Mike Dowling
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Well fans!! I have for a change had quite a good day. It has been glorious Scottish Spring sunshine all day so I managed to get outside to do the sanding. Captain Al had recommended a good tool for me which must have saved me a very long time. It still took a long time. So, the beast had been sanded mechanically and then once by hand. A tiny amount of filler was required I am proud to say before a fine hand sanding again. The whole hull has now also been painted with watered down PVA to seal it and make it even stronger than it already was. It must have been pretty strong to deal with the machine sanding!! Next stage whenever is to mark out where the first second plank has to go. The lovely, wonderful, oh so helpful instructions are quite specific but be assured ship mates it will be in line with the top deck in a nice gentle curve!!! Just a thought when you have finished admiring my pictures (!!!) would anyone like to suggest the best method for sticking on the second planking? I still think it looks like a zeppelin!!
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Thanks Danny.
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Dan, if you don't mind my asking, were did you get the figures for your model?
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You are quite right Dom. The one thing they have in common is the name!!!
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Thanks very much Antony, at least I covered the hull. I will try very hard to make it look more pleasing and accurate when I do the second layer. I think it will be a nice model when finished if ever I get that far. I am surprised that the interior is completely different from the AL version but I seem to be the only person trying the OcCre version. It looks as though you like these big beasties as well, the only trouble is that mistakes are bigger as well! Anyway, many thanks for your interest and comments.
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Brilliant model, well done Sir.
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Thanks Dom, the up - down bit was due to the original error, as in following the instructions!!! Even taking some planks off was not enough to correct it but I wasn't going to take them all off and start again. I will certainly be doing the second planking differently but at least I should have a smooth solid surface to work on for that.
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Well, after a bit of a pause here is an update. The first layer of planking except for the transom is done!!!! I have lots of tidying up to do, plank under the transom, cut and add the bow blocks. Then loads of sanding to smooth everything down before trying to plank it properly next time!!!
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I would love to know how you get all this done so fast! You must spend all day at it! Glad to see you have ordered your next challenge though.
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It was the Scottish Maid that was given to me as a present and half the wood was missing from a sealed box!
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Very good! Did you have to soak those beasties or were they flexible enough not to have to?
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Thank you for that. I would revise my last post as, to be honest, I wouldn't buy a thing from AL. I have had serious difficulties with them over parts not supplied in a sealed box kit. A friend of mine has also had big problems with his model. If you can get over the dreadful instructions I would go for the OcCre kit and now, I am glad I did!
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I was bought the AL Scottish Maid as a Christmas present. I can't tell you how disappointed I was to find that the instructions were appalling for a start but, most seriously, all the dark wood content of the boat, mostly walnut for the second planking but a great deal more was totally absent from a sealed box. I emailed time and time again to AL who offered to supply the missing wood if I paid for it but refused to accept it was their error. I will never buy an AL kit now of any description and would seriously suggest that no one else does either. I have had a lot of dealings with OcCre which I gather was started by AL employees. I now understand why!! They are more than helpful when you email them. I have done a lot of their kits (non-boat) which have been excellent in quality and instruction. Having said that I am building their open sided Bounty at the moment. The quality remains good but the instructions are awful but, even so I would recommend them way over AL. Hope this is helpful to somebody.
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Hi there, How are you getting along, both health and boat wise?
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And there was me thinking that us Scottish dwellers were in trouble for drinking too much!!! Maybe it's a side effect of planking!!!
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Not a bad bit of planking Dom! Still keeping an eye on you you see!!
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Simulated caulking
Mike Dowling replied to Nirvana's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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All that weight says something for the strength of your model!! Well done for all your fixes and I do hope your deck dries OK.
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Many thanks for those, in fact without realising it I have been trying a few techniques without really meaning to. At least this first layer is turning out to be a learning experience!!!
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Woh there fella!!! Not even close to a second layer yet but, when I get there I was thinking of doing exactly what you just said and don't even begin to tell me 'I told you so' or any of that 'here we go again' stuff!!!! (Only joking but I'll bet that had you going for a micro second - tee hee!) Also, no you dare not, you wouldn't like what they tell me to do at all!!
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The 'covering' of the hull with strips of wood is coming along very slowly. There is absolutely no way that I would describe what I am doing as planking. Suffice to say that I will need a great deal of help regarding 'lining', start point etc etc when it comes to covering up with a second layer.
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Don't be dismayed - you should see the state of my hull !!! Actually, you shouldn't, you would be totally ashamed of you student!!! Happy Easter anyway.
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Oh I just love it!!!
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I don't believe that you can be serious about bevelling 0.6mm Planks!
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