Knocklouder

Dave she looking really good, I like the way you Rattlesnake builders do things  if I didn't buy so many models I would get this one lol. Buy an airbrush, join me down the rabbit hole  lol 

Great Job!!!! You nailed it.  I use a shop vac with a hepa filter and bag, works great for dust and particles, fumes not that great but for dust its great. I hook it up to everything. 

Yes the original six were the best, I always been a Blackhawks fan, but cheer for the Winnipeg Jets,mostly if they are not playing the Hawks. LOL.

   I have finished coating the bottom hull,and temporarily put it on the stand to see what it would look like. I like it. Now more planking, the top half of the hull has thinner  strips, once those are on I  will seal it all with shellac sealer. Then on to the bow,that looks like fun I can't wait. 

Welcome back, your ship is awesome, I have this one to do (someday). .Nice work I wil be looking at this log often , I am sure.

LOL  😆  I am 3 for 3, this morning I shook my Mayflower and yep it rattles lol

Well I got to  where I wanted to be it's only primer on the bottom. I wanted to make  a water line but the space between the whalers and the white was to narrow, and I did not think it was worth the effort. So I drew the bottom  whaler line on and went in the middle.We will see how it lines up later lol I still have some filling to do but not that much . This really is a fun model but as I look up on the self the crew of the Pinta calls lol, How quickly they forget they  had a mutiny , kick the builder out and hired a better one .  So they can wait Lol .  Well look at the time I am on the night shift lol Good night and Thanks for everyone's help and likes, 

 This is the place to be, as you know, lots will help along the way  Happy. Building!! 

Amazing detail,very nice ship. Someday I hope I will be able to plank like you ,very nice job.

   Bob M.

LOL I wonder how many of us here, lets say miss handle their models 

8 minutes ago, Knocklouder said:

Me again, what I see, you need a really  sharp  wood scraper, take the high edges off ever so slightly  then sand you will be good,  you are close to perfection  my friend 

But I am still learning  lol

Me again, what I see, you need a really  sharp  wood scraper, take the high edges off ever so slightly  then sand you will be good,  you are close to perfection  my friend 

Hello, this is what I do , careful maybe not the best ideal lol, I use a heat gun  a guick second and move things around, I think I read that this weakens the glue, careful to much heat and you pop everything. I also use saw dust and glue, just a little glue lots of dust spread over just the cracks sand good and your good to go.. But this is what I do may not be correct  lol.

  Bob M.

Hi Dave, careful its a deep hole Lol. There are a lot of people here who will help just ask, they are more than willing to help. Most of all have fun

Morning Dave, I was just going to send you a message about how to do a water line and there you go answering it, lol 😀 

 Are you sure you can give this one away  its a great looking model,great stand!! 

 Ahoy nice ship, this is the place to  

          be !!!

29 minutes ago, Baker said:

You have a cozy workplace for your hobby 

Thanks this is what it looks like lol

3 minutes ago, Knocklouder said:

Hello,  Dave this is my plank bending station.  I just heated it up and in seconds after it gets hot, have four bent all ready to reattach them. Well it is hot I bent a few for each side, just before I start to install the planks I use a heat gun to reheat and glue them in place, works for me.

  As for planking the right way I am still learning,  I have a very  hard time reading and writing, add numbers to the equation and I am lost. I have to do it Frist  then make the corrections if needed, I won't let my lack of  reading  ,writing, and math stop me from having this much fun,yes my ship won't be historical correct,  and they won't be put together  right either  lol but they mine and I love them lol  My MSW friend Louie da  fly told me awhile ago as time goes by you don't see your mistakes anymore  just a fine model and he was right. I still get goosebumps when I look at my Santa Maria  lol 😆 .

  So I am starting to  fix the Mayflower and finish the planking then paint the bottom  white and seal the rest post when I get to that point. Have fun my friends ,talk soon I am sure Lol   😆 

Guess I  should add the pictures  lol

Hello,  Dave_E this is my plank bending station.  I just heated it up and in seconds after it gets hot, have four bent all ready to reattach them. Well it is hot I bent a few for each side, just before I start to install the planks I use a heat gun to reheat and glue them in place, works for me.

  As for planking the right way I am still learning,  I have a very  hard time reading and writing, add numbers to the equation and I am lost. I have to do it Frist  then make the corrections if needed, I won't let my lack of  reading  ,writing, and math stop me from having this much fun,yes my ship won't be historical correct,  and they won't be put together  right either  lol but they are mine and I love them lol  My MSW friend Louie da  fly told me awhile ago as time goes by you don't see your  little mistakes anymore  just a fine model and he was right. I still get goosebumps when I look at my Santa Maria  lol 😆 .

  So I am starting to  fix the Mayflower and finish the planking then paint the bottom  white and seal the rest post when I get to that point. Have fun my friends ,talk soon I am sure Lol   😆 

Hello and welcome, I am relatively new at modelling. I learned that you should only  put a spot  of glue on the first and last shroud line, it keeps it flexible. Just a drop on the end of the lines you cut off, works for me others have their way,  you will soon have many ways of making them pick the one that you like.  That just my thoughts      Bob  M.

The is the place to be!!!! What ever you pick run with it, modeling is addicting  so be careful or you end up with 7 models Lol 😆 😂 

And this is what it looked like today shees, I punched a hole with the back end of my 10 blade as I was applying pressure to the planks bang right though.  Well at least I can fix it . This is such a fun  build, I am having way to much fun.lol  Anyway it going good despite the set back.Talk soon

Bob M.

Well this is what it looked like yesterday 🤭.