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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thank you for all the replies, I have decided to leave my planks sanded then flat top coated, its easier to do it this way. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    More work constructing the frames for the center area, this is time consuming as I have to measure and cut lengths of timber, then I glue them and leave them to dry jiged up in a make shift device, here are four sections from completed to work in process. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Its amazing all that detail at 1/700 scale I built a couple of Dragon modern warships, but to be honest I did not do them credit, mind you I did not have magnifiers as I do now. Loving what you are doing. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    More progress folks still working on the center deck area, I continued with the main frame around the grating/ladder section, this was sanded down to make it less deep and even thickness over all, I did the same thing with the other grating, when the sanding was done I decided to fit some boards to represent an area for more accsess down to the lower decks. I have also started work buiding another block decked area, that has been glued and secured together. Here's the photos - OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Hi Don, I too would love to take a seat if there are any left(If not I will sit on the floor - no problem) looking forward to seeing more of your work, she is coming along really nicely. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, next on my building plan is the centre deck area including - gratings, boarded area and stair frames, after observing some internet plans and drawings I decided on my work plan. I started off by constructing the gratings next after they had dried I started work on the outer frame around the gratings. This is the state of them so far including a small repair done to one of them. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    She is looking Stunning - Nothing wrong with your skills in any way shape or form.........Beautiful work OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Dont foreget the bottles of vodka on the deck - that will cheer it up. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    We could pull that bench up that greg keeps outside, sit at the back but hope greg puts some screens up so we can see. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Im loving the grey shade of your planks (is it natural or bleached) it is just what I was hoping to achieve with my deck planks. Really nice work. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Thought it rude of me not to say hi and have a nose at your build, you are braver than me doing a scratch build. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    More work on the main deck today, I decided against ageing the planks - instead I just sanded them to blend them together, then after blowing of any dust, I mixed up some flat top coat diluted about 40% and applied a few coats. I think this is ok for the deck. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Hiya mark, glad to see you are back on the build, your work has been missed around here, hope you dont mind if I move my chair a bit closer watching your build, as we share a similar build and I hope to learn more from a genuine talented person like your self. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mark, the planks are already fitted on the deck so what ever I do will have to be in a controled manner and kept tidy, I had heard a bout a wire wool and vinegar trick, painting that onto the planks - and making sure they were sealed afterwards. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Follks how do you age your decks on your wood builds, as wood that has been exposed to the elements even if looked after, goes a grey color with age. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    Right folks a bit more work on the deck today, above I asked about filling any gaps between the deck boards, well I tried the idea of diluted PVA and wood dust, first I sanded down a couple of scrap deck strips onto rough sand paper, and collected the dust in a cup, then I mixed some PVA with a little water to make a milk thikness, then I used a small paintbrush and brushed into the gaps (one at a time) the pva then with the same brush I dipped it into the dust and rubbed it into the gaps. I did this into each gap then re applied to make sure the gaps were filled, I then put the hull aside to dry till tomorrow. Next will be to sand the deck again and check that the gaps have filled. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    I should have commented way back then mark - but yes its my pleasure having you follow my work back then and still now. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    What I found/find useful for sanding is those decorators sanding sponges (basically sand paper wrapped around a square sponge) they are great as they are flexible and bend with the hull shape, so you can get a nice smooth finish. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much for the compliment and having a look over my build, its been a while since we last spoke, any ideas how I can fill a few of the gaps yet still retain the caulking look. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Hi folks, I had a good day on the build today - spent most of the afternoon continuing with the deck planking, this involved some quite intricate cuts and shaping, I think it has gone quite well just a few small gaps that should fill when I do some sanding to bring it all nice and level. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Excellent work don really tidy and so comprehensive. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Excellent Excellent work greg I take my hat off to you they look Absolutely Superb. Well done. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Looking great all that detail still cant believe its card (serious scratching head moment) OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Nice and tidy very claen work, what I did to support the skeleton was a length of 2/1" timber and made some blocks to support the false keel. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate, I thought working on wood planks would be easier than PE parts at silly scale, kind of theraputeic and give my hands a bit of a rest, while still doing something. OC.

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