Micklen32
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Problem is Richard, they have planked it totally differently using a horizontal plank rather that following the gunwales as the real ship would have It's not a lot of help looking at the replica either as they would have shaped the planks to fit Looking at the instructions it is difficult to transfer the lines to mine, but they do seem to take the upper part of the planking slightly lower, but not much Otherwise it does look pretty close Again, I will sit and look at it for a bit and also see if I gat any more pointers on here Thanks Richard Keep it up Mick -
Hey anyone out there?????? No replies for 2 days !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping for a few pointers I have done a couple more rows at the bottom and I now really want to know if I am going the right way or whether I should do more on the upper half I am really not sure which way to go now and I would really like some ideas if there is anyone out there Keep it up Mick
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Right I have put on another couple of rows and I am at a bit of an crossroads I am not sure which way to go Have a look I am very happy with the side and the planks have followed on fine Obviously though the bow and stern do not look as they would if I has started the planking horizontally Let me know what you think My thoughts are to now come up from the bottom and finish it from there rather than going any further from the top But I am not sure whether I am right I know it is not going to look quite right but where do you think I should plank now ?????????????? Obviously there is a lot of rubbing and sanding to be done Keep it up Mick
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Thank you all It is coming along slowly if not overly steadily I have taken off a couple of planks I didn't like and it is a bit more regular now The upper part is still very much following the line if the Beech planks If it keeps coming like this with no more real problems I will be happy Keeping it up Mick
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Hey Adriaan I hope you get some good news Any idea when you will drag yourself away from those jigsaws and get back to building ???? I am plankety planing on the hull and trying to get it right Not the easiest thing in the world after you have been forcing the top 12 or so rows to follow a line Take care anyway and I hope to see you back to normal very soon Keep it up Mick
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Bit more plankety planking There's not many planks going on each day but I am trying to get a fairly nice line and as we all know it's not the easiest thing in the world I am not sure it's looking 100% how I want it so I may sit for a bit tomorrow and look at it playing with strips and a few pins I may try and work a few more to follow the line at the top I may not As I say I will have a bit of a play, look at other builds and try and come up with something Keeping it up Mick
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Yes I think I see that Sjors They are having to be forced now to follow the line of the gunwales It is difficult to see in the photo but I have already had to use a filler piece to take tension of the strip so I will complete the row I have started then see how the next row feels and then I will probably start at the keel Any more thoughts ????? Keep it up Mick
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I am now at the point where the wood changes I am not 100% sure what direction to take now The bottom of the rubbing strakes come to about halfway down the first Walnut strip So do I now start at the keel or do I do a few more rows here allowing them to open up where they want The instructions sort of say start from top and bottom and meet in the middle However they haven't forced the strips to follow the gunwales so that will make the way they run different I guess Any pointers on this will be well received Keep it up Mick
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Great Thanks a lot Steve Cornwall model boats do 2mm blocks at 8p each so I may get some and see if my poor old arthritic fingers can do the job Mick
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I think it looks pretty good Theo I don't think the size of the blocks is too far out Your build and Steve's Endeavour are both making me think I ought to do something like that on mine I would probably need to try and get the blocks from somewhere though as I do not think I have the necessary kit to make them, but I suppose I could give it a go if I only need 24 to do the deck cannon Keep it up Mick
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So do the tackles replace the retaining ropes or do the ropes stop the cannon and the tackle pull it back??? Mick
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Simply spot on and beautiful Not a lot else to say other than I echo what Sjors has said Keep it up Mick
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Lovely work on those cannon Steve They do look as good as they possibly could Are you putting blocks on each cannon My instructions only shows the retaining ropes, I presume you are going from what was shown in your plans I see what you mean about the blocks being a little large You would need tiny ones to make it look good I hope you can get it sorted Keep it up Mick
