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Thank you jbshan

Thank you wefalck for your help. But please tell me if we speak in terms of bulkheads and not frames would it be correct to say: the shorter plank distance is between 2 bulkheads?

I wonder how short can the shortest plank (SP) be. Is there a rule to it? If a ship has average planks of 18 feet*, how short can its SP be? 6 feet? Thats ca. 30% of the avarege plank, that will do or is it rather too small?

* of course its a question again how this avarage plank is derminated or better.... how long can an avarage plank be?

mikiek   thank you. Just went over it... great practical help! Very usefull.

Jud   thats a very reallistic and dramatic  response, reflecting the answer as a picture of 1000 words! Thank you very much. Its out of a seamans (officers) logbook I guess...

fsdsman thank you for responding

mtaylor thank you for yor response. I havent started building yet... am in the prosses of  studying the ship. I always keep a log and take pictures but never did it publik. I allways publish later with a video on youtube. I dont know may be this time I try this here in our blog.

3 hours ago, mikiek said:

When you lay the garboard be sure to keep an eye on the upper edge - the straight edge. Most people have a tendancy to slide the garboard too far forward. To the point where the bow end wants to start curving upwards. This is too far. What happens is all the subsequent planks above the garboard will pick up that curve, compounding the problem.

 

The trick I use is to lay the garboard against the keel - lower edge in the rabbet - bow end about 2 inches behind the stem. Keeping the garboard in the rabbet, slowly slide it towards the bow watching the leading edge. When you see that upper edge begin to lift up stop sliding, backoff a bit and try again. You want to stop sliding right before the point where the edge begins to lift.

Thank you mikiek.... I think I got it

Thank you John for your time and valuable help.... I downloaded the link and am going tu give it a good study, so as with your comment. I think am moving forward now thank you again.

Christos

Thank you John for your response. If I get it right, you mean that I mark on the bulkheads every strake line from stem to stern?

Christos

Thank you mtaylor. Idid found it in model expo as you advised me.... amazon de and uk dont have it.

Thank you again

Christos

Problem is cant find it.... could you be so kind and advice me where I can get it?

Thank you very much Sir

Christos

Need advise guys....
So: Tapering the Garboard plank its made on the plankside facing the keel... the other side stays a straight line. All the other planks are tapered on the oposite side. That is , the planks are tapered on the side facing the wale.

And ofcourse at the end, the last plank which closes the endgap, is between two straight sides (garboard and last planank facing the wale),  it can be a spilled plank, tapered on both side. Is that correct? Do I get the planking process correct so? Are there also other proceses?

Well done. But send a better picture... that isnt blair.

If after thatt they still wonr bend it means you have to let them soak more. Ihad a kit once with such hard wood that I soaked ithe planks all night long

Havent you soak the plans in warm water first, before you try to bend them?

Looks nice! Have you searched for those paints?

Yes I just did.

Thanks philo

In the mean time I spoke with a gentelman -modeller- from AL and he gave me the coresponding colors to the real ship in Vallejo numbers. If you wish I can send you the actuall numbers AL gave me.

Chris

But there are not specified.... for example "red" what kind of red? AL in its webpage gives a table where the colors of Hermione are specified according to "Patone color model".It gives the numbers of that system which ofcourse do not correspond with any known model paints brand i.e. vallejo or revell or humbrol etc. Thats what am bothering you about. The question is how are we going to pick the right colors if there are no specification given in the kit.

Hope am not driving you crazy with my persistance but I think is something we have to find out before buying the paints.

All the best and thank you for your response.

Chris

Philo is there in the instructions any indication which colors to purchase ?

Are there in the kit the paints given? Or are given just the pantone system nrs?

Its a pitty he stopped