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  1. Andyrew
    I've always liked the smaller boats, like Cutters and this looked like it might be an interesting subject to build. I've searched on the Internet but I've not found any being built, and I can't find any information about the real Cutters either so I'm not sure if I'm in the correct age group. The box is quite large but there is a lot of spare room inside. The Sails are already made but lack any stitching detail. The instruction manual is a bit basic, especially as I have been used to Vanguard Models' instruction manuals, but all the information is there. Cheers Andy
  2. Andyrew
    My red Tablecloth has white spots which could be an interesting Sail colour 😀
  3. Andyrew
    The dye is Dylon Tulip Red, I got a small sachet in The Range, I used on my Fifie as well.
  4. Andyrew
    You are off to a good start, there is going to be quite a large fleet of Nisha's soon. It seems to be a requirement that a Stern timber gets broken off during construction 😀
  5. Andyrew
    The Main Sail is attached to Photo Etched Mast Hoops and I worked out it would be easier to tie the Main Sail to these Hoops whilst the Mast was laid flat on my work area rather than trying to do this with the Mast fitted to the Boat. This worked out rather well and I also fitted the Gaff to the Mast as well. I had planned to lace the Main Sail to the Gaff before I fitted the Mast to the Boat but I couldn't get the Sail to sit right so I glued the Mast in place and then laced the Sail to the Gaff and fitted the Gaff rigging, but left it loose. I then decided to fit the Shrouds, only 3 on each side, I made a small jig from a piece of scrap wood and 2 pins to hopefully keep the Deadeyes spacing the same. Once the 3 sets of Shrouds were done I added the Lanyards but I have left them loose and will tighten everything up later. I'm not going to fit the Ratlines yet but will wait until all the "inboard" rigging is done because the Ratlines will limit my access to the tying off points around the Mast. I made an eye in one end of the Main Stay and then ran the other end round the Mast through the eye and then tied off to the Stem. I had already tied the various Blocks and lines to the other Sails, so I then fitted the Inner Jib Sail. I've glued the Travellers for both the Main Sail and Inner Jib to the Starboard side of the Boat. Cheers Andy
  6. Andyrew
    Really neat work Andrew, the lengths some people go to to avoid rigging 😉.
  7. Andyrew
    You're off to a good start Jonathan, it's good to see another Nisha being built. If you need any help or advice just shout. I will be following your build, good luck, Cheers Andy
  8. Andyrew
    You have built a great looking Fifie, I like the white ends on the Masts. I also had trouble getting the Mizzen Yard to sit properly, I put thin wire inside the seam on the edge of the Sails to get it to look right. You'll enjoy building Nisha, a great kit, looking forward to watching you build her, Cheers Andy
  9. Andyrew
    Your first planks look good to me. Not all the planks are the same thickness, some are slightly thicker than others, they can all be sanded down later. I found it easier to leave a plank longer than it needed to be, I then glued it at the Bow and worked my way to the Stern glueing at a couple of Frames at a time. When I was a couple of inches from the Stern I then cut and filed the plank to fit at the Stern. The Stern area is tricky because of the shape, you will get some small gaps which can be filled when the planking is done.
  10. Andyrew
    You did well getting the Bulwarks removed in one piece and refitted. I found with both layers of the planking that you need to do plenty of dry fitting, mark the position of each Bulkhead on the plank and keep making small adjustments to the edge of the plank until it fits tight against the other planks. It sometimes took me a few hours to fit one plank but it's worth the effort. Good luck.
  11. Andyrew
    The Sails look really good Andrew, you have far more patience than I have hence me buying the ready made Sails 😀
  12. Andyrew
    I used my new Airbrush to paint below the waterline but intially had a few problems, I tried Humbrol red Acrylic mixed with Humbrol Acrylic Thinners but just couldn't get a good finish, it was very patchy, probably due to the paint not being too thin to spray. I had some red paint in a spray can so used that but it ran out half way through painting the Hull. I did some more research on the Outnet and decided to try using Tamiya X7 red mixed 50/50 with water and this worked really well. The waterslide Decals were then added, it just needed some Microset solution to help postition them and they brighten up the Hull nicely. The Photo Etched Fairleads and Stay Plate were then fitted and the Toprail was brush painted with Tamiya SG Black. Fitting the Ladder proved to be a bit nerve wrecking, I think I was a little bit over cautious with it, not wanting to lose it inside the Hull, but more of that later. I decided to make the 3 Winches with one of the support posts fitted to the Deck, that way I could get the correct distance between the posts, I found that the brass rollers needed their width reduced a little bit to get them to fit. All the brass work was then painted black and then the other various bits of Deck equipment was added. Thats all the woodworking done now and it's time to start tying myself in knots, I'll search for my Boy Scouts Bumper Book of Knots and before anyone else says it, I'll go and get knotted. Cheers Andy
  13. Andyrew
    I didn't do this and when I went to fit the Stern Counter I discovered it needed doing, I had to remove the rear part of the Bulwarks and sand down the outer Counter Frames, a real pain.
