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Thanks for this build log. As a newbie I really need to work on a simple project for the learning experience and to help my shipbuilding confidence. Going to order the kit right now.
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I have finished planking the deck and have some questions. Should the deck be sanded or can it be left alone? Also does the wood need to be sealed? I sealed the hull (which will be painted) with a coat of shellac.
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Hull has been shaped and sanded. All imperfections filled in with wood filler and then the hull was coated with sanding undercoat and sanded. Work on the cockpit was challenging for me. The cockpit needed to be gouged out to the proper depth. My first big mistake. I took away too much wood and had to use wood filler to get it back to looking reasonable. The deck of the cockpit was then planked and the transom area was painted. The deck planking on the transom and cockpit looks "unfinished" at the bulkheads. Does this area get covered with covering boards? As a newbie I realize I will make mistakes and have questions so any comments and help is greatly appreciated.
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The hull has been shaped and rough sanded. Next I will sand to its finished stage. A few spots will need some wood filler as the hull came missing wood in a few spots when it was machined by the vendor. I am thinking of putting on a couple of thin coats of shellac on the hull before painting. I was pretty nervous to start carving out the bulwarks to 1/8 of an inch but I took my time and I think they came out OK by my standards. Removing the wood for the cockpit was difficult since I did not have a set of small gouges. Although it looks rough I think the cockpit will hide this area. While this is all new to me my goal is to complete this project. I expect to make mistakes but already I am having so much fun and I hope other members can help and guide me along the way.
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This is my first build. I tried a POF over 30 years ago and it was a disaster. I am giving it another try but decided to try a solid-hull instead of tackling planking. I selected the Katy of Norfolk by Model Expo. It appears this had been a planked model but has been reintroduced as a solid-hull model.
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Hi Chris I loved the pictures of the finished project. Hope I can do just as well.
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Hi Chris I am building the current solid-hull version.
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Hello to everyone. My name is Jeff and I am going to give the hobby a try. Attempted a build many years ago before the internet was even around. It was a POF model and I struggled and made many mistakes. With the internet and so much info available I want to give it a go again. I want to start out with a basic model so I have chosen a solid hull model so I can ease into planking down the road. I will be building the Model Expo Katy of Norfolk. It looks like there is not a build log for this model so I am thinking of starting one for this ship. The Villages is the largest retirement community in the world so besides this forum I am going to see if there are any modelers who live here who could advise me. I am hoping as a newbie I will be able to get help from the forum as I am sure I will need it.
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