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Sjors, very nice job on the stern ornamentation. BTW, little tush = bottom, behind, rear end- 1,616 replies
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Sal, your planking plan of attack looks great. The two test strips look like they fall perfectly on your hull.
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This is a completely outstanding build of a beautiful ship.
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Fletch, I'm glad to see some pieces coming together. I like what you have planned for the gun deck. I will be anxious to see how you do yours.
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Popeye and John, thanks for stopping by. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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John, I'm not so sure what you are worried about. Your progress looks great. The gun ports and sweep ports are right on target.
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Tim, the life rafts and park benches look great. I'm anxious to see the pics of them mounted to your ship.
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Sjors, thanks for stopping by. I'm enjoying the new toy immensely!
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The painting lines look great. The drains are perfect too.
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Sal, your planking skills are outstanding! Great job with your planking so far. I also like the simulated caulking effect you've put into this.
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Larry, for what it's worth, you can't see the seepage unless you get your camera really close, but we're all OCD or we wouldn't be doing this crazy hobby. The Tamiya tape is the only way to go in my opinion. I've had too many other issues with other brands. Hell, if they made it wide enough I'd use it to paint the trim in my living room.
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Just catching up on your build log JP. The planking is looking great!
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George and Larry, thanks for taking the time to stop by. George, I usually just have my iPhone on shuffle and that plays to a bluetooth speaker. Last night I was getting a heavier bit of Led Zeppelin than normal. Larry, who needs popcorn when there's beer? Since I am a homebrewer there is always plenty on hand at my build log. By this weekend I should have all of the stern framing in place.
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Thanks for the likes and encouragement! It really helps. There are pictures tonight! Woohooooo!!!! I took a picture of an early Christmas gift. The Proxxon table circular saw will be incredibly useful in getting those perfectly cut pieces of wood (ie. planking) The other pictures are of the three stern timbers I have mounted so far. They may not look like much but I'm incredibly proud of designing my own pieces and fitting them onto my ship like they were perfectly cut puzzle pieces. My measurements are lining up well and things are falling (snugly) into place. Tonight's post is brought to you by Led Zeppelin and Kenny Loggins.
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Great colors Larry! Are you using Tamiya tape? I've also seen people have a lot of luck with preventing bleed by using a wax tape.
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Fletch, on with your build then! I'll definitely be tuning in to the coming years to hear about your scratch build.
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Rich, your shrouds and ratlines look great. I'm wondering where they got the idea for the bentnick shrouds to be lashed to a collar on the mast.
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Fletch, your findings are consistent with what I experienced. I did pick one side and go with it though. I realized that I would be applying some filler wood to some of my bulkheads anyhow. As far as fairing the hull goes. I typically eyeball it and go with what feels right when I lay a test plank down. From what I have copied and redrawn and redesigned I plan eventually on scratching the United States out of these plans.
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John, your stern fillers are great. Your gun ports and sweep ports are fantastic too. I think all of us had to add filler pieces to our bulkheads to get the hull planking to lay right. You're doing an outstanding job.
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Great job on the penthouse suites! Those will look great with some paint.
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Bob, as always, your work is exemplary. Happy holidays to you and your family as well.
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Fletch, I've got some filler blocks to make, that's for sure. I think I'm going to make regular filler blocks for below the stern's framing for now so I can get to the planking to strengthen everything. I plan on this order: 1) Basic stern framing 2) Waterways and decking 3) Hull planking 4) Gunports and galleries. I'm still toying with the idea of interior lighting. I think it would look cool to see at night time. I have decided that I will completely plank the deck and any detail would have to be viewed through windows. "Why bother then?" you ask. To practice for future scratch builds with non-planked hulls.
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George, thanks for the positive comments. Fletch, in fact I will do my best to fully model the entire gundeck including the Captain's quarters. Hopefully this won't be a build log on how not to do it.
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Here are five of the seven total stern timbers cut out. These are the center five. The two most outboard timbers are shorter. These five are supposed to be 7/32" thick so I had to laminate two 1/8" pieces per timber. They need their final thickness sanding, notched for the deck beams and then they get their final dimensions and get installed. Please please please please, feel free to jump in with comments if something doesn't look right.
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