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Hi Bob

Love your build! You mentioned you were on your last bottle of Polyscale. I am not the craftsman that you are but I do know a little about paint. Micromark is now selling water based paints that color match the old Polyscale paints. The new range is private labeled for them by Vallejo, a Spanish company. These paints have excellent flow and leveling for water base paints. They can be brushed or sprayed with excellent results.  I doubt we ever see water based paints that perform as well as the best solvent borne paints because water is a lousy solvent with way too much surface tension. However, Vallejo and others (e.g., Tamiya) have made huge strides in WB paint performance. You might want to experiment

Best

Jaxboat

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Thanks so much Maury, druxey, Jaxboat, George and Remco for the generous comments and also to the "likes". Greatly appreciated,as always.

 

Thanks druxey for the confirmation of the term. Looking at the parts, it does seem appropriate.

 

I have some Vallejo paint Jaxboat, but I've yet to really try it. Soon, perhaps.

 

Bob

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I was a fan of Polyscale as well.  Then switched to Badger's Modelflex perfect for an airbrush am planning on experimenting with Vallejo since I can get it near by.  You are doing a great job amigo keep it up.

David B

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I've taken the first step in the deck planking process. I made and installed the margin planks and waterway. I am doing the deck planking in holly, so the the margin planks were done with holly sheet and strip. The bow sections were cut from holly sheet, using card templates. The remaining sections were done by edge bending holly strip. The small pieces at the stern were shaped and beveled to fit. The waterway was made from 1/32" square strip that was rounded and painted red before installation.

 

I also painted black the areas under the gratings and skylight. Finally, before moving on to the deck planking itself, I drilled holes for the bulwark eyebolts and ringbolts. This was done now to avoid interference during drilling from the deck structures that will be installed prior to deck planking. The eyebolts were installed now. The ringbolts will be done at the time that the guns are installed and rigged.

 

Bob

 

 

 

 

 

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Work on the deck planking is now well underway. I have completed the center and port side portions. After seeing how 

Chuck did the curved and tapered planking, I knew that I had to give that a try. I had considerable fear that it would be very difficult and turn out badly. To my surprise, it turned out to be much easier than I had feared.

 

My deck planking is holly, using 3/16" and 1/4" strips from Crown. The center portion is done, as is Chuck's, with straight pieces between the deck items (hatches, companionway etc.). The procedure for the curved planks was as follows: take a long strip and edge bend it (the holly bends quite easily); after bending, taper the strip to meet the dimensions that I had measured out at various points using tick strips; when the strip was bent and tapered, cut it into planks to meet the butt joint pattern; use a pencil to imitate the causing on one side and end of each plank; glue the individual planks into position.

 

Like Chuck, I used two hooked scarfs at the bow and three at the stern. These were made using the wider strips.

 

After completing this area of the planking, I chose, for two reasons, to to do the tree nailing on it before going on to do the starboard side. I like to break up the tree nailing, and I was eager to see what finished planking would look like. I chose to use a golden oak filler, that was lighter in color than the filler that I had used on the boxwood outer hull planking. After tree nailing, I applied Wipe-on Poly as a sealer and finish. I'm generally pleased with the result.

 

Now it's on to the starboard side.

 

Bob

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That looks really good Bob. Well done. :)

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: Speedwell

 

 

Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

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Bob,

 

your deck is laid very nice and clean, Looks beautiful together with the Fitting out details !

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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She's really sparkliing now, Bob.  Nicely done.

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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Deck planking is now complete. I've done the starboard side, using the same procedures and materials set out in my prior post on deck planking. After sanding and finishing the planking, I touched up the red interior paint, where needed.

 

To me, this use of curved tapered deck planking was a perfect example of why we should not be afraid to try new things, or do something that may seem too difficult at first glance. Even old dogs can learn some new tricks.  :P

 

Next will be a variety of items on the outer hull.

 

Bob

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beautiful deck planking Bob,

 

 

the nailing Looks very neat and clean

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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