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Have finally got some consistent time to do some work. I was able to get almost all of the contact cement boogers off. I've filled and sanded a few more areas to where I think it was needed. I installed the hawse grommets on both sides of the bulwark. I had to raise them about a millimeter. I used burnished grommets, but could only find ones slightly larger than the ones supplied. I'm ready to do Capt. Croziers cabin windows, a coat or two of poly and then start on the steel planking. Some areas I wish I could do over, but as I said, this is a 60 year old lady nearing the end of her service to the Crown.
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Slowly but surely getting the second planking sanded and the rubber crumbs dealt with. Will use a bit of filling here and there. Have a few small chips and splits at seams and edges. Will post some pictures after that. Fortunately it all gets painted and the bow covered with plating. Then finish the rudder and the associated gudgeons.
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I haven't posted in a while and I'll post some pictures over the weekend. I have finished the second planking and am doing the cleanup of it. I'm really disappointed in the contact glue method. I have rubber (for lack of a better term) boogers all over and I'm having the devil getting rid of them. I tried acetone to some grudging success. Just have to keep at it. I am consolong myself by remembering that it will be painted and at least the metal plating will cover some of it. I tried using titebond, didn't really like that. I liked the grab and hold qualities of the contact cement, but didn't count on the aftermath. I caused myself some additional headache by gluing the ice channels to the first plankking and then second planking around them. And I should have planked the transom first. Now I know for the next build. I guess you have days where you just go "yuk, that didn't turn out like I wanted".
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OcCre has a video and there are several others available as well. i removed the plank I did with CA and repaired the damage, so I am working up to a do-over. I don't want to wreck my ice channnels. They turned out fairly decent and that was a lot of work. Thatnks for all the input from all of you!
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Muchos gracias, senor. Espanol es lo mismo tambien.
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While I work up the courage to re-start the second planking, I installed two of three sets of "steel" plates at the keel joins - not nearly as good as DanielD's, and I give him credit for the idea, but I like the look nonetheless. My Terror is turning out to be a well-used version.
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OK, a questioon for everyone. What glue did you use for the second planking? I saw the post about not liking the contaft cement, so I pu one plank on the bulwarks with CA glue. I am grossly unsatisfied with the result and basically created a days worth of work removing the plank. I used a medium CA, but there is so much bleed through and soak, it's not acceptable. So is it titebond or contact cement? White glue will really add time to the planking, but increases adjustment time. I am afraid with contact cement, I am going to get it on everything.
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Thanks, Geowulf! A lot of filler and sanding. I said before, some of my stealer planks are more like grand theft. I am findng you have to plan four or five steps ahead and really think things out before taking a defintive step! I'm kind of putting off finalizing rudder installation due to that. I need to just take the plunge.
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Progress has been slow for the last two weeks or so. I have installed the keel, bowstem and sternpost and planked the sternpost. I installed planking on the inner bulwarks and cut the scuppers. I have added weathering and age to the inner bulwarks. I want to create a very thin admiralty yellow wash and go over the inner bulwarks. I am now ready to start the second planking, make the holes for the davits and other deck fittings. Then start fitting the rudder and install gudgeons. I am also going to build the aft deckhouses and the cover for the tiller and rudder. Now that I am more familiar with the Terror and it's design features, I find Betts' book much more useful.
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I bought the 5mm chainplates the other day and I'm waiting on them. Not sure what I'm going to do with the 3mm yet. Have some time yet before I get to that point. Jeff
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Thanks, Keith! I am very glad I asked before cutting. I am going to look for the pins. The brass fittings that are in the stamped brass plate do not blacken with the brass black that I have, brand name Birchwood. I'm going to have to paint those, I'm afraid. And the pins don't blacken that well, either.
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I have a bunch of left over deck planking, so I think I am going to plank the inner bulwarks with that rather than the sapelli strips. Then I will try to make a thinned out wash of the Admiralty yellow paint for it. Also, the plans seem to indicate that you should cut the top 1.5mm off the rudder post. Is that correct? I'm also thinking the top of the rudder post would likely be rounded and not squared off as it is. Any thoughts?
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Daniel, what is the makers/specs of the chainplates that you bought? I don't like the kit ones, either. Thanks, JeffC
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After your comment and looking at some others, I'm sanding the channels a bit more at the bow, leading to a little "stubbier" look. I'm looking ahead - regarding the metal plating, some have plated over the secong planking layer, while others have plated directly on the first layer and run the second layer just up to metal plates and faired them into each other. I can't tell from Betts if the plating would have been rabbetted into the hull planking at the join. Am I overthinking this?
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I have sanded, filled and faired the ice channels. I filled and fine-sanded the hull for a final time - 800 grit.. It's just my OCD wanting nothing to telegraph through to the second planking. In Bett's book, the ice channels are shaped wood blocks covered with planking, not built up as the kit is. The top edges are sharp, not beveled or rounded, so I have left them that way and planed and sanded the top surface. Next is to form the space in the channels for the bowstem and install the stem and keel. I have ordered some thin brass and will attempt to cut and fashion appropriate chainplates and strops for the shrouds. I am unsure how exactly these pass over the ice channels or if there are slight indentions for each strop in the channels. I've got plenty of time to think that through yet.
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