Seventynet
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I am sure it will look beautiful when you are done - with your skills. Ian -
Hi Folks, I have finished the port side first planking. The darker wood pieces in contrast to the lime wood are basswood planks. I cut them a little thicker to reduce the number of drop planks/stealers. I noticed that they snap a little more readily than the lime wood . I'm 80% complete on the starboard side and once I am finished I will go after a few shallow spots that I noticed. I'm not sure what is the best was to find all of these areas but I'll figure it out when I get there. Can anyone tell me whether I can still use PVA with the walnut planking if I prime the first layer? I've noticed that some of you prime the walnut layer before coppering but I haven't noticed whether anyone has primed the first layer as a means of detecting flaws and smoothing the hull. Best, Ian
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Jeez I apologize for posting on your log Dominic. I thought I was in my build. I'll remove it straightaway.
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Great work Dominic. Thanks for showing me the way, but I have to say you are making me feel like I moving at the pace of a glacier on my Victory build. Ian
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Thanks Jeff I appreciate the words. Best of luck on Fair American.
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Thanks for the encouragement David. Ok a quick update because I will be away from the shipyard for a week or two. As you can see I haven't progressed that far but I feel as though I have conquered a few challenges. The first picture is of my good friends whom I relied on so much for this first planking. I have found them to be invaluable. The next pictures are of the port stern, midships and bow. I am not unhappy with the stern planking. I found the bow approach to be tedious and not pleasing to the eye. I should mention that my main goal for the first planking was to let the planks go where they wanted and minimize edge bending. This of course results in pretty obvious convergence points at bulkhead 17 and right at the bow necessitating lots of tapering and drop planks. I know it's only first planking but I have relied on this stage to educate myself about how it's done so that the second planking will be better. I have in my mind that I would like to more closely imitate the bow planking on the real Victory which as far as I can determine is for all of the planks to run parallel and horizontally. I am guessing this will require lots of spiling and as a consequence, wider walnut planks. Ian
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Thanks Malcolm and clearway for the like. I have learned so much from reading about other builds; I would not have attempted this build without this site. In spite of all of these other experiences, it is amazing what I have learned on my own. My number one - on-my-own learning is to not assume that the kit supplied parts are always accurate. I didn't realize that almost all of the bulkheads need fixing. I only paid attention to the bow and stern bulkheads and paid scant attention to bulkheads 6 to 14. If I sight down the top edge of successive planks I can see my folly. I will be spending far more time sanding and filling than if I had paid attention at the outset.
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And final set that brings me up to where I am now. Lots of work ahead! Ian
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Hi all, This is my first build and I am aware this ship represents an expert level kit, but I love a challenge, and so far, at least with all of the excellent build logs on this site I don't feel out of my depth. Although please be the judge of that as my efforts unfold. I elected to take the bulkhead filler block path and even though it took me a while to shape these, I was happy I did. It allowed me to see how the planks would lie and provided a solid surface to mate the planks in these geometrically complicated areas. Next set of pics to follow.
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