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The Sailor got a reaction from Julie Mo in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much, Yves and Ben.
And here are the next photos showing the progress of planking the hull (first planking):
First I‘ve nearly finished the planking of the keel. As you can see on the next photos the 2mm planks have to be sanded down to the level of the 1mm planks.
And some more planks:
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The Sailor got a reaction from Timothy Wood in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much, Yves and Ben.
And here are the next photos showing the progress of planking the hull (first planking):
First I‘ve nearly finished the planking of the keel. As you can see on the next photos the 2mm planks have to be sanded down to the level of the 1mm planks.
And some more planks:
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thanks for the nice comments, Pete and Hamilton.
Hamilton
It's indeed a feature. If I want a complete painted hull I can glue the second planking up to the edge of the 2mm bulb area covering. The different types of wood will be hidden by the colour. I want to try the second option and leaving the bottom of the hull covered with the mahogany planking. That means sanding down the 2mm planks and planking the bulb area with mahogany stripes.
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much, Yves and Ben.
And here are the next photos showing the progress of planking the hull (first planking):
First I‘ve nearly finished the planking of the keel. As you can see on the next photos the 2mm planks have to be sanded down to the level of the 1mm planks.
And some more planks:
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The Sailor reacted to hamilton in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Hi Richard:
The planking looks great so far!
I wonder - what is the purpose of the 2mm planks? Is this a feature of the kit design? I've never seen a kit that uses two different thicknesses of planking for the first planking layer - just curious.
hamilton
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The Sailor reacted to pete48 in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
looks good Richard, She's comming along beautifully
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The Sailor got a reaction from fnkershner in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much, Yves and Ben.
And here are the next photos showing the progress of planking the hull (first planking):
First I‘ve nearly finished the planking of the keel. As you can see on the next photos the 2mm planks have to be sanded down to the level of the 1mm planks.
And some more planks:
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The Sailor got a reaction from Q A's Revenge in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Thank you very much, Yves and Ben.
And here are the next photos showing the progress of planking the hull (first planking):
First I‘ve nearly finished the planking of the keel. As you can see on the next photos the 2mm planks have to be sanded down to the level of the 1mm planks.
And some more planks:
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The Sailor got a reaction from Julie Mo in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Good afternoon.
Everything is prepared for the first planking. I‘ve glued the two parts of the false deck to the hull.
Here are the filler blocks at the bow and the stern:
And here are the first planks using 2x2 mm stripes:
Those stripes are only for the lower keel section.
Although there were no problems at all the model is quite bulky because of it‘s length.
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The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Good job, Pete. The hull looks very neat and clean.
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The Sailor reacted to pete48 in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Day 4 of the Build Log, Hull is complete and just about ready for primer. I was Pleased with the way the transom turned out
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The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Good afternoon.
Everything is prepared for the first planking. I‘ve glued the two parts of the false deck to the hull.
Here are the filler blocks at the bow and the stern:
And here are the first planks using 2x2 mm stripes:
Those stripes are only for the lower keel section.
Although there were no problems at all the model is quite bulky because of it‘s length.
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The Sailor reacted to pete48 in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Day 3 of the build Lots of fairing frames and sanding did manage to get the top plank's installed
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The Sailor got a reaction from pete48 in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Very nice start, Pete. Good luck with the boat.
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The Sailor reacted to Jeff-E in HMS Victory by Jeff-E - FINISHED - Panart - 1:78 Scale - Bow Section
I then painted the inner walls white. Please note that the Upper gun deck walls will be painted yellow ochre after the false deck has been fitted
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The Sailor reacted to Jeff-E in HMS Victory by Jeff-E - FINISHED - Panart - 1:78 Scale - Bow Section
Hi All,
After filling and sanding the hull to get a nice smooth surface for the second layer of planks my next job was to mark out and cut the gunports. The instructions tell you to do this after the second layer of planks has been completed but I think that if I cut them now any small errors or minor damage to the planks while cutting them out can be covered by the second layer.
