Retiredsailor1973
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To anyone who is interested! I've been building the model the flying fish and I've run into several problems, the plans do not give the correct measurements of the masts fore,main,mizzen does anybody out there know the correct measurements of these masts, the height would really help of all three it would help me a great deal, I've dealt with missing parts before and incomplete plans but building this model is really stressing me out I've tried contacting the company but all i get is the proverbial run a round, can any body give an old sailor a hand?
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mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic:
Flying Fish Build/ Plank bending
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Hi Joe: Thanks for the info, now as to gluing i do wait for it to dry completely and here comes the good part, because I work with wood in my shop I use a method that will allow me to not only glue the planks together but give them a coating of wood glue all over. Tite-bond wood glue, industrial found this on amazon it's expensive but well worth the money I just pour an amount in bowl and dilute just enough to use a paint brush, this not only soaks the plank but gives it a water tight seal. Then while glue is sorta drying I double the planks on hull real thin strips I also found on the internet, this process takes three days to complete and completely dry in five days bottom line real tight looking planking on model no need to stain, but I like the natural color of the wood so just a little varnish and it's done. Only on this model I'll use the painting method to really give it an authentic look> B. Regan
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After searching the internet for somebody to give me help on building the Flying Fish,I've come to the conclusion that there is nobody out there! Boy was I ever wrong you can find anything on the web, including pics of the same model I'm building on you-tube. only he has built this model exactly to scale. and i do mean to scale it's great if you have the time and the knowledge to accomplish this,I'm no master shipwright and according to the pics I saw he has got to be. Anyway i was thinking how I would bend the planks to fit the hull and after seeing the price of some of the kits I said no way! So being kind of an inventor and wood worker I hit upon a novel idea, all it takes is a piece of 40 sch PVC one 1-1/2 cap and lots of hot water/ hence the PVC will keep the water hot for about 40 min, just cut the PVC to fit your planks and fill with boiling water and cover with damp cloth/ hence the wood is soaked and easy to bend, comments welcome B.Regan
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just to say hello
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Although I have not formally been on your site before, I just want to say hello from a retired Senior Chief Boatswain Mate, started serving when I was 18 retired when I was 62 so I've been at sea most of my life. my main interest is building model ships, and although I been doing this for some time,my time is very limited to a couple of hours each day, O.K. now that the introductions are over with, I know there are more experienced modelers out there, so with that in mind I really need some help. I just purchased the model Flying Fish and to tell you the truth I believe that this time I bite off more than I can chew,so I need some help! The model does not come with the intricate parts already cut out and ready to be installed,instead each piece has to be hand carved following the plans,which are very difficult to follow. Is there anybody out there who has built the Flying Fish,and can give me some advice and steer me in the right direction to help me complete this model. Thank-you B. Regan
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