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Okay, I got the third plank down in place, (And learned how to make my font bigger). And noticed my wine glass in the picture...
 
So now my planking is coming together and I have to figure how to fill the gap.
 

 
One big fat plank or two (or three). So I did some measuring with various size planks; checked how they laid, and decided there would be less stress if I did it in sections. So I placed this short piece in place, cut it, soaked  it in hot water and presently have it drying. Meanwhile, cutting the continuation and have it under the hot water faucet. (I hope I'm not getting myself in too much trouble here...)
 

 
 

So, I’m still a beginner; but I’m having fun. So I’ll post my mistakes, just to let you other beginners know, you’re not alone.
 
I thought I was running out of this particular board size; and as I said, it’s not a real boat I’d be sailing, so I selected a larger plank and laid it on. (Cover more ground, get the planking done and get to the next phase).
 
Perhaps I’m not a purest, but my son’s suggestion (he got me into building models) of getting kits that have the hull done, wasn’t appealing. And I enjoyed the idea I could deviate from the plans, as I did when working or real (full size) boats.
 
Anyway, I rubber banded it to the center of the ship and let the end lay natural, which curved up and over the previous upper planks. A few pencil marks and cuts and trims, and it’s off to soaking in the hot water faucet. Then, without glue, lay it on to dry.
 
Yea, it looks like a rubber band mess, but with no glue, I have time to be sure it would dry in place. Clamps would fall off, and rubber bands would snap and clips would shoot across the room. But, that’s boat building.
 

 
Even after this picture, I would quickly bite off a small piece of wood and stuff it under a rubber band, just to press in the planks. Less sanding in the long run. So as this mess is drying, I’m writing this.
 
This sure is fun. But then, I’m in my 80’s and I can’t go out in this virous or it will kill me. (I have CLL and no immune system).
 
I hope these large photos aren’t taking too much room for this site. (I’ll make a donation in hopes of forgiveness).
 

Letting the plank lay as they will, (doing away with “edge-bend” as Gunther mentioned) I had the tops planks narrow toward bow and stern. So I cut and sanded to be flat with the deck. (For some reason the photo I wanted kept loading upside down, even when I went back and  inverted the original, so I loaded this one). Anyway, the plank got narrower toward the bow and stern.
 

 
 
I did one plank a day. I’d lay it on the ship and let it lay as it would, without extra stress of edge-bend. Marked and cut – usually being narrow toward the ends of the ship. Then I placed one end of the plank in the faucet of the washtub with a rubber band and the other end in the drain and slowly ran hot water over it for a half-hour. Big time boats steam their planks.
 
After half an hour, I’ve take the wet plank and put it in place. I’d rubber band and clamp and bit off pieces of wood to stick under rubber bands and once in place, let it dry.
 
After a glass of wine (and a little poker online) and a nap – about 4 hours – I’d remove the clamps and rubber bands at one end of the dried plank and ‘pop’ the plank loose. (Elmer’s from the previous gluing would cause it to stick). I’d smear Elmer’s on that end and re-rubber-band it back and then do the other end. Elmer’s, rather than yellow glue was slower and let me work with the board longer.
 

 
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Thanks Gunther. Yea, I looked at a lot of planking videos and instructions. It’s a 3D world I’ve had trouble with. My first project, as I pointed out on the first post, was a 18th Century Longboat  and many years ago I build a real canoe with one inch by ¼ redwood strips. With my longboat I was able to sand my way out of trouble, but the hull got mighty thin in some places.
 
My second project was Sloup Coquillier  that was supposed to be double hull and painted, but in real life only. So I took the easy route with single planking and putty. But I’m still learning.
 
This project blueprints (white actually) were apparently the actual plans for the real boat, but numbers changed for miniature, and had very good overlay shapes for each plank. Being I’m not having to actually sail it, I’ve taken structural liberties I could not take on a real boat.

I've seen a few pictures of this on the Facebook page, but nice to see you posting it here.   Seems like it's been quite some time since your last update, I hope you haven't given up on this project, or posting it here!

Stage: Hull Construction
Build instructions: 85 & 86
Task: Stern 2nd Planking
Parts: N/A
Time Spent: 24 hours
Status: Complete
Build Notes:
I have finally completed the 2nd planking. It did not turn out to be neat and tidy as Jim’s pre-production model, but it is not too bad. The rabbet was a great help with the planking.
 

 

 

 

 I marked the position of the waterline using my Amati tool and then, using some 1mm tape followed the marked line and then double checked the waterline position using Amati tool and plan drawing.
 

 
 I plan to apply filler (Ronseal RSLMPWFN100G 100g Multi-Purpose Natural Wood Filler) below the water line and sand to get a flat even surface. Once I am happy that the lower hull is smooth I can proceed with the next phase of the build which is to remove the temporary beams, pre bend the Inner Bulwark Patterns (193, 194), fit the Fore and Aft Deck Patterns and fit all of the Inner Bulwark Patterns (193, 194 & 195).

Best wishes for everything to go smoothly!

Best wishes for everything to go smoothly!

Thank you for your interest and all the likes. Yes, there are a bunch of new kits coming which will bring the hobby to a new level. I‘m going to a endocrine surgery tomorrow, so I will be off modeling for some days but hopefully will continue the build before Christmas. Stay tuned ... and stay safe.

It took me four months to redecorate my workshop, and then I made some tools of my own and put off the construction of the hull. For those of you who care about the progress of the ship, I'm sorry. Should be back on track by the end of the year....

