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  1. Diver
    Looking good and am following along. I found the planking challenging ,but very rewarding. I did manage to destroy some of the supplied planks and had to make new ones from the extra wood Chuck supplies. A learning experience but fun.
  2. Diver
    Necessity is the mother of invention. Using the drawer to hold the plank in position
  3. Diver
    Looking good. I just finished my Medway in December. It was a very enjoyable build even with all its challenges. Chucks instructions are excellent, as are all the build logs. Lots of tips to be picked up in them.
  4. Diver
    Thanks everyone for looking in on my question. I do shape my planks to the hull profile,( as per Chucks videos), but am going to complete this build with TiteBond. It will take longer clamping and waiting for the glue to set up but I think this is the best way. I find CA very frustrating to work with.
  5. Diver
    Hello everyone. I am in the process of trying to plank the up dated Sanson tug. The planking strips are birch and the frames are ply. The frames are properly fared with no char but I am having no success using CA. I took 2 short pieces of the planking, glued them together with CA. After sitting for 1/2 hour they popped apart with very little effort. I tried to moisten the plank but still no luck. The planks seem to adhere in some areas but not others. Any advice accepted.
  6. Diver
    This build is really testing my patience. I have started the planking but am running into an issue. CA is being used to secure the planks to the frames, Some times. It holds in some places, and in other places it will not stick. I went out and purchased a new bottle today, but still have the same issue. The frames are properly fared and there is no char. Any suggestions to what I can do before this build becomes a fire starter.
  7. Diver
    Welcome aboard from a fellow Ontarion. I am down in Kingston.
  8. Diver
    Welcome to the site from a fellow Canuck. I would have never been able to complete my Syren Longboat without the help from the members here.
  9. Diver
    Making some progress on the build. Chapter 6 complete with a few head aches on the way. The major components go together with alignment tabs, but not everything lines up as it should. The front of the wheel house and the bulwarks would not have been able to be glued without the addition of some filler pieces. The absence of drawings leave some things to be figured out like the beveling of the stem. I used my Edwardian compass and drew a line that looks correct to me and then sanded and filed it until it looks like the construction video. On to fairing and planking now.
  10. Diver
    Welcome aboard from a fellow Canuck.
  11. Diver
    Some times I try things just because I can. The build has no wheel house furniture but I tried my hand at some. They are barely visible with the roof on , but they are there . The roof is only on temperarlaly and the trim has to go on the base of the wheel house.
  12. Diver
    Just looking at my photos and see some missing veneer on the stbd side above the windows. Something else to repair, sigh
  13. Diver
    I must admit doing the window sills was very tedious but persistence payed off. The doors were straight forward and bring the house to life. I am going to try and scratch build some decor for the wheel house, ie compass platform, wheel and engine telegraph. They will be hard to see but they will be some what visible. There will also led light in the pilot house. As said before, this kit would be better with some drawings and instructions book.
  14. Diver
    A little New Year’s Eve work. I have installed the oak veneer on the Pilot house and did the window sills. In hind sight I would have installed the window sills before assembling the pilot house, and then done the veneer. There is some veneer to be replaced before proceeding and another coat of WOP.
  15. Diver
    Have a little more done on the build. The waterways and uprights are installed. I am not overjoyed in the quality of wood in this kit. The 3mm plywood for the gunnels is very fragile plus it has laser etching to show paint lines. The slightest pressure and the wood de laminates. The forward water way came in one piece but I cut it in half to make installation easier. I purchased the AL paint kit for this project and am not impressed. I am new to model painting but after 5 coats of white I think I should have better coverage. Everything was prepared with 400 grit paper before painting. I also do not like the puzzle joints for assembling the deckhouse etc. It takes a lot of filling and sanding to make them disappear. The deck house and bridge are only dry fitted to check locations. I think I will add some furniture to the bridge, Ships wheel, compass etc.
  16. Diver
    Hello Tyler from a fellow Ontarion, (Kingston). Be sure to post build logs for your projects.
  17. Diver
    Thanks for the great advice.
  18. Diver
    Hello All. I am about to paint some parts of my Sanson tug by AL. I have purchased the AL paint kit and need advice on how to brush paint this model. The paints are water based acrylic and I would like to know if they should be thinned, and what brushes are best. What would be used as a thinner for these paints? Thanks in advance. Bob
  19. Diver
    We can always make it look that it was designed this way.
  20. Diver
    The problem and the Fix. I got ahead of myself and carved out the planking on the left and right side. Here is my photos of before and after. I will have to do the same repair on the bridge deck just before it gets secured. Fortunately, this is a part of the deck with a lot of furniture. I will do a bit more sanding and filling before the WOP goes on.
  21. Diver
    Welcome to the site from Ontario Canada. I was in Norway in 1986 in the Narvik area for a few months. Beautiful country.
  22. Diver
    Thanks for looking in Bob. It really frustrates me when I do avoidable mistakes. I did all the planking and then proceeded to cut slots that should have remained covered with the planks. I am working on a fix and will post photos when done. This is an enjoyable build and I really like the look of the Tug. As mentioned earlier, I do think and instruction booklet would supplement the build videos.
  23. Diver
    Today some more planking was done on the deck pieces. Unfortunately I got ahead of myself and cut out some decking that should have remained. This is we’re I think drawings should be included with a kit. My bad but I will be able to fit some replacement decking later on. A dry fit was done to ensure that my fix will work. Some more sanding on the decks and then some WOP will be applied. Reminder to self: SLOW DOWN and look ahead.
  24. Diver
    Thanks for looking in. I think that the stern bulwark could be better designed. They are asking a lot, compound curve over a tapered frame, with a single fragile piece.
  25. Diver
    I took some time off from Sanson to complete my Syren Medway longboat. I have installed the bulwarks and the curved bit around the stern. This piece was heated with steam and shaped around a can of tomatoes. To hold its shape while it cooled a rubber band was put between the two holes with scrap wood to hold it.. Shaping the stern was a lot of sanding and dry fitting, and I still had to do some carving after it was glued in place. The tabs that are built into the deck to position this piece are more hazard than help. I just ordered the paint kit and LED light kits from Ages of Sail so I will be able to proceed.

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