Overworked724

Hi moreplovac
In the future you might find it easier to just run some tape along the line you want to mask, in this case the wales, and then attach another strip of tape to a large piece of paper with part of the sticky edge exposed. then stick that to the tape you already have in place and wrap the paper around the area you want to protect. I think you will find that much quicker and less likely to pull paint off of other areas of the hull.
Great build you have going though. Looking forward to your further progress.

Another layer of black paint was applied to wales, after masking the whole hull..
 
It took me more to mask the whole hull then to actually paint the wales.
 

 

After paint was dried i applied a layer of varnish to wales - to protect it from my fingers and other dangerous material..
 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 

No much to report; i had an eye laser procedure so was not quite active in the shipyard. Today i just lay a layer of varnish to protest the hull from dirty hands and dust.
 

 
 

 
Next will "attack" wales with another layer of black, golden oak on hull planking and finish up with protective layer of varnish.
 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 

Swivel guns are ready for installation. Nice black color..

I was not happy with end results of hull painting so i decided to give it a good layer of white primer. Results might be even satisfactory so i might leave it with white primer. Will see tomorrow..
 
Hull protected with more tape...
 

End result still shiny but will see when primer dries out..
 

Then i started working on rudder hinges called pintles and gudgeons. Cut 6 stripes of copper even dough kit suggested to make them out of cardboard. I tried i did not like results but the making process was much simpler.
Strips were flattened and bend over 22 gauge wire and then bent over piece of wood left from rudder making process. That wood was the same thickness as rudder and that basically completed the whole process. They are identical except pintles will have a small wire glued into place.
 

I will paint them in white to match the hull so here they are, ready for a coat of paint..
 

The correct length will be cut later.
 
Happy modeling.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A bit of a sanding and second coat of paint... Not as existing process as planking...
 

Swivel guns received a second coat of flat black; actually areas that were not covered with the first layer...
 

Happy modeling..
 
 
 

Not much free time today but there is always some time for shipyard...
 
Today i created small rabbet down to the face of the rudder. It does not appear on the kit plan but as per Chuck's practicum, it is a nice little detail common on rudders at that time, specifically for schooners. It is time to get my micro compound table dirty again.
 
Marked the rabbet line on rudder..
 

Little setup to get it going..

During process..

Also, i have done some touch up paint work on transom. It took me more time to clean the brush afterwards then to do actual paint work.
 

Then i installed cap rails, except one cap rail on bow area. Had to paint the bottom side of it before installation.
 
So that is all for today..
 


Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Great to see some more progress, it's obvious you are not being idle.
 
I doubt anyone will be able to see the stringer on the bow after you add all the furniture and rigging latter on. Iff all else fails and it still bothers you enough o bring it up you can always cover it with bucket or coil of rope or something. I still think the size and distance involved is tiny, especially since you are working with a carved hull and were only off by that tiny amount! 
 
Keep up the great work.
 
Lou

The deck planking is done. Unfortunately. Not sure for you guys, but for some reason deck planking is my favorite part of model making process... Anyhow, a bit changed presentation process follows..
 
Done for today:
 





How did i get here?
 
First i completed second half of a deck planking processes. Come up with template for plank joggling and transfer it to second half of a deck, after 4 planks being installed.

Then, planking started... each plank measured and cut/sand to fit correctly....and completed...
 



You will notice a small stringer at the bottom right-hand corner; it appears that bow is a bit wider at that area than 19 planks x 3mm (wide) so a small stringer (hope that have a term correctly) has been placed...
 
Then a tree simulation happened, in the same matter as previously...
 

After filler was dried, deck sanding took place. After sanding the whole deck, tiny layer of golden oak stain has been applied on all deck. Extra stain was removed with piece of bounty and the end result is up there, somewhere..
 
I installed transom after this.

Looking towards transom, from bow..
 

And testing of rudder fitting..

I glued broken part of bow keel; it is fine now, still to make a decision to live with it or to make another, new part..

Then i painted cap rails for tomorrow work..

Tomorrow i will also put a coat of varnish on the deck to protect it...
 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 

Nice windows
Sometimes it seems like this is one of the main areas that define a ship model and it appears your transom will more than fill the need. 
 
Looking forward to your next installment.
 
Lou

Had completed sanding of planked part of a deck. Bow is waiting for planking..
 

Then i worked on keel, filled holes with wood putty, and give a bit of a sanding after filler was dried. There are few spots that do need some extra filling...
 

 

 
Then i attacked windows. Man, those are tiny one, very tiny. When i finish with Sultana i would need a new prescription glasses..
One piece of window panes, 1mmx1mm...
 

So, first i traced the windows on the paper.
 

 
then put a piece of plastic i cut from blueberry case and fix it on the paper with traced windows. Next i started to make window frames.. After each window i put the transom on completed window to make sure it fits properly. Then next window, same process...
 