Going to be following along with you on this one.  I really love that we have been starting to see quality kits that allow people to build true POF construction from at least a couple companies.  The future seems bright for the hobby!

Going to be following along with you on this one.  I really love that we have been starting to see quality kits that allow people to build true POF construction from at least a couple companies.  The future seems bright for the hobby!

Going to be following along with you on this one.  I really love that we have been starting to see quality kits that allow people to build true POF construction from at least a couple companies.  The future seems bright for the hobby!

Going to be following along with you on this one.  I really love that we have been starting to see quality kits that allow people to build true POF construction from at least a couple companies.  The future seems bright for the hobby!

Some more progress. I have installed the transom support, this will supply enough glue surface for the finished transom piece later. Also made the cabin false deck and all profiled sheer rail stripes.

Thank you guys. The gunport-pattern has been installed, it is slightly smaller that the one on the plan. Now I‘m ready for first planking which will be done with 1,5 mm x 5 mm basswood strips. Now the shape of the hull can already be imagined...

Some of my jig parts are warped too. I didn‘t use the supplied parts for the bottom, instead I glued B1 and B2 onto  a 1,5mm plywood sheet I had in stock and fixed that assembly onto a heavy MDF-Board with 12 screws. 

The keel is finally assembled. Removing the laser char took most of the time. Test-fit into the slots of the building board...passed 😉
 

 

 

 

 

Started to clean the keel parts and dry-fit them on a flat surface. As the laser cuts with an angle, the sides have to be carefully sanded to get them orthogonal to the surface. Will continue tomorrow...
 

 
@JJT I use a chemical blackening from a German company called Krick. The parts have to be threatened with cleaning petrol first (to remove fat and fingerprints) and then cleaned with distilled water. Then the parts can be threatened with the  Krick „Brüniermittel“. It is heat activated (more temperature means faster blackening) and the colour depth is depending on how long you put it into the chemistry. After another cleaning with water the parts are ready to use. Very easy application. Works with copper as well.

For comparison: The upper one is the supplied 2-pounder and below a 4-pounder gun barrel which will be used for the Badger - both 1:48 scale. I believe these long low-caliber guns were called ‚falconet‘ - a kind of sharpshooting gun. Not able to penetrate any ship’s hull but able to target crew members.

I also started to chemically colour the brass parts. These are brass casting parts that need some post processing. The gun barrels for example are nicely detailed but had to be sanded, drilled and to be bend to shape. Now they are ready for installation (which won‘t be done soon). BTW they seem to be largely oversized for 2-pounders but matches the ones shown in the Le Coureur Manual and plans from Ancre that has arrived meanwhile. Stay tuned...

Construction has begun with a little delay. First thing I did was to clean the sheets that contain the keel parts. I sanded all laser char off with a 240 grit sandpaper. That reduced the thickness only by 1/100 mm. Then I carefully released all needed parts from the sheets. The keel goes together like a puzzle, there is no risk of confusion any parts as their location is determined by their shape. Next up is to clean the sides and to assemble the keel.

 

 

 
 

Hello everyone,
 
this is my fourth kit-build and my first POF build. I couldn‘t resist to buy this one because of its beauty and grace. Some months ago I finished my last build and I thought some time about what to build next. There are a lot of beginner kits but I found it difficult to choose the right „intermediate“ kit. I started the Caldercraft 1:64 Granado kit I had in storage for a long time soon to find out that CAF is designing a 1:48 POF kit of the Granado. So I have put that build on hold until CAF has finished the developement. If it will turn out well, I will eventually start that one. But meanwhile? The Badger is more like an experiment, which will take a lot of time researching and I have to think about every step. How about a nice little side-project, that is challenging enough to keep me busy until CAF‘s Granado will be finished?
 
Having followed the banned kits threat for a while I was afraid about buying a Chinese manufacturer‘s kit because I expected less experience with kits than established European and American companies already have. But CAF is something like a startup and I decided if I won‘t give a talented designer like Tom of CAF a try, other Chinese companies that still sell pirated kits in the first will never get encouraged to chance their attitude. So I ordered the kit, a barrel box and a cutter and got all items three days ago. My first impression was - wow! I have also ordered the Le Coureur book from Ancre and will use it as another source for reference, but it will take some more days to arrive here.
 

 

 
James H. already did a nice and substantial kit review, so there is little left to say about the kit. It comes in two medium boxes, but both stuffed with lasercut wooden parts, stripe wood, accessoires and plans. As far as I can see, the quality of all parts is excellent, although cherry is not my favorite wood this might be my first kit it won‘t be necessary to substitute any wood. The keel is to be assembled first and then the cradle has to be done next. I made a small step first to assemble the bottom of the cradle and fixed that to a plain MDF-board with some screws. Will begin assembling the keel within the next days. Stay tuned...
 

So like other, I have been watching the rebuilding of the Tally Ho yacht by Leo of Sampson Boat  Co. in Sequim OR.  Looking for a new challenge, I thought of scratch building one as he his restoring the original one.  Adding his changes into my design.  So contracted ASA (Albert Strange  Associates) in the UK, and purchased a set of plans.  I have built many kits over the years, but never scratch built one.  So this is going to be an adventure in skills and learning.  I welcome all comments and ideas.  I forgot about this site, so I am going to upload my progress so far.  I am taking liberties on certain construction details.  Like instead of using a LEAD keel, I made mine out of 6061 aluminum bar stock.   If you are a fan of Leo's YouTube videos, you will notice hidden gems from the show in my photos.

Slocum's cozy aft cabin taking shape