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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Overworked724 in HMS Victory by ca.shipwright - Panart Art 738 - 1:78
I completed the first layer of planking in all four quadrants. Rough sanded the planning to knock off any high spots. Filled some gaps left from some overzealous trimming of a few planks with Wellbond and sanding dust.
I then filled the resulting low spots between the bulkheads carpenters wood filler. I used a playing card as a screed since it was wide enough to span the bulkhead, much like you do with hanging drywall. This worked really well because the card is flexible.
Now, we wait for the wood filler to harden, give it a final sanding or, redo if it is not right and then another sanding.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Techsan in USS Constitution by Techsan - Model Shipways - scale 1:76
Bob Hunt is alive and well at:
https://www.lauckstreetshipyard.com/
He is running a special at this time on all his practica.
I'm sure he would like to hear from you.
No commercial interest etc...................
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Canute in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Thanks for the photo lesson. I will give your tips a try on the next photo op when I finish the Victory under-planking this week. Your rope coils are unbelievable.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from CaptainSteve in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Thanks for the photo lesson. I will give your tips a try on the next photo op when I finish the Victory under-planking this week. Your rope coils are unbelievable.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Thanks for the photo lesson. I will give your tips a try on the next photo op when I finish the Victory under-planking this week. Your rope coils are unbelievable.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from xken in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Thanks for the photo lesson. I will give your tips a try on the next photo op when I finish the Victory under-planking this week. Your rope coils are unbelievable.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Jack12477 in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Thanks for the photo lesson. I will give your tips a try on the next photo op when I finish the Victory under-planking this week. Your rope coils are unbelievable.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from clearway in HMS Victory by ca.shipwright - Panart Art 738 - 1:78
Thanks Dave and Keith
I had some bottled epoxy that I couldn't remember when I bought it. I was afraid to use it. So, I gave the CA a try. It did the job rather well. I put some in front of the rear panel of the gun port on the canon peg and some more behind the panel as well. They are in there tight. Now all we have to do is not rip off the rear panel by hooking a canon barrel.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Canute in Milling Lumber for my upcoming POF projects...
I mill my own strip wood using an old Delta contractors saw with a 3/32' kerf blade, a Byrnes saw and a Byrnes thickness sander. I would not by any rough lumber larger than 3x6 inches. 3" is about all you can cut on the Delta 10" table saw. I usually cut the billet 1/32-1/16 inch over width and finish it to thickness with the Byrnes thickness sander which has an incremental adjustment of 0.02 in. I usually get within .005" for the final dimension using the micrometer fence adjustment and my digital caliper.
To find out what final dimension strip wood you will need. See if there is a parts list for a kit. Then add 10% to the included quantity - for spoilage.
This should give you the dimension and quantity of the strips you will need. As a recommendation: once you do the set up for a particular width, cut all the pieces for that width regardless of the height dimension with this one set up. Then you will have total consistency in this dimension across all heights.
Hope this helps
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Canute in Mamoli 1/53 Golden Hind Plans
I think Dusic Models have acquired the intellectual rights to all of the Mamoli line. They might sell you the plans.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in Milling Lumber for my upcoming POF projects...
I mill my own strip wood using an old Delta contractors saw with a 3/32' kerf blade, a Byrnes saw and a Byrnes thickness sander. I would not by any rough lumber larger than 3x6 inches. 3" is about all you can cut on the Delta 10" table saw. I usually cut the billet 1/32-1/16 inch over width and finish it to thickness with the Byrnes thickness sander which has an incremental adjustment of 0.02 in. I usually get within .005" for the final dimension using the micrometer fence adjustment and my digital caliper.
To find out what final dimension strip wood you will need. See if there is a parts list for a kit. Then add 10% to the included quantity - for spoilage.
This should give you the dimension and quantity of the strips you will need. As a recommendation: once you do the set up for a particular width, cut all the pieces for that width regardless of the height dimension with this one set up. Then you will have total consistency in this dimension across all heights.
