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Dimitris71
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you to all for very nice comments!
I finished the deck, including treenailing and attachment of the sculpers.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you guys!
I finished the planking of the central belt of main deck.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you aviaamator .
Margin plank.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you Nigel .
Preparation before planking of the main deck.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Attaching metal parts, rudders and draught marks on the hull.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Pintles are fastened to the rudder.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you Jason!
Moldings from boxwood - yet only temporary fastening.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks to all for nice comments.
I added the top part of the planking above the wales with free space for decorative moldings.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks Greg,
you are right - not hours but days .
I finished the first part of planking above wales. This part will not be colored, so I used here the treenails.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks to all. The idea for making treenails with needle is not mine, I learned this method from russian modelers .
To rtropp: see enclosed picture - front side of the block with treenail is covered with masking tape, block is cuted off with saw. After removing tape you can easily eject treenails from the block.
After endless hours I finished the hull treenailing. Result will be more visible after waxing.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you Greg.
Although it is not historically accurate, I decided to leave the hull without copper plating. On the other hand, the whole hull will be with treenails. So I started the "mass" production of the pins (about 8,000 pieces).
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks to all for nice comments .
So after about a month of hard work is the planking of the hull under wales finally done.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks to all for nice comments.
I slowly continue with planking, about one half is done.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you Greg .
I continue with planking from the opposite side.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
So I began planking the hull. It's my first attempt planking in one layer. I'll see what happens, and depending on the result I will decide whether to make copper protection or not. I started with a few plank in keel area.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks to all .
To amateur: I wanted to build a model in scale 1:48. But due to space limitation I chose a compromise scale 1:52.
Now is the time to show the figurehead which made for me Doris (for those who do not know her work http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/854-royal-caroline-by-doris-card-1749-140/?hl=doris).I appreciate very much this assistance because my attempt would probably ended very pathetic.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
So I decided to continue on Pandora. I solved before winter whether to use color or not. Finally, the choice fell on a partially colored model and started to spray wales. On the first attempt with airbrush it does not look bad.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Probably the last work before saving Pandora to hibernate - deck in the officers cabin, gluing the main deck beams.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thank you all for nice comments .
I used usual hypodermic needle with diameter 0,8 mm (21G). Needle is carefully ground to the tip - see pictures. As wood is used pear, a necessary condition is that the wood fibers would be parallel to the needle. Is it possible to make treenails with diameter 0,45 mm (needle 0,7 mm 22G). You can see the comparison between 0,55 and 0,45 treenails in the last picture.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Lower deck - it will not be visible, but I made test how the deck will look with black paper and treenails. I made about 3500 pieces of treenails (diameter 0.55 mm), so I have a sufficient supply for any remaining deck.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Thanks everyone for the feedback regarding painting. I still have enough time for a final decision.
I soon interrupt work on Pandora and start finishing Royal Caroline. I make now only minor works from this reason - preparation of deck beams and deck planks.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Inner planking is completed now including sweep ports and holes for fixed blocks. Now I am standing before deciding whether to paint inner planking red or left it in its natural state.
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Dimitris71 reacted to marsalv in Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
Hi Nils and Dave,
thanks for compliment .
I started the inner planking - waterways, spirketting and quickwork are completed.
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