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Final planking.
serpe replied to serpe's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Sorry to bother you guys. When I start planking from garboard up, should I clad the keel in the final wood or plank up and cope the finishing wood for the keel last? -
Thanks everyone this helps a lot.
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Thanks all for your advice. Into the breach I go.
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A long time ago I built the Dikar Bluenose. I had no previous knowledge of wooden ships just a background in plastic since the early sixties. Without any inter web or books it worked well. I have built the Billings St. Roch and the Oseberg. The rigging plan for my HMB Endeavour is daunting. I'm stuck. Could you explain how a paper template would work or are there tutorials on this? Everything else is ready to go.
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Artisan Latina 27311 Ratline Template and the Model Expo MDEM 57202 Ratliner Shroud are two templates I"m looking at. Does anyone think these would be a good choice or not.
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Hi! I have a two part question. I am on the final planking of my HMB Endeavour. I have planked it past the thick stuff down towards the curve of the lower hull. Now I have to plank to the keel. I have several photos on planking and the way Corel suggests on their plans and others including the way it was planked for the replica. I need some advice as to how to proceed. Second I would like to send you some pictures to show where I am at this point. I have an iPhone 15 and a digital camera. What are your recommendations?
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If you are building a ship that just came off the slipway, pristine paint would be appropriate. But as a ship would be at sea it would have chalked out fairly rapidly. For reference see how WWII ships paint faded out very fast. So in my opinion you could lighten up the colour and make it more of a satin to a flat finish depending on how long you think your build would be a working ship. As said above, it's variable.
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I am in the paint stage for my Endeavour ship. Can anyone advise me as to the colour blue the Admiralty used in this era?
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Staining of hulls.
serpe replied to serpe's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I want to even out the colour of the planking to give it a more uniform appearance. I don't want to go dark. -
I would like some input as to what I'm thinking about the finish of the lower hull on my HMB Endeavour. I use a mineral oil from IKEA to treat my teak table and chairs and was wondering if that would be appropriate to use on the lower hull, or maybe a linseed oil finish, then sprayed with a flat coat. I realize that this would alter the colour of the walnut planking making it darker. Further to this would an air brushed flat coat on most of the model be a wise decision?
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scissors, shears, cutters for rigging
serpe replied to palmerit's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I purchased a pair of Stella Scissors 2.0 from Rising Fish. They are made for fly fishermen. They work very well for cutting rigging in close quarters. -
Hull colour.
serpe replied to serpe's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
According to the book by Marquardt, the hull of the Endeavour's hull was payed with brown stuff rather than the more expensive white stuff. Cook suggested in his journal that ships bottoms be painted with white lead to protect them in 'Countrys where these worms are'. An Admiralty order of 6 October 1771, only a few months after Cook's return it was acted upon. The band of blue paint was widely accepted naval practice at this time but it cannot be confirmed for the Endeavour. I shall probably leave the hull natural but do the blue. Or maybe not. -
Hull colour.
serpe replied to serpe's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
After some further research it is noted that after paying the hull, a thin sacrificial layer of planking might be installed over the brown stuff. If tis would be hidden should I just leave the hull walnut? -
I am finishing second planking for my Corel HMB Endeavour. A question has come up for me about the colour of the hull below the wales. Jotika and Victory ships show the painting of the live work to be white. However in Marquardt's book on the subject he states that the ships hull was payed with 'brown stuff' a mixture of tar pitch and sulphur. Cooks recommendation for white lead paint was applied to later ships. Does anyone know what colour or how I could replicate this colour could be done?
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Okay so now I remember. It is the Mantua Tools Strip Clamp and Hull Holder. Available at Ages of Sail.
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Hang on there Baba Louie. It is not the Amati keel clamp I use, sorry. I'll have to use the Googler to find out which one it is as it isn't marked. I can send a pic if anyone is interested.
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I have the Veritas Miniature low-angle block plane from Lee Valley. I clamp planks etc that require tapering into my Amati keel clamp. Because the top of the clamp is metal I can slide the plank to the correct height and slide the plane across without worrying about any wavy cuts. The plane is a very good piece of kit, well worth the expense. If you live in the States, a bonus for you. Due to the fact our dollar is trading like the Mexican peso you'll get it for a steal.
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PE parts on models.....
serpe replied to Nirvana's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
When I built my 1/72 Revell HMCS Snowberry I left all the parts on the frets I ordered from Great Little Ships. I then taped them to a flat surface and sanded them with a fine sandpaper. Just easy swipes across. This helped rough them up a bit so I could airbrush them with a very light blast of primer. I bent and attached some of the small parts then hand painted them. The larger parts like the funnel and wheel house etc, I built sprayed and weathered them them as you would the kit part it replaced. I wanted an accurate look to this kit. On some of the wooden model ships I've built I have left some of the items brass or steel just for interest. But it's your call. -
I have tried to open some of the tutorials but get an error message Ooops! Your site is not published. Did I do something wrong? D.
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Hello everyone. I'm a new kid on the block. My mum gave me my first model when I was 6. That was 63 years ago. Over the years I have taken great interest in wooden ships. I am now building the Corel HMS Endeavour and I look forward to advice from your members. Thnx D.
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