  14. Andyrew
    I had similar problems with my Lady Eleanor, but I went with what l thought looked right. These were working Boats and I don't expect that the Fishermen that sailed these Boats would be too bothered if the Boot Topping on their Boat was slightly different to that on another Boat. You are building a great looking Boat, Cheers Andy
  15. Andyrew
    As promised in my last posting I have now remembered to take a picture of the completed Campanionway. I spent some time thinking about what colours to paint the Hull, because the decals are white it means the top part of the Hull above the Rubbing Strake needed to be a dark colour and even though the Boat in the instruction booklet looks nice with the top painted and the Hull down to the Boot Topping bare wood, this is a working boat and would have been painted rather than "bare" wood. I have a spray can of red paint for the lower Hull but it's a bit bright so I decided to spray the whole Hull black and then spray the lower Hull with the red which hopefully because it's going over the top of the black will dull it down a tad. I have done the black and will now leave until the weekend before I mask the top of the Hull and spray the red. I turned my attention to the Mast, the lower Mast had the top part diameter reduced, I used a file and turned the Mast in my hand until I had it near to the diameter and then put it into my electric hand drill and used some sandpaper to finish it off. There are several Photo Etch rings that fit onto the Mast and I found I had to reduce the diameter slightly more than on the plans to get the P.E. to fit. I used my electric drill and sandpaper to taper the top Mast, this also needed to have the diameter reduced more than the plans. I had intially planned to attach the numerous Blocks to the loops and eyebolts that fit to the Masts the correct way, but having spent ages trying to get the first Block done I realised the seizing looked a bit over sized so I ended up tying a double knot. I bought the ready made Sails for Nisha, I couldn't produce Sails as good as these ones and I decided to dye them the same colour as my Lady Eleanor, red. The darker patches on the Sails are some dried dye on the paper that the Sails are on. Cheers Andy
  16. Andyrew
    The second planking looks really good.
  17. Andyrew
    Whenever I get a few spare moments I like to start making the various Deck fittings and structures, I treat each item like a seperate little kit. I started with the Ladder, comprising of 2 sides and 6 treads, unfortunately most of it won't be seen so I made sure I took a picture of it. The 2 sides and the top and bottom treads were glued together making sure everything was square or in this case rectangular. Once this had dried I then slid the remaining treads into place and used diluted wood glue applied to the sides to fix them. Next was the Companionway and before this is assembled you have to make a Jig that will help make the construction of the Companionway a bit easier. The 4 parts of the Jig were glued together and left overnight. I have to say this has been the hardest part of building this boat, the parts are small and in some cases fragile, I must have put enough money in the Swearbox to cover the cost of Chris' next Fishing Boat. The 2 sides are joined by a small cross piece and then this is put onto the Jig and clamped into place. The roof piece then has to be glued and curved over the sides. I managed to break the 2 thin bits and then couldn't get them glued down properly as you can see in the next picture. I decided to soak the 2 small pieces that are fitted onto the curved roof that are the rails for the Cover to slid on. They were clamped to the roof and once dry, glued. I did the same with the Companionway top Cover and after I had glued it I then fitted the small handle. I originally fitted the Photoetched Hinges to the 2 front doors, the doors had slots for these Hinges but they weren't big enough for the Hinges to fit, I tried filing down a Hinge but it didn't look right and it was difficult opening up the slots on the doors. I then realised that if I wanted the Doors opened I would need to bend the Hinges in the middle, I tried one and it flew into a different Universe either that or the Carpet Monster has claimed it. In the end I stuck the Doors closed and then fitted the Hinges, fortunately there are a couple of spare ones. The top Hatch is open so you should be able to see the Ladder. I have now painted the Hinges black and fitted the 2 Door handles. I will post some pictures of the Companionway when I remember to take some. Cheers Andy
  18. Andyrew
    It's looking good to me, the first layer just needs to be smooth to provide a good surface for the second layer. I found that measuring the gap after I'd fitted a couple of planks meant I could work out how much to taper each plank and keep things neat and tidy. Just make sure you have the plank ends flush with the Stem and Stern before you fit the Rabbet patterns, Cheers Andy
  19. Andyrew
    Now that the Deck has been fitted it was time to fit the Timberheads, these are identified by letters of the alphabet and fit onto the inside of the Bulwarks which is marked. I started with "A" and having removed it from the fret I cleaned off the laser char and then glued it into the correct place. This was then repeated numerous times on both sides of the Bulwarks. 4 of the Timberheads are joined together and these are fitted together and then once the glue has dried the thin wood holding them together was cut away. A cross piece was then fitted to these 4 Timberheads. The tops of the Timberheads and the Bulwark tops are then leveled off and true to form I managed to knock off several Timberheads maybe the choice of using a large Rasp File was a case of using a Sledge Hammer to crack a nut. Once the Timberheads were re-attached and smoothed down carefully, this time, I fitted the Top Rails, I used wood glue and starting at the Stem glued a short bit at a time working to the blunt end. The curved Top Rail across the Stern was then fitted but I had a small part of the Stern that wasn't covered by the Top Rail, fortunately after everything had dried I was able to file down the Stern and it looks fine now. As you can see from the above pictures I have also made the Steam Winch, the 2 Hatch covers, and made a start on the Mast. I forgot to take any pictures of the Steam Winch, it built up quite easily and I have painted it red but it looks a bit too bright so I'll have to dull it down a bit. The Hatch frames were glued together and then the cover piece fitted. I then used thread that is supplied to make the rope handles. After a lot og thought I have decided to treat myself to an Airbrush, up 'till now I've used paint brushes of Aerosol cans, I've ordered an Airbrush with a built in Compressor that can be charged up with a USB connection, it's going to be a week or so before it arrives so that's why I have made a start on the mast. Cheers Andy
