Cosmo Vito

Thanks Trent,

I'll give them a try.

Cosmo

On 5/7/2020 at 11:54 AM, SaskieinSoCal said:

Hi Cosmo, Thank you and I might as well be new as well given my 30 year holiday away from building. As for the brads, I found them at a local Home Depot. They are 1/2x19 (not sure of the metric size). I would go smaller if I could have found them. Also, they appear to be carbon steel, so if you are soaking your planks, they rust a bit, making re-use a potential issue, but minor. As an aside, I did try to order specific plank holders from Micro-mark hobby tools, but they have been on back order for months and never ended up getting delivered.

 

All the best and good luck with your project.

 

Trent

Hello Trent,

Thank you for the information.  I'll take a ride over to Home Depot and pick up the brads. Did you have any problem with the "19" size brad splitting the planking?   I've been using 1/2 inch map pins ordered from Staples. They are fairly strong and can be tapped in with a tack hammer I ordered from Micro Mark.  I usually make a pilot hole which minimizes splitting the plank or bending the pin.  No shipping charge and fast delivery.  

Hello Trent,

Very nice.  I am relatively new to model ship building.  My first sailing ship, recently completed, was the Smuggler from BlueJacket Shipcrafters.  One question, where did you purchase the brads you used to secure the hull planks?  

Regards

Cosmo

Wow1 Great story.

The ship looks phenomenal.