ronald305

if you go to YouTube and type in HMS Victory build it should pull up model space Victory build or go to Model Space web site because I don't know how to send you the link sorry 

when I said Allen, I meant Allen from model space forum he is also the one who did the HMS Victory build on you tube 

do you think using the Velcro bandages the nurses use at doctors' offices might work? 

ok so where can I get 

ok thanks everyone 

    to answer your question if I'm using the nails only to hold the planks in place till the glue dries YES also, I was recommended to use nails thought model space Reps and the instruction even Allen shows using nails in his HMS Victory build. on YouTube and thank you Mike about the plier idea for micro mark 

                                   Ronald

Hello there everyone. 

     can anyone recommend the correct drill size for pilot holes to help with the planking nails I was told by the instructions to predrill the planks to help the planking and I'm running out drills to use I'm guessing they have to be smaller the nails right otherwise they would not help hold the planks down until the glue dries. thank you 

                               Ronald 

ooh I see now I miss read it wrong thanks, but for the garboard planks to be glued to the filler bit as in the photo I will need to bend it a bit in order to trim the curve as in photo 14 right 

regarding the bow plank that needs to be glued to the garboard is it supposed to be bent slightly I am unable to tell for the photo that is attached 

   please view the area in the cycle on the photo thank you P.S, I'm hoping someone would reply soon 

                                              Ronald 

Hi  there fellow ship modelers 

    I know it has been a while since I requested help with my model space HMS Victory, but I need your help again I'm at the point where you add the forward garbed plank to the forward bow near the false keel pack 4 stage 36 -page 146 part 12,13 and 14 I do not quite understand part 14 and 14 I had to  remove the two planks twice already, I understand about having the planks touch the false keel by 1mm and only put glue on the ribs and the bits and  to sand them along the line of the ribs but when I try to add the planks they are close to the bits and they are suppose to be bent as in the photo 11 attached  has anyone come across the same issue and the video is not help full at all and Allen is not allowed to help me because the lovely Admin when I try it again what should I do this time the last photo is not pretty but you can see where the plank needs to be trimmed, if I have tear any paper shims out I'm ok with it any suggestions would be appreciated,thank you 

                             Ronald 

so how long should i soak the planks for 5 min or more and hot the water should 

                            Ronald 

Hi Mark 

     I was wondering will steam work as well because I have a small steamer 

 thanks everyone who replied to my help questions regarding bending the planks, to answer the last Gentleman about the construction method that is the way model space wrote the instructions sir, Im following what they tell me to even though the instructions are hard to figure out, but I will try the 

  pre-formed method, I have tried soaking the planks in hot water but don't know how long to soak them 

as far the wood purchased, they were purchased last year, to answer charter33 question I do predrill a small pilot hole before nailing 

                                 Ronald 

hello there 

       can anyone tell me why the planking strips keeps splitting? or breaking when I try to bend them for the stern did, I faired it to much or is the wood Im using I got the first two in place, but the third plank keeps on 

  breaking or splitting I even trying to use my crimpers as well and heat bending, do I use a bigger head on the plank bender it's a good thing I have a lot of planks I purchased from Age of sail some time ago, can anyone 

   help me please thank you PS enclosed is a photo of the area in question 

                                  Ronald 

Hi guys and Gal's 

     would any one know why Model space is down  all I get a server error I wanted to tell Mark the 

       Administrator that my planks that he said went out to me in October never did show up and I 

     am about to run out of 5mm X 2MM planks to fix the stern area  what can I use to substitute for that

    size planking I was able to find that size buy only in balsa but I find it to soft can it be used  can it be 

    bent in to shape using the same method  as the for the harder planks 

                                      Ronald 

all right thanks 

Hello there Gregory 

     is the 1/16x 1/4 basswood you  mentioned is that exactly the same size as the wood the kit 

      has  2mm X 5mm 

                                     Ronald 

ok thanks Bossman 

   12 hours was a recommendation from another site also I have no idea what type of wood  the planks are made  of but do like the way you achieved the bend and twist in the photos so  how long  is a good  time to soak the planks if not 12 hours  and did you bowl the water as well 

                                      Ronald 

as I said before and I say it again  Bobby is not very helpful  he doesn't show or explain how he did the first stern plank and that is the most important one of all once that one the rest will fall in place, 

hello there Gregory 

I have no photos of the ships body lines they will help in case my Victory is just like the one in the photo by the way may I ask   which video did that photo come from,  in any case see that first stern plank he already added that is my issue at hand and I have soaked them for 12 hours, also what can you tell me about the grain theory, I have also been trying to find the right planks for the stern and how flexible should they be to the point of breaking 

  PS if you go back to view the photo of the  instructions part 7 is what I am trying to achieve with no luck in part 4 that type of bend I can get if that is the bend I  need to achieve then I got it, I thought the bend has to be more of a L shape,

                                         Ronald 

I have watched him already he may be good but not  very helpful with others 

are you talking to someone else about the Victory shown in  the post, because it's defiantly not mind 

  my frames or bulkheads are fine 

                         Ronald 

yeah  same design but different brand,  did you see the photo of the instructions  I added 

 it shows the tight bend I'm talking  honestly I do think the block can achieve the bend I need to make to go around the stern transom 

                     Ronald 

enclosed is a photo of the page showing what I need to do,  this page is from a model space Victory kit pack 4 stage 33 page 191 although part 4 shows the plank partly bent part 5 & 6 shows the  complete bend and twist the twist I can get just waiting on my steamer, the bend I can't get right, as you notice in the photos or does the bend stop  partly like in part 4  there are no signs of stress and splinters any where on the end  plank, any one who is or was working the model space Victory  will know what I mean  

                                        Ronald 

 sorry gentlemen 

      but I do not have a photo of my issue  at hand  trying to bend the stern planks with out splinting the plank at the bend 

                           Ronald 

I see what you mean  about cracking or breaking mine doesn't break yet LOL but you can see that 

 it shows splinting all over where the sharp bend is I  normally  have been trimming the splinters and 

 sanding the curve but just don't  like the way it comes out, this will be the third time I removed the plank 

 from the model  and try again, which reminds me this question is for everyone would you know where I 

  can purchase 5mm X 2mm X 300mm wood planks thank you 

                                                   Ronald