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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 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 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 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
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 EJ_L 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 Elijah 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 Scottish Guy in For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
This is an interesting thread. I think one of the success resources this site provides is the log. I allows the experts to make their posts and show us beginners how many aspects of the build are accomplished. It also allows us beginners to make our posts and seek advice on the model shipbuilding process. As I research my future subjects on this site I find that some builders attract very little attention to their logs while others become rather lengthy with many builders "pulling up a chair to follow along". How do these logs become so attractive. I guess I am asking is what does a log require in order to attract attention and the resulting comments. Put another way, what constitutes a good log.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Elijah 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 Elijah 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 Farbror Fartyg 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 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 John Allen in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted to this build log. I have now added the wheel house to the model. The wheel house itself was quite straight-forward. Build a box, plank and stain. The windows and doors took a little effort; but turned out alright.
The ramps leading out of the wheel house to the 3rd deck were a bit of a challenge but I think they turned out OK. The kit supplied 3 scalloped brass strips to form a border around the 3rd deck. For some reason, mine did not reach fully around and left a 3 inch gap which I could not figure out how to hide with the ramps. In frustration I tossed the brass strips and built a wooden railing around the 3rd deck. Not "scale" but I think still adds to the model.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from John Allen in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
After planking, I attached the second deck to the main deck structures using epoxy and clamping. Clamping is necessary because the deck builds flat but must attached to curved structures.
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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 CaptainSteve in For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
This is an interesting thread. I think one of the success resources this site provides is the log. I allows the experts to make their posts and show us beginners how many aspects of the build are accomplished. It also allows us beginners to make our posts and seek advice on the model shipbuilding process. As I research my future subjects on this site I find that some builders attract very little attention to their logs while others become rather lengthy with many builders "pulling up a chair to follow along". How do these logs become so attractive. I guess I am asking is what does a log require in order to attract attention and the resulting comments. Put another way, what constitutes a good log.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from pirozzi in For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
This is an interesting thread. I think one of the success resources this site provides is the log. I allows the experts to make their posts and show us beginners how many aspects of the build are accomplished. It also allows us beginners to make our posts and seek advice on the model shipbuilding process. As I research my future subjects on this site I find that some builders attract very little attention to their logs while others become rather lengthy with many builders "pulling up a chair to follow along". How do these logs become so attractive. I guess I am asking is what does a log require in order to attract attention and the resulting comments. Put another way, what constitutes a good log.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Canute in For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
This is an interesting thread. I think one of the success resources this site provides is the log. I allows the experts to make their posts and show us beginners how many aspects of the build are accomplished. It also allows us beginners to make our posts and seek advice on the model shipbuilding process. As I research my future subjects on this site I find that some builders attract very little attention to their logs while others become rather lengthy with many builders "pulling up a chair to follow along". How do these logs become so attractive. I guess I am asking is what does a log require in order to attract attention and the resulting comments. Put another way, what constitutes a good log.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Snoepert in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Next came the smoke stacks. These were tougher to build than I though. First the painting. I sanded, prime and sanded again. Then the coat of black paint. Looked pretty good until I went to install the brass rings. The radius of the smoke stack dowel exceed the radius of the brass rings. I had to cut the rings and "slip" them down the dowel. They scratched the black paint. I glued them in position and then repainted. The bracing between the smokestacks and the tops took a little filing and priming before painting. All-in-all, I think this model is beginning to shape up. Now it is on the railing.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Mike Dowling in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Next came the smoke stacks. These were tougher to build than I though. First the painting. I sanded, prime and sanded again. Then the coat of black paint. Looked pretty good until I went to install the brass rings. The radius of the smoke stack dowel exceed the radius of the brass rings. I had to cut the rings and "slip" them down the dowel. They scratched the black paint. I glued them in position and then repainted. The bracing between the smokestacks and the tops took a little filing and priming before painting. All-in-all, I think this model is beginning to shape up. Now it is on the railing.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Cathead in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted to this build log. I have now added the wheel house to the model. The wheel house itself was quite straight-forward. Build a box, plank and stain. The windows and doors took a little effort; but turned out alright.
The ramps leading out of the wheel house to the 3rd deck were a bit of a challenge but I think they turned out OK. The kit supplied 3 scalloped brass strips to form a border around the 3rd deck. For some reason, mine did not reach fully around and left a 3 inch gap which I could not figure out how to hide with the ramps. In frustration I tossed the brass strips and built a wooden railing around the 3rd deck. Not "scale" but I think still adds to the model.
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