Matt H
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Hello and welcome. Model Shipways makes some good models that are priced well with excellent instructions for a beginner. They are sold on the Model Expo website here: https://modelexpo-online.com/ Good Luck!
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Thank you for the kind words. For my day job I am a 2nd year high school teacher, teaching CAD drafting and wood shop. I have access to all sorts of machines and I have quite a large supply of 1/8" baltic birch plywood that hardly gets used by the students. I may just buy the plans you listed and try my hand at this, my students would like to see the progress on something like this as well. Thanks you for sharing.
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Wow, I'm impressed. Like many others my first impression was that your first image was a real ship. I especially liked the full 360 degree camera, I didn't know such a thing existed. I may have to venture down this path someday. I have recently started flying drones a bit and I have previously built and driven RC rock crawlers, never have thought of a boat before. Very impressive work.
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Hello and welcome, beautiful work.
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Hello and welcome. You may get an answer to this question here, but you would likely be better off putting this in the forum for painting and finishing. However I did search for the word "Navy" in titles only for all the topics in that forum, here is the result. I remembered seeing this question before, and you'll see a few results just on the first page of this link on your subject. https://modelshipworld.com/search/?q=navy&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_in=titles Edit - this search was actually site wide not just the painting and finishing forum, however there are still some applicable results in that link.
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Thank you again Rick, the package arrived today. Package was in great condition, shipping was prompt, and product is as advertised. Thank you very much.
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Thanks Dave, very useful information I'll consider that option as well. I am building the Syren and it is only a single planking, however it will be copper plated. Your assistant looks like he/she is very deep in thought!
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Two years ago I did get in touch with someone and got replacement/missing parts. However I believe they have gone out of business. Although it appears that some of the models at the D'Agostini site here https://www.model-space.com/us/model-ships.html are Artesania Latina models. Maybe someone there may help, although I have recently sent inquiries to them regarding something else via their contact page and via Facebook and have yet to get a response, it's been a month so I'm not holding my breath.
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Thanks for the input Banyan, I do plan to have the grain run the same in each section. The thickness, width, and length directions of each filler will run the same as each other filler.
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I think I will use filler blocks in the stern and bow sections for the bends of the planks. As far as the decks go I will add small filler sections along the outboard edges and around the mast positions. Essentially following a similar design to what Pete showed in his photos and build of the Fair American. I have decided to go with Alder, that is what I have in abundance, but it is also the lightest of the woods I have and the least dense. So it shouldn't take too much to shape. I'll update my build log when I am done, I may come back and post a picture or two here.
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Thank you all for the info I appreciate it, it is all very helpful. Pete thank you for the pictures and explanations, I also did bump into your build log and looked through the first page in detail earlier today for a bit.
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Thanks Pete, I like how you did it. It makes sense to put them in the bow and stern where the hull curves to allow a better base for the planks to adhere to, but not in the center where it isn't necessary for planking. As far as the deck goes I may add a smaller filler block on the upper and inner part of the bulkheads between every other set of bulkheads that will create a good base for the deck planks. Thanks for the pictures.
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I am a high school CAD drafting and wood shop teacher so I have access to various types of lumber. I have alder, red oak, wormy maple, cedar, spruce, African mahogany, and walnut. I was planning on using some scrap I have lying around the shop for filler blocks. What species listed would be best? Does it really matter? I was thinking of going with alder because it is the cheapest and I have it in abundance. Second question is that I have read it can be good to have the filler blocks level with the deck level of the bulkheads to give a nice solid base for the deck. Similarly, having the filler blocks go out to the outboard edges of the bulkheads makes for a good surface for the planking. So essentially creating a solid hull with filler blocks between all the bulkheads from deck to keel to outboard. Is there any downside to doing this? I posed this question in my build log but I didn't get an answer there before it got buried in other build log posts, so I'm posting here.
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I finished sanding down the laser char from the bulkeads and top of the bulkhead former. I also jotted down several measurements for all the filler blocks. I am a high school CAD drafting and wood shop teacher so I'll joint up a couple of scrap pieces of alder and cut it down to size for the filler blocks. Alder is the cheapest and lightest hardwood I have in stock. I also have spruce, wormy maple, walnut, cherry, red oak, and African mahogany. I have plenty of scrap lying around for all the above, if someone has a better suggestion than alder let me know. I think I am going to attempt to fill the whole space between bulkheads from the deck down to the bottom of the bulkheads. Is there a downside to doing this? From what I have read it can be beneficial to have filler blocks at deck level to give a good solid surface for the deck to sit on. Also having the fillers extend out to the outboard edges of the bulkheads gives a good surface for the planks to attach to. So with those benefits are there any drawbacks to putting in filler blocks that would essentially make it a solid hull from the deck down?
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