 

 

Completed windows and plastic sheet cut in correct size. I have made executive decision and decided only to install a vertical window panes and not horizontal. It would be very difficult to cut them into correct size and install to look normal..
 

After that, i put a piece of tape and paint it in flat black. The reason is that paint will not stick on plastic sheet..
It would take some time to dry it so shipyard is closed for today..
 

 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 

Today i had some extra hours in shipyard; here are results.
I have done deck staining, of course first had to mask the red painted parts so they don't get a golden oak patina..
 

 
Run a light layer of stain and clean the extra stain with piece of bounty. It ended up be a nice color..
 

After that i mounted all keel parts. Glued them to the hull with cyano gel and carpenter' yellow glue.
 

 

 

 

Then i noticed that my rudder is a bit smaller that needed; for some reason i did not get rudder measurements correctly from ship plan.
So, lets do it again. I still had some extra 4mm basswood that was left over after i made a first rudder. Back on drawing board, traced old rudder, adjusted the length and start building it. It was not that hard, practice make it perfect :-).
 

 


 
Then followed Chuck' suggestion, i did a bit of carving to make the rudder a bit more appealing..
 

 


Testing the rudder fit...
 


 
And accomplishment for today..
 

 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Today i have been working on deck planking and on hole for rudder. Also i stained few planks that i will be using for deck planking..
I decided to change a process of planking, staining, etc and to go with following sequences:
cut planks in length - sand plank - stain plank - do the deck planking - varnish planks - do a "treenail" simulation - light sanding - another layer of varnish. I believe (and also getting some ideas from other forum members, more experienced than myself) this process will prevent getting stain into wood grain as well as into treenail simulation. Will see how it goes..
 
Planks cut and stained in golden oak..
 


Then i needed to hold the model in more steady position in order to continue with planking. For this planking job, the planks are shorter than for the rest of deck planks (appr 2.4 cm) and the model should be steady sitting and not moving around. Did not want to cut the wood at 11pm so i found few appropriate pieces that can be utilized..
I think pictures are self explanatory. The idea is that for future builds of the similar size, i can use the same cradle and just replace the foam parts that will be cut in the hull shape.
 

 

 
The ship fits very nicely in the cradle..
 

 
It is time to drill a hole for a rudder. Since the hole needs to be drilled very close to the edge and under certain angle, several supporting items (did not have enough hands to take a picture while holding ship and supports) are used throughout the process.
 


After some sanding, it is time to test the fitting of a rudder..
 

So, lets do deck planking now..
 


And completed..
 

Planks are oversized and hanging over the board but will be sanded later.
The hole is cut for a rudder on new planked deck and rudder was tested for fitting...
 


Done for today.
 

Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 
 

Hello Lou, thanks for following along and for kind words and thanks for letting me know about picture issues.
 
Yeah, how they say.. picture say it better than 1000 words..
 
Regards,
 

Sorry about that; it looks OK on my screen. I will upload those files again.
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, they might have been out of order..
 
 
 
 

Hello Moreplovac
 
I do not know if it is just me, but the pictures in the last two posts just show up as file number and JPEG references. No actual pictures.
 
Lou

Today i tested the transome fitting on the hull; it looks acceptable.
 

Then i started to make a holes on the deck following kit plan. The hole will be used for hatchets and gratings. There will be one opened hatch with ladder. The hole for ladder is about 2cm deep and cover in flat black color, like other holes. The hole was made with cutting knife and cutting bid.
 

 

 

Cutting bid makes a nice amount of mess but at the end all was looking fine.
 


 
Flat black color was used to paint holes to make impression of a deep hole..
 

It looks fairly messy now but this will be cover with planks so no worries here..
 
 

After this exercise i decided to run a first layer of stain on the hull planks area..
 

I used minwax penetration stain, in golden oak. I surely do believe that this protective tape will do the work correctly.
 

First layer is drying, it appears to have very reacher look... Will check the results tomorrow.
 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 
 

I did not like how transome was done particularly the fact that planks do not follow the template correctly so i ended up having planks slightly crooked to the windows shape. I decided to make a new transome and a transome template.
 

I draw the new transome template. It is a bit bigger than original. It appeared to me that transome from the plan does not quite fit the ship; there are few pictures on other people' building logs showing the transome wider and bigger than the one from the plan so i decided to make a new one. So pulling up my old, high school compass set, i draw the template. 
 

Template end result...
 
Then i start cutting planks to desire length, gluing them together on the peace of wax paper (the one used in the kitchen).
 



Planks glued and template attached into. Ready for cutting and shaping..

Then i decided to work on keel. Following plan template i glued three pieces of basswood (these are from the kit), transfered the stem template and cut the shape. I used #11 knife and a scroll saw. Sanded to the shape; outside edges will needs to be tapered to 3mm thickness later. Then on my Proxxon table saw i cut the keel, leaving it to be a bit longer in case i need to accommodate something (mistake or some other `booboo`)...
 

