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  11. Freezing Parrot
    Nice! Those details and modifications will make a big difference.
  12. Freezing Parrot
    Thanks, Dale! I'm hoping to get a chance to work more on it this weekend.
  13. Freezing Parrot
    Wow! Nice job with all that fiddly work!
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  16. Freezing Parrot
    Thanks Glenn!
  17. Freezing Parrot
    Thanks, John. Yeah, yours did turn out really well!
  18. Freezing Parrot
    Beautiful job!
  19. Freezing Parrot
    After many attempts, I have a tentative line dividing the hull for planking. I know the bow and stern views show it not quite symmetrical, but other than that, how does it look? Does anybody foresee any problems with this line?
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  21. Freezing Parrot
    Thanks Glenn. The more posts I read about the process, the more I started to realize that what you're saying is probably the most accurate answer. It seems like it's less of a technical skill and more a sense of familiarity with the flow and lines of a hull. Some people have that artistic sense already, and others of us (hope to) gain it through practice. Good eye, John. 😁 I'd say it was shipworms, but they're definitely not that messy. Chalk it up to indecision. During 1st planking, I thought about cutting out sections of the bulkheads under each hatch in case I wanted to put small platforms and ladders down from he hatches or companionway. It would have been easy to make nice cuts before the planking was finished, but I kept changing my mind. Once the hull was closed up, I could cut straight down through the hatch opening, but had to tear away the MDF with pliers. It's not good enough to drop in small platforms, so I should have just left them intact. I may or may not be indecisive.
  22. Freezing Parrot
    It is an excellent set of detailed instructions, but I didn’t see where he explained how to determine where the tape or string should go. If you clamp a piece of string halfway down the stem and halfway down the keel and pull it tight, it dips down close to the keel, which is too low. I didn’t see an explanation of how to determine the right line it should take.
  23.    Freezing Parrot reacted to a post in a topic: Lady Nelson by Freezing Parrot - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64
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    While sighting down the hull from the bow, I noticed that somehow I have a twist in the stem. I think that when I clamped it during installation, I knocked it out of alignment and never noticed. Grrr. I took a sanding block to it, along with some fiddly sanding with a small piece of sandpaper, and got it looking better, at least. It's still not right, but at least it won't drive me crazy every time I look at it.
  26. Freezing Parrot
    Thanks John! You're right, rereading his log did help. At the very least it reassured me that I'm not the only one who's had trouble choosing the right line. I will keep experimenting.
  27. Freezing Parrot
    Okay, 2nd planking is at a critical juncture. The upper 4 planks are installed on the bulwarks. Now the tapering and edge bending start. I'm familiar with making the tic strips, using the planking fan, marking the hull, etc. My question involves dividing the hull in two sections for planking. Is that done before the tic strips are made? If' so, how do you determine where that dividing line should be? I've read build logs where the builder used thin tape, others where they used black thread. But nobody really explained how they determined where it should lay.
  28. Freezing Parrot
    My hat is off to your research skills, good sir! I like your approach to combining actual historic details in a balanced way. I can't wait to see how this turns out!
  29. Freezing Parrot
    Thank you, John, for telling me about that build log. I ended up reading the whole thing, and got quite a few ideas for my LN. You’re right, @tkay11 is a great builder!
  30. Freezing Parrot
    I saw that and tried to copy the idea, but couldn’t get precise enough. Maybe I’ll be able to with super small paintbrushes.

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