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While you have it taped and lined so nicely, one thing that helped me was a red hash mark on the bulkheads signifying the butt shift pattern. Easy to lose track of them while planking.

Thanks, good information and explanation. After the initial mix I do add a little water from time to time as it starts to thinning in the paint jar, just a touch.

Thank you all for the kind comments. I wasn't sure about going off book, I might not have without knowing the eventual quarterdeck will leave just a glimpse. I did something similar on my Fair American years ago, liked it then, like it now :-). Now I guess I can't enter it in the annual historical accuracy competition 😄

Having started modeling with the old soaking method I now easily and successfully bend planks using heat exclusively with no water and can say through experience dry heat is so much better than soaking. A travel iron and my bending station is all I’ve used on my last several models. The process is detailed in both my Cheerful and Winchelsea build logs.

Happy New Year! Good to see your back in action. Those lamps are just so cool.

I decided to go off-book. I follow the monograph, everything about Winchelsea is so well thought out and designed why wouldn’t I. Nonetheless I wanted to do something that made my Winchelsea mine and the captain’s cabin seemed like the place to do it. This boxwood and cherry paneled deck will be mostly covered by the quarterdeck in time. Still I had a little fun doing it and historically accurate or not I like it. Onward to the rest of the deck.

I think it’s clear by now, Indy as designed by Chris based on actual existing plans does not have chain pumps. Those that want to re-imagine the historical plans, or as reincarnated in an earlier life sailed onboard the Indy and recall them should add them to the model after they purchase it from Chris. Can we all move on now please and enjoy James’ build log.

Very nice metal work. In fact all of your model is very crisp, you’re doing such a nice job of it all.

Merry Christmas Derek. You didn't forget to do those lines off the ship, you just wanted to show us how good you are at tying them aboard the ship:-D

Well done Frank. The long road of planking lies before you. The good news is it feels great when you finally get to that last plank.

Margin Planks A short update this Christmas Eve. Gained an early Christmas present with this Veritas mini-worktable. This setup make it much easier to hold down and cut the forward margin planks. I was fortunate that the paper templates were a close fit requiring little modification. So I attached them to a 3/64 thick sheet wood with rubber cement and rough cut them with a simple #11 blade. Leaving the template attached as a guide I turned my mill and Dremel accessory into a basic spindle sander. I finished them off with fine grit sandpaper to make for a tight fit to the bulwarks. The waist and stern sections were managed with 5/16 strip and my ever-handy bending station. I used the templates as an initial guide then laid them into place marking where adjustments were needed. The heat-only bending process makes this easy and quick with the yellow cedar. Hard to get exciting photos of margin planks. I ran the planks through the Thickness Sander along with the eventual deck planking. I followed the template to cut one side of the scarf joint, traced that onto its matching partner, then cut and sanded each to match up. They turned out well enough the four joints are barely visible on the photos, hopefully the WOP I apply later will bring them out. I sanded one edge of 1/32 square strip and added the waterways. Both the margin planks and waterway were attached with PVA. With that my deck is ready to plank starting with the cabin area. That will all wait until after Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone!

Your'e doing fine, keep doing fine and you'll be fine.

Excellent work. Measure twice and once you’re absolutely sure it’s right measure again is a good philosophy at this critical stage which you clearly are doing.

As you should, we shouldn’t look to you to fulfill random, specialized, or limited interests. Nor should your page be the place to challenge the business model you’ve set and have so clearly and frequently restated. You’ve come a long way since your first release, I am confident you will continue to make the right choices. I will order HMS Surprise the day you announce it.

It’s huge, can’t imagine 1/64th then.

And Surprise. I’ll buy the first one.

HMS Vanguard is out there.

My Veritas mini-chisels are now likely my most used tools, for a lot more than just being a chisel. You’re doing a great job with your AVS, all that learning will serve you well on future models. First rule of clamps, when you think you have enough, buy more clamps.

Glad you’re staying true to your product line, and that Surprise is next up or near it.

Planking or deck. I wanted it somewhat level with the deck waterline and the deck. It’s worth taking the time to get it right, probably mostly an eyeball check. Here’s mine: I looked at a lot of build logs in addition to studying Chuck’s. Hard to tell but yours maybe tilted down a little. Ultimately it’s what you think looks good.

Excellent work, all that fine detail really stands out. Always a joy to see your progress as my inspiration.

Thanks Rusty, it is kind of nice when the work on the core infrastructure of the ship pays off later, and obvious with close tolerances when it doesn't. Glad to make it to this stage.

An excellent process for a challenging step, thanks for sharing. I’m happy you are feeling better and on a better path for your health.

Thanks Derek, I always appreciate your comments and observations. She is definitively big, over three feet, the 1:48 scale is fun to work with though.

No table to hold the wood being sanded? My Proxxon mill does a nice job impersonating a spindle sander. The variable speed is necessary from my perspective.