Medway Longboat - 1742 - 1:24 Scale - by GuntherMT

[GuntherMT]

I haven't spent much time in the shop lately as I just got back from being out of the country for a fair amount of time, but before I left I did make some more planking progress which never got posted, because it never got transferred off my camera!

Pictures speak better than words, so have some pictures.

 

 

 

It's missing that aft plank because I'm an idiot and kept working too late when I was tired.  I got it to fit perfectly dry, then started gluing it down and got about half-way back when I realized that I had flipped it and had glued the aft end of the plank midships... I tried to get it off quickly enough but I screwed it up and that plank will need to be remade.

 

I'm honestly not very happy with my planking on this.  I think I was using too much force getting the planks into position instead of spending more time pre-bending them, and in the process because the frames are so flimsy, I think I forced some of them out of alignment as there are some dips and rises in the planking that I don't think are fixable, but we shall see when I get some more time to get back into this build.

 

[Chuck]

That looks pretty good to me.  I think you did an excellent job.

[JeffT]

Looking good. I'm right about at the same place you are with the planking.