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  • Birthday 10/06/1968

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  1.    KARAVOKIRIS reacted to a post in a topic: His Britannic Majesty's Cutter Sherbourne 1763 by Paul White - Vanguard Models - 1:64
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  11. Paul White
    After a couple of weeks the hull is closed with the first planking. Not entirely happy with everything that happened but I have learned a lot along the way. Possibly a bit more sanding to do but then we press on with the second planking!
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  21. Paul White
    A wonderful example! Well done!
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  23. Paul White
    Welcome aboard! I would recommend the Sherbourne as a first wooden model!
  24. Paul White
    I can't really tell from your picture, and I am no expert myself by any means, but I don't think the bulkheads are supposed to sit square - rather the fairing process is meant to curve them fore and aft so that the planks make contact with the whole surface of the bulkhead despite the curving shape of the hull. But maybe that's what you've done, and I can't quite tell that from the picture.
  25. Paul White
    Today I put on the planks immediately above the garboard plank, allowing room at the stern for a stealer. The boat you can see just behind is a really bad boat which I found in an antique shop which I have stripped back, dyed the sail with tannin and will be re-rigging. However that won't be getting its own build log! It also means that I can play with a bit of rigging before I get there with the Sherbourne.
  26. Paul White started following HMS Victory by FifeModels - Artesania Latina - Scale 1/84 - Anatomy Version , HM Gun Brig Adder by albie-forgotten - Vanguard Models - 1/64 , HMS Harpy 1796 by dunnock - Vanguard Models - 1:64 and 4 others
  27. Paul White
    Thank you!
  28. Paul White
    Thank you - I shall have a look at that.
  29. Paul White
    Although I haven't posted for a few days I have been getting on with things! Most excitingly I have bought myself an old wooden desk as my ship-building workspace. It has a myriad of drawers and cubby holes for equipment and now sits under a window so gets great light. It means I don't have to move everything when I want to work on a build, which makes it easier to do a little bit when I have a moment. Last time I posted I had two planks on each side. I now have six on each side coming down from the wales, and have just installed the garboard plank on each side too. Mostly I am OK with the results - the sides and the stern are alright. Where it goes badly awry is at the bow, but from watching the video and seeing other people's builds this seems like a common problem. I shall fill the worst gaps with wood and glue and, later with filler. Everything will then get a good sanding. I know that this is not the visible layer, and I feel like I have learned something with every plank, which I guess is the point of a 'novice' kit'. Still really enjoying it, and very happy with my new workspace on which to continue the build!
  30. Paul White
    I'm only a rank beginner at this, but I think the keel always comes first.
  31. Paul White
    Whilst fitting plank number three I managed to break the transom! My only defence is being a blithering idiot. Now fixing that before continuing, more carefully...
  32. Paul White
    The gunwales went on ok, so I've now started the slightly dreaded stage of planking. I have two planks on each side, and taking it slowly, measuring and tapering carefully. About an hour per plank at the moment, but this may get faster as I get more experienced. Trying to make it as tight and smooth as possible, whilst also aware that there will be filling and sanding to come.
  33. Paul White
    Welcome! Although I think that there may be a few historical inaccuracies in your Beagle... 😉 I am a complete beginner, just dipping my toes in, and enjoying it very much. Every encounter I have had here has been hugely supportive.
  34. Paul White
    Welcome and have fun!
  35. Paul White
    The gunwales are glued on, and now drying for 24 hours. I decided to bend the wales to shape (using steam from the kettle) and then dry fit and left it for a couple of hours. When I removed them for glueing they retained their shape perfectly and went back on nicely. I also spent some time doing so more fairing about the stern in order to get the wales reasonably flush with the transom.
  36. Paul White
    The prow and keel are installed - can't do anymore today as this needs to cure overnight.

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