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Just a quick update today. First, my 50-50 glue seems to be working better so far. Maybe my previous attempt was too thick to really soak in or something. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Second, I started putting together some blocks for the backstays. My first try was with some wire I had, but it ended up out of scale and looked awful anyway. I'm switching to using some dark "rope" instead. And now that I see the picture, I realize I got the blocks in the wrong order there! Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.
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Kovalus, the Vanguard Sherbourne is a great model. I'm currently starting on the rigging on my own build. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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I think what'll I do is: Measure a 50:50 dilution of white glue more carefully and see if that works any better than what I've been using, which I just kind of threw together by eye. If that doesn't work, then use a tiny bit of CA on each one. Maybe if I'm careful, it won't soak through the seizing and into the shroud, and if I need to redo anything, I can just cut off the seizing.
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CA (cyanoacrylate) "super glue"
Dan Poirier replied to Dr PR's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I was with you on how bad the packaging of CA was, until I tried this: I've been using it, a tiny bit at a time, for months, and the glue still comes out as well as it did when I first opened it. I don't know what magic they're doing in that nozzle and cap, but it works. (I'm not using that skinny pointy add-on spout; I just put a drop on a plastic scrap and use a pointy tool to transfer a tiny bit to where I need it.) -
Well, I'm getting a wee bit frustrated. My seizings on my shrouds keep coming undone after I trim the loose ends. I'm tying a square knot and soaking it well with dilute white glue, then giving it a day or more to dry, so I'm not sure what I might be doing wrong. Maybe it's my dilute white glue? I keep reading "dilute white glue" but nobody actually says how dilute it should be - 50-50? 90-10 glue? 90-10 water? Or maybe something else. It tempts me to reach for the CA glue, but I'm trying to avoid that if I can.
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I'm just getting to this point in my Sherbourne build, and a part of me wonders if real life ships always had their deadeyes all lined up 🙂
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Working on the rigging, I've learned something already. After tying a seizing and dabbing on a little dilute white glue, I need to wait until the glue is completely dry before trimming the loose ends. Otherwise the knots come loose and I end up doing it all over. Luckily, it seems a lot easier to fix mistakes in rigging than planking. At least, so far.
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I've abandoned this project, having realized that planking is not something I'm equipped to do well. But I thought I'd post a few comments on the work I did on the kit. First, I tried to build it on foamboard. If I were starting over, I'd use something that was quite rigid, like 1/2 inch plywood. It doesn't have to be overly large. The project doesn't need a lot of extra margin around the actual hull, and keeping it smaller would have made it more manageable. I'd try to figure out a way to transfer the pattern to the board, rather than trying to build on top of the paper glued to the board. I'd dry fit everything short of the planking itself, as much as I could, before I started gluing things together. Some of the supporting boards I had to undo the glue and move more than once, because it wasn't clear early on that the positions of the supporting pieces were much more important than the instructions suggested. Finally, I'm wondering if I've missed something about the method described in the instructions for figuring out how to shape each plank. I was supposed to put masking tape over the last installed plank, overhanging the edge, and trace the edge on the tape, then move the tape to the thin board I'm cutting planks out of and use it to guide cutting the edge of the next plank. I used Tamiya yellow tape, and a 3mm HB mechanical pencil, and trying to mark the edge of the plank exactly where the tape is falling off the edge of the existing plank seemed impossible.
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Long time, no update, sorry. I lost a lot of motivation after the U.S. election. Then it took me a few months to finally admit I am never going to "get" planking, and just get on with Sherbourne, accepting that. So, I've heavily filled and sanded the first layer of planking that I had completed, and just didn't bother with the second layer of planking. With paint, it looks good enough. Then I've gotten on with the bulwarks, stuff on the deck, masts, spars, etc. I'll post some photos soon.
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Model-Expo can send you the right size nails if you contact them about the kit having the wrong size. No charge when I did it.
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Absolute beginner here - new to ship modeling
Dan Poirier replied to AlanR's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome! I also think the Chris Craft speed boats look amazing. I haven't built any, though. -
I really enjoyed building the 3 MSW models that are recommended for beginners. The instructions had some hand-holding for beginners, just not as much as I was expecting and could have made good use of. At times undefined terms were used, or directions were incomplete. Still, I haven't built enough models to know whether there are others that are any better, or that's just par for the course. I've only gotten about as far as you with the Vanguard Sherbourne model, but so far I'm impressed with the instructions. There's more detail, and many more pictures, which is very helpful.
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Planking fan
Dan Poirier replied to Ironhead's topic in Planking Techniques's Planking Downloads and Tutorials and Videos
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Double-check the 3/8" size, it seemed awfully big to me. I thought it might be a typo for 3/16". (Ultimately, I just free-handed with a smaller file rather than buy a new one just for this.)
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In my experience the isopropyl doesn't completely dissolve the glue, but it does soften it from rock-hard to a thick sticky paste and then I can carefully pry the pieces apart. Sometimes the hard part is getting the alcohol to reach the glue.
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This was my first model kit and brings back some good memories. I think I redid my knees several times until I was happy with them. It's so nice being able to re-do a glued joint, and I take advantage of it regularly 🙂
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Greetings from a clueless Patrick O'Brian fan
Dan Poirier replied to Galkar's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome! I read the O'Brian series years ago, and now that I'm building model ships, I keep thinking I should read them again. -
I think I had to read the instructions at least four or five times before it started to sink in.
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