Chuck Seiler
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John, It's a small step from kit building to kit bashing and just a little stroll from there to scratch building. You may not be ready to scratch build another VICTORY in a few years, but perhaps a schooner. Some day the scratch bug will get ya. I couldn't do it without my trusty Byrnes Saw, but other than that, my exotic equipment include a dremel and an exacto knife. I look forward to your build log. Chuck -
John, If I understand you correctly, you want to get strip wood 24", 30", whatever, and then cut them into individual smaller planks around 5" or so. Is that right? Obviously the final length of the plank will be dictated by the bulkhead or frame location, but at least 1 plank per strake will probably be shorter than your ideal plank length. This will be due to: 1. Not every strake will be an even multiple of your ideal plank length. 2. Staggering of butt joints will result in a short plank in the bow, or stern, or both. Chuck
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Its that last plank that is a bear...or the well fed boa constrictor, in my case.
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John, I am having trouble seeing why you would need any piece of wood over 24 inches when dealing with 1/90 scale. If my calculations are correct, that is 180 scale feet.
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...sez Leonardo diVinci.
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Bob, Very impressive. Back to the Longboat?
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Robbyn, I had the same issues with the painted waterline as you did. I disagree that it is a horizontal line. Due to the fact that it is on a surface that is a compound curve, it is ONLY a straight line when you look at it with your eyes at the waterline level. Otherwise, it appears non-straight. I was able to mark my waterline with a super high-tech waterline marker (see my build log). Once it was marked, but before painted, I sank the model up to the waterline in a tin of sugar. The waterline was correct. I did the same after it was painted. Waterline correct. Sure didn't LOOK correct. I think this is why I like the SULTANA where the whites tuff is not painted below the waterline, rather it is below the wale. It is visually pleasing. The other option is to NOT paint below the waterline. I would think that this would unbalance the visual of the model, with a lot of plain on the bottom and a lot of fancy on top. However, one of the San Diego fleet was not painted below the waterline...and it looked fine.
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Toni You better get Dan in gear. The San Diego fleet has at least 3 complete on the west coast and 1 on the east coast, with 2 more complete by August or September. By then we can arm up the fleet, sail in your general direction and overwhelm you. Dan, Welcome to the group. Toni and Bob have great build logs and great examples for you to follow.
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Mike, Looks great. I am leaning towards my standard oak wood/golden oak stain base and moulding but I worry that the color is wrong. I will look closer at out next community build meeting.
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Maury, What changes did you make?
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I think the Longboat would look GREAT coppered.
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Are there any issues with the MOROPE stretching out of shape over time?
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Robbyn, One option for planking to consider is the "garboard to sheer" option. BobF and Toni Levine did this with great success. Starting at the garboard and working your way to the sheer strake as opposed to doing 2 at the top, 2 at the bottom and working your way to the middle, as Chuck has it in the instructions. I say this because I had all sorts of trouble with the final plank. (Of course if I had measured better, I may not have had the trouble.) Using a bit of wood filler and keeping it below the waterline so I could paint over it was my salvation in that regard. By doing this, however, you have to come up with some method to support the upper bulkheads until the planking is complete. Easy peasy.
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Oh yeah/....Welcommen to the build.....
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Robbyn, Before you get started in earnest, I would STRONGLY recommend drilling a small hole down the top of the stem piece and inserting a small treenail/down/peg. Because of the way the grain runs, this part is very fragile and is prone to breaking off. Option 2: Glue a long piece of thread to it so you can find it when it breaks off.
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I had a lot of trouble with the strake or two north of the garboard strake. In retrospect, edge bending like Chuck and BobF did would have helped significantly. I loop forward to see your progress.
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I was mistaken. I used Pau Marfin, not Boxwood. It edge bends easier.
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I used boxwood as well. I did not have any issues with the sheer strake, although I may have had to slightly spile the one below. However, given the problems I had with the planking in general, I will defer to you ad Toni.
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Mike, Looking good. I see Hewitt talked you into putting the horse below the tiller.
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My point was that I was doing alot of building (although not as much as I would like) and not very much photo documenting of same. Altho, I admit that photo quality was a bit better. You may not see it here, but if you blow it up it is noticable.
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Maury, Welcome to the build!!!! I am surprised you said you spiled the top planks. IIRC the top (sheer) plank goes in as is-unspiled. I do not recall doing anything special for plank 2 either.
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Bob, Many thanks. I will experiment with my current project. Since it will have inner planking as well, any glitches can be forgiven.
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Thanks Bob. This could help in another project I am working on. I will experiment with what I have...and keep an eye open for other options.
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Bob/Toni, Are those Harbor Freight sanding disks or dremel?
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