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Just plankety planking nice and steadily Really taking my time letting the contact adhesive dry and pinning where necessary Fairly pleased with how it's coming along I am just approaching where the stern really changes shape and I cannot as yet picture what I will need to do to keep the line I want as I want that line to continue to the rubbing strakes Below those I will allow the planks to find their own position No doubt it will all come together nicely, I hope Keep it up Mick
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Hi Grant Well, I come off holiday and you make me jealous :mellow: It's all good though and should do some good work for you Keep it up Mick
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Hi Adriaan I hope you are feeling a lot better I would like to say I come back from my holiday rested and refreshed But I did too much fishing and I am an aching wreck Still, I really enjoyed it so that's the main thing Just may take a week or two to get fit again Keep it up Mick
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Hi all I am back Had a great holiday if maybe overdoing the fishing making myself just a bit achy Fishing wasn't brilliant either :mellow: The river was just not quite right Plenty of really small stuff but nothing of really any size Sjors said he wanted to see the results though so we took a photo of the biggest fish I caught, a Perch Anyway, I got back to the Endeavour as I had missed the build I had a go at the first few rows of the top planking, trying to follow the line of the ship What do you think???? I am not sure whether you are really supposed to start from the top, but I wanted to follow the line well Keep it up Mick
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The wood has arrived from Cornwall Model Boats Very good service I am NOT going to start today though and tomorrow we are off I have to get my fishing gear ready anyway I am looking forward to pulling some nice bream out of the river And anything else that fancies what I put in front of it Anyway back to the wood, here it is IMO the Beech and Walnut look so much better than the Lime and Sapeli The Lime has no real body to it and the Sapeli is a little too red IMO I think they will look even better with a bit of polish or good varnish I am going to take forever to do this as I want the planking to be good I have noticed most people use a three thingey spacing for the joints and that is what I will do I think I was thinking of making my main length of plank 150mm if that is agreeable to most It would mean a plank length of 7.6 meters or about 26.5 feet Sounds a shade long Historically what would the plank length have been, or is it 'How long is a piece of string' I will be keeping an eye on things with the iPad when we are away So all of you Keep it up Mick
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I have finished the penultimate layer on the hull It's nowhere near perfect but then I wasn't trying to be A bit of sanding to do now and then we are away for our week When we get back there will be a lot of thinking how I will do the final planking I really like the way Steve (shipaholic) has done the light wood to follow the shape of the gunwales rather than having them virtually horizontal I will probably work at getting that look and then, again, as Steve did, I will let the dark wood find it's own line as much as possible and use fillers We will see when I get back Keep it up Mick
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Hi Richard The OcCre instructions have been very good What you get is a series of photographs showing the build part by part Then with each photo, or set of photos you get written instructions For example, the Endeavour has around 260 photographs with concise instructions There are also many full size plans showing the ship in side view and plan plus plans of the masts, rigging and sails There isn't any written instructions for the masts or rigging though but the plans are very precise All in all the OcCre instructions are very good Another point is I purchased my kits direct from OcCre I hope that helps Keep it up Mick
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Ah I see OcCre send 600mm lengths and the Beech and Walnut come in meter lengths I will have a think about it and play about with what I have now to get a good look Mick
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Ok Steve, thanks I will have a bit of an experiment I am thinking a good soaking will help Did you use regular size strips???? I was thinking of using three sizes somewhere around 70 - 100 - 130mm, how does that sound That gives plank sizes of 4 - 5 - and 6.5 meters My only worry there is whether I should use a shorter one about 40mm or would that be TOO short I have been using a white carpenters glue and contact adhesive It's a question of leaving the CA glue long enough so that it grips firmly on touch Thanks again for the help Steve Keep it up Mick
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Satellite Dish!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't see a Satellite Dish anywhere . . . . . . . . . . Oh Yessss!! And oars Keep it up Mick
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You have it virtually as I invisioned it All I need to do now is do that in practice I will pin those pics up on the wall when I am doing iy Thanks a lot Steve Keep it up Mick P.S. One question Steve Do you put any pressure on the planks at all or are they exactly how they would lay??????????
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Can't afford the price they charge at pubs these days How about a few bottles of grog in some brown paper bags at the park Keep it up Mick
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