Corsair by DCIronfist - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:80 scale (First wooden ship build)

[Sjors]

Leave that to me Augie…...  

 

[DCIronfist]

Augie,

 

When I tell everything on forehand, I think David will change it before he get that problem….

It's good for his building skills when he found it out by himself 

But on the other hand….he can also read the log and find out 

 

Yes I could read the log as you say except it went down in the great crash of 012....I can look at the pictures though lol no biggie with help I will get there :)

[Sjors]

Sorry David…….

You are right "snik"

But now you know what kind od things you came up with.

And of course…..you can ask me 

I think you are on the right track and it's gonna be a beauty when she is finished!

 

[DCIronfist]

With your help Sjors it will come together :) how may I ask did you get your foredeck on right?

[DCIronfist]

It's funny when I first looked at the gap it was huge but I when I look at the pictures on here does not seem that bad I wonder if Sjors is editing my photos somehow lol :)

[Sjors]

Hi David,

 

I have a secret for that and I don't tell you how I edit the pictures 

The foredeck….I just placed it and then start planking it.

Then you can put the planks nicely against the bulwark and you don't see any gap.

It's a little bit more work but then it looks great!

Good luck with it.

 

Edited June 10, 2013 by Sjors

[DCIronfist]

Well I guess that's late since I lined the foredeck lol oh well let the game of the fitting it begin......am thinking maybe soak the front in water to get bulwarks a bit more playable then try to force it lol. Will find out after Thursday

[mobbsie]

Don't force anything David, no good will come of it.  

 

You could try to steam it and then use elastic bands to pull the bullworks in, that way it's a slow pressure that does the job.

 

Failing that you could always put an extra lining in.

 

What ever you decide mate good luck.

 

mobbsie

[DCIronfist]

Thanks Mobbsie will let you know

[Sjors]

Thanks Mobbsie will let you know

Only Mobbsie?????

How about the rest of the members of MSW ?

 

[DCIronfist]

Oh you know you'll be there in line to find out if I have triumphed or broken another piece (hope you do not hear if this happens lol) Sjors and all other who are kind enough to read theis :)

[DCIronfist]

Foredeck is glued in....I used a piece of scrap wood to set the 3mm gap from the top. It may not end up exact but it should work :)

[themadchemist]

Patience.... patience ...patience..... building is so much about fitting. You'll better understand that after planking, So basically - fit and file, refit and sand and keep repeating until it's where you want.

 

I agree with Sjors on waiting to plank until after. This may have helped on the bulwarks also as IIRC you inner planked before fitting them, which made them thicker. I've found that saving time in one place usually cost it somewhere else, such as with pre-planking decks. That is of course build dependent, as differing vessels are shaped and constructed different and make doing certain things in a certain order a must. I inner planked bulwarks after gluing and it was a pain also, but Know Pain, Know Gain. If this were easy everyone would be doing it. 

 

For example, I think I've seen someone plank the deck of the Swift before gluing but cant remember who, it may have been pre-crash, anyway the deck hasa compound curvature and honestly I don't think I'd have gotten mine down if it was thicker. On a flat deck this wouldn't be as much of an issue.

 

Now after all the constructive crappola, she's looking Sweet. That break will never show and that gap at the stem, Well look at the gaps between bulkheads and see how nicely they cover up with planking, no one but us will know its there once planked. She's looking Really Good.

 

Oh one other bit of constructive blah blah.... on the front Balsa shaping. I used rasps which work beautifully to quickly shape the balsa, before sanding. Plus a small plane (I really like the brass and walnut 3 plane set from harbour freight for 9.99) will be really handy in planking for narrowing planks. That is if your don't already have one.

[DCIronfist]

Thanks Kieth I wIll post a pic of what happened tomorrow after work............

[DCIronfist]

Ok here are pictures of clamped and then clamps off lots of work to do but ....

[SkerryAmp]

Howdy David!

 

Also late to the party (as is usual for me, keeping up with posts is rough at work - they frown on that sort of thing here,  but I try not to let that stop me too much).

 

Looks like you have come quite a ways and quite well done!  The fix looks great, your decking and hull look great!

 

Trust me, I am a newbie to this as well and I totally understand the nervousness - one thing I have learned (many many many times) as others have said - it is wood. Anything can be fixed!   And you handled it like a champ!

 

NICELY done!!

 

 

Will sit back here behind Sjors, Augie and crew and observe - they know what they are talking about, I still soak up information as much as possible.

 

 

-Adam

[Sjors]

Hi David,

 

See you can do it !

Be proud of your self!

Very great job.

That's exactly what i was meaning……You see, for all the problems, there is an answer….if you keep looking 

Great,great,great.

 

[Shazmira]

Looks good David! Now, take your time and do the rest patiently and you will be happy with the results

[Adrieke]

going well David. ona a model there is always lots of things to do . sometimes can be tedious but mostly it just extends the fun of building 

[augie]

Ho, hum.  Another life threatening catastrophe goes by the boards.

 

       Just kidding.  Nice job.  Almost anything with wood can be fixed or redone.  And we always learn a lesson from our problems.

[DCIronfist]

Welcome Adam and thanks to all for the encouragement...... Spent couple hours fixing things no one but me would prolly see but that's the nature of the beast sometimes.....all my work and now I have 3 more pieces of wood in lol.......

 

 

Spent a long time sanding the hull down...another hopefully will make it easier later job lol :) only got one side done for now will have photos when I get it where it will be :)

[Adrieke]

yup David sometimes you spend hours wihtout noticing anything changed but in the end it wil make a difference

 

she is looking good

[Timothy Wood]

Very nice job on the deck!   

 

Tim

[themadchemist]

The fore deck turn out beautifully. and you learned something along the way. Nice Job! 

[DCIronfist]

Ok break time sanded a lot today.........

[themadchemist]

Sandpaper 101

 

LOL, don't you just love doing that kinda stuff. Looks good. Your getting ever closer to planking. YAHOO!

[augie]

Sandpaper is your friend!

[Shazmira]

Sanding is cathartic, no thinking involved, and you can use the repetitive motion to help clear your thoughts and let your mind find peace

[DCIronfist]

Yes Keith planking is near in the future :)

 

Nice to have friends Augie lol :)

 

Hmmmm Robbyn the zen sander lol :)

[Sjors]

Your balsa blocks looks good.

And now up to the planking.

You can nicely hide the opening under the bowsprit hole...