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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Cuda1949 in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Completed basic planking so now to add bulwarks.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
I am continuing to make progress with planking the hull. I am soaking each plank about 2 hours. My "soaker is a capped 1 inch PVC pipe filled with water. I have two so I can soak about 10 to 12 planks at a time. I live in So. California and it has been about 95F lately so I have to work quickly. The planks dry out in about 10 to 15 minutes.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Cuda1949 in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
With the deck planking almost completed (I only have to simulate the tree nails); I move on the hull planking. The wood provided has a cross grain at about 30 degrees so it wants to splinter when bent. I am soaking for about an hour which gives me about 20 minutes work time. Since the hull will be painted and coppered; the planking does not have to be pretty.....just shaped correctly and smooth. I am using a CA gel to affix to the bulkheads.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from rowand in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
With the deck planking almost completed (I only have to simulate the tree nails); I move on the hull planking. The wood provided has a cross grain at about 30 degrees so it wants to splinter when bent. I am soaking for about an hour which gives me about 20 minutes work time. Since the hull will be painted and coppered; the planking does not have to be pretty.....just shaped correctly and smooth. I am using a CA gel to affix to the bulkheads.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from GrantGoodale in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
With the deck planking almost completed (I only have to simulate the tree nails); I move on the hull planking. The wood provided has a cross grain at about 30 degrees so it wants to splinter when bent. I am soaking for about an hour which gives me about 20 minutes work time. Since the hull will be painted and coppered; the planking does not have to be pretty.....just shaped correctly and smooth. I am using a CA gel to affix to the bulkheads.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from leginseel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Continued with the planking of the rear and main decks. This is a long model, measuring almost 24" in length and 6" wide. My decking plank are 4 mm wide and 120mm long. This is going to take quite a few evenings work.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from tasmanian in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Continued with the planking of the rear and main decks. This is a long model, measuring almost 24" in length and 6" wide. My decking plank are 4 mm wide and 120mm long. This is going to take quite a few evenings work.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from ccoyle in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Completed. After three month of work I declared the project completed. I know that this has not been a detailed log of construction steps but I am pround that I brought this log to its completion. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to send me email.
To any one thinking of building this kit. The die cut parts fit. The wood is in good shape (but they have it measured down to the last inch so be careful with your cuts). When done it makes a really neat conversation piece.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Snoepert in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Moved on to building ladders (3) and rails (a bunch). This is a job consisting of cutting lots of little pieces and using sand paper to sand each wooden part to the proper length. There is also a little brass wire bending.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from JPAM in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Continued with the planking of the rear and main decks. This is a long model, measuring almost 24" in length and 6" wide. My decking plank are 4 mm wide and 120mm long. This is going to take quite a few evenings work.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Well I took the plunge and purchased the Cutty Sark by AL. This looks like a very complicated build so I am hoping that I am not getting in over my head. The materials in the kit look very good but I will update everyone further as I go along.
I am going to head over to Amazon and see if there are any books about the Cutty Sark with lots of good pictures. I visited the museum website and they offer a book; but it might take a few weeks to reach me from from the UK.
I want to put down my "building philosophy" so you can better understand some of the decisions I will make as I move along. First....have fun. I love working with my hands and this looks like a lot of hand work will be involved. Two....I will never reach the skill level to build "museum quality". This model will end up in my house and the quality I look for is enough to make me happy and get my guests oooh and aah. Three....have fun.
First photo, the box and its contents.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Just purchased the AL Cutty Sark kit. Hope to start a build log soon. Hope I didn't get in over my head on this one.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Completed. After three month of work I declared the project completed. I know that this has not been a detailed log of construction steps but I am pround that I brought this log to its completion. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to send me email.
To any one thinking of building this kit. The die cut parts fit. The wood is in good shape (but they have it measured down to the last inch so be careful with your cuts). When done it makes a really neat conversation piece.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from cristikc in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Moved on to building ladders (3) and rails (a bunch). This is a job consisting of cutting lots of little pieces and using sand paper to sand each wooden part to the proper length. There is also a little brass wire bending.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
The next step was to glue the main deck to the keel. This is when you can carefully align the keel and straighten any warps. Once that was done, I then sanded the edges of each bulkhead to make sure that the planking will lie smoothly along the sides of the hull.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
After the bulkheads were glued to the keel, there were four "sub-decks" that I planked and glued into place.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from dave teel in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
The following photos cover the first week of building. First is attaching all the bulkheads to the keel and getting everything lined up and straight. You notice that I cut a bunch of wood triangles which are into the structure to ensure that the bulkheads stay at 90 degrees to the keel.
First I fitted all the bulkheads to the keel and made sure that they would slide into the pre-cut slots.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from NenadM in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
I have looked at your log and I think the photos of the Cutty Sark you have provided will be useful. I did order the museum guidebook from Amazon. It is described as having quite a few detail photos.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from EJ_L in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
I have looked at your log and I think the photos of the Cutty Sark you have provided will be useful. I did order the museum guidebook from Amazon. It is described as having quite a few detail photos.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from clearway in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Now I can begin planking. This will take some time. I use a permanent marker along the edge of each plank to simulate caulking. The nails are done with a pin and a very sharp pencil. When I get farther along I will use a single edge razor as a scrapper.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from EJ_L in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
The next step was to glue the main deck to the keel. This is when you can carefully align the keel and straighten any warps. Once that was done, I then sanded the edges of each bulkhead to make sure that the planking will lie smoothly along the sides of the hull.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from EJ_L in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
After the bulkheads were glued to the keel, there were four "sub-decks" that I planked and glued into place.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from EJ_L in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
The following photos cover the first week of building. First is attaching all the bulkheads to the keel and getting everything lined up and straight. You notice that I cut a bunch of wood triangles which are into the structure to ensure that the bulkheads stay at 90 degrees to the keel.
First I fitted all the bulkheads to the keel and made sure that they would slide into the pre-cut slots.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from EJ_L in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
Well I took the plunge and purchased the Cutty Sark by AL. This looks like a very complicated build so I am hoping that I am not getting in over my head. The materials in the kit look very good but I will update everyone further as I go along.
I am going to head over to Amazon and see if there are any books about the Cutty Sark with lots of good pictures. I visited the museum website and they offer a book; but it might take a few weeks to reach me from from the UK.
I want to put down my "building philosophy" so you can better understand some of the decisions I will make as I move along. First....have fun. I love working with my hands and this looks like a lot of hand work will be involved. Two....I will never reach the skill level to build "museum quality". This model will end up in my house and the quality I look for is enough to make me happy and get my guests oooh and aah. Three....have fun.
First photo, the box and its contents.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Elijah in Cutty Sark 1869 by rcmdrvr - Artesania Latina
I have looked at your log and I think the photos of the Cutty Sark you have provided will be useful. I did order the museum guidebook from Amazon. It is described as having quite a few detail photos.
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