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Thanks Pete....I'll be taking the tape off this evening when I get home. Hey Floyd....I manage to get good finishes from basic rattle cans. This blue is a VALSPAR Paint + Primer (Royal Blue) from LOWE's. As long as you have a smooth foundation, you can get a good finish. I'm just hoping the clear coat covers well...I'm test that on a spare piece of wood first
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OK, so here is the scariest part of a build for me. Paint. I feel this is where you can screw up all the work done up to this point. I first had to mark the waterline, and this was giving me some trouble since I was holding the boat in the supplied holder and it wasn't staying level...but I got a mark and taped off the bottom. From there I had to tape off the deck I just finish but leaving the outer plank exposed as part of the hull cap. I decide to handle the white lines (water line and upper trim line) by painting white, then back masking off the two lines. 1/8" for the waterline, and 1/16" for the upper trim. But, When I painted the white primer it shown me all my imperfections, so there was filling and sanding again, and reapplying the white. Masking off the lines, the water line look twice as wide, I applied a second layer over the bottom over the first layer so blue couldnt leak through below the white line. and finally the upper hull blue. I was so nervous getting to this point already, but fortunately the blue covered smoothly and evenly . I may have some touch up to make on the blue, which is what is preventing me from removing the tape and finding out how good my lines came out. If I have to spray any more blue, then these need to stay on. I've been practicing with different poly clear coat and see how I will finish up the whole body. That part still scares me also since I'm not sure on which clear I'm going with and if I'll spray or foam brush apply it. Stay Tuned.
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Wow, still cant get over how big the 1:35 scale is! Looks good. I tackled some painting this weekend also, and you're right about how much that first primer coat lets you know you're not finished! I'm worried about my waterline...I got lucky and drew a perfect waterline on bluenose the first time I tried on her, but had a little trouble on this one. Good luck with the rest of painting and filling...looking forward to seeing more updates.
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Thanks Ives...guess I'm getting closing to prepping for paint.
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So here is the finished deck. I applied one coat of sanding sealer, and sanded/smoothed it out afterwards. I like the results, but may sand down more for a more uniform finish and tighter walnut line. But, like it like this also.
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I started on the decking. I'm duplicating what I saw on another build, I'm using left over walnut planking as the center deck strip, and using the supplied clear for the rest. I had to doublestack the 0.5mm walnut strips so they would be level with the 1mm deck planks. Once all sanded smooth and a coat of sealer is applied over it, it should have a real nice appearance. The outermost plank around the whole perimeter of the deck will be blue, once the hull is painted.
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Thanks Pete. I also changed my mind and realized I should lay the deck before paint, since the blue will overlap the top, the finish will get dulled while sanding the deck. So, it'll be easier the tape off the deck and paint afterwards.
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Moving right along...further along than I thought I would be, but hey, I enjoy working on it. I finished the second planking. This is a shot right before finished. After meeting in the upper middle with as many whole planks I could, I only had to make 4 steeler planks for each side. And here is the finished pic. I sanded smooth, and added some sanding sealer, and lightly sanded a little more. Also, added the upper rim. I'm getting close to paint. But that has to be planned out well before starting the steps.
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Here's some more updates on the planking. I glued the rudder on also which was planked separately. This will probably be my last planking update until the 2nd planking is finished.
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Yves, I believe there is a retractable keel on bigger models, but not this kit. BUt I see what you mean. Thanks Erik!
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Thanks Floyd. I believe your kit probably goes into more detail. I had to improvise on the bottom cap of the hull but it came out great. Also, the blue upper hull appears to wrap around to the top of the deck. My plans don't show that, nor is there a premade deck bow cap that will fit the front. I would prefer to just lay the outer cap with the bow and premade stern piece and start painting from there, it would make it easier to have that perfect blue line following the upper deck, but most plan recommend installing the deck first, and taping it before painting. I read that method during bluenose also, I think it is so you don't damage your finish with any type of glue that may be used. Either way, I'm going to have to think that one out well before painting.
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Finished the bottom of the hull (2nd planking). Will probably switch to the top and go down soon.
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Thanks guys! I finished sanding and shaping the hull and now starting with the 2nd plank. I'm following the advice of Floyd to Sailor of starting with the bottom up and top down and meet in the middle. Mainly because the bottom hull will be natural wood finish, so I want the best fit there. The starting strips are one directly on the bottom, then on on each side angled into it and sanded smooth, the rest should be easier until I get to where the hull curves.
