Gorch Fock by Adrieke - OcCre - 1:95

[Adrieke]

thanks Mick

 

me personally I think a sharp bow is easier : a lot less bending and tapering

 

hope you get back to building soon

[augie]

She is very sharp, isn't she?  Not at all like our bluff bows.

 

Best wishes for recovery from here as well Mick.

[Adrieke]

some more progress pictures. 6 rows of planks left to the keel

 

I was a bit worried about the amount of planks I had left until I looked in the box and found another bundle

I am going to have a whole heap left . am I missing something or did they add plenty of spare planks

[Sjors]

Nice planking job Adriaan.

 

OcCre always give a lot of spare planks.

From my other kits, from the spare planks I can build almost an other ship....

 

[augie]

Same with Model Shipways Adrieke.  Always seems to be an abundance of wood.

[Adrieke]

by the time i finish a few more kits i wont need to be any wood for a scratch build;)

 

now that i am almost closing the lower gap i am thinking of whta i am going to do to display her

 

with the King i use to drawerknobs and made them in to 2 pedestals and drilled a hole through them so i could put a screw through it

 

i am thinking of something similar but since the GF will be very tall i am worried that after a while it wil start to fail and break off

[Adrieke]

I halted the planking towards the keel til I have figured out what I want to do for display stand

 

at the top according to the instructions small bits of vertical planks need to be glued against the bow and stern

 

I decided to bend the planks around

 

 

here the bow plank which was soaked for 5 minutes in hot water and then gently wrapped around and clamped til it dries

[rlb]

Your planking looks great, Adriaan.   Nice work on the curved one at the bow--much better than small bits of vertical planks!

 

Ron

[mobbsie]

Hi Adriaan,

 

I like what you are doing here my friend, the planking is really crisp and neat, good on ya.

 

If you don't me asking, what is the purpose of the vertical planks, did they reinforce the bow or something else, never come across it before.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[Micklen32]

Spot on Adriaan

That looks really good

So difficult to do

Lovely work

[Adrieke]

thanks Ron i agreee will look much better

 

thanks Mobsie. i assume the only reason for the vertical planks would be to make it easier to plank and since she ll be doubled planked with the veneer planks it wil not show up either way. the main reason i tried it was to see if i could get a sharp curve like that without bereaking the plank. there is a slight little bump on the inside but that wil be coverd up . for me this is all about learning how to plank without having to worry to much about the end result as she l be painted abyway

 

thanks Mick. actualy it is not so dificult. the hot water makes this wood really bendy. just went very slowly and steady. plenty of spare planks so i was prepared for a few breaks

[Piet]

Hey Adriaan, the extra planking they threw in is because they knew it was you who was going to plank this hull - - -        Kidding !!

 

Love that one piece pend there Adriaan, gives a much better look to the bow.  That's how it's done when you scratch build.  

 

Cheers,

[popeye the sailor]

are there bulwarks to go along the fore castle deck?   good you got the plank to make that curvature around it....is there a cradle for the bow spirit?  so many questions........I intrigued! 

[Adrieke]

Piet if they did , they certainly miscalculated

 

thanks Piet . One day i ll try that scratch building

 

popeye no bulwharks, just the wave catcher (atleast thats what i think it is) the rest wil be railings

not sure what you mean with cradle , but in th eplnak i just bended i need to drill a hole for the bowsprit to slide in

 

 

[Adrieke]

now I know why they used the vertical planks

 

in the picture you see that I had to use a wedge to fill up the gap

not a big problem but, and you cant see that in this shot, there is a lot of sanding to do to get it to the right curve.

 

with vertical planks there would be a lot less of that

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

oh.....you need to drill a hole above the bow stem..........that explains a lot.   plankings coming along great      looking very good.

[Adrieke]

thanks Popeye

 

i have ordered 2 pedestals and hoping they ll arrive by friday so i can make up my mind where to place them and drill the necessary holes

 

when i ordered them i had a look on the stores website and see what else i needed (to avoid paying almost as most postage as what you order)

 

i stumbled across a special : AOTS : the ships of christopher columbus. i have considered building the Santa Maria but so far resisted to buy the kit.

 

with this oportunity i have now made up my mind and the 3 ships will be my first scratch build projects . dont get too excited as this is stil years away before i attempt that (need the required tools and skills )

[Adrieke]

ordered yesterday , arrived today

 

 

they will need to be cut down a bit to fit the keel

 

 

[sudomekh]

Adrieke! Try not to put small cuts in the deck planks ship's shell plating (on your nose so) ... better make rail a little longer ... so it will be more correct

[sudomekh]

example

[Adrieke]

hi sudomekh

 

I assume you are talking about the picture in post number 371 ?

those cuts happened when I was sanding the edges of the planks. I have to recheck but I am pretty sure they will be covered up by the railing so I didnt bother fixing them up.

[sudomekh]

yes number 371 ... good luck)))

[Adrieke]

planking continues

 

the last plank at the top front

 

for the pedestals I need to cut 4 mm of the top so that the keel will fit in to it snugly. I am hoping I can do that with the cutting disks of my little rotary tool

 

tomorrow I ll also be looking for the display board

 

I am thinking about one with dimensions 600x300 (the ship is 950x260)

 

 

[sudomekh]

may try drilling machine?

[augie]

Looking good.  This is a good time to be figuring out the display board/mounting system.  That size sounds about right.

[Adrieke]

sudomekh unfortunately the only power tools I have is my rotary tool and a handheld drill

 

thanks Augie   I think I have decided 600 mm board with the pedestals 300 mm apart

 

so tomorrow get the board and the screws then add some reinforcements to the correct place and drill a hole for screw

[Adrieke]

today I went to the store to get the board and screws

 

when I came home I realised I had gotten not the 290mm wide board but the 190mm one

 

but it turned out ok since the width of the hull itself is only 150mm (260mm must be with the yards sticking out)

 

what I will need to do is round off one edge (since this is a shelf it is not bevelled on the wall side) and then figure out if I am going to stain it or just varnish

 

what do you guys think :

 

 

i noticed before that the 4 bulwark sections didn't fit all the way to the deck level. so i cut off about 2 mm at the top to fit in a replacement plank

 

only need to paint the inside of it white again

[popeye the sailor]

the stand looks neat Adrieke.......it will look nice when stained.  was that on both sides?   a fluke,  perhaps?

[dragzz]

so far its looks like its going well for u  the stand looks good keep up the great work

[WackoWolf]

I like the stand. Have you figure out what stain your going to use on it?