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Motored Syren Rope Rocket (Modification)
woodartist replied to modeller_masa's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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I have really enjoyed The Vanguard kit for Lady Isabelle. The fit is perfect and the instructions complete. Chris is awesome. Looks like you have made a great start. I look forward to watching your progress.
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I have painted the hull below the waterline. It has five coats with sanding between each coat. Next is the white line above the waterline and painting the rudder.
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I really like the GoodFilla! It is water-based, drys quickly, sands easily and really seeps into deep narrow holes. I put it on with a stiffle paint brush to be ensure it gets in every crack. I comes in a multiple colors to match the wood type. I used the "cherry" for the pear wood supplied on my Lady Isabelle kit and it matched perfectly.
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I improvised a large paper cup to use to mark the waterline. I used the calipers to measure where the line was on the plans and centered that distance on the paper cup. I used my power carver to center the hole in the cup to the size of the pencil. I re-checked the starting and ending point with the calipers after I drew in the line for both sides of the hull. I had my daughter hold the boat steady on the plastic base provided, which was necessary to get the line accurate. I hope to get it painted tomorrow.
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To position the straps I inserted a pin in one of the holes in the strap and pulled it out after I had one of the pins nailed in place. I tried to glue the plate in place and then nail but I could not get it perfectly centered on the holes, so I temporarily pinned it and then nailed it in place and put a drop of CA on afterwards. The acetone does remove the glue but it will tarnish the brass if it gets on the brass. That may not matter if you intend to paint it. I used a Q tip to put the acetate on.
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The second planking is complete and I have filled the gaps and sanded, then filled the gaps and sanded and then filled the gaps and sanded. It is smooth and the 400 grit final sanding and no gaps. Started finishing the rudder. The pins in the rudder are1.5mm. It was a challenge. I had a little glue over run on one of the clamps. I will use a little acetone to remove it when I finish the other side.
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I would like to see St. Roch, a Canadian Mounted Police schooner, the first boat to circumnavigate North America, and the second to Navigate the Northwest Passage.
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Finished the second planking on one side of hull, about 1/3 of opposite side completed. Using the super glue pen is an improvement. Much less mess. Still need to fill gaps with wood filler and sand. But looking better already.
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Thanks for the suggestion on using Gorilla Super Glue Gel. I got some and it is so much easier to use, using the squeeze handles give a measured amount of gel.
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Second planking is proceeding, although slowly. Still have not gotten the knack of using super glue without getting it on adjoining pieces.
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Second Hull planking is going well so far, the pear wood is really pretty, I am really conflicted about painting over such beautiful wood. I know the instructions are to paint it red below the waterline but I would really hate yo cover this beautiful wood with red paint.
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it looks awesome to me, I keep reading you log daily, to get my mind adjusted to going back to Connie 2. However the knowledge I have gained on planking Lady Isabelle will surely pay dividends when I return.
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The first hull is now complete on both sides and sanded. The second side went much better ad did not need filler like the first side. Starting to better understand the plank bending and fitting process, even thou this hull was complex or severe like many others it was a great example for me to learn the process and have some success. I have also inserted the keel alignment pins. Will be ready tomorrow to add the additional keel parts to form a rabbet for the second hull.
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I think I will try the approach suggested by Stevinne, I only have the use of one hand and his approach is my best bet.
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I have finished the first planking on my Zulu from Vanguard. I have sanded the first hull after tapering and bending the planks to get them to fit smoothly on the hull. This is the first time I have planked. I had to pin the planks until the white glue dried. The instructions say to use CA glue to put the second planks because they do not want pin holes in the hull. Do I need to soak the 2nd hull planks in water to get them to lie flat? When I used the iron like I did on the first hull to bend the planks, I still needed to pin them to get them to lay flat. Will the CA hold the planks flat without pins? I am nervous about using CA glue and a plank not laying flat and then not being able to get it off without ruining the first hull. i
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The one side of Zulu now has the first layer of planking completed and I spent the last few hours getting it sanded. I put some wood filler in the gaps before sanding. when you look at the pictures below from the side it looks like there is a swale. However, when you view from either end you do not get that impression. I think it is the color change in the wood that created that impression, not sure. It feels really smooth if touched so I am a little conflicted. Thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
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First hull planking completed on one side, the last plank installed was cut to fit from a piece of cherry, I had laying around. It was a hair thicker than the 1mm lime wood but it will easily sand smooth when fry. This was my first planking experience and I learned a lot. Still have not figured out ticking completely but I have managed to get it done without any major gaps.
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Started the planking, I watched the three videos of Chuck P, on how to plank, bought a small travel iron, set up plank bending station and successfully bent my first planks. It went better than expected. I bent a few brass pins before I got that figured out.
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Bulkhead frame installed and 1st row of planking. This is a double plank hull, and the 1st layer is limewood and the second layer will be pear wood. Used Chuck's method of bending planks with travel iron, so far it has worked great.
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The keel set up is great and the wood clamps in the kit make application of the keel easy and accurate.
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Dan, This boat has been fun and a really well thought out kit with precision materials. It will certainly not been my last Vanguard fishing boat.
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How is that possible? I have been begging her for months to put at the head of the list when I bought the variable speed sander. How about a coin flip at least.
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I finished the fairing and inserted the extra blocks on bulkhead 7 that supports planking. I must have bought one of the early models because my parts numbers are not consistent with the instruction manual. I glued the center section of the keel. The little block clamps work really well.
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Do not worry my friend, This will only take me about a month to finish. I will be back to Conny2 soon. I am determined to finish her, but my mind needed a rest.
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