Patrick B

Poop deck planked and nailed, on to the "aft deck" ?

Hi Capella, if you mesurer a plank 4 mm wide, you're correct!

The 5 mm also are, just try another strip that looks a bit wider.

Not all the strips are the same size (very small differences). 

Have a look from some of my remaining strips.

By the way, for the wood species type, I asked the same question on my log and someone told me that there is indeed a typo. Go look there, he'll probably explain it better than me.

Hi guys, I just finished the doors. So much better than the photoedged ones.

You're right, it was tedious, but worth it in my opinion. 

One thing though, plank one side of the mast's hole and cut it before gluing the other one.

Something else, don't press too hard with your mechanical pencil, because the lead may break.

I happened to me (see photo)

Overall, it makes an impressive work when finished and sanded.

Don't go by the instructions. They tell you to glue the plank and then add the caulking from lead. I'll just make a mess and wont be neat.

Afterall, do what you prefer.

Patrick

In my own opinion, you shouldn't glue the deck before planking it because the strips will be more difficult to cut at the exact lenght.

You could still plank the deck, then glue it with the bulkheads.

By the way, if you want to glue the bulkheads before and you are strugling to find something square, try the leftovers from the laser cut pieces.

Patrick

Hi Capella,

When gluing the bulkheads, try to push them to one side only, say right or left. This will make them stronger. Also, I used lego bricks to make them squared.

Patrick

New update:

I scratch built the doors because I didn't like the photo-edged ones from the kit.

I took 2 pieces of sycamore and stained them with the sapelli stain from Occre (works well). I then  added two strips of sycamore that I carved and rounded the side. I made a door frame, a door knob with a nail and finally, I enhanced the carving with a citadel wash.

On 12/29/2022 at 6:26 AM, allanyed said:

Hi Patrick

Very neatly done.   It seems odd to me to see a two butt shift pattern, rather 3 or 4.   Is this a kit convention or were you able to find this in a contemporary source?  

Thanks for sharing your build with us.

Allan

Yes, it is a kit convention. Althought I know that a 3-4 butt patern and a king (I think) plank would be correct, I found this one more pleasing to the eye. 

Thanks for the attention thought.

Edit: sorry, my faut, it wasn't a kit convention, I misinterpreted the plans here. Oups

And...

   Nailed it!

Gluing...

Hi everyone, I know christmas day has passed but anyway, yesterday I :

Decked the hallways...

12 hours ago, RossR said:

I ordered on Black Friday and got it in about 2 weeks.  I am near the Twin Cities, so not too far from you.   I think they are usually faster than that, but the volume of Black Friday had them a little backed up.

 

Good luck with your Beagle.  Finished mine a month or so ago.  

I bought mine in black friday too. I started it a week or two ago. Feel free to go check it out.

On 12/25/2022 at 6:00 PM, Capella said:

Just ordered this very same ship from Occre about an hour ago.

 

I'll be watching your log VERY closely. 😉

 

By the way , how long did it take to arrive after you ordered it?

 

Hi, it took more time than said so. I live in Canada, so the supposed delivery time was 7 working days. However, it took 11 working days plus 5-6 days for them to make the package before even sending it. As I sais, it depends from where you live in the world.

Hope this answers your question.  

Tell us when you will start your build log. I will follow along too.

Hi, some minor improvement on the deck. I have cut each strips 60mm in lenght and ran a lead pencil against it to simulate caulking.

I think I will try staining it in sapelli dye or meaby just put some flaxseed oil. My only concern is that  I fear that the lead will smear...

Has anyone ever tried this before, oiling up a deck?

Hi, I have a concern about wood essence. I know that the brown stripes are sapelli, but they say that there is sycamore  and lime wood, both at 0.6mm of thickness. Is there a difference or I shouldn't matter.

5 hours ago, VTHokiEE said:

Quite an exciting event! Possibly the last time for a while that you'll have a clean workspace as well 😉 - Have fun!

Haha, you're right.

No to mention the layers of sawdust on the floor!

Little bit of an uptade here, I asembled the hull (squeleton) and started sanding it at the bow. I made some place in my cabinet. You can also see the plate they sent me with thr name of the ship. A nice touch to me. Everything seemed to be in the package. 

Keep in mind that this is my first (real) ship, as I already made a cheap knockoff of some boat bought on aliexpress. I know I shouldn't have but I didn't want to ruin a costly kit. I have learned of my mistakes from this little boat. One of them was to chose price over quality. Haha

Many people seemed to agree that this ship (Beagle) from occre was a great beginner kit. I liked the amount of details for such a small price (≈180 cad)!

The ship finally arrived!

Hi, may I ask you: what color fif you use for staining? Just bought the occre sapelli stain and was wondering if this is the color it makes.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. 

I everyone, new to the hobby and happy to start. Built a kit from wish to make my teeths but will NEVER buy again anything else than real kit makers and vendors. Just bought the HMS Beagle from occre, should arrive tomorrow. Upcoming build log so stay tuned. Any tips and tricks for starting will be welcome. 

Patrick B