paul carruthers
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Yes but the loss in flexibility is not an issue
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I always pull my thread thro’ beeswax and then hit with a hair dryer when under tension, minimises the fluff.
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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
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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.
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It’s worth the effort in the long run.
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What hides the dark centreline where the etched deck is joined?
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James, can you include a few shots of the full hull with your hand adjacent for size comparison, thanks.
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If you divide cost by build time it’s not a huge amount of money, compare to golf club membership etc.
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Mine warped too despite usin CA and clamping. I re-clamped it against a steel rule and removed most of the warp.
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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.
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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.
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Thanks for that, I guess slow and measure is the best way as you recommend
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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
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Update, ready to commence the small craft, look challenging.
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Beautiful build, well done.
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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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Great model build, You’ve probably thought of this but I’d sort the cat heads now, I’ve limited experience and I’m following the manual, which is great but I found fitting them as per the manual difficult
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Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback, people are well aware that we are usually very critical of our own work and all the thumbs and comments are really appreciated.
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A little more progress, a bit of fettling to get a good fit on the gunwales, and I’ve no idea why some pics are upside down
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