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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    More progress this morning.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Don't know if I did something wrong but two of the middle gun ports line up with the ribs and making things difficult :(
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Thanks Joe and yes almost instantly :)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Did a good amount this morning and happy so far, the black stain will need a few coats but that's no problem as it seems to go a long way then on to the second gun deck.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Bit more progress!
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Tim you have no idea :) there is so much bling it beggars belief (600+ pieces) but saying that it also has 119 guns it was a very powerful ship.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Early start and managed to do a few gun ports. This kit is not the same quality as the Victory and having to wing a few things that don't quite fit properly but that's the beauty of wooden kits (you can fettle stuff)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Two down many to go :(
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Had an hour this morning just to see what they look like, there is more to go on this bulkhead.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Everything back to how it was :)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Thanks Joe, and surgery fixed :)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Major surgery needed as I forgot to put blocks behind the fwd facing guns. All good though !!
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Had a couple of hour today just tidying everything up.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    That's me done today, the wife's taking my for a curry teatime :)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    This is the red ( Admiralty red ochre)I decided to use rather than the scarlet red I see used on lots of builds Honest opinions please :)
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    This is coloured natural walnut and as the cannon carriages are red I think this looks ok the backside of the deck bulkheads will be red ochre.
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    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    The inner bulwarks of Sovereign of the Seas were historically painted a deep red (red ochre). On this famous 17th-century warship, this bright interior crimson served two main purposes: it made the highly ornate, gilded carvings stand out and was famously used in naval tradition to hide the...
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