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Hello Peter Just love your build, fantastic. Jo.- 35 replies
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Hello all Yes you are. Thank you my friends for not laughing at me. The gap is about 5mm difference, I have about 9 planks to go on each side. Carl told me to loosen up so you are not seeing the Angel in me now just the DEVIL in me 😈. Jo.
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Hello shipmates I have now put some more planks on and to my horror I have discovered that the gap is not the same from the keel to the top of the planks. I think it is due to me twisting the first planks to make them fit. So I am now going to get the gap the same. Looks like I have a lot of filling and sanding to do, so I will have to eat a lot of BRUSSELS SPROUTS (😈) to get my strength up 🤢. Jo.
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Hello Tector Thank you, I will make more mistakes, but I am not going to give up on this ship build that's for sure. Jo.
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Hello shipmates Well you all asked me for some photos of my mistakes well I am now going to shame myself 😫. Sorry about the dirty glue marks. So when you have all piked yourselves off the floor, as I know you are all just killing yourselves with laughter can you tell me HOW BAD is it. Jo.
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Hello Tector Yes lots of putty (bog) is the answer as you will see below. Jo.
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Hello all Thank you all for your advice, but sorry no photos yet, I will think about it first, I feel sooooooooooooo BAD about it all I just wish to dig a hole and fall into it. Jo .
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Hello Mark. Thank you, but you have not seen the mess I have just made of the two lower planks 😥 😫. I will get over it the best I can. Jo.
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Hello again shipmates. I have now finished the upper planking, this will be filled and sanded down when the lower planking has been glued in place. I am so excited in building this little IL Leudo, it's looking like a ship now. Can I blow my own trumpet, well I am going to anyway, I think she is looking shipshape (sorry about the pun). Jo.
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Hello Ferit Thank you for your comment it is much appreciated. Re your first photo, the frames are curved; you have to follow the curvature of the frame and put a mark so you can glue the bottom edge of the 2x2 walnut wooden strip to, your arrow is pointing to my wrong mark I put in to the frame. The second photo, yes I have a gap, in fact I have more than one now 😫, I have to work with the tools I have got as I am new to building wooden ships and this is my first one. This is the first planking of the hull, I have to fill and sand down then second plank the hull. I will take your comments on board and learn from my mistakes, that I no doubt there will be lots more ☺️. Jo.
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Hi Vossiewulf I was only joking with Mark, he is a nice man like you all are. Jo.
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Hello Ulises I am trying to do my best 😥. Glued all the top planks on today, will start the lower one tomorrow. Jo.
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Hello Mark Is it that bad ???. Jo.
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Hello all Just a small update, as I said I have started planking the hull. I found the hardest part was trying to get the length of the plank from one end to the other. What I did was bend both ends first, I then glued one end and worked my way along. I stopped about 4 frames from the other end and cut the plank to size. Sorry about the dirty marks on the ends. I am loving this planking, I can see the ship taking place now 😻. Jo.
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Hi Carl. I will try not to blubber any more Ok. I am going to start the 5mm x 1.5mm planking. Jo.
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Hello Steve Thank you I will put them in water before I try to bend them. Jo.
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Hello Don Thank you so much for telling me the name of them holes. Jo.
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Hello Sam My little IL Leudo today the TITANIC tomorrow 😻. Jo .
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Hello shipmates Well how do I start this ☺️. After completely scrapping some wood for the first plank (please don't ask me how as I don't wish you all to kill yourselves with laughing, so will keep my mishaps to myself). Ok I said to myself what did my shipmates say to me constantly PATIENCE, PATIENCE and more PATIENCE. So after two days I got my first plank on one side yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, the other side will only take me a day if I am lucky. This plank is walnut ?, all I can say is thank god I purchased an electric plank bender. The first plank is important as it is a guide for some holes that have to be drilled in the hull, I don't know what you call them but as far as I know it's for the seawater to drain out of, please tell me if I am wrong and what is the name of them if they have a name that is. The next planking strips are a white colour and look softer than the walnut ? ones so they should be easy to bend 🤣. I have ordered some wood of differant sizes in case I make more mistakes as I am more than likely to do 😫. Jo.
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Hello Carl Very nice, so much detail ☺️. Are you holding back on the post's as you must be finished by now 😻. Jo.
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Hello Carl Wow what a build, things have changed since I did plastic kits. Sorry I am late in following your build as you know I have just started building. It has been a long time posting, hope you are going to start your fantastic model again soooooooooooooooon. Jo.
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Hi all I would just like to say THANK YOU ALL for the kind words and advice on my IL Leudo build. Not forgetting the LIKES. I don't think you all know how much it means to me. Again thank you all. Jo.
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Hello Mark I was worried about the frames. Thank you. Jo.
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Hello Vossie I will look at what you said before I start the planking. Thank you. Jo.
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