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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Progress of sorts...at cost of more hair from the rapidly depleting supply on my head. The exterior bulwark planking of the forecastle in progress, I hope. I've fiddled with this since New Year's Day. Tried various methods and I think, I have an answer. First pic shows the area in question on the plans. The problem is that it's 9" at the rear and 18" at the bow and it curves out at the upper foremost end. It's also seemingly bending inward. Hahn's solution appears to be a very thin plank spiled into position. I don't think it would have been done this way. Also, his upper most plank (the lower lighter one in the picture) is wider than the plans call for. What I had was an open area shown below. Tried several ways to get it filled. None were successful. Finally ripped off the thin ebony strip to give me room to experiment. Where I'm at now... The plank wants to follow the lower most run so.. it's been bent with a twist. I'll reinstall the uppermost ebony piece after I get this plank and the one I'm working on nibbed into it. I'm looking for ideas that might be better. I've tried two planks thinned down to 4" at the rear and no joy... just wouldn't lay right. I've looked at other builds but not seen a problem like this. Anyway... that's where things stand. Hopefully, in the next day or two, it will all come together and I can move towards the stern area which has issues of it's own.
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Great work, Augie. How about a tutorial on "Augie planking"? I can use the motivation and inspiration.
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Good on you for the name change, Sherry!!!!!
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Eamonn, Sorry, I forgot to refresh the page before I posted. Got taken away for a bit and didn't think...
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Druxey, Was that a purely English item? Do you know if other nations used it?
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Beautifully done, Grant. Nice choice of colors and that base really features it well.
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Chris, If you're having quoting issues or issues posting pictures, check what version of IE you're on. If IE11, uninstall the upgrade and reboot to roll it back to IE10.
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Gary and Greg, You both might want to check your message storage. It's possible that your inboxes are full.
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If it's carpenter's glue (yellow or white) then it's most likely PVA and alcohol will usually release it. Sometimes water. But water can distort the wood. If it's school glue or paper glue, then water will usually do the trick. If it's CA (not contact adhesive), then acetone will work. Rubber cement... acetone. Some people have found heat from a hair dryer or heat gun (Caution!!!!) will also break the bond.
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Shamrock, Great photos. The issue is with IE11. I'm not sure if IE11 is the default install from the factory on Win 8 or if it was an update. See if it's installed as an update. If it was, it can be uninstalled and IE will roll back to IE10. Use Google and "uninstall IE11 Windows 8" as keywords and without the quotes.
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Hmmmm... I'm thinking the HMS in the title is a red herring. Looks to be a frigate or a wannabee frigate. US possibly?
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Richard, Are these the plans? http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/furniture/stove.PDF If not, PM them to me and I'll add them to the download area. Seems there were some other odds and ends that are missing since the Great Crash.
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Try the adding and removing material first. If that's too uncomfortable for you, then try using isopropyl alcohol (90%) instead of water. Soak all the joints well and they should come loose. Start by getting the outer filler blocks removed first.
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Richard, Jud gave the best advice, in my opinion. I can't add a thing to it.
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Please use English as this is an English Language forum. Google Translate works well if you need it. Пожалуйста, используйте английский язык, поскольку это форум английского языка. Google Translate работает хорошо, если вам это нужно.
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Beautiful work, Mobbsie and you have the pictures to prove it.
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I almost missed this one.. or at least the start. Whew... I'm pretty sure if I were much later you'd be doing the ratlines, though. Anyway, you're off to a great start and I'll be looking forward to following along.
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I'm happy to hear the move is over and was saddened to hear of your loss. She may have known her time was near, but she hung on to get "home". Our previous dog came home one last time and spent a day making us happy. The next day she was gone. They seem to know. Ah.. moving a fully rigged model is worthy of a headache. I can't imagine moving a hundred.
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Congrats Bob. Looks sweet in her new home.
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King Planks.
mtaylor replied to Ganymede's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Mark, I believe it was structural. But to cut it for hatches, etc., did ruin the integrity. It would, I guess, depend on the ship and the builder. On many French ships, they ran larger planks down the sides of the hatchways and were scarfed. These were also raised above the deck. On many English ships they did the same but let them into the beams so they were flush with the deck. -
The wheel and binnacle really looks good in the cockpit. The chart locker, was that removable or waterproof?
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Oh... bummmmmer. Good to hear that repairs are being effected. Can't let a simple thing like that keep her from her destiny and all that... If repairs fail, follow Dafi's advice. Seems reasonable to me.
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May you soon be out of the mountains and back in the safety of your shipyard. Will there be an attempt to raise the Stixtenstein?????
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