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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, I did the same as you. Started with a small drill bit and then enlarged the hole with a small round fill. It was easier to get a clean edge with the pear.
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. When building the Nordland Boat I had the same decisions to make on how to finish the inside of the plywood hull planking. It didn’t accept stain well at all. I ended up sealing the planks with a coat of Minwax wipe on poly . I then added some finely sanded pencil lead ,using a sanding block , to a small amount of wipe on poly. The poly turns black after a bit of stirring. When applied as a second coat and removing the excess, the planks had a grey look to them. At the time I described it as a mildewed look. Maybe there are other ways of tinting sealer. The fun is all in the experimenting
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Elia, beautiful ship. If this were my case I think that I would try adding a dark colored board to the floor of the case so that it is flush with the tops of the bottom/horizontal pieces of the frame. It looks like there is enough clearance at the top.
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Nice!!!. Love those deck shots.
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Kit, welcome to the forum. Good luck with your restoration. Great looking photos!
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques, the locker (and everything) looks great. Using the needle really made a difference. Very nice work.
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Congratulations! Beautiful job
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Keith, maybe you could try changing the dns server you are using. Search for how to change dns settings on whatever device you are using. I’ve used Open dns in the past. ( owned by Cisco ). Now I just use Google dns ( 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 ) because it’s easier to remember. There are lots of geeks here that can tell you whether or not that will help. Good luck
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Rod, congratulations on finishing The Robert E. Lee. Steamboats are special. Yours is extra special.
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Greg, congratulations on finishing Speedwell. She and her display are beautiful. As for lighting, I am in favor of not lighting her.
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Mike, the build board was made using extruded aluminum t-slot tracks screwed to a pine project board. I bought the tracks at Lee Valley because they’re handy to where I live. They are surface-mounted because I don’t have a router to cut slots to flush mount them. The two outer tracks have an area to accept self adhesive measuring tape. I bought Starret measuring tape from Amazon. It comes in metric or imperial. The t-bolts come in 1/4 or 5/16 inch sizes and the plastic knobs have an embedded nut in them. They have different types of knobs depending on your needs. I used 2 inch aluminum square tube screwed under the board to to keep the board honest and to make it possible to clamp to the board. The square tube was bought ar Aircraft Spruce in Brantford Ontario also because they are handy to where I live. The board is a few.years old and so far has remained straight. I hope this answers your question.
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, I am looking forward to the continuation of your new build log. What a great start!
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, these pictures and your build log are a beautiful gift that you have given us. Thank you!
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Chris, I think you will find that Chuck’s guides and techniques will work with any kit or scratch built model that you choose to build. Cheerful is a kit. I have used Chuck’s planking techniques on my pinky build which is a Model Shipways kit. In my opinion, planking is planking. Have a look at some of the Winchelsea builds. They all use the same techniques and I don’t think that you will find better planking anywhere.
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Robert, thank you for correcting the url. My apologies to anyone inconvenienced by my mistake. I will edit my post right away.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    You can also go to syrenshipmodel.com and download Chuck’s Revenue Cutter Cheerful monograph. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 deal with planking. Of course this is after you pop over to the new members forum and introduce yourself 😀
  17. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, congratulations on finishing this wonderful ship. Your build log has brought me much pleasure. Thank you!
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. Can’t say why, but I like the five and three placement of the frames.
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, that’s a nice bit of engineering.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Bob, congratulations on completing Nina. The entire fleet looks fantastic. Well done!
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Peter, beautiful craftsmanship here!
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Dennis, congratulations on finishing Speedy. I think that your “diversions” have made this one of the finest examples out there. The copper looks great against the wood of the hull and the action shots of the deck are top notch!
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, this is a very interesting project that you have started. Last November OldSaltf started a topic called “Contemporary Fishing Vessels “. During the discussion links were provided to plans of boats used in different parts of the world. There may be something there that will be helpful to you. Good luck with your build
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Chris,congratulations on finishing Fly. She looks perfect!
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques, congratulations on finishing this fine model. Well done!

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