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Off to test this out. I have plenty of time here as we are hemmed in by floods all round, can't get out of the village by road, I could do a 2 mile walk across the fields. People are saying I should have built a full sized ship................. Tim -
Hi Craig That is a nice idea. I did do some tests earlier using a water based stain which worked well on the cedar. But I am terrified that it will all go horribly wrong and I will end up with patchy tide marks all over the beautifully smooth hull. Someone suggested spraying the stain using a hand spray bottle, not sure if this would work I think more testing is required. Tim
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Thunder, welcome onboard, glad you like the build so far, it was your original build that inspired me to start this model. Thanks for taking a look and for some very welcome advice. You are right I will have to move everything to match the revised gun ports. I had been considering doing a sort of "admiralty" style with a stub mast and bowsprit, so no rigging, it's above my current pay grade anyway. Could I get away with just moving the things you mention. The anchor will also need moving, that was a costly ( in effort ) mistake I made .............. Tim
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Thanks for the encouragement. I seem to have difficulty even following the ones I do have 🙂 Next jobs, glue down the deck, line the bulwarks, fit the spirketting and waterway, then frame the gunports. I intend to leave it all natural wood so there will be no hiding any ( more ) mistakes.................. Tim
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Have a look on this website, they have loads of info. http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas/ Also as others have said search YouTube someone is bound to have fixed one up already Tim
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thanks for the compliment @kgstakes. Here it is with blemish removed, a bit more work than with photoshop, but worth doing. a quick coat of WOP ( water based Tamiya matt, thinned). looks much crisper now. width of planks is 5mm which at 1:48 equates to about 9.5 inches. the gap at the stern top right, will be covered by the pantry or the W.C. can't remember which goes on which side. Tim
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Got quite a bit done yesterday, deck planked with 5mm white maple from Mantua Models. I think it looks good, there are a couple of planks I may replace. I was not taking notice, the brown blemish shows now I have sanded it down. here is a close up used the soft pencil for the caulking, it was glued to 1mm thick grey card, I have left it loose for the time so I can try other decking. what does everyone think of the colour and width? Tim
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Happy New Year to all onboard. I managed to get the wales cut and glued in place, I was really happy with the result. Then I went back to figuring out the deck. I cut out the deck plan from the original design as drawn by Bill and laid it in place. As I looked, the old saying of "measure twice and cut once" sprang to my mind. How did I managed to do that? I had measured from the transom taking measurements from the side view drawing, it looks like I had got the stern all wrong, it's too long, so that threw out the gun ports. Not a lot I can do about it now, so I will crack on and finish this model knowing that it's wrong, I think it should make a nice looking model all the same. I don't remember who said it, but apparently "we learn nothing from success." Tim
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Thanks druxey. That confirms it, I will plank with the 5mm strips that I have, its a little wide but should look okay. This whole build is really to get more experience for later projects. Tim
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Merry Christmas Craig, Hope Santa left some nice pressies ! I have to wait until tomorrow to see what I got.............. Thanks for the drawings they do help to get an idea of the difference, I may just stick with the 5mm planks I have already. They are maple not holly ( wishful thinking ) and too late for the Santa list now. Tim
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I have been giving this some thought. On the plan drawn by Shoulders the deck planks measure about 5mm wide ( the lines are thick and uneven) At 1:48 scale that equates to a 9.5 inch plank is this too wide? I can get thinner planks in stock sizes so 4 mm = 7.5 inches which would seem to be a bit more realistic Dan Vadas said about his swan class sloop 'most of the planks (apart from the Kingplank) are no wider than 8 inches ' What would be the best for this model of a cutter, I did see another discussion about deck plank widths but can't find it again Tim Hope you all have a good Christmas, see you on the other side.
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As usual your advice is good. That would make it look better. Is that deck / beam plan of the Speedy or a different cutter? I am tempted at this point to make this build the 'Kite' there is a great painting of her in action off Beachy Head on the south coast of Britain by Montague Dawson I think she was a sister to Lapwing. The painting shows the drama of a chase really well, my model will just be static on the shelf. maybe put a print of the painting behind it. Tim
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Hi Carter Welcome to this crazy place. What is your current project? Tell us a bit about what you do. Tim
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After doing some more research, I think I will go for a simple deck like the one that Chris Watton designed for his Cutter Alert. Here is a screen grab from the online manual. Saves me drawing up my own, thanks Chris. I will not do the treenails shown.
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Having looked at Chucks deck, I think I will go for a simple straight run of planks for this build the curved planking will have to wait for another build. I have seen talk of a 3 or 4 plank shift designs, I will draw up some plans but not sure which would be appropriate for this type of cutter
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Hi Craig, thanks for the link I will go and take a look I have some holly planks to try on the deck. Your other advice and drawings are very helpful. Is that dotted line an exit hole for the WC ? Tim
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Thanks for all the likes. I have now completed the planking on both sides. The gun ports have been marked out as per the drawings before they are cut, I tested with the cannon and a card template here are the first half cut, I used a 10a scalpel to cut them, the cedar is a joy to cut. here is a test of fitting the lining, not sure if it's too thick? a lot of cleaning up to do before the ports look crisp. I have traced the deck fittings to give me an idea of what it will look like. I now need to plan the deck planking For this I need some advice, what would be the correct plank layout for a cutter like this? Is there a layout I could use, the drawings I have only show part of the deck. Only a few more days until Christmas, hope I can find some spare time to get a bit more done Tim
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Hi Cisco Some good advice there and thanks for the compliment. I will make sure the plank is fully dry before gluing it in place. Not worked with holly, I must try and get some. Tim
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Hi Mark, my 20 year old heat gun has 2 settings, After doing a bit of research The maximum temperature of a hair dryer is 140°C, a heat gun's maximum temperature is upto 700°C Mine does low : 460°C and high : 600°C if I make a snoot for it as well it could work Here is the wet plank clamped in place, I soaked it in boiling water for several minutes then clamped it and left it to dry overnight. here it is clamped and gluing. fingers crossed 🙂 Tim
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Thanks for that Mark, I too will try to keep it in mind. It also helps that there are not so many tasks that need attending to in the garden. I have just cleared the leaves from a Mulberry tree. The first hard frost and they all come down at once in great drifts. Hi Allan, I just tried this. The plank is keeping the shape nicely. I let it dry out off the hull as you suggested. After my coffee I will glue it in place. Tim
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Thanks Allan, I do read my daily Stoic post on Facebook. But yes you are right, getting the right mind set before you start the task is key to getting a good result. Thanks for your support. Tim
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I just don't seem to be able to stop myself from rushing things, spent my whole working life making models to tight deadlines, old habits and all that. I really want to slow down and enjoy the process. Any tips from any of you out there? Tim
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Thanks Allan, I will try that. It will also slow me down. A bit worried that my hot air gun is a rather large beast, will it affect the rest of the hull? Tim
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I have read that this could be a problem, I had done about 2/3rds of the sides together, do one plank and mirror the other side, then I could not stop myself and rushed ahead, finished one side so I could see what it looked like. ( you know me always rushing to get finished ) So far there is no visible twisting, maybe it only happens if you plank one whole side and leave the other blank. Talking of twisting, I am finding getting the twist of the planks at the stern right very difficult. I'm using a small hot iron the bend the planks and it works well it's getting the twist in the right direction and how much, that gets me all the time. Tim
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Thanks for all the likes. I have pretty much decided to stain the hull as per the test I did earlier. So have ordered a larger bottle of the water based stain. After it's applied the gaps between the planks ( caulking ) I hope will show much more clearly. Once stained I will apply a coat or 2 of WOP. Onto planking the Port side now Tim
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