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Slowly got some more work done. Lined the deck as well as a few other pieces that will need to be glued in a few steps down the line. I followed the instructions here and lined the planks with pencil and nail holes after I sanded everything down. I don’t really love how it looks and after reading through forums I’ve learned the way the instructions suggest to space out the planks and nail holes is very unrealistic. I’m ok with that for my first model, but I think pen would’ve looked better. The instructions don’t mention anything about varnishing or sealing the deck planks or any of this exposed lining. I wanted to apply some varnish to these pieces before gluing them into place and decided to test it on scrap wood. One was to just be varnish alone and the other had a drop of walnut die mixed in, both with two coats applied. When I brushed it on the pencil smeared everywhere (more so on the varnish without dye). I guess I should’ve expected that but I’m not sure what my options are considering my deck is fully lined in pencil. Any help would be much appreciated!
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Thanks Phil, appreciate the advice!
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Very helpful advice. Thanks again.
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That makes sense. Thank you.
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Thanks for the advice. Would you recommend the same thing for the planking on the false deck? It’s the same plank materials. I’ve seen people say they do a progression like 150, 240, 320. Thanks again.
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Excellent. Would you say #11 blades are the most used size blade? I know it varies based on what you’re actually doing but it seems like #11 came up most frequently in my research.
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Hello all, I am building my first kit with no prior modeling or wood working experience. I am lining some parts of my frame and am going to put planks on the false deck and am wondering about techniques for sanding these planks. The instructions do not include any mention of sanding but from the research I've done, it seems like I should be sanding these planks. Is there a recommended grit sequence for sanding deck planking? I apologize if this has been covered but my search results have only come up with advice on sanding the hull planking which are decidedly much thicker strips of wood. I've attached a photo of one part of the frame lining for reference. Thanks in advance for any advice! Alex
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Hey Matt, I am just starting this kit as my first ever build. After I lined that back piece of the frame, I tried dry fitting the false deck and although I (thought I) placed the bulkheads at 90 degree angles, it was difficult to line them up with the slots in the false deck. You mentioned that you had to trim the lining to make the fit. The videos I found online including from OcCre show the lining going below where the false deck meet the frame, but I agree it makes sense to trim here. My lining planks are already glued on so I'm wondering if I should just force it the way it is instead of trying to trim them down.
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Once I let the lining on the back part of the frame dry I figured I’d try dry fitting the false deck onto the frame. I was pretty surprised that the bulkheads did not all line up with the corresponding slots on the false deck. I really made sure they were all attached at a 90 degree angle so I’m still unsure what went wrong here. The first photo below is dry fitting before lining that back part of the frame with planks. In every video (even the one from OcCre), it shows the lining going below the point where the false deck and frame meet. This seemed counter-intuitive to me but I left it the way the instructions showed it. After some manual manipulation I was able to line up and dry fit the false deck into place. I’m just not sure if it’s normal to have to do that, or if I messed up while attaching the bullheads.
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Later in the day I lined the back part of the frame (not sure of the terminology for that piece). Which went alright, except for the little cutouts towards the bottom on the corners. I just don’t have a tool that’s capable of getting in there to cut those out. I realized afterwards I could’ve just started those planks above the cutouts which would’ve been smarter. I ended up using my knife and chiseling away slowly. So not exactly a square cutout but I think it’ll work out fine. I used cutting pliers to trim the excess around the top and sides and then sanded everything down to try and be flush with the frame. My basic tool kit comes with a sanding block with a strip of sandpaper of unmarked grit. The instructions don’t mention sanding the actual decking planks to smooth them out but I feel like I should be doing that. Although I’m not exactly sure what grade sandpaper to use for decking and can’t find much info on that.
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So yesterday I began working on the model. Cutting out and sanding all of the individual pieces from the sheets. I have the OcCre basic tool kit which comes with a hobby knife. I had a frustrating experience with this knife. The blade didn’t seem to stay securely in the handle no matter how tight I made the locking cuff and then the very tip of the blade snapped while I was using it. The blade snapping was probably my own doing but the unstable blade annoyed me to the point that I spent much too much time researching MSW for hobby knife recs and ordered a Swann Morton handle. Hopefully that solves my problem. Next, I tackled attaching the bulkheads to the false keel. This part seemed relatively easy and straightforward to me. I used Titebond Translucent Wood Glue as my PVA of choice. I dry fitted all of the bulkheads first and then made sure each was lined up at 90 degrees before gluing in.
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Hello MSW! I’ve been gifted the OcCre Albatros kit and am starting the project as my first ever model ship build. I’ve spent the past month or so watching videos and researching model ship building before jumping in. A lot of my questions have led me to MSW so I figured making a build log would be a helpful thing to do. I am a complete beginner- no prior knowledge of model building or wood working at all. So while this is very exciting to dive into, it’s also a completely foreign territory. I find myself having so many questions and although there are some videos for this model, sometimes my questions aren’t answered and I’m left wondering what I should or should not be doing. But I also know that is part of model building and am looking forward to the challenges and learning along the way. I hope to garner some insight and tips/advice from the MSW community so please feel free to chime in on this log with any thoughts and/or comments. Thanks! Alex
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