John AA

Couple of WIP pics, have more or less finished second planking and varnished last night, will post later - lots of gentle sanding, gluing in fine strips and sanding again:

Started second planking and have varnished planing on wales and lining them with planking - needs a second rub down and varnish yet. Enjoying this bit, ice chocks sanded and sanded and sanded, almost there. Have worked a lot more on the various cut outs to square up corners and straighten lines, slowly slowly to get it right. Have trialled dry fitted bow sprit and keel and all looks Ok.

Sanding completed and enjoyed Easter eggs, started on ice chocks before second planking - first major error, stuck and pinned on 5 instead of 3 deep because I was enjoying myself so much, but when I realised, glue had started to cure! (Think this was because I thought 5 deep instead of 5 thick). Anyway, managed to cut two excess planks off but made a bit of a mess, so more filling and sanding. Finding planks easy to bend after soaking, just using hands and find this shaping bit very therapeutic. Lots more to do with

Thank you, finding Covid thing a bit of a nuisance right now, and wondering about protection from dust. I sand outside on a handy wall, but just wondered what everyone else does. I wanted a good surface for the second planking, used a rasp today to take back some of the bow packing but a way to go yet. Also, distracted by a H0/00 railway suspension bridge, laser cut, used pins to detail it this afternoon.

Finished planking, have glued and pinned bow pieces and giving a day or so to set and cure the glue.Bit of epoxy filler in the pin holes (pins extracted). Have sanded fairly thoroughly yesterday, trying to do outside in good weather. 1; Do you wear a mask for sanding, and 2; can anyone recommend scale sailing crew from this period, not really finding anything when I look. P.S. Also, really liking Mantua aliphatic glue (I'm nothing to do with them), it's been easy to use and does what it says, no sprung planks,

Thanks All, I know it's a bit bit boring, but thanks all, furiously planking mainly my my thumb, enjoying this part of the build after a bit of sanding. Soaking planks in a drop of water, amazing how well they bend and shape.

Thank you all, I'm grateful for your welcome and replies. I', hoping to put some hours in later this week and next week, and to start planking. Looking forward to this part of the process.

Dear All, I have started my little Terror after reading through build logs by the Keiths, DanielD, particularly Wahka and colleagues here who inspired me to have a go, and they have been full of great information to make my build and experience that little bit better. I was going to stay mainly kit, but have already looked at places to detail a bit more, although won't be anywhere near some of the excellence I've seen here. Have false keel and deck with planking made up sp far, maybe bend the bulwarks later today. My background is in healthcare and UK higher education, wrote a paper on pandemic flu in 2007 and it's all come true, but a different virus. Why was/is it such a mess...anyway, I'm retiring early in a few weeks now, so Terror is one project I wanted to get under way, have a break in the Summer and get going again later in the year. I built lots (lots) of plastic kits when I was a nipper, a lot of everything in the Airfix catalogue, some Revell and a few Frog, and have just restarted and got a few on the go - haven't touched them for 40+ years, but picked up a Trumpeter Bf 109 1/32 and Dornier 1/48 by ICM, planning to get the airbrush out and have a go. Also, working on a large HO/OO layout acquired from my other half's Dad, warming up some old Hornby trains, lot of cleaning and a bit of soldering. No 1 grandson 12 months highly amused by this. Also run a 5 inch Maksutov and getting involved in beekeeping. I would ask for your advice if you are willing: My eyesight for close up and wire work isn't so great, so thinking about buying chainplates - I assume these need to be 20 mm as per Ochre measurements and have seen some on Cornwall Model Boats (e.g. Billing), but thought would ask for advice about measurements and what to get. I'm not keen on making these, I know it's part of the learning process but I know it will be hard. I've seen a few posts about the masts/bowsprit and accuracy of Ochre measurements - I'm a bit unsure now if their measurements include what's under the deck. Finally, there was a small thin strip of what looks like lime wood in the box of bits (in the largest compartment with the boats and brass wire) that comes in the kit - not sure what this is for (edit - looks like I dropped it in there, whoops, not sure when - because I hadn't started planking at this point) and struggling a bit with parts list. Not a big one, but frustrating. Apologies for the essay, Regards and stay safe, John Not sure why images are sideways, show right way up on Mac