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Ronald-V
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Thank you and everyone else for the likes and compliments! Yes I do have a electric plank bender and used it in combination with a Amati plank bender (a kind of pliers) to shape the stern planks. It works great...no need for soaking and waiting. Below is the Amati plank bender...I use it quite a lot, it works fast and simple
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Thanks! I use planks with a length of 12cm. I sort of calculated/measured that from the original planking plan, in a 3 shift plank pattern.
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Update: I wanted to do 2 strakes with the dropplank at the bow and that difficult corner at the stern before I going to line off the hull. So I did these yesterday and I am quite happy with the results for a first try. Found it challenging and didn't really know what I was doing regarding the drop plank, but it looks okay to me. It needs a bit of sanding, but for now it's good. For the stern part...I had a really small gap there and gave myself permission to use some glue and sawdust to fill that up It sits against the lowerside of the wales...so it won't be seen anyway Now trying to line off the hull...still feels a bit uncertain if it's right or not, but you don't know if you don't try . Glad the tape does stick to the hull...did have great difficulty to stick it onto the MDF frames, but this goes well. I shall study a bit more the contemperary models to see the run of the planks.
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Exciting stuff again!
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Superb!
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Same as you...I hope my skills are also up to it 😆
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Lovely indeed! Love the natural wood colors
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Small review: I purchased some extra wood from boardsponser "Hobbymill.eu" so I have enough other dimensions then the 4mm kit provided pear wood. It would make planking a bit easier I have different width planks. I also purchased some boxwood for the decking. My experience with the owner Vahur ( Wahka_est here on the forum ) was very positive. The guy is friendly and patient in communication. The woods I received were just perfect, I didn't have seen any more perfect cut material in my life, so nice and clean. We also exchanged some photo's of my kit material to get a sort of matching colors of the wood in the kit, so it wouldn't be to much a difference in color. That worked quite well...it's ofcourse not exactly the same color because of screen settings etc...but it is pretty close He also added some extra material of other woods so I could feel and see what he has to offer in his shop. I really appreciated this gift 👍 So this and his reasonable pricing makes it well worth to purchase some wood here Did not include photo's of all the material, but a selection
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Sharp eye! Didn't notice that...I wonder if it's only a way to "end" the top and butt planking prior to that drop plank. Not sure if i'm going to add that one, will think about it. I not going to install the top and butt planking, so maybe it's not really necessary to place the drop plank there. Thanks everyone for the comments and likes! Appreciate it
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Update: I finished all the gunport linings. I took me a bit longer then I expected, but to get it nice and clean...there needed to be used some filler here and there But i'm happy how it turned out. I painted them right away...I did use some masking tape around the edges to get a clean edge. First I used some clear varnish to seal of any gaps where the red could leak into. That worked quite well. Next step was to install the pre-lasered planks below the gunport patterns, that did go well, not really something I can say more about it. I also added two more planks that should be the base of the lasered wale patterns. I measured them (about 14mm wide) so I covered that area. Now below these planks I can begin with the real test I want to leave the hull in the natural wood color, without the white color. So the planking journey begins from here. First step would be lining off the hull, mark the lines where the joints are going to be etc. In the original planking pattern (you can find it in Blue Ensign's log of his Sphinx) there was a dropplank right under the wales. That would be a cool thing to replicate and makes the rest of the planking also easier. So I'm going to see if I can make that. That's why I found it important to allready plank the area underneath the wale patterns, so the drop plank would rest to the underside of it. Well...in theory
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pff...such beautiful work man, you are a true artist!👍
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😔 Wish you and your family a lot of strength and beautiful moments with your 4 legged companion in this upcoming time...
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What a wonderful result! And she looks great on her new spot!
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Perfect clean work! Just like your Essex. You are doing great with this kit
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Exciting! I'm almost there also...just need to finish the gunport cills...taking forever with those
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Fantastic! And inspirational
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Yeah you can always take it a bit further when laying the first foundation of planks. The flow of the planks will reveal the spots that aren't faired enough. Especially the bow and stern were for me a point that I needed to correct. But like I said...that isn't to difficult to do it then.
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Exciting kit! Will be nice to see how lovely it will turn out in your capable hands
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Congratulations with your purchase! This will turn in a wonderfull little cutter
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The second layer of pear bends really nice. I think it will be easier to fit the planks. Can't wait to get to that part myself! Daunting but exciting
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