medic Posted January 3, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2017 So I recently picked up this kit at a swap sell meet at the Scale ACT modelling competition an have been cheerfully chugging away. As this is my first serious attempt in this medium of modelling strap yourselves in because I have heaps of questions. As you can see I've completed the first layer of hull planking and the deck. The plans call for the bulwarks to be planked and attached before commencing the second layer. So to my question.... As the bulwark is flat should I follow the curvature of the bulwark and assume the planks will come into a horizontal line as the bulwark is attached to the shape of the deck. Or should I run the planks horizontally on the flat bulwark and hope that they remain horizontal when attached to the deck. Cheers, Medic oscarmate and reilly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted January 3, 2017 Can anybody provide a suggestion? Cheers, Medic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted January 4, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 4, 2017 Hi Medic - I built this kit many years ago & if my memory serves me correct I glued the bulwark strips on before planking them. They would be much more difficult to bend around the bow if they were planked first. Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted January 4, 2017 Thanks Mark, working my way through that now I hope to post some progress shortly. How did you find the build itself? Having seen a couple of completed versions I quite like her lines. Cheers, Medic JPAM and marktiedens 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted January 4, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 4, 2017 It was only my second build & was built out of the box with no modifications. I thought it was a fairly easy build. There was no forum like this way back then,so I had no idea whether it was accurate or not. I could post a couple of pictures if you would like,or I could send them to you in a PM so as not to clutter up your log. Mark Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted January 4, 2017 Hi Mark, That would be great as a PM, The more reference pics the better, not to mention I enjoy looking at other modellers works. Cheers, Medic marktiedens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted January 6, 2017 Bulwarks not a perfect fit but cleaned up ok, riddle solved one down, one to go. Cheers, Medic marktiedens, GrandpaPhil and JPAM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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