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  1. BenD
    I didn't quite like the CalderCraft Yelow Ochre so much so I decided to edit the paint a little. I added a little matt white and a bit to much cadmium Yellow. I may have gone to far but I think it's growing on me. In the sunlight it's quite bright, probably not so historically accurate. It's not to late to re-paint so I'm going to sit back and ponder a while. In the sunlight with the right angle it almost looks white! She's quite large beside the Sherbourne.
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    The inner planking is done. Cutting the sweeps and ports out... It was quite the job to say the least. The 4x1mm planks were good quality but walnut is just not easy to work with. The Red Ochre paint from Caldercraft is really nice to work with even with cheap pain brushes. My plan to have the planking show through the paint has worked out better than expected! I also put on the main wale. The 3x1mm planks were just awful wood and were slightly different sizes and colors, thank god they will be painted.
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    Hey Mispeltyoof. The the frames that are holding the Bulwarks on are to be pulled off after you're done planking the outer hull. I carefully scored the bottom of the frame tab near the deck and then cracked them out with a pair of pliers. It is a bit barbaric and leaves some hideous marks but that gets planked over anyway.
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    I've been working on rope making quite a lot and think Gutermann thread is the way to go. Most people seem to be using DMC Cabella cotton thread. It's mostly being discontinued in the right sizes so that's not really a long term option. Anyway I've narrowed it down to four colors, two for standing rigging and two for running rigging. I've been looking at a lot of pictures and just don't know what combination would be most accurate. Would standing rigging covered in pine Tar really not be black as some suggest? What color would running rigging actually be in that period?
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    I made a ropewalk! It works pretty well so far. Making the gears was the hardest part of the build, everything else was strait forward. Below is Caldercrafts 0.25mm "Rope" and I made a pretty decent rope from just three strands. The black ropes look just as good as the tan one but my camera won't pick up the details . As you can see I wrote down how many strands are in each rope. Figuring out how thick they are is kinda tricky but I think -X12 1mm -X9 .8mm -X6 .6mm -X3 .3mm. Getting it just right so the ends don't explode is trial and error. I'm going to be obsessed with rope making until I perfect it.
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    Trimming the gun ports is really hard, the walnut just wants to crack at every opportunity. Now I just have to plank the inside and trim that too!
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    Second Planking complete! I stopped spiling the planks a little past the water line, then it all sped up a lot. The last picture is with some sanding. Turned out ok. Going to work on trimming the gunports next before planking the inside.
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    The planking continues... This planking method is taking a lot of time. It gives great results though. I'm probably not going to continue much past the water line because it will be coppered, I'll just just plank dirty style after that
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    Thank's Jason. So I wasn't far off it seems. I'm going to end up using a pattern close to yours, it looks the best in my opinion.
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    Back to the Carronade problem. As you can see the first two pictures are with the gun mounted on the gun port sill... the dam thing doesn't fit. The cutaway section's port is 1 mm short in respect to my ship. I could sand the bed down and sink the bracket but that would only give me 2-3 mm of extra space. I don't think 4 mm is going to fix this problem. Mounting the Carronade from the deck is probably the way to go. It instantly looks better and when I move the gun to my ship for comparison it looks even better. I will have to make some adjustments to the Beds and figure out what height to make the wheels but that's all fun to do anyway. I will add 1 mm of material to the bottom sill on the ship to make up for there not being a shelf there. Question! Where can I find info on the positioning for the Yellow Ochre band the Nelson checker? I've seen paintings and pictures but every ship seems to have something different going on. All of the builds on this site seem to have a different orientation for their band. I don't think what I have planed is very good or accurate.
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    Working from the top down is normal practice. You're doing well so far!
  12. BenD
    Hey Chris, You can buy walnut wood filler or you can use the wood glue method. You just sand off a lot of walnut into wood glue until you have a thick walnut paste. It works quite well.
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    Yeah, Those gun's... they basically look real. Prodigious fine work all of it.
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    This setup right here is paying dividends! I set them up like this then use a blow dryer... 4 minutes later you have a laterally bent plank. this needs to be known by all. This is Chuck's method... Thank you man! The three last planks I put on were laterally bent. They went on without the slightest of issue and I hope it continues this way. The stern needs some work
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    I took a break in the planking to work on the Carronades to see if they could be turned into something acceptable. They seem ok but I wont really know until I paint them. It took 30-40 minutes per gun to get them to this stage so about 10 hours total. I would have liked to buy the Caldercraft 32-pounders but it would end up being over $200.
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    The Second planking is coming along well enough. I've gone past the point where I can use clips to hold down the planks so its going to get harder. Also the lateral bending of the planks becomes a problem. My test section turned out alright. I tried to keep it as clean and consistent as possible but it's just really hard. My hats off to all of you with clean edges and good paint jobs I tried to make the planking and wood grain noticeable through the paint, lucky enough the Yellow Ochre was really thin. That's 6 coats!
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    Second Planking I've started the second planking and added planking to the stern facia Part 55. The instructions show it not to be planked which I found strange. I planked the inboard for strength though the inboard will not be seen with the stern platform. Yes it looks rough right now as it's just after rough cutting, sanding will commence shortly. I used 1x4mm strip for the planking and a 2x2mm strip for a boarder between the facia and stern counter.
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    Yeah I'm working on snake too, I did the measurements and fitting the Carronade to to deck instead of the gun port cill is really the only way to go. I was wondering what material to use but you just answered the question for me, Lime wood strip. Good work, keep it up!
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    First planking complete After the first 3 planks I gave up on shaping and spilling. There is another layer of planking so none of this going to be seen on the finished model. I'm going to put lots of effort into the second planking at least until the water line as the coppering will cover bellow that point. One thing to point out is that if I didn't put shims on bulkhead No9 and 12 it would have turned out really lumpy the last picture is with a bit of sanding done. There is quite a lot more sanding to be done and I don't think I'll need very much filler. I have to say working with 1.5 mm lime wood was a bit difficult but it makes for a strong hull.
  20. BenD
    wow this is so cool, Thanks!
  21. BenD
    God I love it! Fantastic work all around.
  22. BenD
    Ahh yes thanks Rob! I had completely forgot about that manual.
  23. BenD
    The planking has begun. I think it will soon become a hot mess but for now it looks ok. It's only the first planking so it doesn't have to be pretty. I never seem to learn anything from the resources on this site . I got a delivery from Cornwall model boats today! I received some sailors, Belaying pins, Rope, Blocks for the Carronades, And a Launch boat. The belaying pins look so much better, I can't believe Caldercraft didn't add them automatically given the price of the kit. The launch is going to be hard given the weak instructions, I'll give it another read I suppose. The Sailors are very neat! The Captain and his Boatswain... I think
  24. BenD
    Fantastic, What a ship!!! The Constitution is on my future build list for sure.
  25. BenD
    Part #55 Stern Facia and #104 stern counter don't match the plans at all. The Facia is fine because it can be cut and sanded to fit. The stern counter is not really what is shown in the plans but after looking at some other Snake builds on this site it seems that's what everyone gets. This is what I ended up with. I had to cut off about 3mm off both sides. On to planking!

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