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  1. Hi RossR, Youre going fast! I 'm buiding the Diana too but at a much lower pace... I' far from an expert, but it turned out pretty good for my Diana's hull. I used Chuk's method too. For the first layer, i soaked the planks in hot water for 10 minutes. fix them on the hull and let it dry out. For me it worked fine. The second layer wasn't that easy. The planks are very thin and therefore the planks tend to buckle up during the bending proces. I used an old iron to make the curve. Some planks needed the proces up to ten times to make the curve. Check my buildlog. There are some pictures about how i planked the hull. Keep up the good work! Gr. Kyak
  2. Litlle update, The lower part of the hull is oiled. The keel and rudder parts are replaced by walnut parts. The windows of the gallery are a pain in the a**. I couldn't get the curve right and decide to use the solution that DavidG used on his Diana. Replacing the PE brass part by styreen strips. It took a lot of hours to do this job... But happy with the re. µ
  3. She can float. The lower part of hull is finished. Up next is the upper part and sanding....
  4. Hi Richard, Very nice job so far. What colour of blue are you using? I like it very much... Gr. Tom
  5. Hi, Really nice progress on your model. A question, what did you use to color the masts? I really like it. Gr.
  6. Hi Rob, Thanks for the kind words. Take your time and don't rush things and don't be afraid to do things over. Second plankings is much harder than the first layer because the wood strips are extremely thin (0.5mm). When you bend thin strips sideways, they start to pop up on certain places. You can bend them sideways, in multiple stages. In the extreme curves, you have to do this proces up to 10 times, to get the curve right.
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