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Heronguy reacted to Steve 12345 in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Hi Doug thanks for viewing my log I'll try to answer all three questions I always pre drill before the pins however where the planks join I found even with predrilling the plank will split .
So to combat this I use a bulldog clip the elastic band stretched to the other side of the hull helps twist the plank to fit the curve.
As for bending the plank around the radius of the bow I use a plank crimping tool I will post some pictures of this process tomorrow evening .one additional piece of advice I might add is to not be tempted to do any sanding until entire hull is planked this way you can get a better shape of the hull .
I hope this helps happy building regards Steve
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Steve,
Just three simple questions at the moment.
Your previous 2 pictures show an elastic band across the stern to a pin on the planking strake. I'm curious what purpose it was playing for you.
The push pins you're using are fairly large diameter. Did you have to pre-drill a hole for them to avoid splitting the wood strip?
You show making lateral bends in the plank (I've used the same kind of clamping to do that). However do you also bend the plank to go around the curve of the bow? If so, what kind of jig do you use?
Keep showing lots of pictures please!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Steve,
Just three simple questions at the moment.
Your previous 2 pictures show an elastic band across the stern to a pin on the planking strake. I'm curious what purpose it was playing for you.
The push pins you're using are fairly large diameter. Did you have to pre-drill a hole for them to avoid splitting the wood strip?
You show making lateral bends in the plank (I've used the same kind of clamping to do that). However do you also bend the plank to go around the curve of the bow? If so, what kind of jig do you use?
Keep showing lots of pictures please!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Wonderful detail in your posts. I'm going to follow to see what I can learn - just starting model building so there's lots of scope for learning!!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Steve 12345 in HMS Bounty by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:50
Wonderful detail in your posts. I'm going to follow to see what I can learn - just starting model building so there's lots of scope for learning!!
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from JPAM in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
I've never been to the museum. I'll add it to the itinerary for the next trip out to the West Coast.
Regarding cheese curds - my wife makes cheese and it's easy to stop at the curd stage - homemade curds could solve your poutine withdrawal!
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Heronguy got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
The decking in this model is not “lined” to appear like a plank deck. Figure 3 in the instructions implies that the planks are simulated by pencil scribes.
My 1st try on scribing was not really very satisfactory. Sanded off the marks and tried again.
Purchased some minwax wood finish - red mahogany instead of BB36 mahogany stain - did a test colouring for deck. It pretty well obliterated the pencil scribes. So I stained decks and then rescribed the plank lines in pencil. ? Should I have coated the decks before mounting?
Mounted decks on the hull halves. A couple of the bulkheads were not fully seated after glueing. There will be quite a bit of “fairing” required before planking.
I reviewed Chuck Passaro video and notes on lining the hull before planking and on bending planks for installation. I'm going to try out his method (before I learn how to do it wrong). See:
Chuck's planking videos...in
Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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Heronguy got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
Construction begins
Easy to assemble the bulkheads on keel
Glueing in process
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Heronguy got a reaction from JPAM in Bluenose II by Heronguy - Billing Boats Nr. 600 - Scale 1:100 - First build
This is my 1st attempt at a build log and my 1st real attempt at building a model.
The Bluenose and the Bluenose II are part of my culture - something I've been aware of for most of my life. The kit seems suitable for a first build - not too expensive, lots of modellers around who have built some version of the boat, simpler rigging and so on. This particular kit differs from most of the kits I've seen in that the hull is built in 2 halves which are planked before the halves are glues together. I expect that will simplify the planking process though I suppose it will introduce some challenge itself.
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from mtaylor in Artesania Latina Bluenose II Kit 20500 - English instructions
I've just purchased this kit (#20500) and am ready to start on it. However the instruction booklet that came with it is exclusively in French. I'd prefer to work with the English version.
I've contacted AL in the hopes that they'll have an English language PDF to send. Anybody here have a a set of instructions for this kit that they'd lend or scan for me?
I'm a newcomer to the hobby - working on my 1st kit at the moment so I like to have as much guidance as I can obtain. I've downloaded John Earl's practicum (http://www.modelboatyard.com/bluenose2.html) for this kit and it will be very useful but it directs me to sections of the instructions that should have been with the kit.
Thanks,
Doug
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Heronguy got a reaction from Canute in Artesania Latina Bluenose II Kit 20500 - English instructions
I've just purchased this kit (#20500) and am ready to start on it. However the instruction booklet that came with it is exclusively in French. I'd prefer to work with the English version.
I've contacted AL in the hopes that they'll have an English language PDF to send. Anybody here have a a set of instructions for this kit that they'd lend or scan for me?
I'm a newcomer to the hobby - working on my 1st kit at the moment so I like to have as much guidance as I can obtain. I've downloaded John Earl's practicum (http://www.modelboatyard.com/bluenose2.html) for this kit and it will be very useful but it directs me to sections of the instructions that should have been with the kit.
Thanks,
Doug
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