Kyak

Added some chaines to the rudder and stern.

After almost one year, a little bit work done.

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

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.  

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Little update after long break...

Little update,

Added some rails

On 12/26/2021 at 1:19 AM, Meriadoc Brandybuck said:

 

Hello, excellent job planking!

I’m working on Occre’s Revenge, and achieving far more seams and ugly bumps in my planking than yours.

 

As for the plywood beakhead and keel, I found that if you sand it (mine at least) the color lightens significantly and I can stain in with mohagany stain to get a finish color very close to the sapelli. Haven’t done it yet but experiments with the leftover plywood have given promising results. Maybe that could be a solution?

Thanks! I will replace the keel  with walnutwood. 

Planking is finished. Sanding is done. 

She can float. The lower part of hull is finished.  Up next is the upper part and sanding....

Hi Richard,
Very nice job so far. What colour of blue are you using? I like it very much...

Gr.

Tom

Planking below the wales is almost done. One side is finished.  

Hi,

Really nice progress on your model.  A question, what did you use to color the masts? I really like it.

Gr.

Second planking halfway, progress is slow...

12 hours ago, Rob S said:

This is a great build for a newbie to planking to see how it’s done.  It’s amazing how some modelers make it seem so simple. This log helps one see the process in logical steps. Very nice!

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.  

Here is a little update

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...

A little progress is made. The wales are installed and painted and i started second planking.

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!

Hello,

Did some sanding. Hull looks pretty fine to me...

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????

Great job!

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...

Second belt is finished and halfway with the first layer of planks.

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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:

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. 

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It looks pretty symmetric to me....