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Jim M

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  1.    Knocklouder reacted to a post in a topic: Lady Eleanor by Jim M - Vanguard Models - 1:64
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  6. Jim M
    Good morning. I am progressing nicely with the second planking of Lady Eleanor. I did mark and drill the holes once I finished the planks. I used a 1 mm as a pilot then extended to the 2 mm bit. Starboard and port are complete to the same number of planks.
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  13. Jim M
    Finally I am now starting the planking process which is steps 64 - 72. First I wanted to make the bulk heads after my sanding so that I could create a planking fan. I initially started with chart tape. This did not go that well as I could not keep the tape down well enough to adjust. So I moved to 1 mm masking tape. Once I was satisfied with the placements, I think marked the top and bottom of the bulk heads. I was then able to take the measurement accordingly. I also drew lines that showed me where the bulk head should be. Next I created my planking fan. LE Planking Fan.xlsx Finally I was able to add the first two planks. One last thing I decided I am going to paint my hull and I wanted to bring some color to the model. So I am going to go with Blue and White to mimic the Scottish flag. Yes I know its not the right blue, but I am not going to mix it. So I purchased some Humbrol paints to try out. I will spray the pieces accordingly. I have decided to paint the inner bulwarks white, and the gunwales will be the blue. Other features will use the same pattern. If my planking is shoddy then I will paint the non red part in the blue.
  14. Jim M
    Next completed steps 56 - 63 which installs the rabbets. The tabs are a nice feature to in keeping the facades nicely aligned. I did notice the stern post rabbet is not deep enough. As you can tell I had to thin the planks even further at the stern so that I could get the second planking a little more even. Even though I did think the planks near the gunwales the planks would not insert into the rabbet. I ended up adjusting that by manually creating a rabbet along the stern post. Finally after all the trial and fitting. Just as I was putting glue on once of the rabbets for the bow, it broke... I ended up fixing it when I attached the post to the keel.
  15. Jim M
    Steps 48 - 55 we add the stern post and keel. First I had to clean up the joints so that they keel would sit correctly. Then after some dry fitting I was able to glue in the stern post, and keel pieces, including the bow keel. Having the alignment clips is a brilliant idea. Thank you @chris watton. These clips made it easy to keep the pieces in place and even.
  16. Jim M
    Good afternoon. A long awaited updated. As noted in my last post, I completed step 47. Step 48 is sanding of the first planking. I filled the gaps with some putty and then sanded up to 150 grit.
  17. Jim M
    Thanks @JC1945. I am now entering the second planking phase but an update is coming here shortly.
  18.    Jim M reacted to a post in a topic: Lady Eleanor by Jim M - Vanguard Models - 1:64
  19. Jim M
    Good evening Today’s update: the first layer of planking is complete. Next step is to add filler and sand.
  20.    Jim M reacted to a post in a topic: Norwegian Sailing Pram by MBerg - Model Shipways - 1:12
  21. Jim M
    This week the premium sails arrived and they look really nice. Secondly, I understand now why I did not receive the sales in the kit as I was expecting. I found out that my kit is older stock that has not been produced since 2019 as I have the maple veneer for the deck. I did purchase it from Ages of Sail, so I probably will order directly from Vanguard directly.
  22. Jim M
    Good afternoon, I made some significant progress on Lady Eleanor this week. On Tuesday I soaked the bulwarks in warm water and pre-formed into their final resting place. Wednesday I then glued the bulwarks on in which step 37 is completed. Starting on Friday, I stated on the first layer of planking and I completed the first two rows below the bulkhead, step 39. Today, I was able to complete four more rows of planking, which completes step 42. Finally I ended the day with adding the garboard completing step 44.
  23. Jim M
    Thank you @aaronc
  24.    Jim M reacted to a post in a topic: Grand Bank Dory by Jim M - FINISHED - Midwest Products/Model Shipways - 1:12
  25. Jim M
    Good afternoon, some minor progress on the Lady Eleanor today. I completed steps 28-31. This includes gluing the deck down, supports for the bulwarks, and fairing the hull. Finally I started to make some clamps for planking.
  26. Jim M
    @dcicero thank you dan for you kind words. i plan on getting back to this project in the future.
  27.    Jim M reacted to a post in a topic: 18th Century Merchant Man Half Hull Planking Kit by Jim M - NRG - 1:48 - ON HOLD
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  29. Jim M
    Good evening a small update on the Lady Eleanor tonight. I was able to complete steps 12-27 which end up with installing the fillers, and deck. Here I am adding the fillers to the stern. After dry fitting multiple times. I was able to get the deck to fit no gaps except on two bulk heads where it would not snap in correctly. The deck was in the right position and in the groove, however there was a bit of a curve on the deck from all the times I dry fitted the deck. I did use two rubber bands to help hold it down whilst the glue drys. That is it for now.
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  32. Jim M
    Good evening I completed the first 11 steps for the build. First I cut out the bulk heads. Next I removed the false keel. Then I marked the bow and stern, and the bulk head number. Finally I mounted it to my frame holder, after removing the tabs from the laser cutting. I the bevelled frames 1, 2, 3, 10 and 11. I was conservative on the beveling as I think the faring will require more. Next I removed 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Followed by pre beveling. Next I did a pre-fit of the bulkheads. Next I glued in frames, 1, 2, 10 and 11. I used a square to make sure they where perpendicular to the frame. Finally the instructions suggested to use the first deck (part 19) without glue to square up the remainder of the frames. I then glued them to about 70 percent up from the bottom to the top. I will solidify them after this part sets and I add part 18 and then 19. That is it for now.
  33. Jim M
    yes.

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