Hope this helps
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in Mamoli 1/53 Golden Hind Plans
I think Dusic Models have acquired the intellectual rights to all of the Mamoli line. They might sell you the plans.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Elijah in Le Soleil Royal by EJ_L - FINISHED - Sergal - Scale 1:77 - 1669 Version
E J
Great job on the planking. It looks like the wood that was supplied is of superior quality. This makes for a beautiful hull in the natural state. Can't wait to see how your SR turns out.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from BLACK VIKING in Le Soleil Royal by EJ_L - FINISHED - Sergal - Scale 1:77 - 1669 Version
E J
Great job on the planking. It looks like the wood that was supplied is of superior quality. This makes for a beautiful hull in the natural state. Can't wait to see how your SR turns out.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in Le Soleil Royal by EJ_L - FINISHED - Sergal - Scale 1:77 - 1669 Version
E J
Great job on the planking. It looks like the wood that was supplied is of superior quality. This makes for a beautiful hull in the natural state. Can't wait to see how your SR turns out.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Great work. Your build log will be a huge resource for me when I start my Connie.
I would love to know how to take such good close-ups with my Nikon B700. I am just not a photograpgher.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Canute in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Ken,
Great work. Your build log will be a huge resource for me when I start my Connie.
I would love to know how to take such good close-ups with my Nikon B700. I am just not a photograpgher.
Regards
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Stuff sure does tend to fill up space doesn't it.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Stuff sure does tend to fill up space doesn't it.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from clearway in HMS Victory by ca.shipwright - Panart Art 738 - 1:78
I installed all of the middle and lower gun deck dummy canon. This was a lot easier than I thought it would be. The CA worked perfectly. The alignment came out very nice. She is starting to look like a Victory. When I have a large run of the same parts, I always make many extra- at least 10%. You will break some, loose some, and some just come out wrong. It’s nice to have the extra. The photos show a canon in one of the extra gun port frames to check what the alignment will be and a box of “extras”.
I completed the starboard forequarter under planking. I used this as a practice exercise to test my planking skills. I laid some using the proportional method, some splining, some eyeballing it and even jammed one or two into place. It doesn’t seem like there are the dips between the frames that usually appear here. After filling and sanding we will see. Overall, a lot less stressful then the upper hull.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from DocBlake in HMS Victory by ca.shipwright - Panart Art 738 - 1:78
I installed all of the middle and lower gun deck dummy canon. This was a lot easier than I thought it would be. The CA worked perfectly. The alignment came out very nice. She is starting to look like a Victory. When I have a large run of the same parts, I always make many extra- at least 10%. You will break some, loose some, and some just come out wrong. It’s nice to have the extra. The photos show a canon in one of the extra gun port frames to check what the alignment will be and a box of “extras”.
I completed the starboard forequarter under planking. I used this as a practice exercise to test my planking skills. I laid some using the proportional method, some splining, some eyeballing it and even jammed one or two into place. It doesn’t seem like there are the dips between the frames that usually appear here. After filling and sanding we will see. Overall, a lot less stressful then the upper hull.
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ca.shipwright got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HMS Victory by ca.shipwright - Panart Art 738 - 1:78
Another Decision
Time for another decision. As I plank the rest of the hull with the under layer, I have to decide whether or not to install the dummy canons before I close up the hull.
Since I plan to have the canons run out as shown in one of my earlier pictures of the gun ports, the canon do not go all the way in to their shoulders- they only go partially into the hole in the rear of the gun port.
I am thinking of using 5 minue epoxy. Taking the canon and puddling some epoxy on the shaft behind the barrel, placing the canon in the hole of the gun port, ( the holes I drilled are slightly under-sized for the canon end of the mounting pin to get them to be run out) stand the ship on its side so that the canon is facing up, and letting the epoxy flow down to the rear piece of the gun port and wait for it to set up. This will also give me enough time to adjust the barrels for evenness. I am toying with the idea of making a plug slightly smaller the the gunport opening with a hole the diameter of the canon to slip over the canon to hold it in place while the expoxy hardens. If this looks like it will work, I can go to 30 minute epoxy and jiggle to my heart's content. I am afraid that if I use CA, it will set up to fast to adjust the canon.
Comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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