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ajromano
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I have plenty of skill, it is experience with ships I lack. The sample wood is much bigger than planking on actual ship. I am planning on using some kind of jig and mini drill press if I do fake nails on entire ship. I think however with this Bass wood, painting is going to be way to go. Adds protection a hard shell layer. -
After reading Bob's build I decided to try a little washing test. One sample has CA on surface other does not. The sample with fake nail holes also has faked joint. I used MS latex paint and tap water. I think the proper way to do washes on wood is to seal with sanding sealer, sand then use solvent based paint thinned 10:1 or so or use ink thinned. Washing will show all glue spots, I am now thinking washing over painted deck vs raw wood maybe better. Bass is really not a stain grade wood, too much like sponge. The sample without nails has slight beveled edge to expand joint, I did a pass or two with 400 grit on block. More clamp mania!
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I am to point of wishing to start over I have ideas on how to do this faster and with better quality. 1st time with anything is huge OOOhhh.!![ attachment=95664:DSC_3616.JPG]
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Trains for my entire life, RC everything, plastic models, handyman and computer guy. I have 10 life times of kits and toys, it was 5 until my dad passed in 09! Now I have all his stuff as well! I had to fix up work area due to 88 million sticks in this kit.
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I am much beter at buying than building!
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I decided to do major clean up and change setup of work area to support ship building.
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I forget to actually build things I read so much, look for info here and study the plans so much! I must have 15 books on ship building, all this at least gives me clue of how to actually build. Now I am flushing out tools and work area, jigs and templates are also on my mind.
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Adding blocks to hold Mast & building level stand, I am assuming for Planking I need exact level of keel. Water line that is!
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It was $179.00 with paint a couple days ago! I have 6 or 7 kits that were 80% off. Every now and then they discount so cheap I can not help myself!
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I made a sanding block for inside curve. This is a piece of a changable sign from an office building, I sanded off holder part and CA glued 400 grit. The 4 steel blocks are from Modrl Expo, work very good holding bulkheads. They were on sale for next to nothing, 3 bucks vs 17. A little side project, again on sale. Model Expo has great sales on Sunday, Monday abd Tuesday. I check often and think there is a pattern for really good sales. /////my guess is they try to keep x dollars of sales daily.
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Funny, like hours!
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I had pretty much decided to use my own wood, much less work! Thanks. My brain is still not quite getting the line drawing to 3d shape! I get idea, it is using it that throws me!
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Very nice work.
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Ok now I see why stern is so well discussed! I am having hard time even beginning to shape blocks! Is this the starting point?
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20 clamps for 5 bucks, I bought 2! I thoughy there was a bit of silly humor in the clamp mania! The work area is not bad at all, good light and TV! I do have too many items in there and rest of house 25 years of toys! I am finding this a pretty easy build the first bulkhead was the real work. I ordered a Jim Baryn's sander, my old dremmel moves around too much, it was my Dad's and must be 40 years old.
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Be glad you have a boss!! Mine quit, I spent too much time and money on toys! (And she lost her mind in 2006!) LOL Great little boat! I built 3 Midwest kits as training. I want to do more from plans, when I get my Jim tools!
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My wonderful camera did not save todays photos! I will try again tomorrow.
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CA is a bugger to work with. I use it only if nothing else does job. There are tips from Tower and a set spray that help. Every time I use it I swear never again. Epoxy is actually much more user friendly, the longer the cure time the better the bond, it can be thinned to use as paint as well. Ebony seems like a real bugger to work with, being a nut I will have to try it!
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Thanks for support.
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Pretty standard stuff on my part, the seems like a very well designed kit.
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Here we go!
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Tower (great planes) also has great sanding bars. I make custom shapes out of scrap hardwood, square, rounds, whatever shape needed with 100 to 400 grit thin CA works great. I guess I joined the club this week. I started building Coral Greyhound, but after reading about how bad the plans and bulkheads are I ordered a book to get good drawings and put it back in the box. Started to work on Niagara, much better kit.
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