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clearway
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you will get there Emmet- if looking for the terror build its in the 1801-1850 section😁 Keith -
welcome to the terror club, dont forget to sand back to bare wood when adding fittings to decks. Keith
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for the second planking Emmet you will get an idea of forming the tuck from my terror walnut 2nd layer as it contrasts with the 1st planking. Keith
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HI Emmet it was because the planking was rough cut and full of knots just felted and battened it (you guys might call it tar paper) as it isn't seen from the house garden on that wall and all good. Sod's law but during lockdown we had one of the warmest driest spring / early summers for years, now the hotels and bars are allowed to open it's never stopped raining! Glad to hear you are getting the hang of the planking😁. Keith
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i have the occre beagle as well in my stash- my advice is get a copies of books on modelling ships (plenty of 2nd hand ones around) which will give you a better idea than occre videos- also there are a gazillion build logs on here for tips🤓- i learnt by building a couple of the easier billings boats kits and reading books on the subject. Keith
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Thanks for likes views and comments everyone- work continues with the walnut planking including the sternpost- this side nearly done bar a few stealers and planks right above propeller well and about half dozen planks to go on the other. Take care all Keith
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i loop the shroud around the mast then tie them using black sewing thread thread and glue the knot with P.V.A and trim when dried alternate starboard then port then starboard again etc etc. then when all done i use a homemade spacer and tie the deadeyes in place starting in same order i rigged shrouds. there is a pic of the deadeye spacer on my victory log. hope this makes sense😁. Keith
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Ty David and Emmet - we have had pretty good weather here til now for a change but it's now making up for it! found my winter messy workshop wall on the weather side needs either a 2nd skin or something because it gets damp on the inside of the planks when heavy rain and wind. Keith
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ty for the comments and likes everyone- blue ensign- yes i like the research side of things and the other keith (keiths) has been a great help along with matthew betts build log- long live the little terrors😁. Geowolf- that is why i have replaced the kit supplied very thin splintery veneer with 0.5 mm x 4mm walnut strip which will allow a bit of sanding back. Keith
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Thank you Keith- i have a natural distrust of ca glue for plank work - even though you can get a tight joint the wood can actually splinter away with bits of the parent surface still attached🤪. don't know if you can get it over in Canada but i use evo-stick interior wood adhesive which has a fairly fast "grab" time and is set in about 6 hours which is a lot faster than P.V.A. but you do have to be fairly quick in forming the bond (couple of minutes). As an aside has anybody else noticed spell checkers arn't familiar with nautical terms for ships furniture- been teaching my samsung galaxy phoneand think it's getting to grips😁 Keith
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work slowly progressing on the 2nd walnut planking- using white wood glue as opposed to contact adhesive thus only a few planks at a time and the dressmakers pins😁. also fitted the garboard plank. take care all keith
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back in the shipyard due to bad weather again- got the clewlines and lifts belayed for the fore topyard then can start on the fore t'gallant. take care all- just hope the rain remembers to stop - cumbria is the wettest area in england- suppose thats why its called the lake district and not the dried up riverbed district! Keith
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HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft
clearway replied to Helli's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
looking good - tearing off the old shrouds must have hurt a little, but replacements look a lot better. i nearly bought the caldercraft victory but the price was wayyyyyyyy too much despite the excellent detail😁 Keith -
for weathering the lifeboat try a couple of washes of diluted grey paint to tone down the effect? Keith
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Thanks for the views and likes everyone. Thankyou geowolf and your english is very good. Back in the shipyard and continued with the second planking. The counter was planked with walnut and will be sanded back when rest of planking finished on the "tuck" still trying to work out best way to tackle the run onto the sternpost🤔. Take care all Keith
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back in the shipyard due to bad weather- this new set-up with the build logs is taking some getting used to- getting to like it though🤨 rigged the fore topyard sheets and clewlines , but not belayed yet. take care all Keith
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due to continued showers through the day had a little time in the shipyard and got some of the walnut planking added below the shroud protector- getting a feel how the finish will look. take care all. Keith
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thinking about strengthening the bulwarks- how about using thick card without the corrugations glued to the frames ?
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😁good idea about reducing the hole size- them new belaying pins look a lot more realistic, and as we know from the wreck shot the belaying pins are a brass alloy - still freaks me out because they look like they have only been underwater a week or so! Keith
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No problem Keith- we are experiencing massive delays with the u.k. postal system because they can't cram the staff into the sorting office due to "social distancing/ safe space rules" at the moment so are having to work with 30% of the staff doing 100% of the work. except for the mizzen build the masts as occre describe but with the squared tops to the masts and i will most likely scratch new tops as the ones in the kit are too small due to having 2mm wide rim added- i will make them to the different shape and add a finer rim on top so deadeyes are at the edge- will do the mizzen as fore and main but with just the crosstrees and trestle trees. i will also be scratching the trees for the top mast as i dont like using ply for them (same with mizzen) probably out of walnut or basswood as they will be painted white. Keith
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looking nice and smooth- don't worry if some of the planklines show through after top coat and varnish as they do on the real thing- it's more about getting rid of the oversize wood grain effect. Keith
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all sailing ships had the tops of the masts squared at the tops where they doubled- i make the top including crosstrees and trestletrees then trim the top of the mast , first with a knife then fine tune till the top is a nice fit- you will need to carry the flat down the sides for the cheeks and the two pieces of flat timber that run so far down each side- it shows some of what i did earlier in my victory log- also see below which shows varios styles of top through the ages. i think terrors will be like the top one fig D Keith
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