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Thanks Rusty, Chuck and Matt for the comments and all likes. Chuck, thanks again for the wood! It worked perfect, I should get a very even finish for the rest of the deck now. Matt, all the coamings are down permanent. I spent a ton of time getting them all in line. It would definitely be easier to do the sanding with them off but I managed with a small army of sanding sticks! JJ -
definitely try and work on these techniques, I just recently picked up Chucks method and it’s changed ship modeling entirely for me. Results are wonderful. I painted my San Felipe so it didn’t matter but I wish I knew this then. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/98-planking-downloads-and-tutorials-and-videos/
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Looking great Jonathan. I built this thing about 20 years ago. There was no etched decks or planking then. It certainly presents well when completed! check out Chucks planking tutorials if you plan to do a second layer. If I remember they supply you with walnut. JJ
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I finished the center planking belt today. That was a real challenge, lots of potential for errors so taking lots of time is crucial! I must have test fit each of those outer planks about 50 times before finally gluing them down. I sanded them all down even and added wop. The remaining belts should go much smoother. JJ
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Thank you Ron and Rusty and for all the likes. Ron, I just used small copper wire for the nails/bolts and then filed them down to the size I wanted and then gave them a quick top sanding after I painted the hinges to expose them. They will slowly start oxidizing and turning brownish soon... especially in the salt air environment. I plan to track down the brass recommended for the hinges and start building them after I finish the deck. I just got a small load of beautiful 5/16 planking cedar in from Chuck so I can finish those complex wider planks now... probably today. JJ
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They look good to me! Now I’ll order 20 of them. How would you like payment?😂 JJ
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Small update: Just taking care of some side projects while waiting for some planking lumber to finish the decks. Chuck, I went way smaller on the nails this time, in time they will brown and darken to where I want them. Matching the grain and color on the gun ports is fun, I’m currently working on getting the same tone on the stbd side by slowly treating the gunport doors the same way I did the hull. Hoping to get around the bow soon but I’ll probably finish the deck first. Can’t have too many unfinished sub-projects going on. JJ
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Looking really nice Rusty! Love the colors and the wood.
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Looking excellent Ron! Enjoy the planking party!
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Great start to an addictive hobby! Bounty looks great!
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I bet Jack @hjx could whip up a 3-D figure that matches the image you posted for cnc or 3D print pretty quick.
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I would be interested in a few figures if you were to offer them through syren. I assume that is the Capt you are showing above?
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Thanks Matt, I followed Ron’s advice and kind of mangled up the lines defining the bricks with a blade a little to simulate chips then painted them black, rubbed the finish with denatured alcohol to give it some fade then I used some weathering powders. I’ll probably go over it again when the deck is finished as it’s getting a lot of brushing and touching. Thanks Chuck, I've been giving those bolts the stink eye since I put them in. I’ll probably rip them out and replace when I finish planking. JJ
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Vlad, Your deck is off to a good start! Try sanding the planks to the width with a long flat sanding board or stick rather than cutting or sanding by hand, you’ll get much cleaner seams. And test fit several times before you finally glue down, that way you can make several adjustments. Then once all the planks are glued down give them a nice sand with a small sanding block to take them all down to an even height.
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Looks great Greg! Huge milestone! I was so happy I took a vacation! Lol JJ
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Beautiful work Mike! Your build log is like an alternative instruction manual to Chucks build log. JJ
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Planking party day three: ive decided that from now on whenever I work on my Winnie, I’m going to fasten my phone camera to my head and build it through it’s eyes, I’ll do a much better job lol!! JJ
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Wow! Stunning work Chuck. I can’t plank my deck fast enough now. I think I’ll go for the extra credit on the jeer bits! Lol
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Looking great Ron! Planking is turning out wonderful! JJ
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Looking good Greg! Well done! A little sanding and some wop and you’re set!
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Inspiring work Alex, a work of art. The choices of wood are perfect. JJ
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Back on the wagon again with my Winnie, it’s been too long. Got all the coamings completed along with gratings. Everything is in place and I’m almost ready to start lining off for planks. I’m not too happy with my stove base, its finish turned out ok but it warped really bad when I glued it down, I think I’m going to have to remove it and start over again. Somehow I messed up with the forward subdecks and had to deviate outside of the etched lines increasingly as I worked forward, I used a tight line to constantly check my centerline when glueing parts down, I ended up being about 1-1.5mm off at the forward most part of the bow.
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Looks nice and straight Frank. All the reference marks look good as well. JJ
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