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Captain Vytautas
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Thank you everyone for the responses. These past few days I did some work on my Polaris. Firstly, I have attached the bulwarks. Can't say that wasn't stressful, but I did it. I put them in the water for 15 minutes, then bent and dried them by ironing. Moment glue at the ends of the bulwark was a game changer for me to achieve full contact. Then I started the planking. It is both an exciting and quite difficult stage for me. Same as with the bulwarks - water, bending, ironing. What is difficult for me is pushing the pins. Half of the time it goes not the straight line that I am aiming for and through the side of the bulkheads. So far I see no damage that I should be afraid of, but it annoys a little bit. I am using a pin pusher from OcCre, maybe I just need more practice. The problem is probably not with the tool? Now I have noticed something. I should have bent the bulwarks more towards the stern when I was attaching them and glue them not within the planking area. Now there is an angle and a gap between the back of the bulwarks and the planks, but not a smooth curve: My question is - is it going to be alright and I will have a chance to adjust it by sanding, or should I cut the excess part (it is not really long) of the bulwark (I have marked it red) that is in the planking area and attach the plank instead?
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I have decided to put one layer of deck plank on the spots I mistakenly cut. Two layers would look better, but I thought I shouldn't waste too many deck plank resources since I don't know how many more of them exactly I will need in the future steps. I don't really like how it looks, but it is better than before and I believe it won't be so visible after I will glue the walls of the deck (how are they called?). By the way, I saw that people are using titebond glue. They are premium quality wood glue for more advanced projects? Also I have finished (at least I hope so) the sanding of the hull. It is hard to understand if it is enough, but I believe so.
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Hello, Here I start the log of my first build - Polaris by OcCre (1:50). I have purchased this kit in 2020, but started it only around 2022. Then took a long break again and now I am looking forward to finally returning to this build and finishing it (I promised my friends that I will finish it before my 30th birthday in January 2025 ...). I ordered a starting package together with the paints, glue and starter tools. Even though I don't have anything to compare with, I like the quality of the materials and all the accessories. As for a new guy, the instructions are clear and there is also an informative step-by-step build guide on Youtube from the OcCre itself. Then I started to build. I really enjoyed the process, the hobby seems interesting. The sanding takes a lot of thorough effort, but I believe it takes time to understand specifics and grit sizes. And here I made a mistake I cut the extra deck planks (if call them correctly?). What would you suggest to me? Try to apply small deck planks? At this moment I am finishing the sanding of the bulkheads and false keel, which seems like a long and thorough process. The next step is going to be attaching the walls outside the deck.
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Hello from Lithuania
Captain Vytautas replied to Captain Vytautas's topic in New member Introductions
It would be super nice! I remember good old days I was playing Magic: the gathering in 2006-2008 and there was a Lithuanian forum and community of this game. It was a nice way to communicate in the forum with like-minded people, but nowadays social networks, like Facebook or Instagram, are filled with toxicity and hate. This is why a forum feels nostalgic for me. Lithuanians love the Baltic Sea. Did you get a chance to visit Lithuania? -
Hello, modelers around the world! I am a new builder from a small and beautiful country - Lithuania. Looking forward to this hobby as it seems calming and interesting, especially for long and dark evenings that are right around the corner in autumn. Some time ago I bought my first ship model kit - Polaris by Occre. I have started building it, but then, of course, the lack of time kicked in. Now I feel that I have more time, also my big new work table is on the way to my house, so I want to continue my build. I have photos from the beginning of the building and also I have lots of questions so I am going to start the build log. Hope to receive the feedback! Vytautas
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