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Finished the first planking. Just need to fill in the cracks and give it a good sanding. I'm on a cruise next week, so wont be doing much work on her past Sunday. Here are the first planking pics.
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I'm not sure who's model that is, but definitely can zoom in to certain areas to answers some questions. But I believe that I a 1:35 kit model
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Floyd, not sure if you ever found this link while searching, but here is a link to some pretty big hi-res pictures of a completed model. Kind of spoils what you're waiting to see at the end though. CLick on each pic to see an even bigger one. http://www.modelships.de/Endeavour_Ferlemann/Photos_yacht_Endeavour_details.htm I decided to plank the stern before continuing the hull...just for something different.
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Bob, glad you found my build...thanks for following along. Hope all is well with your Bluenose. Thanks Pete! Floyd, I haven't really looked that far ahead, I'll probably try to match the shape shown on the 1 of 2 full size drawings that show the entire boat from the side. For some reason the first step of this build was to assemble the mast before the keel and planking. I didn't do that yet, and can't see any reason to have assembled that first.
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Hi Floyd, mine only has 1 x 2mm for the first planking and 0.5 x 2mm for the second planking. The plans don't give a good planking instructions, so I'm not completely sure how the bottom of the keel is going to come out. I plan to taper into the bottom, and lay one full strip on the bottom, then sand the curvature smooth. If it comes out well, I'll probably start from the bottom up with the second planking since I will be leaving the bottom half unpainted below the water line, only varnished/clear coat.
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Things are moving along faster than I expected...probably because I had a lot of time to work on it this weekend. I filed the filler blocks and the support blocks on the keel, and first planking looked ready to go, so I laid the first two strips.
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I feel like an idiot now....rubber bands - of course!
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Thanks DBorgens! Floyd, doesn't everybody their own lathe at home for tapering something that size! Well, yesterday was day off work and a rainy day....perfect for getting a lot done on a new build. I was able to put together the keel and the supplied stand. I actually went as far as to finish the stand with some stain and varnish already. NOt sure if it'll be my final stand, but might. And I was able to put on the false deck. This gave me a little trouble with the curvature of the deck. I think I've become a slave to CA glue when I need fast gluing, because I didn't have a way to clamp the deck down for the glue to keep it in the curvature. I dont know if I shoudl have pre bent the deck with some steam. Either way, the glue with some accelerator finally did the trick. I attempted using the supplied nails but hammering with that small hammer and trying to make the nails countersink was too tricky and too scary to use a bigger hammer. The filler blocks are shown before filing....that'll be the next step. Anyway, here are some start up pics:
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I'm starting my second wooden build. I've have been eying this build for a while, but always looked at the 1:35 kit. After seeing how big the 1:35 is (4 ft long 5 ft high), I saw Amati offered a 1:80 that was plank on frame also. So, that is the route I went. I see there is another build of this scale active (Henry James) which hopefully we can help each other. The drawings and instructions are not near as detail as the MS Bluenose, and are not in English, but hopefully I can follow along well with the experience I had from my first build. I'm looking forward to the painting of the hull. The combination of natural wood, white water line and blue should look fantastic if done right. I all boils down to the second layer of planking at the bottom since that will be seen. For some reason they show the first step of assembling the main mast. I'm skipping that and going straight to the keel assembly. Anyway, here are some kit pictures.
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HI Henry, sorry you weren't getting much answers to your questions. I would like to see the progress of your build, this is the exact scale model of the Endeavour that I'm about to dive in to. I suppose you already did your planking. This will be my second wooden plank-on-frame build. But, from planking with CA glue using an accelerator spray is like magic, only problem with CA glue is glue bleeding into the wood and shows up with you're planning a natural or stained finish. I plan to leave the bottom hull unpainted, so I will be extra careful on the second planking at the bottom below the water line.
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HI Floyd, I've been away from MSW for a while since my Bluenose, and I've return because I was interested in building the Amati Endeavour kit, and to my surprise, you already started one. Every time I was trying to decide on a new build, the Amati Endeavour just keep popping out. However, I think I'm going to do the 1/80 plank-on-frame build (amati 1700-10). The 1/35 may be just a bit too big. Nice start on yours. I plan to have the bottom half stained, so I'll probably be going with the double planking, first time trying that. I still need to order my kit, but I'll definitely be following yours. Dave
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