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  1. Rustyj
    I've spent the last couple of weeks completing the first belt of hull planking on the starboard side. Both sides have been preliminarily sanded with 150 grit and received one coat of wipe on poly. Once I finish planking the rest of the hull I'll give it a good final sanding with 400 grit sandpaper. Now that I have completed the first band of planking I'll now go back and add the wales. From this point on I'll do a majority of the planking with the hull upside down. This will minimize the damage to the wales and their paint from my clumsiness.
  2. Rustyj
    Thanks Justin and Bossman. I agree the scroll saw probably won't come it to play much if at all and the mini kits are outstanding. Also thanks for all of the likes too!
  3. Rustyj
    I've followed your work and you'll be just fine. It's a great build that I thoroughly enjoyed and I'm sure you will too.
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    Looking really good Jeff. When I had to make a new plank I did it on the scroll saw but I made sure to use a very fine blade.
  5. Rustyj
    Thank you very much Bob for the kind words. I’m glad it’s been a help for you.
  6. Rustyj
    Great work Ben. Looks really sharp!
  7. Rustyj
    Wonderful job planking Mike. Well done. Hope to see it in person again some day.
  8. Rustyj
    Thanks Bob. Also thanks for all the likes too! Three day weekend coming up so hopefully I'll get more planking done.
  9. Rustyj
    Hi All, It's that time of year where my part time job becomes more than full time. Plus the admiral decreed that the rec room needed new decking. At least it helped me work on my plank shifting! So I used Chucks supplied tick strips and lined off the hull. I then I proceeded to plank the six rows of the first belt on the port side. It's been lightly sanded and I will wait until the full hull is planked before finishing the sanding. I'm off to start on the first band of the starboard side.
  10. Rustyj
    Very nice Ben!
  11. Rustyj
    Thanks Joe. Yes my understanding is there is "fancy molding" that will be placed. Thank you Bossman. Build Chucks creations and you can't help but get better. Thanks for all the likes too!
  12. Rustyj
    Hi B.E. Great workmanship and explanations!
  13. Rustyj
    I’m glad to hear you were able restore the Cheerful. Way to nice a model not to.
  14. Rustyj
    Great planking job and good tip about the bulkheads! Also your saying is spot on.
  15. Rustyj
    Thanks Chris!
  16. Rustyj
    Thank you Ben and JJ. Also thanks for all the likes!
  17. Rustyj
    Also here's a picture from Chuck's log that shows a great view of the curve Ben mentioned and the positioning of the wales at the counter. Hope this helps!
  18. Rustyj
    With the upper planking done the next step should have been to plank the wales with their second layer. I decided to skip ahead and install the 3/16" x 1/16" fairing cap. The fairing cap from the hance to the bow and stern are permanent while the piece at the waist is temporary. The fairing cap helped maintain the 3/16" thickness of the bulkhead. The sanding, chiseling and sanding some more of the inboard bulkheads took a few days but is mostly completed. I wanted to do this now to save any damage to the wale that may occur with my handling. The pieces of the aft portion were just straight and fit easily. The pieces at the bow took a bit more time. I took a 1/16" sheet and placed it on the bulkhead. I the traced the outside edge, flipped it over and drew a rough second line 3/16" inside the first. Cut out on the scroll saw, glued it on and then finished sanding it down to a consistent 3/16". I've got a bit of shop cleaning to do before I continue on. After a good cleaning I'll line off the hull using Chucks supplied tick strips.
  19. Rustyj
    This is a typical feather board set up. There are many variations.
  20. Rustyj
    She's looking really good Bob.
  21. Rustyj
    Much appreciated Bossman!
  22. Rustyj
    Thanks for the kind words VTHokiEE! Also thanks for all the likes.
  23. Rustyj
    Thank you but it's more a testament to Chucks ability to design superior models and provide such detailed instructions that we can produce such good results. Also thanks for all the likes.
  24. Rustyj
    The last few days were spent cutting 250 strips of 1/4"x3/64" for the hull planking. I found it interesting that the strips cut from the same billet changed color not only when you worked your way through the billet but also from end to end. Here is the strips cut from one billet. I separated the strips from each billet into separate packages to aid in trying to use similar planks next to each other. Also strips that look similar end up having a different look when the finished is applied. I cut out the drop plank and placed it after lining off the first two strakes. Well yesterday I thought I would be posting this update but when I looked at the first two strakes below the wales I did not like the way it looked at the stern. I had to remove the last three planks and redo it. I'm happier now. I then applied the first coat of wipe on poly. Next should be putting on the second layer of the wales and the black strake. I'm contemplating finishing planking the hull to minimize scraping the finished wales. I tend to manipulate the hull a lot when I plank. I will hold it upside down, spin it around, have it in my lap etc. Have to think about that for a bit. Hmmmmm
  25. Rustyj
    Looking great Bob!

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