Model Update

In the latest update from Dave Brooks on the Westmoreland model, Dave writes,

The Brooks’s model of Westmoreland gets its masts; photo by Dave Brooks.

“9^th November. No progress in the week due to work commitments so the winches have no further action for the time being. Today we turned our attention to cleaning up rails and final shaping and also to the windlass. We sought out our pre-selected watch cogs for our windlass and while Dad cleaned and shaped rails I carefully filed down some dowel to look like a windlass drum. Dad then cut the frame for the windlass and mounted the cogs to the drum and then the drum to the frame.  We laid the windlass lying roughly in position though some alteration to the frame will need to be done. I then decided not to waste any time watching the master at work and set about sourcing some spars. Mainmast, topmast and sprit. I found some reasonable sized dowel and cut them to length. We finished the evening by varnishing the balsa rails to give them strength for final shaping, and sanding the mainmast to the right diameter on the plan. And just for fun we stood the mast up for the first time since the original model”.

Thanks for that, Dave. Good progress.