 

 

 

 

And then i worked on sternpost..
 

 
Testing the stem fitting...
 

And accomplishment for today..

 
Happy modeling..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Simulating trunnels with wood putty; it appears to be very nice after all. It might not be able to match real trunnels but for this ship, will work very well.


I need to add some extra wood; the hull shape at the stern was not quite as on plans so some extra work will be required to make it as close as possible.
 
I also run second coat of red color. It might need one or two more but will see when it dries completely.
 


Tomorrow will attack transom; need to make few copies of plan so i have extra templates to work with..
 
Happy modeling.
 
 
 
 

The model will be planked above the wales and on deck. This will make significant change in appearance of model so lets get started. This will require some carving on the hull and preparing deck for extra planking. Plank size will be 3mm wide and 1.5mm thick. For this stage i decided to use basswood which i purchased some time ago but strips have to be cut to correct size. I cut it on my Proxxon table saw very easily and precise.
 

 
Using references marked as W on templates i mark down location of wales which will also be where i will start carving the hull. Carving process will remove app 1.5mm of hull, just above the W mark and all the way to the deck level. First i made a reference line using some flexible wooden plank and running the line with pencil.
 

Rough line is on and we can start carving to the depth of 1.5mm using Xacto blades or any other favourite tool you prefer. I mostly used flat blade #17 for all carving work at this stage and standard #11 blade. I used #17 to score along the reference line marking 1.5mm on the blade so i don’t get to deep. Then start removing small amount of woods, basically shaving it in controlled manner. Started from a mid ship towards the bow, then turned the hull around and shaved to the stern. Just make sure you measure it often, making the grove very close to 1.5mm. Then smooth the surface with sanding. Do spend some time on this process, it is worth the effort.
The end results are fairly nice.
 



 

Then i drew some reference lines i will use to simulate individual plank length. Lines are separated 10mm apart.
 

Each plank should be 6 ref lines in length. You can also cut planks to the size but one long plank will assist in making bulwarks.
 
First one, along the ledge...

I also used a jig to curve the planks as at the bow the curve is fairly extreme. 15 minutes in water bath and then slowly put them into jig.
Here is my very sophisticated plank bath setup.


I am sure that anyone here has its own preferred method to bend planks...
 
Planking jig..

Planking on the way. The idea is to lay planks all the way up to the deck and start another layer of planking from the deck, overlapping them and making a bulwarks.
 

On my way up to the desk, i marked each plank to simulate individual plank length...

Tomorrow will cut the bulwarks in correct hight and drill holes to simulate trunnels. The hole will be filled with some wood putty and, as suggested in Practicum, the putty will be thinned with water.
 
Happy modelling.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OK...will post some pics tonight...back to sanding and doing the mast 'caps'...tried using one of the supplied wooden jobbies and the little thing snapped like a twig.  I am doomed to be making everything from scratch! 
 
 

Made another yard. Slow but steady progress. 
 
But HEY!!  Here is another pic of my Ship with BALLS!!!  
 
(Yeah, I said it. The Admiral didn’t laugh either.). 
 

Ok. The Admiral is in transit to Tokyo. I am on my own for the next week and my ship was calling me. 
 
Progress. Made my first yard. Tapered by elbow grease, sandpaper, sweat, sheer guts, and my drill. Yes, I finally just stuck the dowel in the chuck, and simply squeezed 120gr, 240gr, and 400gr around the barrel of the yard as I spun the wood in the drill until desired taper achieved.  Easy. Carved the ends using a #11 and shaved off bit by bit. One yard took about 10 minutes. Don’t know what I was so fricken afraid of!!!!
 
Mounted the hull on the wooden balls and board I prepared. Had to see if my preparations were even worth a fig. But...TaaaaDAAA!!  The flat keel sitting on the wooden balls, mounted on the stained board...was curvy and smooth and makes you wonder if the ship will fall over!!!  The effect I wanted!  Really happy with the choice of mounting on balls. Neat effect. Cannot see the screws at all, and the hull is trim and level with the keel.
 
Heart attack moving the ship to the mounting board. Ugh!!!
 
Moving on. More yards to make before I go to Japan next week. 
 

Sorry folks. No pics but case is made. Will add later. Starting to work on masts and get her ready for rigging. Got a bit flummoxed on the base. The case and base (cherry wood) look beautiful. Now considering whether to mount her without an additional support base or right on the cherry wood. Sigh. Decisions decisions. 

And once again. I would like to say...tales of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. But my Shipyard has become a bit dusty of late...as my work has again gotten in the way. 
 
My my wife has subsequently sent me to my ‘room’ to get me out of her hair. 😆

Awesome video!!!!!  Thank you!!!  Need to watch this about 10 more times. 😂