slow2cool

Hi J

I did this one a while back.

Looks like you are off to a good start.

Joe

Outstanding !!!!

WOW 

talk about greatness in detail

That's juat about as great as one can be !!!!!!!

Joe

1st rate job, for sure

outstanding

Joe

Hi Gerhard

Your build is outstanding.

It looks like you are using some kind of paper templet for your soldering.

Is it paper???

If so how do you keep it from going up in flames when you solder?????

Joe

You are one amazing man. How you keep coming up with something from nothing I will never know.

Great Work

Joe

WOW Dave

After looking over your build log, I have to take my hat off to you.

To begin with this being your first build and the job you are doing is just amazing.

Next thing is, it is one thing to do this kind of stuff and have power tools to do the job.

It looks like you are doing this with hand tools sandpaper and determination.

So to do all this and obtain the results you have, makes you a true and skilled shipwright.

Joe

Dave

Great Job

For your first build, you are doing super.

I am going to look up your build log and follow. 

Joe

Is this what you are talking about

http://www.micromark.com/10-piece-planking-clamp-set,6454.html

Joe

Hi

I just found your build log.

You are doing outstanding work

I really like what you did with the haul.

It looks to me, that you painted the haul then sanded. I am guessing that this brings out the grain in the wood.

Then you stained it with oil base stain.

I see you have a airbrush in one of your pics. What was in the airbrush???

IF I have missed something in your finishing the haul, please let me know.

I would very much like to try your method.

Thanks

Joe

Hi Yang

I understand

If you run into problems, send me a PM

Joe

it just keeps getting better and better and better

great job

Joe

I just made my first ship with rigging and sails. The box shows them some what furled, but I wanted to to try the full blown efect. 

The way it turned out it does hide some of the rigging when looking from the front, when you look from the sides you can see the rigging and more details.

I find that a ship with full blown sails very majestic.

If losing detail is you concern you can always have the sails just starting to furl. Or have the top sails full and the bottom sails starting to furl.

One more thing to think about is at the scale you are woking with you should have more room to work with sails. Mine was 1:90 scale, so things were a little tight.

On the other hand, if this is your first ship, you may want to take things a little easy. From what I understand you have a great kit.

Now if it were me, I would go full tilt, because the Victory is a very majestic ship.

Hope you do a build log, I would like to follow your progress. If you do, send me a PM so I can follow your log.

Joe

Ken

I would like to know about how to harden rope.

That's a new one on me.

Joe

Dave

I have been following Ian's build. His planking job is outstanding, for a first time build, plus the type of ship.

Here is his link.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11130-hms-victory-by-seventynet-caldercraft-scale-1-72/

If you look what he has done with the 1st planking, he use some drop planks and steelers, but for 1st layer is like wow.

He does use spilling for his 2nd planking on one side, but the wood came out looking like 2 different shades.

For the other side he came up with a way of cutting the planks to scale lenght then edge bending. I will try this method on my next ship.

I find that I am learning as I go. If your ship has 2 layers of planks the first is were you get the feel of easy part and problem spots.

Joe

1 pic

File small flat spot

2 pic

use T pin to make starter hole for drill

then drill hole

I use wire from twist ties

last pics are what you want

Now follow steps for drilling hole in other piece

Cut wire to size

The only thing you don't want to do is drill to deep.

If you do it's not that big a deal

Hope this helps

Need more help let me know

Joe

Hi Steve

What I do is file a very small flat spot to the yard, and mast. Then drill a small hole in yard and mast, just big enough for a very thin wire. Glue wire mast and yard, then rig them. If need I can send pics.

Joe

Ian

I found your build log about a week ago. I was hooked right from the planking job you did. I have learned a boat load from your log. I look forward to see just what you come up with next. Seems like it keeps getting better and better.

I must say the planking job is outstanding. For your first build is even more then outstanding. As soon as I get the time I going to go back and hit the like button. I think it’s the least I can do for such a great build log as yours.

I just finished my first ship with sails. I find the rigging a real joy to do. I think you will feel the same.

Joe

Ray 

I also have never done any weathering.

Like Pete said hope you post how you do it and results

Joe

I can see were this would come in handy

Where did you find?????

Joe

I like the pattern of the planking. Wish I could give you advise, but I know less then you do in this area.

The one thing I would like to know is, should  #1 line of planks start more to the left, so the very short planks at the right will be a little longer.

Don't know if I  explained that right. 

Joe

Mike

the link keeps taking me back to the same page i was on

Joe

Rainbow

I have been looking over a build log that you might want to see.

He does a great job planking.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11130-hms-victory-by-seventynet-caldercraft-scale-1-72/

Also as to what you were talking about sanding, I found a page about using scrapers.

I have never tried this, but I may in the future.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10704-do-you-use-a-scraper-in-shaping-instead-of-sanding/page-1#entry323292

Joe

Hi Rainbow

If you are talking about sanding the planks on the hull, then I think hand sanding is the best.

I was talking about sanding the planks before they are on the hull.

I use my sander for so many things.

Also the the size of the dish helps.

Mine is 10 inch so I have 5 inch of sanding area.

I use mine for making the masts and yards cone shape.

It is really fast.

I spin the yard with left hand, and a little pressure with the right

You can also see how small I can make things with zero clearence.

Joe

This is what I did with mine.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12989-back-akwards-proper-attachment-of-buntlines/

As you can tell from the link, I did make a mistake.

Now I know what not to do. LOL

Joe