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Nice job on the coppering! The extra glue can be removed by acetone (nail polish remover) or debonder. -
Hey Vane. If you want to add a signature go to your account settings at the top. Go to signature and within there is a button to link you're builds.
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HMS Victory by Vane - Corel - Scale 1:98
BenD replied to Vane's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I knew it! You made the right choice. HMS Diana is on my someday list. -
If you want to get fancy with your planking you could try a three or four butt shift planking. Or do the plans show this already?
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That is some solid planking right there. Just needs some sanding to deal with the glue spill over and it will look fantastic. At this speed you're gonna pass me! With three builds going no less.
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https://redrockthreads.com/ has a large selection of cotton threads
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I'm currently planking the deck on my Snake and the Tanganyika is not so fun to work with, look's good though. I used Maple in the a previous build and had no problems working with it. It is a very pale wood though. As for size it's best to match the size given with the kit unless you have access to dimensions of planks for the period. I do know they were hand sawed and were about 24-28 feet long, when converted to 1/64 is about 12cm long. As for the width I've never found info on that unfortunately so 4mm could be incorrect.
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I almost did this to save some time. Cutting out the gun ports was a heck of a time, Just need a really sharp knife and some patients. Filling and sanding hide all but the most heinous of crimes
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That turned out really good. Who ever you got to paint this did a fantastic job.
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WOW that thing is EPIC!
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This is really cool that we can see this process. I've been reading a lot of your posting and see that you have the laser cutting outsourced by a company, Don't feel brave enough to get your own?
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
The Bow decorations are finally done. The long parts #58 and #59 I ended up scratch building because the ply material was just not good and I had broken one. It was only four pieces but I think making my own parts is kind of fun. I think I should extend the red ochre out to the Hawse hole Bolster, what would be normal for painting that? On to deck planking! This must be the 5th time I've gone over the deck pattern!?!. The beam positions are not really correct but it lines up with the hatches at least. My Beam positions range from 23mm-26mm which is not so far off from real ships I think. I'm doing a four butt shift pattern with 11-12 cm planks. With a scale converter that adds up to 25ft which is about correct for a ship of this period. I ended up buying more Tanganyika wood for deck planking because the stuff in the kit was jagged and awful. Turns out the extra I bought is in the same lousy shape. They are the same color at least.
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this is looking real good, You're making me want to buy this kit!
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Holly molly you're just cracking on full speed! I'll be watching along if you don't mind. Good work so far
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She's looking good! That walnut look's like the stuff I got with my HMS Snake. Well milled very dense wood, It's hart to work with but it will make a stiff hull. The Diana is on my someday list so Don't mind if I follow along.
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Jason- Thank's for the words, Your Snake is probably my #1 go to when I'm confused. You did really nice work on her. Yacht1255- how much does a set cost? Do you mean the kit? -
look's like Chris might have to put an extra sleeve over the box for shipping to the states... Were the delivery guys just kicking them down the road?!?
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Hey man, Don't beat yourself up. The instructions are weak. As long as you learn from mistakes, move forward, and keep at it. you'll get there. My Snake is not the best and My Sherbourne is pretty much a disgrace to the art. My first build the Amati Adventure will never see the light of day... that thing was a total embarrassment.
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I've been working on the bow decorations for what feels like ages... The plans are kinda not helpful because they aren't consistent from picture to picture. So I'm kinda just sanding and fiddling around until everything seems to fit. I've got the cheeks on and it turned out way better than I could ever hope. The rest of the head and decorations are going to be a hard few hours. The slots for the Gammoning didn't line up at all so I widened them on part #60 just like the folks from other builds. I'm still looking at everyone else's builds to see how they fared. I'll do my best, If it turns out bad I can always scrape it all off and scratch build some new decorations.
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Now that look's top notch!!! Look's like I'm making a cutter for my next build. I think you might be quitting your day job. These thing's are going to sell.
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I was going for this effect with the planking. Though mine turned out more noticeable...
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hey SpyGlass, I sanded the edges of the planks round so it would be noticeable. It's a little more exaggerated than I would have hoped but its something I noticed on the Victory when you stand even 15-20 meters away.
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