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Wow mate.. I'm sorry for your efforts. Though it is just a piece of wood it hurts somehow. But amasingly good ideas keep on comming from all over the world, don't you agree? Shipwreck diorama, part build (bow/stern), even ceremonial setting her on fire (this one should be filmed) . Yet, you chose the best option i think - go straight ahead and never look back! Good luck with your next models!
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Hi guys What I did was planking the whole deck from bow to stern, over all the openings, thus achieving a whole tight surface. It was much easier to make a quick and even sanding. Only after that I made all the necessary cuts for hatchways, stairways, masts, etc. And the poor quality of the plywood did not matter at all..
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Great job, Cobr@! Wish I would reach that stage too, some day.. One suggestion, if you permit, with all my respect to your craftsmanship: The only detail that pokes my eye is the unnatural way the rope around the companionway (staircase) bends. I guess you could easily reshape them bend down, according to gravitation law and thus seem more natural. kind regards and respect! Capt.Fisher
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Nice! just a hint, if you allow... I would leave mast support rings, as well as mast support heels loose at that moment. Later, when it is time to push the masts into a sequence of 3 fixed holes it might appear they are not exactly in a straight line. Then a slight allowance to the left or to the right might be very very useful.
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Hi guys, A very nice job Giant! Maybe you were a carpenter in your previous life. One thing that worries me, though.. You should well guess about what great amount of sanding is expecting you, after the planking is done. So, how do you expect to keep all that furniture in good shape and condition? What I know from my "sanding period" is that one - the whole ships body is being shaken, rotated, turned upside down, rocked, etc.etc, under the hard sand dusting. And two - dust comes EVERYWHERE! So I can imagine that those pieces of furniture, plus trees in the pots (the ones that will eventually not be shaken out of their places) will be stuffed with dust and very very very hard to be cleaned. Correct me if I am wrong, but I still have trouble with cleaning the inside of my hull, even with no single peace of equipment inside. Good luck GG, I'm watching with interest. Some day maybe even manage to catch up with you
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Weeel, Mike, you are a speed-runner! Great job! Wish I could also have that much time! About the plans - I cannot see anything better than 'The Anatomy...". Do you have it? I can mail it to you if you want. As a reward, please send me the record of swear words that Bindy mentioned I'll need it very soon, I hope
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Yes Al, you are right - my starboard side is planked more than suggested on the AL pictures. Many reasons for that: 1. I saw a pic in a russian forum and I liked how it looked 2. I read a theory, saying that the more difference in planking both sides, the more danger of 'propeller effect', So i thought more planks on starboard side would diminish the risk 3. By additional planking I tryed to hide those compartments, which would be not equipped with furniture, i.e. doors, barrels, sacks etc. They look empty and ugly to me, besides seeing the inside part of the portside is also not a good view 4. I thought (and even I think I read somewhere) that there should be enough planks in the kit to fully cover BOTH sides, for those who are not willing to fiddle with interior design... I WAS WRONG! Yes, you are right - thats was why I ran out of planks. I guess A.L. has cheap owners - they save every tiny piece of material they can! So, my advice - try to plan your needed material in advance in order not to get in my situation. And also please remember that tlans are always wrong :-) so give a good 20-25 % of allowance... :-) Good luck, and eager to see some recent pics
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Hi Al, Thanks for yr kind words I find the open side strong enough, as I used nails for real nailing, not fake one. You should make sure to end the planks on a frame or very near to it, so that you avoid vibrations of the lose part of it. I do not have a single wedge shaped plank, I paid too much efforts to that (still wonder if this was reasonable enough). If you zoom some of the pics you can see drop planks and stealers. If you fail to see them I can post you better pics.
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Hi guys! Is everybody dead already or is it true that The world is football...? Believe it or not, but this is amazing: There is a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF MODEL SHIPS SECTION “C” going on at the moment and guess where - in my small country, some 200 miles away from here!! http://www.naviga.org/index.php/en/download/category/1-termine-a-ausschreibungen?download=100:world-shampionship-of-model-ships-section As you can well presume I am having a short working day today and straight off to the exibition. 230 models from 15 countries. Not bad, uh?? I promisse to have a great time and take a lot of pics! And hope there will be at least one Bounty there Cheers Capt.Fisher
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Nice job Mike! I like your dark part of planking! Yet, I am amazed at the what you call "the pale section". Is it really how they teach in your instruction?? Mine looks totally different! I mean my instruction teaches that pale planks start from the deck downwards, parallel to the deck, and after 6 rows changes to dark color. Anyway, looks great! and you can see the 'guts'of the boat alright! Congrats! It will be even better after sanding and varnish! Good luck.
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Hi Ace, Regarding shortage - in the state that you see my portside hull I finished with 1 whole plank remaining unused. Please note that I skipped every other plank here and there... But please also note that I covered a little bit more of the hull than advised in the instruction, fore and aft I mean. So, if I followed exactly the instruction there might bejust enough planks.Might be! And this is in case that I didnt waste any material at all! I even used some 1-2 inch pcs where I could. Hope that AL did not do the same with the rest of the materials. I mean they give us absolutely no chance for a mistake, and we do know well we are not perfect .
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Oh, that was fast, mate! Seems you ve spent most of the Easter holidays in your workshop ;-) Nice work, keep on moving! I have not touched her for a good 10 days... Other things keep me busy. But, I'll be back!!
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Nice looking railing Al! Yet, isn't is a little bit out of scale? From what I see it would be about 1-1.5 feet high in real life... Or am I wrong?
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Hi guys, If you allow me I could share an oppinion. The way one does the planking depends on the goals he tries to achieve. There are certain rules, which you can follow, or you can of course override.., depending on the goal. What I see on the above pics is right, if you do not care about the rules. Yet, if you decide to be precise - there are some unacceptable mistakes. For example - the way the planks of the first layer meet at the bow in thi first picture - this could not happen in real life. Another thing - A plank cannot end in a needle point, as it is shown in the last pic. In fact they say the plank should never be tapered more than half of its width. My personal oppinion, and what I am trying to do is - do the first planking the way it suits me best, following no rules but making it even and strong. And then - pay more attention to the second layer, which willl be visible to the crytics. Needless to say that a single planked hull is quite quite quite another story... Never again, I promisse!........ Cheers
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