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KennyH78
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Found a little time to put in some work at the shipyard this evening. I was only able to get 1 strake completed, but I was taking my time to ensure that it was all done correctly and that everything fit tightly. Hopefully, I will have more time tomorrow to add some more strakes to the starboard side.
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Now that I have completed the planking on my Confederacy, it was time to show the Medway longboat some modeling love. As Chuck has suggested in his monogram, I started the planking task by lining off the hull with thin strips of tape. This is where it currently sits. I think I will walk away for a little bit and come to give it a second look with a fresh set of eyes. Edit: looked at the bow again after typing this post and saw that the lines had to adjusted.
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Can’t wait to print out and cut out all of the required parts and build this little model myself.
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Finished up the starboard side planking tonight. Next up is the tedious task that everyone loves to do; sanding it all smooth. It’s not the best planking job, so no close up pictures; but I am happy with it and learned a lot from the whole experience.
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Amazing, your design skills are top notch @Chuck!
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Enjoy your much needed vacation. The Capstan Project is looking good so far and I eagerly await the opportunity to build one should you choose to release a tutorial.
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Truely amazing work, Glen! This has me wanting to attempt a SIB build although I probably won't be able to achieve anything is spectacular as your build.
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I will definitely sign up if you do a course @Chuck I already have 3 3D printers (2 FDM, 1 resin) and a laser machine. The painting skills is where I will need the most instruction, 😂
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Vaddoc, that is very generous of you. I may have to take you up on that. The work you are doing on lofting the boat is amazing.
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She's a beaut, JJ! Very impressive model; can't wait to see what chapter 3 has in store.
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Planking on the starboard side is progressing at a steady pace. I hope to have it finished up by the end of the weekend. So far, the first belt is completed and the second belt is 1-2 strakes away from being halfway done. Once her hull is fully planked, I will need to switch gears and show Chuck’s Medway longboat some planking love.
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Thanks for the kind words, Glen. I am my biggest critic. I have started the starboard side and am applying the many lessons learned from the port side.
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WOW! I just can't help, but be amazed by the level of detail you are able to show at such a small scale. Really can't wait to see the completed project.
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Hope you get well soon, Chuck. The most important thing is that you get better.
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She is looking really nice. I love the CNC'd figure head and stern carvings. I think I may not have mentioned this before, but I love how you combined POB and POF model into a hybrid model!
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Finished planking the port side of the hull today. I also gave that side a rough sanding with 80 grit and 100 grit paper to smooth out the planks. I will come back with 180, 220 and 320 once the starboard side is completed. I am debating on applying a coat of WOP to the planks to help protect them. All in all, I am quite happy with how it turned out, especially since this is the first big hull that I have planked. Anyways, here are a few pics of the port side.
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vaddoc, I am going to pull up a chair and follow along. I also watched Leo's YouTube series on rebuilding Tally Ho and thought about building a model of her. There is something about her story that just draws you in. I may still attempt a model, but that is a long way off; I need to learn how to draft a set of workable plans for a build from the lines plans first.
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Thanks, Ronald. My goal is to have the port side finished up this weekend, but we will see if life will allow that.
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deck planking options
KennyH78 replied to manning16's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I like the look of the holly against the cherry; but that is just my humble opinion. I like the contrast of the two woods together. Although the boxwood would give the model a nice subtle look on the other hand. As others have suggested, do some testing to see which looks better to you. -
Got the first belt on the port side finished. I think I will continue on the port side before I move onto the starboard side. So far I am happy with how it is progressing. I did have to redo some of the planks at the stern because it didn’t look right to me. I toyed with the idea of just letting it be, but ultimately decided that I can do better and that I would be happier if I just went ahead and fixed the planks. I sure am glad that I did.
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Been lurking for a while, following along silently; but I have to say that your SIB is coming along nicely. I am quite amazed as to how anyone can make a model that detailed in such a small scale and then make it fit into a bottle. Well done, Sir!
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Looking really good, JJ! Following your progress on the prototype makes it very tempting to get one of your production kits.
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Chris, she is almost ready to raise sail and get underway! Looking real good, better than mine, lol. Any thoughts on how you plan to display it when finished?
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Planking below the wales has begun. First thing I did was to line off the hull and separate the hull into 3 belts. Then I started planking the first belt on the port side. I am about half way through with this belt, it will consist of about 9-10 planks. So far I am pretty happy with how the planking is progressing.
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