Lapinas

A little update this time. Did a second layer of black acrylic paint at the front of the ship. Then glued a 2 mm x 2 mm square plank around the ship perimeter. I am really satisfied about the 45 degree angle joint at the stern Next update is going to be a bit delayed - need to experiment with varnishes and stains on wood scraps.

Hey guys! Thank you! I have made a bit if progress... I have planked false keel and rudder attachment place with hull walnut planks. I could not stand the raw material and painting/staining option was not looking good either. I just hope that there is enough walnut 1mm x 4mm planks in the kit. Also, Amati instructions could be better... but that might be just my lack of experience. I just noticed some little glue spots shining in the photos... I will have to clean those until the next time

Did some work on decks: Laid planks in the inner side: Added vertical columns: Added upper railings: It was a bit of pain to bend upper railing like that

Thank you guys for comments on my build! Photo credits goes to the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE9esmf5U1o I have a question about upper railing plank... Is this supposed to be from the same material as hull second planking is made? In the instructions it is written as 1mm x 4mm planks, but hull second planking is more like 0.5mm x 4mm walnut. In other builds on the internet (like from the picture above) material looks like real 1mm x 4mm and not the thin hull planking kind 0.5mm x 4m. I am wondering if my kit is missing some planks or tings look different in upclose photos Not much hope go get an answer for question this specific though... I have sent an email to amati though. I am going to post a nice update with model photos later Doing some good progress right now! I am also going to experiment with matte acrylic varnish. I was doing lot's of research on the finish and this looks like a best non-toxic varnish option. Don't know what I am going to do with hull color though. I bought some wood stain, but was not satisfied with the results on some test wood... Another option is to use tung oil (or linseed oil), but I am slightly worried using that. Also, with use of oil varnish is out of the picture then.

I have finished deck planking. After start I have noticed that I was supposed to use 4 butt shifting pattern... but when I have tried to remove planks they were attached to the false deck too well so I had to finish it as is. Lesson learned - do not rush and do your research more than one time. I was using wrong reference. Deck still looks good though

Hey, fellow Amati Santa Maria build here. Pay attention to the bottom line of "ribs", especially where garboard plank sits. By raising frames to get an even deck level line you make it harder to prepare frames for planking. In some places I had to add extra wood strips in order to have an even surface for planking. Honestly, I have regretted lifting frames...

Second planking is nearly done I am quite happy with the result. Not sure what I am going to do with the finish.

Answering to my own question, no it is not. See: http://www.learneasy.info/webs/300cubits/ark_encounter/planking/planking-the-stern.html http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf It is somewhat disappointing to see that in Amati instructions, I was about to go with their example of planking

Is this a correct way to plank santa maria? I am referring to some planks not reaching stern, but forming pointy strips. When I was doing my first planking I was able to tapper each plank and avoided any "pointy" strips.

I have a couple questions though: 1) Do you have any idea how long hull planks were on the real ship? 5 meters? 6 meters? 10 meters? 2) How do I overlap hull planks correctly? 3) What varnish do you recommend using?

Hey! No need to write a history of this model. This is my first wooden ship build ever. I bought this kit from a local shop in my city. I had no idea where I was getting into! First look inside: Work of first evening: It was a really tedious process to sand all the edges: I had to get some power tools in order to sand trickier parts: I have made clamps from document clams (similar to Amatis https://store.amatimodel.com/en/tools-and-equipment-parts-per-model/product-clamp-set-b7377.html) Getting first planks in place was difficult since I was doing that first time. I had to read and watch lots of videos to understand all the techniques. Props for this forum and written guides! I was really surprised that I my planking speed was 2 planks / hour. I was using hot water and soldering iron to get planks into the shape. Dremel tool was a huge help shaping this line: Starting to look like a ship: I saw no point covering back of the ship with these planks, but instructions showed that I have to do it: It took a while until I have prepared hull for second planking, but it is smooth as butter now: Started second planking: