Category: merchant ships

Prinz Eugen – Hull construction  

Prinz Eugen – Introduction 14 April 2024 Photograph of Prinz Eugen after World War 2 Pictures of Prinz Eugen from Occre kit 14 April 2024 Plywood sheets of laser cut components 14 April 2024 Wooden and metal strips and boxes of diecast and smaller components 14 April 2024 Brass sheets …

 HMS Warrior – masts and rigging 17 April  2024 Mizzen shrouds assembled and fitted both sides 13 April  2024 Foremast shrouds assembled and fitted both sides   8 April  2024 Main tops’l shrouds assembled, completed   7 April 2024 Shrouds assembled on mizzen tops’l mast and mizzen futtocks created   …

 Warrior 18 March 2024 Gunport covers and net stretchers added 17 March 2024 Wire for davits bent 17 March 2024 Anchors painted     17 March 2024 Cannons C1 to C4 fitted on main deck 17 March 2024 Cannons C4 after construction 16 March 2024 Cannons C1 added to after …

Santisima Trinidad  9 July 2023 Boat A Rudder and tiller added 9 July 2023 Boat A oars designed and made 9 July 2023 Boat A thwarts added 9 July 2023 Boat A  Hull planking completed glued in place    8 July 2023 Boat A Planks 1 port and starboard glued. …

Santisima Trinidad  26 November 2023 Model completed   26 November 2023 Anchors and flag fitted   24 November 2023 Stays and braces fitted to yards 20 November 2023 Sprits’l stays fitted 19 November 2023 Mizzen, tops’l, t’gallant, royal yards and booms fitted to mizzen mast 18 November 2023 Mizzen, tops’l, …

Santisima Trinidad  17 June 2023 Anchors designed, glued, painted 17 June 2023 Mainmast rail designed, created, glued, varnished 17 June 2023 Stove pipe and bell assembly designed, created, glued   17 June 2023 Gunport covers on starboard side and vertical rubbing strakes added, varnished 16 June 2023 Gunport covers on …

Cariad 9 April 2023 Cariad 2 – Model completed rigging the mainsails, squares’l, jib and stays’l and adding sheets, halyards and braces.    9 April 2023 Cariad 2 –  Securing bars added   9 April 2023 Cariad 2 –  Anchor made and fitted 8 April 2023 Cariad 2 – Sail …

Beaumaris Castle 26  February 2023 West wing buildings completed. Castle completed       26  February 2023 East range internal buildings completed 26  February 2023 Gatehouse inner south completed     25  February 2023 Gatehouse inner south rough constructed     25  February 2023 Gatehouse inner north completed     …

VIRGINIA – Construction of the 2 masted, schooner rig gunboat from a kit 12 February 2023 Virginia completed 11 February 2023 Stand reconstructed 11 February 2023 Main tops’l rigged 11 February 2023 Mains’l rigged 10 February 2023 Fores’l rigged 9 February 2023 Main shrouds, sails, booms rigged   8 February 2023 Foremast …