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Thanks for the advice. I do have some experience and not a total beginner. I've built a Billings smit Rotterdam. Along with a couple of caldercaft models and a scratch built albeit basic model I built some years ago. For the Rotterdam I replaced most of the fittings with ones I made. So creating the detail parts is no problem. What I'm mostly asking here is what wood is best for the moulds/bulkhead. I've no idea what is used in kits but they didn't involve doubles with joints. Which is why I'm asking simply because whatever wood the kits use seemingly allows one to eliminate that process. I don't want to incur unessesary expense on fine decorative wood and don't want something that isn't up to the task. So hopfully that explains why I'm asking these questions. I've not been very clear but the plans I have are complete, what I meant by more work was that to do a bread and butter method I'd have to measure each cross section at various heights and record that data to create the waterlines either in drawing form or a list of points to work from. Otherwise I can just cut directly from my plans as is. The reason I don't want to buy the kit is because it is 1/100 and I want this to be 1/75 and I want to scratch build it.
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Would Birch modelling ply be any good? Is that the high quality type ply? https://www.hobbies.co.uk/quality-birch-plywood Otherwise it'll be 3mm mahogany sheets from the model shop and done Hahn style. I'm just cautious of buying expensive finishing/decorative wood unnecessarily for something that's going to be used for hidden internal structure
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Ok thanks. Would 6mm mahogany sheets be any good for frames? I'm going to use POF simply because that's what I know and the plans are done in that format. It's more work to derive waterlines from my plans. The hull will be finished inside with resin and outside with resin & cloth so I've no concerns it won't be strong enough.
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I plan to built POF as that's what the plans I have done as and that's how I've built all previous models. Am I correct in thinking the method you are discussing creates a hull from several thick layers of wood, each one a cross section through the vertical plane? The only data I have is in my plans is decks and frames.
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Hi guys I'm doing my first scratch build of Zwarte zee tug. I'm guessing the frames should be 5mm plywood? I've noticed many different woods available on Cornwall model boats site. Is ply sufficient for frame or should they be hardwood? Also for planking what should be used considering the planking won't be visable like a period ship. Cheap strip wood or walnut/cherry? I'm guessing the expensive strip wood would be used for a period ship where the planks are decorative? Cheers Guys
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Did you say it and a clamp or food to hold the workpiece? I'll need to fabricate the missing cover for the arm as that's what the foot mounts to. Looks like a simple U profile sleeve that screws on. I need to check with my work place tomorrow and see if they have the equipment to fabricate that cover. If so I'll be willing to make you an offer.
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Yes your correct I don't have a saw that would allow me to cut 5mm ply accurate. I previously build a smit Rotterdam kit in 1/75 scale. I want its running mate in the same scale. So the plan is to resize my zwarte zee plans from 1/100 to 1/75 scale then trace them in a vector drawing program. I can then send the resulting drawing to be laser cut. I have found a local firm but will get a quote once they see the drawings. I'll post my progress and how this goes on here
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Your model looks museum quality to me, that's an amazing finish and a fair bit better than my effort I'd say. This is my 1st wooden boat coming from plastic 1/350 scale kits previously. I'm thinking of doing a scratch build next and will apply the many things I've learnt so far. Hopfully I'll get closer to a museum quality model next time. But for this current build I've got to move on to the next stage or it's never getting finished.
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