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clearway
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nearly got the first planking finished- depending how it looks after sanding and if i'm painting her might not bother with second planking - see how it goes. one weird shaped hull towards the turn of the bilge amidships Keith
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she evolves jeff Keith
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hello and thanks for likes views and comments everyone- as always they are appreciated. the fore yard has now been painted and varnished with two coats of Ronseal acrylic varnish. while working on the rope strops for the blocks on the yard i thought i would show how i go about it- not prototypical but does me! first clamp the strop to the block (poor admirals long suffering peg collection) then using sewing thread tie an overhand knot first one side then the other until at least 7 turns have been done, then tie off with a double knot and glue with P.V.A. when dried cut off any part of strop not needed and sewing thread ends then form eye by clamping again- in true t.v.fashion here's one i prepared earlier! repeat with sewing thread and ta-da after drying trim off excess not needed. take care all Keith
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if you mean the run of the gunports then yes the ports are cut into the wales as the planking run does not follow same run as the decks- some people just using varnished wood as a finish replicate the yellow/ black pattern using wales- this is not prototypical just cosmetic. hope the below pic helps.
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yep- take a peek at my hms terror and early pages of my victory log- looks a bit rough on terror but quality of planking material is not to the same standard as in your kit. Keith
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TY Scott and O.C. - before i started rigging the yards i would move victory off the workbench and onto the dining room table - walked out of my modelling room to find the cat with his back legs still on the table but the front paws on the quarter deck and his head squeezed between the mizzen stays trying to play with the quarter deck guns the little s@!t- it was interesting trying to extricate him🤔🤪🤯😱
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thanks for looking in everyone - planking continues- have dug out more strips of wood left over from billings builds as it bends easier for the stern- looks a bit rough n ready with three different thicknesses of planking but looks like i will get that tuck on the stern done😁 fingers crossed🤔. take care all Keith
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its the whales overlapping the planking- it can get confusing because the yellow lines / gunports don't follow the whales- if you look at the following pic and pay attention to the gunports you will see the top of the whale as well as the bottom of it.
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i would have gone 2mm for the chainplate, but rest a deadeye on top and make a tea/ coffee and see if you like the 3mm- you are the admiral of this ship after all😁
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sorry to hear about your health- love those old 1930s 3 island steamers- great work
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you will find planking will straighten some slight wiggles out- are you going gunports open or closed? Keith
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accents in the u.k are tricky to people over the pond- everyone thinks we talk like the queen or eastenders cast! cumbrian accent is kind of unique along with liverpudlian, lancashire, north east and yorkshire accents- watch open all hours, and james herriott series if available to get an idea of northern accents- along with ant and deck for north eastern accent😁
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you will need to sand the paint off the ply siding as this will need planked over to allow a better key for glue. Keith
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i hear you keith, i am thinking of alternatives to the aluminium as well- you need to polish it before gluing and painting though it is soft compared to brass or nickel silver sheet- bit to go before i need to think about that part though😁 Keith
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i had to do the same with the ply formers- as mentiond in blog cut and shut them till they sat with less wavy effect- when it comes to actual planking check a few different logs and images of real victory and mark out where the lower whale goes- you will have to start tapering the planking from there down - you can see the run on the stern on my victory- no blocks were used on mine but its up to you. Keith
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thanks for views and comments -used the last of the full length planks and got a couple of runs with kit supplied planks staggering the joins where it doesn't reach the stern- at 2mm thick it isn't very yeilding! looks a bit messy but should sand up o.k.🤨. take care all Keith
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhh the memories😉- hope my log helps Matthew- any questions just ask Keith
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Hi Jeff- on my terror i am going to paint the ply black on the transom then use acetate behind the frames for the panes- you could put 1mm packing strips to lift new transom away from original a little🤔. Keith
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You got there in the end with the frames Emmet i see- give the deck a sanding and let it oxidise for a few days- colour sometimes alters- for example walnut comes out of the box an ugly chocolate brown and mellows to a lovely honey colour- on the real ships though they were painted red to hide the blood! keith
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Thanks for views likes and comments everyone- because the planking strips supplied with the kit arn't long enough i dug out some left over from previous billings builds- although a bit on the rough side i did want to have full length planks for the first few runs. First i pencilled off the line where the ply bulwarks will reach too. take care all Keith
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thanks for likes views and comments folks- yes Emmet always makes for a sturdier fastening- not much happened today but did finish the foreyard and it will be painted when glue dried. take care all Keith
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looks good in situ as an alternative for construction i have read somewhere (might be harold underhill) about taking a thin wood shaving using a plane and wrapping and glueing it into a cylinder around some pipe and cutting slices off for making rim on a ships wheel. Keith
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cheers jeff - still a bit jittery about how it will turn out as i am making this up as i go along 🤔
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Thank you Keith- it will explain a few things- they might have done things with the rig on exploration ships slightly different, but i imagine the rigging for controlling the yards and sails would have followed standard naval practice- will explain them sheaves set into the bulwarks abaft the masts for example. The kevels just before the steps to the poop deck are for the topyard tyes which lowered the yard and raised it, and the two on the entry way inline with the mainmast are for the mainyard lifts. Keith
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😁well done jeff- nice job and love the stand. gets the lads on my victory to roll off a 21 gun salute Keith
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