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Looking great Mike. That's going to be a real beauty.

Beautiful work Albert. Are you using a milling machine or chisel for the joinery work?

I'm looking forward to seeing an update. Hey, don't get lost in the haze when you go outside. I usually work with my garage door open to enjoy the fresh air and natural light but not lately. I guess we clear up in a couple of days. I can't wait.

47 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Congratulations Al

 

NOW you have a ship model rather than a turtle! Must be nice to be able to pick her up and look at your work rather than having to hunch over the table and guess.

Thanks Lou,

What amazes me is how light it is. It almost feels like a balsa airplane model.

She’s free. It was pretty stressful thinking the whole thing would collapse but Bob is right. The hull is pretty darn sturdy with no internal structure. It didn’t flex out of shape at all.

I'm glad to see an update. She's looking great. I really love the way the wood came out. It's looks perfectly weathered and authentic. 

Your sure moving right along. That’s going to be big model.

It's an amazing tool. I got everything but the tilting table and use the heck out of it. It's so nice to have it there when you need it to mill those few strips or notch out a beam with precision or whatever you need. You can always get any of the accessories as you need them but the extended fence and miter extension are a must along with a couple of slitting blades. The sliding table is a real gem too.

That's just amazing work. Why do you prefer pearwood?

If your Naiad is any indication this build will be fantastic.

Much better now. My workmanship is still not as clean as I would like but all in all I'm happy with it. It all counts toward learning and getting better.

Absolutely beautiful. 

I bought a 4 foot by 18 inch roll of Swiss Pear veneer a while back hoping to use it to plank small boats. it looks like it would be perfect for that.

Thanks Elijah, I’m always apprehensive about redoing things but it always turns out better. I already know the next build will go easier from the lessons here.

12 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

I think you've got it.  

I think so Mark. This way all the trim and everything should line up much better. Now I need to get that one more piece of molding with a little plank between them then it's time to lay out the windows. That should go pretty smooth. After that I'm going to start on carving. The resin parts supplied with the kit are junk. It will all be a learning experience so it will be slow going. Hahn has some pretty good guidance in his book.

I think I may have solved my problem. The stern was a bit too high according to the plans. The aftermost stern plank went too far back if that makes sense. I trimmed that plank forward and sanded the stern to blend it. This gives me more room for the molding and stern decoration. These pictures can probably describe it better than I can with words. I still may go with the blue. I think it will look pretty nice a d be just a bit different than all the other Halifax models.

Lou,

I think the blue is winning out. I like the look and it’s not out of place for a ship like this. Once the trim pieces are on it would be too hard to plank the area over. I think it will look pretty nice.

Lou,

I was tossing around the idea of the blue paint for a while. On the other hand double planking would be a great solution. Once I do the paint I'm stuck with it but some of the models I've seen with blue trim look great. I have to make my decision soon.

This is kinda what I had in mind but just the blue.

I was thinking of making that thin strip above the top molding strip a nice blue like I see on some of the builds of ships of this era like on some of the Swan class. Then the color on the stern would fit.

1 minute ago, mtaylor said:

Al,

The stern planking doesn't look thin from here.  Are you thinking fill with putty/filler and then sand and paint?   I guess I'm not grasping the problem.

Mark,

You can see under the hole a bit of the pear wood showing through. 

First I want to say how glad I am that I removed the old planking. The new is far from perfect but way better. I'm still working on the stern which has had its own issues. I think I finally got it figured out after 3 times. 

I was hoping for an opinion from you guys though. After so many do overs the planking on the stern has gotten thin. I really don't want to rip it out and start over. Would it be appropriate to paint the stern planks and if so what would be an acceptable color?

When I look at my pictures ompaired to some other builds I realize what a wood butcher I am. It's getting better though.

When I was a kid I was walking across the carpeted living room. I felt a sharp pain on the bottom of my foot and started dancing on one leg. As i was hopping in pain my mom with a perfectly straight face said "oh, you found my earing". The entire stud was stuck straight in. We all had a good laugh about it later but I didn't think it was very funny at the time. 

I want to sign aboard this one. 

1 hour ago, Jim Rogers said:

What about making 1/64 scale whaling boats?

Now that would be fantastic. The CWM needs around 7 I think. It would be a huge improvement over the blocks of wood that come in the kit.