I made up a small tool to ensure the ports are all the same size. I got the sizes from the brass inserts that are to be glued into the ports
I also made up one of each of the cannons so I could get the height to the lower sill from the deck correct. Unfortunately the kit only supplies two sizes of cannon so the larger 32 pounder gun will go on the lower and middle gun decks and the smaller 12 pounder gun will go on the upper gun deck
The next pics are of the gunports marked out . I thought I had a picture with the gunport pattern attached to the hull but I can't find it, probably deleted it
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The Sailor reacted to hamilton in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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The Sailor reacted to Frederica in Royal Caroline by Frederica - Panart
Hello rfolsom
You were quite fortunate that the planking covered the damage done by your birds. Birds always love pecking on wood.
Hi Jeff
Thank you and yes, you are quite right. Pets and models do not mix well. That is the reason why my pets are never allowed in the workshop unless they are supervised. Even then it will only be a short visit. In and out within a few minutes.
Frederica
Hi all,
I had to place an additional piece of wood on part 2A so that the fore deck would sit in the correct position.
I have started the first planking
I placed the garboard plank. For reasons of ease I used a plank which is wider that the ones supplied in the kit.
The first planking has almost finished with just a few planks remaining to be placed at the top part and also the formation of the rounded shape of the stern.
Frederica
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The Sailor reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Hamilton, Richard, Mike, Daniel, Sjors, Jim - thanks as always for looking in.
Apart from a few deck details, pumps (which I'm working on) and the shot garlands, pretty much ready to move onto the masts and spars, a step that will probably be a challenge. I'm sure it'll all work out fine when I get going, but definitely a bit apprehensive.
Bow area complete (the gap behind the aft grating will be covered by a shot garland, I miscalculated the deck planking at the time)...
Flintlocks are now attached to the two cannons...
Added some detail to the chimney...
Wrapped the anchor cables around the bits, thought it makes it a bit more interesting (starboard being 'with the sun' and larboard 'against the sun' - love to know how those descriptions came into being. Although this is how they would have been used while anchored, it makes sense to me that they would also be wound on the bits as a safety measure in case an anchor became loosed during sailing, last thing you want would be anchor heading to the seabed while under full sail. At least that's what I'd do if I were captain...
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The Sailor reacted to Trussben in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Really interesting, I love these fast racing ships, such beautiful lines and what a spread of canvas. I will watch your build with interest.
Ben
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The Sailor reacted to yvesvidal in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Richard,
please don't be shy to post pictures. It is not everyday that we get a chance to admire such beautiful and impressive boat.
Wonderful start so far!
Yves
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The Sailor got a reaction from Julie Mo in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Hello,
today a huge box came in. When the rigging of my Pickle is done I‘ll start with the America‘s Cup yacht Endeavour.
The 1/35 scale kit includes laser cutted parts for the deck, keel and frames, limewood and mahogany planking material, brass and wooden fittings, photo etched brass details, cloth, plans, instructions in three languages (Italian, French and English).
Endeavour is a 130-foot (40 m) J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour, England. She was built for Sir Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J's Velsheda and Shamrock V. She failed in her America's Cup challenge against the American defender Rainbow but came closer to lifting the cup than any other until Australia II succeeded in 1983.
(Wikipedia)
The box
Frames and keel
Metal parts
Wooden strips for planking and the material for the mast
The deck and the wooden fittings
The building plans
The Amati kit is really impressive. The wooden parts are of good quality, only the sails are not sewn. Anyway, I can‘t wait laying the keel.
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The Sailor reacted to fnkershner in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
I would suggest that you plank from both and meet in the middle. Here is my reasoning - at both the deck and the keel you have need of a full plank aligning very closely. When you do your planking there is always the possibility that there will be a slight gap. This is more easily handled somewhere in the middle.
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The Sailor reacted to Jeff-E in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Hi Richard,
She's coming along well, are the filler blocks part of the kit or did you add them?
Can't wait to see some more planks on her. Are you going to plank her from the keel up?
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