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One problem came to the surface: back in 2015 when i planked the first half, at the stern and bow section i didnt cut deep enough into the keel so the planks would be flush with the keel.
I first sanded the planks down, but then they became too thin to provide a solid background for the second planking. SO i could only remove that section of planking, cut deeper into the keel and reapply new planking in those areas:
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I had to take some time to think about how i was going to plank the stern. The instructions say just to put vertical planks. But on the real ship to upper edge of the stern is straight up , the inclined planks only start below that upper edge. So i constructed 2 extra frames on which i could attach a bended plank from left to right.
I left it in water first, and dry fitted so it would take the correct curvature of the hull. Then glued it afterwards in place.
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Hi all,
After some time into the build i decided to create a build log of my progress on the sergal cutty sark 1:78.
This is the first wooden ship model i am building, so everything is new to me and this forum was and is a blessing
to me to learn all the tips and tricks of building ship models. The sergal kit comes with very little instructions, only
about 4 pages of text without pictures, and a lot of real size plans. Not ideal for a beginner like me so im getting the "know
how" else where. I also bought the Campbell drawings of the real ship, which help me to add detail.
I started this kit in 2015, but after planking one side of the ship it stayed untouched on my shelf for about 6 years.
Suddely i felt an urge to continue the build, and i did not stop since. Its going very slowly due to working a full time job.
SO hope you enjoy this build log, and im looking forward learning from all of you fellow ship builders.
CUTTY SARK by Hostez - Sergal - 1:78
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1851 - 1900
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Thank you very much Tim.