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  1.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Learning Ship Modeling One Wrong Step at a Time: Hello, I am new here.
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  3. ubjs
    An electric plank bender is a simple design so I don't know if the Chinese can fail even with one. Amati and Occre sell the tool. I don't know how complicated it is to trade from Norway with EU countries. In Sweden there is https://www.modellhobby.se/sv/batbyggare/87484-amati-electric-plank-bender-amati7205.html In Germany https://www.krickshop.de/Tools-Materials/Tools/Electric-Tools.htm?shop=krick_e&a=catalog&p=388
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    Welcome I'm also keen on Fram but I've already collected too many kits. I have Bowdoin in my pile, an Arctic schooner built in 1921, Bluejacket is the manufacturer of that model. If you haven't tried it yet, I think you should get an electric plank bender. It solved my biggest problems with bending the planks. Then I want to recommend this builder's videos, she has a lot of interesting tips.
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  22. ubjs
    I'm building a Norwegian Pram myself now, but it's not going well. I don't get along with dory builds at all, I've tried Bluejackets before. To all beginners who are trying to put together a dory and not succeeding, I can console you with the fact that it's much easier to build a regular hull with a little more real wood. I've built a number of hulls, Vasa, Bohuslän, Polaris, Spray, Lilla Dan. They're not fantastic builds but ok. But putting together a Norwegian Pram, as I said, doesn't go well. I don't get along with this thin, soft wood. When it comes to bending the hull parts for the Pram, I recommend the same as Palmerit. I usually bend with an electric plank bender, but it doesn't work for the Pram, you get burn marks right away and also sinks in the wood.
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  25. ubjs
    It's starting to take hold, now you just have to clear coat as many times as you can with wet sanding in between. :) But it's just a fairly modern plastic body and not a Rolls with real sheet metal so this finish will probably be enough. Is this the best looking F1 with advertising? Of course the Alfas, Silver Arrows and the green Lotuses were better looking. :)
  26. ubjs
    I'm just copying from google translate. Font=default I'm just copying from google translate. Font= Arial I'm just copying from google translate. Font= Comic Sans
  27. ubjs
    This is the forum's default setting if you use cut and paste. I can change the font. Or do you prefer this? :)
  28. ubjs
    I'll reinstall my computer in a while. Will try after that.
  29. ubjs
    I tried several times for a long time and finally gave up. I have no problems with other forums. Ships of scale works well so no problem for me.
  30. ubjs
    Thank you. Now I remember that I always have problems uploading pictures to this forum. That's why I posted my build logs on Ships of scale instead.
  31. ubjs
    How could I search the forum for build logs that I have started?
  32. ubjs started following Smuggler by East Ender - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/4" = 1 foot , Lotus 72D by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12 - Plastic/Metal - The Legend and Friendship Sloop by gsdpic - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1:12
  33. ubjs
    Interesting build. I, like many other children in Sweden, got it as a Christmas present in 1973. I remember the black parts that were treated so that they looked painted when you unpacked the kit. We built many of Tamiya's big F1s in the following years, we learned to use paint sprayers from Badger and run our own electrical and fuel lines in the engine. Everything was thrown away when Ronnie died at Monza in 1978. I've looked at the updated kit but don't know if I would feel good about building it. Luckily, I have plenty of wooden boats on my shelves that need to be built. Another thing I remember from 73 was the fit. We were used to a lot of Airfix and this kit was amazing compared to Airfix. But how good is it today?
  34. ubjs
    You also have to fair the frames more (bulwarks is something else). As soon the planks dont lay flat on the frames you are beginning to get problems and as we see on your picture the problems get worse for every plank you try to attach. You must bend planks in two directions so they follow the frames.
  35. ubjs
    I dont like cleaning an airbrush. I have several airbrushes and compressor but today I never use them. Today you could find a lot of colors in spray cans and you get a good result with them. I often use Tamiya primer spray can and then a brush when I paint ships or modelhouses. If you use a primer first its much easier to get a good result with brushpainting. With metal I use what in swedish is kallgalv, its a car primer you use repairing full scale cars. After that I brushpaint.
  36. ubjs
    Look at this build log of Polaris and you get some ideas for the second planking. Your first planking looks ok so far.

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