Jim Dabrowski - Flying Dutchman G, H, & I.

I’m in a bit of a weird state right now with the Flying Dutchman build.

In Step G, I needed to build some grates like this:

Small wood gratings to be used on the deck of the Flying Dutchman model.

I’m supposed to outline each one in mahogany like the one in the bottom-right. But, the kit didn’t include enough to do that so I had to order some. Despite the company I ordered from saying they were in the US, my wood is coming from Australia.

So I moved ahead to Step H. In that step, I needed to build a small deck housing and install the grates on the deck. Well, OK, I can build the deck house. It looks like this:

Small deck house with roof that goes on one of the upper decks of the flying dutchman model ship

Cute, isn’t it?

So that was about as far as I could go on Step H, so let’s look at Step I. In that one, I have to build some doors!

Small, black doors with brass hinges and doorknobs to be attached to the flying dutchman model ship

Here they are in progress. And then I glued them all on.

2 small black doors on the fore of the flying dutchman model ship.

Here they are in the fore of the ship.

And a couple in the aft. And you can see I installed the deck house as well. Those big holes in the deck are where the grates will go.

Now it’s pretty much down to sanding and shaping the hull in preparation for planking. That’ll be Steps J, K, L, and M. So I’m stalled a bit right now. Once my mahogany arrives I can finish the grates, install them and that’ll pretty much complete Steps G, H, and I. The good news is, the wood arrived in the country and is just awaiting clearance through customs. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week and can continue forward.

Until then, take care,

JIm