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Unfortunately, I am still waiting for the new planks for my deck to be delivered. I have used the time again for research. At Billing Boats I came across the hint that you can also reproduce the calfaterung with a string. I have now tried this with a few leftover pieces. Does anyone have any experience with this method? Planks are laid butt to butt. Is calfolding also done in between? And doesn't this also apply to planking in general? Greetings Daniel

@allanyed Thank you very much . I also think it is best to re-plank the deck again. Otherwise I will only be annoyed afterwards. I ordered new lime strips today. I will try both methods (acrylic and pencil). And I'll compare the results and share them with you. Do you actually use contact glue? I have heard that these can come loose after a few years. What are your experiences? Kind regards Daniel

Hello everyone, In my introduction I was invited to write a build log. Of course I don't want to miss this opportunity. Firstly, because I am a beginner and can certainly use some support. Secondly, I would like to participate in the forum in some way. Based on some research, I decided a few weeks ago to buy the Polaris kit from Occre in 1:50 scale. Since there are already some good reports here in the forum in which the kit is presented, I decided to start building it right here. For the sake of simplicity, I have written most of the text in German and had it translated with Deepl. I hope it fits. 🙂 After everything was unpacked and the missing tools were delivered, I started to separate the frames. I smoothed out the separation points with a small file. After I had sanded the surface briefly, and dry-fitted the frame together. Since everything fitted, I was able to use white glue and glue the whole thing together. The next step was the deck planking. I didn't want to rely on the instructions alone, but also to consult the technical literature. Years ago I bought the book Historische Schiffsmodelle by Wolfram zu Mondfeld. And I would be happy if I could finally understand what it says. 😉 The instructions provide for the laying of whole planks. The joint is indicated with a pencil. I originally had the idea not to do this but to lay individual planks according to the usual 1-2-3-4-1. However, I decided against it and laid whole strips. Before laying, I tried to colour the edges with a pencil. But I did not succeed as I wished. After I had tried a felt pen on a leftover piece, I coloured the edges with a black felt pen. In retrospect, it was a mistake after all. The black paint ran more into the wood than I would have liked. For a short time I had hoped to get rid of most of it after sanding. But that hope was in vain. Of course, one could say that ships only looked so great when they were brand new 🙂 And how the tar between the planks really looked... no idea Unfortunately, one plank was damaged during sanding and I had to carry out a repair. So, that's it for today. Thank you very much for reading along and have a wonderful evening. 🛏️ Greetings Daniel

Hi @all Thank you Steven for the explenation. Naturally i knwo what is shy. I meant that i never was shy 🙂 Maybe. In the past i started in in some card modeller forums a build log. But i never written them to the end 😞 I want (need) the recognition for my creations 🙂 and also good tips. But in one log i lost the interesst in the model (it was a airplane) and in a other case the model was destroyed afters two or more failures. Sad but true. Do you mean the Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory kit? Actually i have the Occre Kit "Polaris" here for my first steps in wood. I don't really have the experience to say it is a good kit or not. I started with them in this days and build the frames until now. Best regards Daniel

Thank you all for the warm welcome. Yes, Switzerland has some beautiful lakes and is a beautiful country. But other countries are also beautiful and I have been to many places in Europe where you can stay longer. I hope so. What is shy 😉 here is a picture for your bucket list. This is my daily view from my house. Thank you very much. For the time being, I'll stick to wood. I still have the HMAV Bounty here as a cardboard model. It's been waiting for years to be built. Kind regards Daniel

Hello all, My name is Daniel and I am from Switzerland. I have been interested in model shipbuilding since I was a child. However, until today I didn't have the time or the opportunity to really get something going. A few years ago I built some cardboard models. Now I'm trying to get started with a "beginner model". In this sense with best regards Daniel