  Here's the fifth plank drying in place.  

Fifth plank glued in place.  

sixth plank pined in place and drying.  

just another view of the planking so far.  

sixth plank glued and pined.  

seventh plank pined and drying on both sides.  

Thank you Kilo.  Here are three views of the seventh plank glued and pined in place.  

side view.  

from the stern.  

eight and ninth planks glued on and tenth plank pinned and drying.  

side view.  

tenth plank glued and eleventh pined and drying.  

up date.  

up date.  

up date.  

up date.  

up to date.  

15th. plank glued.  

Wow. Your skill at trimming the planking shape and making such tight fits is mind-boggling.  Nice forming of the hull curves too. I have but one wood ship to practice on. I have tried bending planks to fit but the compound curves never work for me.  Guess I need more steam, better glue, and pins instead of clamps. 

    I would love to see bigger pics of this "dashboard build" if you can manage it.

    Love your work. It's a wonderful season to be building. 

            It's "SanteClous" time.

      Nino.

P.S. When your ship is completed, will you display it in the "Car Port"?

Great to here from you Nino--I soke the planks in apple vinigur for 20 minets, then squish them a little bit with a pair of nidle nose plyers to ferther soffen then-giveing them a little bit of a bend with each squish.  Please try this--I have never had a problum.  Yes- use pins, but no need to use steam.

here are thows close up picks you asked for Nino.        

and the 16th. plank pined and drying.    

oops--looks like I skipped posting the 17th.plank--o-well, here's the 18th. plank pinned and drying.  

and from the stern.  

closing up the starboard side      

two planks left to finish the starboard side.  

Super job for sure....Just one question that is plagueing my mind....

Why are you building this model in your car in parking lots around the community?

Is it a new *thing*?  Or are you that short of space?

Rob

starboard side planked from lower gun deck to keel.  And back to work on the port side.    

sent you a PM rwiederrich.