Hostez

I also uploaded a compilation video,  on the progress of my cutty sark.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQaWPmASMGVXQIBkXrfEXw

Coppering in progress, i quite like the process. Its not tape, I'm laying one tile after the other. Using the plates delivered with the kit.

This is one side done.

Next i cut out the water hatches. To determine the exact location on the hull i drew a side view of the hull on see trough paper and held it against the ship.

then i marked the four corners of every hatch and drilled out most of the wood. making the frames square with a file.

Yes makes sense Rob 👍

Next i painted the inboard side of the bulwarks in mat white. I painted this first before laying the deck planks, that way i dont damage the planks with tape.

Also i wanted to paint first before cutting out the water escape hatches again to avoid having to apply masking tape to the outer black hull.

Its the first time i used an airbrush for painting, it was getting used to to control the correct flow but it turned out quite well.

So next i will cut out the hatches. While im still pressing down those rivets in the copper plates

Your copper tape looks good Rob! And indeed much faster. Maybe for a next build in the future   I was not such a fan of tape because most of the time you can see its tape

and not real plates. Tape tends to rinkle.  But your method seems to work out just fine. I guess your tape is thicker than what some other people use.

I Hammered some copper plates, now they look more like imprinted nails.  The tiles on the left are pre hammering, the ones on the right post hammering. Looks more like the real thing that way.

6 minutes ago, rwiederrich said:

I didn’t want to step on your toes, but the plate example you gave of an actual hull is more of what you’re looking for.  The nail impressions need to be imprints not headed.  
Good job

 

Rob

Im glad you told me before i glued them on, indeed lets make it look more like the real ship  

2 hours ago, rwiederrich said:

Well you don't want the nails to protrude like rivet heads.  You're doing so well....don't make that mistake.

 

Rob

Thank you for your advice Rob,  I will see if i can hammer those rivet heads down in between two metal plates, so they look more like nails.

These are the copper plates im going to use, im going to test some tiles with burnishing fluid to see how it looks good with some weathering. How would you guys prefer it? Clean polished copper or weathered? 

Hi Johnny, in this picture you see more in detail the copper plates after polishing where the nails are visible.  I got a full set of clinkered pre cut copper plates with my kit. They look realistic so im going to use those.

So! Time for another update. When i looked at old pictures of the real ship when she was still in service i saw that on the waterline and below it there were two strips guiding the copper plates. So i added those too after marking the waterline. These strips were cut from strips of deck planking and cut to shape. 

After having a final check on the hull i applied pitch black alcohol ink to paint the hull black instead of real paint. That way the wooden planking is still visible.

This i will protect with shellac later on. 

Nxt step is installing the copper plates. That will be a new adventure   Just doubting if i will weather the copper plates using burnishing fluid  or leave them fresh.

On 6/2/2024 at 3:10 PM, Rick310 said:

Beautiful planking job!!

Rick

Thanks Rick!

On 6/2/2024 at 1:25 AM, Kelp said:

The planking looks great!  This will turn into a very nice model.  
 

Don

 

Thank you Don!

On 6/1/2024 at 11:14 PM, petervisser said:

Hi Hostez,

Wow, such a beautifully planked hull. Seems a shame to hide it under paint and copper tiles. That said, a black and copper hull look fantastic! All the best going forward!

Peter

Thank you Peter

8 hours ago, schooner said:

Looking very good!

Thank you very much Tim.

And finally she is fully planked and sanded. Quite a milestone for me on this project. Next is removing the frame tops and drilling out the water drain doors.

Then i will paint the hull black and add the copper plates.

In the meantime, our son is born, im getting back at my cutty => LH side second planking completed, RH side only bottom half still to do

It looks amazing!

Thank you Johnny and Scott for the encouraging comments.

Here's my progress with the second planking so far:

SO! Now the ship is ready for the second planking:

I had to redo this process several times, applying putty, drying, sanding, reapplying putty, drying sanding... untill i was happy with the results.