Ronald-V
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The side patterns look great...nice and tidy, starting to look like a ship! -
That looks great! Nice details with that lower deck
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Thanks! Yeah I think we all been there...sometimes a bit to much pressure onto the plank, it snaps or whatever and your finger/hand slips right against the hot metal😄
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Man...those cannons were monsters...looks massive!
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Thanks! Yes I found the stern also the most uncertain aspect of the lining off...as you said it goes from one shape to another. The bow is in that sence quite straight forward.
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Thanks Glenn! Same here..."Chuck's method" is just so easy...it works very well
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Welcome! And have fun here
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Update: Divided the first band in the appropriate amount of planks (5 planks) and started planking away! feels like a jigsaw puzzle where you make your own pieces. Kinda fun!
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Looks super on the ship!
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It's actual name is "Form-A-Strip"...pretty original https://www.amatimodel.com/en/tools-and-equipment-parts-per-model/product-form-a-strip-b7381.html It does make crimp marks on the inside...which is logical ofcourse, but I never experienced having them on the outside. I think when people have them on the outside, they use to much force, or in other words they make the dent to deep on the inside. Just begin with light cuts/pinches and see what happens. There isn't need much force for it to bend a bit...and then just do multiply pinches next to each other to get a more severe bend. And how thick? Depends on the material I think, but I used it also with 1,5mm thick planks without issues. For the price of the tool it's a handy thing to give it a try in my opinion
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I think this is it...flow looks nice everywhere, and symmetrical. It's a bit of guesswork and we will see if it was the right guess
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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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Smooth!
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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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Looking beautiful! Well done
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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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