  20. Andyrew
    Hi Andrew finally found the time to catch up with your build and I'm certainly going to have to "up my game" to match your Nisha. I noticed that you painted the Steam Winch and other Deck equipment green, is that your own choice? Cheers Andy
  21. Andyrew
    Thanks Andrew, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of planking 🙂
  22. Andyrew
    I realised at the end of my last posting that I didn't have any pictures of the finished second layer of planking so here you are. When it came to the fitting of the moulding on the Stern Counter it looked a little bit flimsy so I decided to leave the inside cutout in place, soak the whole part in warm water for about 30 minutes and then clamp it to the Stern until the part had dried. Once it was dry I removed the internal cut out and glued the moulding in place. I decided to fit the Rubbing Strakes at this time as well, I filed the front end to fit against the Stem and then worked my way aft glueing a short piece at a time. Once dry the rear end was filed to match the Stern Counter. Now that the main work on the Hull was complete I removed the tops of the Bulkheads and smoothed down the Deck area ready for the laser cut Deck. I needed to make a few slight adjustments to this Deck to get it to for correctly and as it is quite thin I decided to use Contact Adhesive to stick it down, the surface area was too big to use C.A. glue and I thought that wood glue would cause the Deck to curl up. It seemed a good idea to make the Rudder now, it's in 3 pieces with 2 thin laser etched parts fitted to a central part. Again these outer pieces are very thin but I went with the advice in the instructions and put wood glue on the thicker inner piece and also I put a few pins through the holes in the Rudder to help line everything up. Cheers Andy
  23. Andyrew
    Hi Andrew I am also building a Buchaneer on a different modelling Forum. It's been a good while since my last posting, my Father passed away on the 19th January, he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimers last year but went downhill very quickly around Christmas time and was admitted to hospital just before New Year. A Post Mortem showed he had a Cancerous Tumour in his Osophagus. We had to wait until the beginning of march for his Funeral and I have now returned from the South of England. I have made steady progress with Nisha, the Rabbet patterns were fitted using the small pins to ensure they were correctly lined up. Whilst I was doing this I soaked the outer Stern Counter and clamped it to the Hull to dry. Once this was done I started work on the second layer of planking, the top planks are 2 planks wide and cut to shape, I used wood glue to stick this plank in place starting at the Bow and gradually working my way aft, this gave me time to make sure it was in the correct place. I then continued with the rest of the second planking, I found these planks a lot easier to shape and fit than the second planks in the Lady Eleanor kit. I tapered all the planks at the Bow which made them nice and tidy, and I realised that I needed to fit Stealers at the Stern. These weren't too difficult to make and then it was a case of sanding down the Hull to get a good smooth finish. Cheers Andy
  24. Andyrew
    Hi, you are doing really well so far. When I built Lady Eleanor I marked the position of the Bulkheads on the Bulwarks and then drilled holes for the pins before I glued the Bulwarks onto the Hull. You can then clamp the top of the Bulwarks to each Bulkhead and pin the bottom part. Hope that makes sense. There are several builds on here and if you need any more help just shout, Cheers Andy
  25. Andyrew
    I soaked the Stern Counter in hot water for about 30 minutes and then clamped it onto the Stern and then left it to dry overnight. Fortunately it didn't split unlike @AJohnson's who is a few steps ahead of me and is enabling me to notice any possible problems I might encounter, thanks Andrew. Once dry the Stern Counter was glued in place and left well alone for sometime. I may have made a slight Yogi Bear's little mate (Boo-Boo) when fitting this part but I'll see later on. Anyway moving on I next fitted to Keel and Stem pieces, these are a great fit and once the glue had set I further faired the Bulkheads and sanded off the laser char from the Stem. Before fitting the bulwarks I drew a line on the Stem where the Rabbet pieces are fitted, this will help me position the plank ends when the first planking starts. The Bulwarks were dry fitted and I made a few small adjustments to some Bulkhead tops with a file to get the Bulwarks to sit correctly and remembering not to glue them to the Bulkhead tops I attached the Bulwarks, I had a few problems getting one of them to stick to the Stem area and maybe a little bit of pre-soaking would have helped, but they are in the correct place which is the main thing. There are not too many planks to fit and I found that once I started planking it onlt took a couple of days to do, I admit it's not brilliant but it will be covered up by the second layer and I was trying to get it finished before I had to go back to work after a nice relaxing 2 week break. I painted diluted wood glue onto the Hull to seal any loose plank edges and Nisha will now sit there for a while whilst I do everything I can to avoid sanding down the Hull, sometging I don't enjoy doing. Cheers Andy

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