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Thanks Bob.  That is quite a compliment from someone who I have admired their work over the years.  You do not give yourself enough credit for the fine job of planking that you have done on your Longboat.

It is nice to see you back to work on your Longboat.  Your past builds have been an inspiration to many of us, so you deserve taking a break from ship modeling.

Thanks Michael.  I will be following your build of the Royal Barge.  I have seen Chuck's model at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference and it builds into a nice model.  You will do a good job on your Royal Barge after seeing your work on your Pinnace.

Greg, the lining out of the hull was a good learning experience.  It refreshed what I learned in the Planking Admiralty Workshop.  I am sure some builders of this model will not line out their hull.  My marks on the bulkheads for the most part matched the width of the preformed planks.  I also used the lined out hull as a teaching aid at one of our Club meetings.

Rusty, it was good seeing you at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference and thanks for bringing your Medway Longboat and your Royal Barge.  Your craftsmanship is excellent and it motivated me to get back to work on my models.

Thanks Chuck.  The pre-shaped planks are fitting nicely.  For the most part, a slight bevel on the edge and the plank fits nicely.  The design of this kit amazes me as I have never worked with a kit that was so well engineered.

It has been a while since I have updated my build log.  I am about half way through the planking process.  I have only snapped two planks in the process of contouring the planks.  It was easy to make replacement planks using the excess wood on the bottom of the laser cut plank sheets.  I am finding that the planks fit much nicer now that I am beyond the first three rows of planks from the keel.  I am drilling the holes for the simulated nails when I install each plank as it seems easier to me not to miss the bulkheads below the plank with my drill bit.  Here are some pictures of my progress to date:

Thomas,

Gene Berger is a member of the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society and he does his own photo etch for his award winning scratch built models.  I consider him a master builder.  He is on MSW as gberger.

Here is a link to his website that has a presentation on photo etching.  www.geneberger-models.com/photo-etching/

He has taught several of our Club members how to make photo etch parts.

Congratulations on completing your Pinnance.  You did a nice job on building this model.  I have enjoyed following your build log.

Congratulations on the completion of your Cheerful.  I have enjoyed following your build log and look forward to your next build.

You are making good progress on your Longboat.  I probably had more tape on my frames than what you have.  It really strengthened the frames and did not cause me any problems in the fairing process.  The tape will be removed before you start planking.

That is a nice birthday present, something you will cherish for the rest of your life.  We can tell that you are a proud PopPop.

I am sorry to see this happen, but glad the young boy is OK.  The good thing is the new model will be much better.

Thanks Chuck.  We are already registered for the Northeast Joint Clubs Show.  We look forward to seeing you guys.  We will also be spending some time in Lyndhurst and touring NYC.  I will also be visiting my favorite place to eat as pictured below.

Thanks Michael for your comment and for the "Likes".  I have completed the lining off of the port side of the hull.  Now I can start the planking.

Your Longboat is looking very nice.  Thanks for the tip on installing the simulated nails as each plank is installed.  I hope to see your model at a future SMSNJ meeting.

Congratulations on completing your Longboat.  I have enjoyed following your build log and have learned a lot that will help me on my build.  I hope to see your Longboat at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference and Show in New London CT in April.  Thanks also for all of the fine photos of your model.

Ken, very nice job.  I cannot wait to see this in person in April.

Joe,

I get my blades directly from Thurston.  They are great to deal with.  http://www.thurstonmfg.com/jewelers-slotting-saws.html

Completed lining off the starboard side of my Longboat.  I had trouble with the tape sticking to the frames, but found some 1/16" Art Tape from Hobby Lobby that has worked out very well.  I took a damp rag and wiped off the surfaces that I wanted the tape to stick to.  The slightest amount of dust will cause the tape to not adhere properly.  Now to start the port side and then on to the planking.

Looks like a good start.  It will be nice to see another addition to the Cheerful fleet.  I look forward to following this build log.

You did a good job on your bolsters.  I hope mine turn out as nice as yours.

Here is a print friendly version of the Byrnes Saw Tips.  I have enjoyed my Byrnes saw and have used it more than what I thought I would have.  It is a high quality and precision miniature power tool.

Byrnes Saw Opeation Tips.pdf

2 hours ago, Chuck said:

I anticipated this and made those ears a bit large.  Once planking is done and you apply the frieze, you will no doubt have to sand off more and even reduce and lower the top edge of the transom.

That is good news.  I was afraid that I had messed up the transom.  It is great that you designed this kit so that small mistakes by the builder can be corrected leaving no evidence of the mistake.

That is good news.  Thanks!

Thanks Rusty.  I will definitely remove the tape after I finish fairing the frames and before I start the planking.

When fairing the stern portion of the frames, I accidentally hit the "ears" of the transom with my sandpaper.  This took off a little wood on the "ear" of the transom where it should not be faired.  This did not cause much damage, but repeated  hits with sandpaper would round off the the transom edge.  To prevent this from happening again, I placed a piece of painters tape over the "ears" on the transom to protect it from accidental fairing.

Thanks Chuck and Michael for your comments and also for the "Likes".

Chuck, the tape really made a difference as it strengthened the frames.  The camera makes it look as if it is overlapping the frames in some places.  I trimmed the tape so that this would not happen.  But, I did not allow for the angle of the frame edge being changed when the frame was faired and a small portion of the tape has come in contact with the sanding stick in some places with the sanding of the frames. This has not caused any problems with the fairing process.  I will be removing the tape when I begin the planking process so as not to chance the tape being glued to the frame.