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  1. Stickman
    Hi Matt. Very nice ship! Its been a while but I have slowly been working on my Drakkar. The boat is pretty much done. I may submit a build log, but in the meantime I have a question regarding the rigging of your ship. The main plans show a side view of the lines supporting the main mast. These are identified as line 1 and 2. However the overhead plan view does not show where these lines attach on the sides of the ship. Lines 1 and 2 are omitted. In fact there are no cleats in the presumed locations to tie these two lines to the sides. What did you do? I can't tell from your photos. Did you fabricate some cleats?
  2. Stickman
    Very nice work! I love your modifications! I am building this kit as well. One thing I would like to know... after you stained the hull did you give it a flat clearcoat afterwards to seal the stain?
  3. Stickman
    That looks fantastic!!
  4. Stickman
    Thanks for the additional information. I did not realize the difference in in the stains. The learning curve has started!
  5. Stickman
    Thanks Nelson. It seems there have been a few methods tried for planking this model. I guess I will have to try it with a scrap piece of plywood from the kit and see which works best. I will likely start a build log when I get started. Currently I am building my first ship which is the AL La Provencale. So far so good. I am ready to start building the sails. I should have probably done a log for that as well, but it might be too late.
  6.    Blackreed reacted to a post in a topic: Viking Ship Drakkar by End Of The Line - FINISHED - Amati - 1:50
  7. Stickman
    Hi, I will be starting this build shortly so I’m happy to find your build log. It is interesting that the stain penetrated despite the fact that the planks were soaked in thinned glue. I would have expected poor stain penetration. However, It looks fantastic. Ric
  8.    Matt H reacted to a post in a topic: Viking Drakkar by Matt H - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:50
  9. Stickman
    Thanks Matt, I don’t think I will soak the planks in thinned glue but I will try scoring the planks. Ric
  10. Stickman
    Hi Matt, Nice job on a beautiful model. It made me pick one up! Especially since I've been watching the Vikings series! I was just looking at the instructions for the planking and it says to soak the plywood planks in a mixture of water and glue and to let dry before gluing the planking onto the bulkheads. It also says to score the planks lengthwise so that they can bend in the middle. My question is did you follow these instructions? My fear is that if you soak the planks with white glue how can you stain afterwards? Also the plywood is pretty thin to be scoring with a knife. Thanks, Ric
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  12. Stickman
    Hi! Nice Job. Did you have any problems with the first hull planking? In particular, did the planks meet all the forming ribs near the bow of the boat? I read another review where the builder had lots of problems with the fit of the planks to the formers and that there were areas where the planks did not touch the ribs near the front. The curve did not match the ribs if you know what I mean.
  13.    HakeZou reacted to a post in a topic: La Provençale by HakeZou - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/20 scale
  14. Stickman
    Nice Job! I have started this kit as well. I will follow your recommendations.
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    1. Stickman

      Stickman

      Thank you.  I’m looking forward to your members’ advice as this is a new hobby for me.

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