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  1. Kyak
    Added some chaines to the rudder and stern.
  2. Kyak
    After almost one year, a little bit work done.
  3. Kyak
    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
  4. Kyak
    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
  5. Kyak
    Little update after long break...
  6. Kyak
    Little update, Added some rails
  7. Kyak
    Thanks! I will replace the keel with walnutwood.
  8. Kyak
    Planking is finished. Sanding is done.
  9. Kyak
    She can float. The lower part of hull is finished. Up next is the upper part and sanding....
  10. Kyak
    Hi Richard, Very nice job so far. What colour of blue are you using? I like it very much... Gr. Tom
  11. Kyak
    Planking below the wales is almost done. One side is finished.
  12. Kyak
    Hi, Really nice progress on your model. A question, what did you use to color the masts? I really like it. Gr.
  13. Kyak
    Second planking halfway, progress is slow...
  14. Kyak
    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.
  15. Kyak
    Here is a little update
  16. Kyak
    First Belt is finished. The thin sapelli (0,5mm) is very hard to bend sideways, with an iron and a lot of patience you can get the job done...
  17. Kyak
    A little progress is made. The wales are installed and painted and i started second planking.
  18. Kyak
    The first wale is in place. I screwed a clamp in the keel to clamp them at the bow where the hardest bend is. Works great!
  19. Kyak
    Hello, Did some sanding. Hull looks pretty fine to me...
  20. Kyak
    The hull is closed. Only 1 stealer used at the stern of the ship. It was a little bit of a struggle for the fist time planking like this way, but I'm pretty happy with the result. Now its time to plank the upper part of the hull and then sanding- (aka making dust-)time... A question: The planks for second planking are very thin: 0.5mm and ther are difficult to bend sideways. Any tips????
  21. Kyak
    Great job!
  22. Kyak
    A question: The false keel is made of plywood. Should i consider to plank it with mahogany or leave it the way it is? I love to hear your suggestions...
  23. Kyak
    Second belt is finished and halfway with the first layer of planks. .
  24. Kyak
    In the meanwhile a little progress is made. The first belt has been planked. I'm pretty satisfied about the result, except for the bow. Lining of the bow was pretty hard en because of all the curves, placing the thickmarks wasn't also very easy. But we will see how it goes. Its first planking after all. It will all be covered up by second planking. Here some pics:
  25. Kyak
    After a time out of a few months, time to continue again... Preparation for the first layer of the planking following Chuck's method. For me is it the first time, so lets try something new. Each side of the hull is divided in four sections. Lets see how things work out. !! It looks pretty symmetric to me....

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