Holty
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Cheers Tony I will look in to it. I must say I am surprised by the lack of full colour step by step books with photos available. Someone is missing a trick, perhaps MSW should branch out in to the world of publishing, some amazingly talented people on here. -
Hi Tony, Thanks for your tips. Regarding the camera, the light has been pretty much god awful since Christmas; its like Game of Thrones round here, Winter spans decades. I will sort this out, I just did not have any historical pics taken on my other camera. I wondered about the Wooden Ship Buiding for Dummies site, I bumped in to that whilst surfing the web. So its worth the subscription then? Also looked at Bob Hunts Lauck Street site, looks helpful but my issue is cash at the moment, I had to buy a lot of tools etc. I have the beginners guide to planking and it has been a fantastic help so far but until I make mistakes I never seem to learn. I am just crossing in to Steeler country so I will try and brush up on this before I make too much of a mess. I will be painting the bottom white though so that will cover a multitude of sins. Good call on the Sherbourne logs too, I will have a look
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Thanks for the kind words of encouragement David and the filling tips. You have seen through my ruse! make the pictures so small nobody can pick up on your faults! I will hijack the better half's camera for future photos, I am taking these on my phone which is not ideal. I was not going to do a log but I think they are a great idea for learning and asking questions as you go, so I will set myself up better from here on in.
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So, second layer of planking and this is where I am at as of today. The more wood I add, the more I wished I could turn back time and add a rabbet and Bearding line. Theminute I added the first plank it all made sense but too late by then. I have left a little space in the gun ports so I can cut and file them out properly once I have planked. I know a lot of people have sugested using sawdust and PVA for filling in the gaps but I fear there may not be enough! Any suggestions for a commercial Walnut filler? I will also invest in a far better sanding block as I can see that this is one bit of kit definately worth investing in. Note: my camera appeared to leave off the stern? (probably for the best)
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Well nothing a little filler and sanding cant take care of. After I did this and despite its flaws, I can't tell you the overwhelming sense of pride I felt in my Lady Nelson. I find myself staring at her all the time!
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So on with my first attempt at planking (Groan). Already I look back at this and curse my efforts. Im sure that remains true for even the most experienced (you can always do it better). Still, it is what it is and I enjoyed doing it and look forward to applying what I have learnt to my next kit. I struggled mainly with two issues. Firstly: clinkering. Is this down to not preparing the bulkheads adequately? Secondly: what type of steelers to use and where? The tapering side got easier as I went , I am starting to get better at this. (He says.)
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I filed down the bulkheads and I must admit that in hindsight I should have spent longer doing this, Its difficult on a first build to know what is too much and too little but lessons learnt. So I then set about adding the false Deck, I did not have a nailer at that point and found that I could get enough tension using rubber bands to hold it in place and I was please how it turned out, The Bulwarks I soaked and they bent pretty well, but a bit jagged in some parts. I suspect this was more down to my filing of the bulkheads however. Also If I were to build this again I would probably have left off the sternpost until I had planked it so I could continue to file right down but then saying that if I had prepared the false keel better I would have been okay.
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After much deliberation I have decided to try and do a build log for my Lady Nelson. It took a while to summon up the courage for fear of having my hard work torn apart but I decided that it may help others that are new to ship building like myself and also I may be able to get much needed advice in order to get through my first build. So here we go (I may live to regret this) Firstly a quick thank you to Ray and Pnevrin and a few others whose logs helped me to get started. Its a shame that some of these have now disappeared but good to see Ray re-posted his. I think the new site is fantastic by the way so its not all bad news. Kit arrived just after Christmas 2012, I was astounded by the quality of the parts and also scared stiff by some of the smaller parts, the first steps in to the world of Ship Modelling is a daunting path indeed. So I set about making up the Bulkheads and found they were a pretty good fit, only a little filing and packing to get them straight was needed. I did not add Rabbet / Bearding line as, although I understood the concept it did not make sense to me until I actually started planking. I will definately do this on my next build though as I can see what a huge difference it will make. I did file down the keel a little but being a nervous newbie I probably could have been a little more ruthless
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Ah okay; yeah I wished I had done that too, the instructions / plans say to do first but I think your way allows for a better finish. I dont think I will remove it now but lessons learnt. Not quite experienced enough to plan ahead a great deal at the moment . Thanks Ray
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Im curious, your photos suggest that you added the walnut stern post but then removed it. I added mine too but now wished I had waited until after first planking. If you did remove it what did you use? Or is the "keel on Jpg" just deceiving me?
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Ah Ray, Thanks so much for re-posting this, I have just started bulkheading my Lady Nelson and I had been using your build to assist me. Its my first POB model so I need all the info I can get. You have done a sterling job on this by the way
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Thanks for re-posting, itching to do this kit
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