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Second Planking complete!  I stopped spiling the planks a little past the water line, then it all sped up a lot.  The last picture is with some sanding. Turned out ok.  Going to work on trimming the gunports next before planking the inside. 

 

one of my other builds, Ill upload some other builds over the last ten years, I do not have photos of every one and I can't remember them all.

Wow! That is more models than I would probably complete in several lifetimes -- and all very well done! I have to confess that I did not know until just yesterday that Ragusa is the old name for the modern city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. The only reason I found out is because an old high school friend is honeymooning there. It's a beautiful city with a fascinating history.
 
Cheers,

and some new photos

Don - you played a big part in this. The rewrite of the instructions in the nick of time. Advice & support when I needed it. My hat is off to you and I pass on a big thank you.
 
It's good to hear from you again.

Tender is now completed -- and mounted on the boat.
 
Regards,
David
 

After the deck and stanchions are set, the topgallant rail is the next and this model is starting to look as a Stilac… The frame for the main hatch is on its place as well …

I had forgotten what a beautiful job you had done on this. Good to see you back.

Thanks for posting this build log Zoran,as this will be my next build it will be very informative and helpful,an watching with great interest as I'm shure are many others,

Thanks for posting this build log Zoran,as this will be my next build it will be very informative and helpful,an watching with great interest as I'm shure are many others,

Thanks for posting this build log Zoran,as this will be my next build it will be very informative and helpful,an watching with great interest as I'm shure are many others,

Thanks for posting this build log Zoran,as this will be my next build it will be very informative and helpful,an watching with great interest as I'm shure are many others,

Great to see you bring this one home Mobbsie. She looks terrific and is a credit to your workmanship - be proud my friend.
 
I look forward to the commencement of Pickle.

Looking good mike, like the finish, remember SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

Second Planking
 
I've started the second planking and added planking to the stern facia Part 55.  The instructions show it not to be planked which I found strange.  I planked the inboard for strength though the inboard will not be seen with the stern platform.  Yes it looks rough right now as it's just after rough cutting, sanding will commence shortly.  I used 1x4mm strip for the planking and a 2x2mm strip for a boarder between the facia and stern counter.  

All these details are so cool. Nice job on the wipers

Its coming along very nicely, am watching with great interest, nice model boats from marristella, looking at STILAC for my next build, could do to see a build log,to see what its like, but for now will follow yours,keep up the good work.

Good morning everyone, I hope all is good and you are ready for another day of modelling. thanks to all for visiting.
 Well another milestone has been reached. Planking is finally complete! After approximately 1200 individual planks, two layers on hull and two layers on deck, this part of the build is now behind me. I opted not to simulate caulking as I usually don't really care for it, however, with my deck I am realising maybe I should have. Looking at my hull I thought there was enough definition between the planks but for some reason the deck is not so. It is very hard to see the butt ends and it almost looks like it maybe one solid sheet of wood. At any rate I am not about to tear it up. As of now it has two coats of wipe on poly and I will put on another two or three.
 The next step will be installing the covering board or waterway which will entail laterally bending a 6 mm plank to the shape of the stern, so we'll see how that works.
 Installing the planking
I used Weldbond glue, ca glue is not required for this step.  Weldbond, with a little burnishing, adheres in seconds proving to be adequate as I had no lifting of the planks after installation.
 Here are a few pictures:
 

Here is my new found plank shear, works great for cutting long angles. I recommend for those of you who have admirals to wait until she is gone before using this tool
 

And here it is in place, well that is not quite true as the one shown above had the glue applied to the wrong side!!
 

This is the burnishing tool I use. Simply just apiece of 13 mm (1/2") square stock. Doing this helps spread and level the glue and flattens out the plank. Sanding and  scraping was so much easier, I think I spent a maximum of 20 minutes of sanding the deck. Well worth the effort to try this if you are not doing it already.
 

 
 As you can see there are no real defined planks or butt ends, but trust me when I say it is a four plank shift and all shift lines are straight 
 
 That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by and we'll see you soon

Lower decks and hold well fabricated and installed. Cut the planking into 6" sections to replicate a 25' plank at 1/48 scale. Frame seems a little more fragile than I'd like but hopefully will be more stable when the upper beams and deck are in place.

Oliver24 and Chris, Thanks for dropping by.
 
Oliver24: The instructions are not too bad regarding where to start the planking and some of the techniques you will need to apply. This is only my second model so this is an area I am unsure about also. I'm hoping the FFM books will help me complete this stage. If you want to get a heads up on what the kit instructions are like you can download both the manuals from historicships.com site after finding the Fly kit.
 
Chris: thanks for the welcome. I can now view the Fly drawings online, now I have the reference numbers. They are a bit pricey aren't they. Following your good advice, I will wait until I've received the FFM books
 
Cheers
John

Shipyard Update:
Binnacle/s:
For those who recently have dropped in, following my build.
I decided to remove my first attempt of the single Binnacles beside the skylight, in front of the steering wheel. What was I thinking ?!%$##@
 
I contemplated enlarging each, but my mind kept drifting to the design in the AOTS, the ability to open the hatches of the skylight, the fixing of the binnacle/s to the deck, the functionality as Pat pointed out and to the storage of navigation equipment.
 
The Replica seems to have at least 1 Binnacle(pictured in post above) resting on the deck, to one side and aft to what appears to be a modern day Binnacle. No indication of how this item is tied down. Which brings me to think it is placed on deck for historical purposes whilst in port.
 
Further posted above(Jim Lads post) is the Replica at sea, with the 2 single Binnacles in use, nav. equipment in use either side for the helmsmen to use. Each is permanently fixed to the deck. I assume to cater for the wiring of the Nav. gear(coms. and power). Modern version, not historically correct ?
 
Therefore I'm drawn back to the design in the AOTS, which Marquardt has depicted(at no scale) on page 69.
Page 14 of the AOTS describes reasoning behind a Binnacle which straddles the skylight. "The common Binnacle of the period was described by Falconer, 'a wooden case or box, which contains the compasses, log-glass, watch-glasses, and lights to shew the compass at night". It was necessary to have the 2 compasses 7ft apart to prevent reciprocal interference...... The Binnacle was usually placed directly in front of the steering wheel, so that the compasses could be easily read by the helmsmen on one side and officer of the watch on the other side.
 
Got to agree it all makes sense and decided to construct a paper mock-up of a Binnacle(second attempt) to see how the above will work in the area in front of the wheel. I believe it would allow the skylight hatches to lift up horizontally, and house the 2 compasses and lantern. Might need to be slightly deeper and possibly a little higher. I don't want it to be overpowering in size though.
The 2 x compass housed in each top outer compartments(external raked lid to inside), draws below and to the inner bridge. Lantern housed in middle of bridge. My wheel drum blocks the back of the middle section of the bridge, so lantern lowers into the middle from top ?
 
All too much I know, most will look at it and see it as a red box in front of the steering wheel.
 
Might have a go at making it on my 3D printer with wood filament !.
 
Again open to suggestions.

 



 
 
 

Thank you Nils
 
 

And everything in its place on the deck, except for artillery

That's a nice piece of work Antony....the sea base really sets it off!
 
I can only hope my Santa Lucia ends up looking just as good. I will see if I can get away without painting it as the wooden finish just looks fantastic.
 
Cheers............Fernando