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  1. GrandpaPhil
    Personally, I just buy the minwax wood filler. I’ve never had a problem with it. I usually take a piece of whatever I’m matching into the hardware store with me. I can usually match the color well enough that once sealer is applied, no one will notice the filler.
  2. GrandpaPhil
    Nicely done!
  3. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome aboard! The Phantom is an excellent starter kit. I too, had borderline zero woodworking skills when I started in the hobby. You’ll pick them up as you go.
  4. GrandpaPhil
    This is my method, too. It works well. Just take your time and cut carefully.
  5. GrandpaPhil
    Very cool! Very informative!
  6. GrandpaPhil
    Hope your admiral gets to feeling better. I’m sorry to hear that she is ill.
  7. GrandpaPhil
    I haven’t gotten much done on the Victory for a bit because I’m still teaching myself how to carve. I’m steadily getting better at it and have been enjoying the learning process. Tonight, I carved a sea monster off the stern of the British frigate Winchelsea.
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Very cool!
  9. GrandpaPhil
    Two questions, firstly do you have to do anything special to step your masts? Second, how do you secure channels so they they don’t rip out under the stress of installing the shrouds?
  10. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  11. GrandpaPhil
    I’m still working on learning how to carve. I’m getting better and I’ll be making another attempt at the entry port carvings in the near future. I still need some better wood, but I might go with cedar.
  12. GrandpaPhil
    Very cool! Very informative! I might have to give a card scratchbuild a try!
  13. GrandpaPhil
    Very impressive!
  14. GrandpaPhil
    Just keep working at it and don’t get discouraged. Always remember though, slow is fast. Take your time and have fun.
  15. GrandpaPhil
    This is about what it looks like now.
  16. GrandpaPhil
    If you look at the progression, it started out really rough and slowly got better.
  17. GrandpaPhil
    After second layer of planking (and sanding, but no filling, because I cut individual planks and very carefully attached them, fitting them as I went).
  18. GrandpaPhil
    After sanding and filling: Note: I had started the second layer of planking.
  19. GrandpaPhil
    Before sanding and filling:
  20. GrandpaPhil
    I used a hand plane on my last planking when it looked that rough. It worked wonders. Trim off the excess carefully and then sand it good to see how much filling you actually need to do. Remember, slow is fast.
  21. GrandpaPhil
    Good start! Take it slow and have fun!
  22. GrandpaPhil
    Nice work!
  23. GrandpaPhil
    The capstans would have been wood.
  24. GrandpaPhil
    I will have to try this when I get around to installing my masts. Thank you.
  25. GrandpaPhil
    I usually lay the model on its side when planking. I just put it on the building board so that the board supports the model and use a tack hammer to drive in pins, or nails, if they are needed. I would read some of the planking tutorials on the site. Chuck, one of the admins, and an expert model builder, pre-bends the planks and uses CA to attach to the model. He doesn’t even use pins or nails.

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