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Ryland Craze

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  1. 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.

  2. 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:

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  3. 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.

  4. 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.

     

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  5. 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.

  6. 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.

     

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  7. 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.

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