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paul carruthers

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  1. paul carruthers
    Don’t you dare paint that planking
  2. paul carruthers
    Dampen the damage area, it should lift some of the indentation
  3. paul carruthers
    Thanks, but yours is better than mine, I couldn’t bring myself to paint mine after sweating over it lol.
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  5. paul carruthers
    Don’t paint that planking!
  6. paul carruthers
    Yes but the loss in flexibility is not an issue
  7. paul carruthers
    I always pull my thread thro’ beeswax and then hit with a hair dryer when under tension, minimises the fluff.
  8. paul carruthers
    Couldn’t bring myself to paint my sphinx
  9. paul carruthers
    After all that planking I couldn’t bring myself to paint it lol.
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    If you have to enlarge the hole use a band of cartridge paper to hide the gap, it’s all painted black and will not be seen
  12. paul carruthers
    I used a mini iron, the type used for covering model aircraft, I lightly wet the planks as per Chuck’s lateral bending method but I bent the planks into shape on the hull’s primary planking and held them in place with the iron, it gave a good result. I found chamfering the rear top of the planks essential to a tight fit.
  13. paul carruthers
    It’s worth the effort in the long run.
  14. paul carruthers
    What hides the dark centreline where the etched deck is joined?
  15. paul carruthers
    Thanks, gives a real image of the size.
  16. paul carruthers
    James, can you include a few shots of the full hull with your hand adjacent for size comparison, thanks.
  17. paul carruthers
    If you divide cost by build time it’s not a huge amount of money, compare to golf club membership etc.
  18. paul carruthers
    Mine warped too despite usin CA and clamping. I re-clamped it against a steel rule and removed most of the warp.
  19. paul carruthers
    I’ve not posted for a bit, to be honest struggling with shaping the mast profiles but I’m getting there. from the drawing hilited I’m struggling to understand the band running vertically, is it a metal strip? thanks.
  20. paul carruthers
    Well the boats are beyond my skills and patience I’m afraid, hopefully 3D printed options will be available. James H must be applauded for completing these on the build for the manual.
  21. paul carruthers
    Thanks for that, I guess slow and measure is the best way as you recommend
  22. paul carruthers
    Any how to’s on mast shaping? I don’t have a lathe, only modelling tool I have is a proxon disc sander, razor plane and the usual sanding hand tools. Thanks
  23. paul carruthers
    Update, ready to commence the small craft, look challenging.
  24. paul carruthers
    Beautiful build, well done.
  25. paul carruthers
    Time for a break, my rudder gap is too large but I’ve not the courage to try and remedy at this point.

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