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SiriusVoyager reacted to a post in a topic:
Planking Marie Jeanne
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mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic:
Planking Marie Jeanne
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Hi, I have just started this kit, I enjoy that first bit before things go wrong. Already problems, I do t have a DVD player and need instructions. So far I have got to part 12, I am resorting to build8ng by part number, but some are missing Bulkheads in place, sort of, using ca, I've used a metal ruler to try to get the spine straight! I can't find any walnut, there are four bundles of wood strip, none are "very flexible" None are walnut. I can't find any walnut. I can't find a rowboat I can't find a parts list ARTESENIA LATINA. I can't even fit 1B, the bow infill
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Jack12477 reacted to a post in a topic:
Marie Jeanne by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50 scale
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Problem, the kit comes with a DVD, and a load of photos. no walnut, i dont even have a parts list. Are there other instructions available, ty No small boat. The youtube build looks a bit different but is not helping. I dont have a dvd player.
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catopower reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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LadyG reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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Canute reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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Yes, I think I'll get some for next project, I'm using small map pins at the moment, two planks per day, it's not terrible. I would like some walnut wood filler for my walnut strip. Would this help to make it seamless. I've kept some coloured sawdust too. Might get shellac. I have clear two pack epoxy, might try that PS it's slowly improving. I m in the UK and most model shops near me are not focused on wooden boats. I'm trying to use Amazon Locker for paints.
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Canute reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic:
It's not going well, Lady Nelson
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OK, so I think I will try to buy some more wood, and ca glue. My later planking is better than the earlier, but it's going to be a long term build, getting materials is not easy. The instructions come with both original and updated instructions, that does not help. I've sort of adapted things, eeks!! I always try to end a session on a success, no matter how small.
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Ty, in theory i probably have enough clamps for the job, and have got the stern planked OK, sort of, lots of sanding. I seem to use a lot of glue on the second planking, probably should roughen the first planking, ( ive sanded it to make it smooth) to help it adhere, it looks OK when I put it on, but after a bit it opens up, this could be that the wood is wet then shrinks, sigh. Maybe I should bevel the plank before soaking. Pinning is not easy, the bulkheads are very soft, not real wood IMHO. I've tried front first then back, now the rear planks are OK but the bow is as you see, I'm out of ca glue, and I think my pins are too small, will give it a rest for a few days. Understandably I'm more interested in the British ships, though I'd like to try a whaler, but I think I need to finish this one first. The Endeavour Longboat Amati, my first build, seemed easier, though planking has not bee9n completed, as I did not have not enough clamps might be able to finish it, lots of planks left over, I'm in the UK, so not all the same kits are available.
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There is a good Lady Nelson build log, my effort is so bad I did not want to post it. I mightt buy the half price used kit locally (parts missing otherwise as in box, and start again, i need some paint and some nice walnut blocks which I can get from that same shop. When you say I don't need to rabbet, this means having both layers of planks at the bow, ie. Ie prow with nothing to hold them on.
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I pretty much abandoned my first build which was the Endeavour longboat, it's OK, but have still to finish the ( single) planking on one side, lol Moved on the the Lady Nelson, did not find the build on here until I had attached the keels, which is a mistake as I should have made a rabbet to have a chance of planking even the first layer. The walnut planks are pretty good compared to the walnut ply which is brittle. I wonder if using ca glue on the bulkheads and wood glue elsewhere to get the walnut plank seams tight would work better, but it is the bow which is the nightmare, the first layer of white planks keep springing back. I have used balsa to assist with fixing and shaping (balsa saturated glue). I've tried the planking tool, I've tried hot water in a jug, I'm no further forward, should I cut off these under planks further back to a bulkhead and making that bulkead thicker to attach the new short planking. I don't have a pin pusher, I have a knife a side cutter, a fine saw, and a few different clamps, thats about it. I can get a second kit incomplete kit from Ebay, and i think this may be the way to go ..... I can use the extra wood for scratch builds.
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