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I made progress on the first planking. I was able to go faster with the Titebond glue (thank you @TerryPat!) Happy to be making progress. Before I started I was really nervous about the first planking, so I'm glad it's been going relatively smoothly so far. For the bow, I started overlapping the planks at the end instead of what I was doing before. I still don't quite have the technique down, so I'm glad the first planking is forgiving and issues can be sanded and fixed with filler/modeling paste. I'll be traveling for the holidays so will have to take a pause for about a week. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! Thanks again for your comments!

The way you did your stern is beautiful Terry. Excited to see what you choose for painting. John Gummersall's unpainted Endeavour is gorgeous. For me it'll come down to how tidy I can be with the second planking... I'd love to leave some or most of the natural walnut if I can!

Ahh thank you! Great tip

Terry, just got a bottle to try it out this weekend! Sounds like it could be a game changer. I am glueing the plank edges and the bulkhead points!

Thanks so much I didn't even think about water resistance. Good tip

Thank you Geordie! I'll do some exploring through the article database. I'm hoping to find the basic strategies somewhere. And good to know about the different types of glue - I'm sure both types come in handy. Thanks for the recommendations!

I'll be excited to see how you approach it. The second planking looks beautiful!

Got it - I may try that the rest of the way down. Glad filler exists. Thanks

Terry, I did deal with it and it was not fun. Haha

Thank you Terry!

I chose this kit because I figured it would be a good beginner’s kit and I think the boat is beautiful. Since this is my very first model, I’ve been following the kit’s directions closely and mostly using the supplies that came with the kit. I’m looking forward to learning tips from the community along the way. Here are some steps I got through before finding this site. I'm now on the first planking and very much welcome tips. One of the questions I have at this point is about glueing planks. I’ve been using the wood glue that came with the kit, and had to use a bit of superglue for the two most recent planks over the stern. For wood glue I’ve read it should set for about 12-24 hours before fiddling with the project again, so I’ve only been planking one layer at a time and then letting it sit for a day with binder clips and rubber bands. Is there a faster way to do this? Is it typical to only add one layer of planks per day? For the stern, the instructions seemed to suggest the planks should end about halfway up the stern section, which is what I did. Seeing others’ build logs though, some folks left the entire stern section for a separate planking. Curious what the advantages/disadvantages are of either approach. The bow. Before finding this community I was feeling pretty good about my planking in the bow section, but after looking through others’ photos I’m wondering if I overlooked a technique here. I had the planks meet each other perfectly in the center, and I’m now realizing leaves a gap down the center. Should I switch to overlapping the planks at the end the rest of the way so there’s no gap, or keep going this way so it’s consistent? Trying to visualize how this might affect the second planking. Excited to continue with the first planking. Planning to carefully stumble through it and learn a lot along the way.

Thank you all so much! @TerryPat - I will definitely follow your build log. I took a peek and can already tell it's going to be helpful. I'm on my first planking right now and will be looking at how you approached it! I'll post updates and photos in a build log when I get the chance to create one. Thank you for reaching out @RVB I love Pride of Baltimore! I used to do sunrise runs around the Baltimore harbor, and running past that ship was always one of my favorite parts of the run. I didn't even consider there would be kits out there for it. Amazing. Very cool you used to live in the city!

Hi everyone! My name is Ellie and I'm excited to give my first project a go. I grew up in the Midwest, moved around the US a bit, and landed in Baltimore a few years ago. I've loved living by the water and took a few sailing lessons when I was new to the city. Sailboats are stunning and I would love to capture a piece of their beauty for my home. I started a beginner's kit (Endeavour by Amati 1:80) before I knew this site existed. I'm so glad I found this community! As a complete novice I'm excited to learn from others while I continue the kit. This is my first time building a model anything, but I've always gravitated toward tasks that need detail orientation and patience. We'll see how it goes! So far I've been enjoying myself. Thanks for having me and I'm looking forward to building with you all