TOM G

Go to modelexpo, they have wood life boat kits.

Hull planking for beginners.    https://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf    

I like your setting of the sails....... shows action taking place....... be nice if you could find some figurines that are pulling rope, that would put the icing on the cake.👍

I know it's going to be a well detaild build......... I'm going to enjoy watching the progress.👍

That's going to be a fantastic model when done, a sure one of a kind.👍

It's looking good.👍

Yes, it's worth your time to make it "ship shape".

Some guy's dip the sails in tea. Once dried dip again to get darker.  Brew up some and test it on simular material.

You want to pay attention to the garboard plank........ check this out  https://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf   

Try this link   https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/LiningOffYourHullPlankingTutorialAndFan.pdf  

1 hour ago, LCdr Dave said:

Thanks for checking in. I did read and re-read the primers, YouTube videos and “how-to”s but I am a visual learner and it seems that I am still missing somethings (obviously). The planking primer suggests that the garboard plank might be wider but I’m not sure how wide. I ended up making mine narrower because I was trying to keep it going up the stem. I guess it needs to actually curve inwards (I marked a purple line where I think it should go).

 

 

To my (again) untrained eye it would appear that the garboard plank and the ones to follow will have a wicked “hook” to the keel-side - but maybe that’s just me… It also suggests putting a temporary batten at “max width of the plank to be used” which I did do the first time but not at the width of the plank so I will put it down at the 6mm width and see where that gets me.

I didn’t want to pull out the existing planks but they came out without too much problem so I guess that’s something.

Thanks again for the help,

Dave

 

The plank flow's into the keel.... no wicked hook.

11 hours ago, LCdr Dave said:

Hence my problem….what should my garboard look like? Did I make it too narrow? Should it have been wider and then curved in towards the keel/stem more? I don’t know how to make it not curve up the stem. Maybe it’s obvious to others more experienced, not to me. Back to the drawing board, I guess.

Dave

Look at page 20, then read up on the garboard plank..... you have to make a new one.      https://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf  

Your garboard plank is to far up the bow...... as you progress your plank's will end up with tooth pic ends. You have to correct the garboard, and start over.

Yes very nice builds......... But i think Doris holds 1st place in card modeling.

What you did is right....... I read this somewhere, that even so you are building to scale something won't look right. and you have to go off scale to make it look right to the human eye.  A good gauge to use for this is a scale figure, in your case a 1:48 can be found on ebay  ( o scale figure ) in model railroad trains in toys and hobbies.

A lot of work goes into building a wooden model ship........ And you have to have your thinking cap on your head, all of the time. 🧐

We live and learn. 🙂

go here for wire.    https://modelexpo-online.com/search.asp?keyword=wire  

Using the veneer put the icing on the cake ! 👍

I never herd of the nib method...... Where can i find that ?

I would double and double check..... at how far that garboard plank is to be at the bow...... if it's running up the bow to far your plank's will start bunching up and you will have tooth pick ends on them.    Mind you..... you will have to add some drop planks...... but that's normal. 

There might be something here for you,  as far as ageing the wood.        http://www.besttrains.com/vetero.html   

Look's real good........... I'am sure your dad will treasure it.👍

Looking ship shape.👍

Class  "A" build 👍