Penfold
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Ok... sorry it’s been a while. Been a little busy on other things. I’ve got the first sanding done. Had a little trouble getting in the curves and also getting the pins rubbed down flush to the wood. Found that 180 grit non clog finishing paper seemed to to the trick.
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Sanding, sanding, sanding... No matter what some say, it is not therapeutic! So having a break from that and skipping to some of the deck-houses etc. Pictures soon 👍
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Artisania Latina don’t provide enough pins. Had to go and buy some more so that the last 12 planks or so could be fitted.
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Just about done the base layer of planking. Got some rubbing down and filling to do now...
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Also... a question. What types of filler do people recommend? I am planning on double planking, but that doesn’t go all the way to the top of the hull. The upper portion will need filling and levelling. Somebody I know recommended some Isopon P38 car body filler, but I wondered what you guys thought/use.
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I’m a little uncertain how the planking progresses as the picture in the instructions is unclear so I need to do a little research and revisit some of the other build logs and Mr Earl’s practicum to see if they help.
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Hi All, I’ve had a little break from the Blue nose whilst I got to grips with the airbrush Santa brought me. I’m still a newbie at it but think I can handle the ‘broad brush’ stuff that I think is required on Bluenose. I’ve sprayed the inside of the bulwarks and fixed them to the hull. I used plank grips to hold them in place and facilitate alignment before glueing and pinning.
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Hi Robert, I’ve just begun this model... not doing anywhere near as good a job as you did. A really lovely boat you’ve built there. I can only hope to get close to your job. May I ask how you did the little boats on the deck. Yours looks brilliant, whereas mine was awful.
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As you can see, I didn’t get the symmetry I would have liked. At the stern this was because I drew the centreline before fixing to the ship and then sanding to shape. I didn’t think to remeasure and it was too late by the time I realised. I did a little better on the foredeck, but even then, the slightest error seems to punish me.
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Anyway, Christmas is all done and dusted so I’ve been able to get into the shipyard a bit. Managed to do the decking. I’m not ecstatic with how it turned out, but I think it’ll do. i struggled a lot with the stepping of the joints at the bow and stern, and it seemed to be something I was just starting to get the hang of as it was coming to an end. Ive then drawn the suggested lines with pencil which looks ok too.
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Thanks for this Chris. eBay had it at a sensible price so I gave now bought this. It does indeed look like a useful guide for a newby like me.
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Thanks to Meddo and sawdust for your advice. All gratefully received. I am aware of John Earl’s practicum, and I have it in consideration. However, he is more concerned with making a more precise replica of the actual ship, whereas my primary goal is to get something finished that actually looks like a ship. (Don’t think too many of my friends will be picking holes in my work on the grounds that it doesn’t exactly resemble the original. I think it’s safer if I don’t go ‘off piste’ from the instructions too much at this stage in my career.
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Thanks Matt, and thanks Mr Coyle. I’ll look into that.
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Oh well... encouraged by the support offered above, I’ve begun a build log for my Bluenose. Please feel free to drop by.
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Will be starting the deck planks soon. I’d welcome advice on painting if anybody want to offer it. I'm planning on using acrylic paints( either Tamiya or Vellijo. I also have some sanding sealer. Is it ok to use the sanding sealer then paint the acrylic directly over that? Or is some other primer required? Also, I think Santa might be bringing an airbrush, so tips on that welcome too.
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Anyway... rant over. Here’s some pics of initial build phases. Bulkhead numbers 4 and 8 both required some adjustment to get them to slot far enough down into the false keel, and also the forward mast stabiliser required some sanding to get it flush the deck and stop it from causing the deck to be wavy.
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Hi All, Following prompting from other members on the welcome page I’ve decided to do a build log for my second build, a Bluenose II from AL. My first build was an HMS Renown Steam Pinnace by Billings, which went ok, so now venturing on to something with a bit of rigging. Before I talk about the build itself I’d like to say few words about the AL instructions. I’ll confess one if the reasons for going for the AL Bluenose was the more detailed instruction booklets I’d glimpsed on some of the photos on other people’s build logs. After experiencing the exceptionally brief Billings instructions (even going to the extent of basically saying, “ build it to look like the picture on the box.” I’m paraphrasing but you get the gist) and their blurry out of focus monochrome photos, I was looking forward to something clearer. I don’t know how recent a development this is but, on opening the box, they no longer provide a pamphlet with the instructions. Rather, there is a DVD with copies on there. I imagine AL may have saved a pound or so in not providing a printed version. My gripe is that it then cost me a fortune in printer ink to print it off myself! ( 2 full ink cartridges!!) You have been warned.
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Just had a look at your build log for your steam pinnace... very nice work. I still have a way to go, clearly. 🤔
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Thanks. Certainly lots of lessons learned in making it. Just got to remember them and apply them 😂
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Thank you all for the kind welcome. Here’s my Renown...
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Hi All, I’m new to MSW and hoping to reactivate a love of modelling that I’ve had since childhood. As a child I made literally hundreds of plastic kit models; planes, tanks, ships etc. Mostly WW2 stuff, but some more modern things too. A few years ago now I saw an advert for a weekly magazine which would guide me through building a model of the Bismarck. I thought this was a great idea and bought the first few editions. However, I began to google what was involved in completing such a venture and soon realised that I would very quickly be out of my depth. There were a whole range of skill sets involved which I knew nothing about. This would be a shed-load of money to spend on something which I knew I would not be able to do justice to. I decided to shelve the idea and stopped buying the magazine. Instead I bought a Billings Boats, HMS Renown steam pinnace to try and cut my teeth on. It went OK. Planking was satisfactory, albeit only because I knew the hull would painted and all the filler would be covered over. However, I got cold feet when it came to spray painting the boat. This was another new skill I didn’t have and was concerned about ruining all the hard work I had put in that far. I shelved the build... for ten years!!! I recently plucked up the courage to complete it though and I’m quite chuffed with the end result. Confidence boosted, I’ve now bought the Bluenose 2 from Artesania Latina (having decided against the Billings one because of their rubbishy brief instructions). I hope the build logs on here will be very useful, but don’t think I’m brave enough to start a log to expose myself to peer review just yet! Regards Colin
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