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It is a type of walnut from Africa. Not usually as dark as American or European walnut. I would be reluctant to say it is a particular color, and you end up with something different. It should be as easy to work as walnut or cherry.. The grain is usually finer than American or European walnut. Are you planning on using shorter planks, rather than going from stem to stern, as a lot of kits suggest? FWIW I have used these 1/32 basswood sheets from Model Expo to make my own strips which gives you more options for varying your plank width. You can also stain it to get the color you want. My experience has been that these sheets were very good quality. -
.5 to .6 Is usually good. Model Expo usually has a good selection. Just stay away from what they sell as boxwood.. Unless they have changed, their " boxwood " is not...
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I use CA a lot. Mostly anywhere it is not very small pieces. I used it for planking with veneer on my current Resolution kit project I used to avoid it because I had trouble managing overflow at edges. Then I learned to keep a swab and acetone close by, and have learned it's pretty easy to keep mistakes cleaned up.
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FWIW I have used a homemade accelerator that works pretty good. 1/2 Teaspoon of baking soda in 1/4 cup of purified or distilled water. Brush it on where needed. More baking soda makes it faster..
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It would be great to find some plan drawings of this boat.. Someone had posted some more pictures of the Chasseur, but I haven't found them yet.. Here is a link to a copyrighted interior view: Chasseur
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Very nice little boat! One of my favorite subjects..
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Le Coureur by PC52 - Mamoli - 1:54
Gregory replied to PC52's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Something else to consider, depending on the thickness, you can see how far you can sand down the backside of these pieces and make them as thin as possible without losing the detail.. I have done this with Dusek/Mamoli kits before.. -
Why do some manufacturers make single plank kits?
Gregory replied to Meriadoc Brandybuck's topic in Wood ship model kits
Another consideration with double planking, is that you have the option to use a wide variety of veneers, that may not be easily/cheaply obtainable in planking strips suitable for single layer planking.. Of course there are those who might ask " Why would you want to use anything besides AYC ? " 😁 -
Why do some manufacturers make single plank kits?
Gregory replied to Meriadoc Brandybuck's topic in Wood ship model kits
Technically this is true.. However, many ships were built with the frame spacing so close, as to provide almost a solid surface for planking. I don't see why there should anything inferior about creating a solid surface on which to lay your final planking and make the best model you can. Doing a a great job on the so called 2nd planking of a double planked kit, can take as much skill as doing a good single planked kit, and end up with a better looking model. If the goal is to do it the way real ship building was done, then most of your masts and yards should be built up also. And then there is rope. How about smelting your own cannon? The list goes on and on.. -
That looks like the instructions you find in the Model Shipways kits like this one. Armed Virginia sloop A lot of those Model Shipways kits have downloadable instructions. The instructions by Chuck for Syren and Confederacy are like tutorials for model ship building..
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If you can't easily remove the stem, keel and sternpost pieces ( ... considering creating the rabbet is easier done with those pieces out of the picture ) you might consider covering them with masking tape while you do your trimming. After trimming with chisel or whatever, you can fine tune with course sanding paper..
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Thank you..
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Vanda-Lay treenail maker
Gregory replied to JerryC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I have had success with bass, cherry and whatever toothpicks are made of. I have also used boxwood and pear, but I'm not talking about thousands of pieces. When I said soft, I was thinking in terms of softer, as opposed to stuff like ebony or mahogany.. -
Vanda-Lay treenail maker
Gregory replied to JerryC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
How do you file the teeth inside a hole that is 1mm or smaller? The corners on the collets I showed are plenty sharp for turning soft wood. -
It looks like they were exposed to sunlight, near a window that created a sharp demarcation.. What is the kit, and where didi it come from.. Chances are you could get the supplier or manufacturer to replace them for you.
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Vanda-Lay treenail maker
Gregory replied to JerryC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I don't do much treenailing, but a method I use for making small round parts might do the trick. I have this set of brass collets for dremel that I use for rounding off small parts like the axels on my cannon. Should be just as fast as any other method if you are making them one at a time..
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If you have McKay's book, the drawings for the 23 ft launch would be an excellent basis for plans. You can find several plans for long boats at Wiki Commons Here is a 21 foot boat that you could scale accordingly. There are many plans at this location and they all would be pretty accurate..
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It's really hard to see what is going on from your pictures. Are you saying the planks are laying flat on the transom, but there is a gap between the plank/s and one or more bulkheads? A wider shot, with maybe a pencil pointing at the problem would give a better idea..
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The only thing you could do besides doing it over, would be to add some shim material to the bulkheads..
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Agreed that the poster may find themselves subject to an onslaught of spam.. However, Googling Polybak, produces a list of suppliers.. Chucks recommendation of finding a cabinet/furniture maker as a source of scrap, seems to be a good option..
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My comment was mainly because the OP specified USA.. I'm not sure about smaller orders, but I've saved a lot of money at Cornwall on European kits, due the substantial difference in price of the kit. Often 30% or more in the US..
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I see Kieth trumped me..😀 In the USA< I would check ModelExpo Cornwall Model Boats in the UK has a greater selection, and you might find the shipping rates to be surprisingly reasonable.
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Why do they show two different size on the plans? Here is a shot of the actual ship: You could probably get a good idea for dimensions by looking at the port and the height of the bulwarks..
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I doubt there are any pictures available. This was a pretty unique situation for a ship but making sense considering the Bounty's mission. I assume it was similar to copper sheathing but without the nails. Some kind of tiles that were hammered out thin and overlapped at the seams.. Lead was cast in thin sheets and used for water proofing in a lot of situations back then. I doubt that the appearance would be smooth at full scale, but at modeling scales, a lead colored paint would be a good representation.
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