Adventure Pirate Ship by gremreeper1967 - Amati - 1:60

[Gremreeper1967]

Day three of my  build. I'm trying to decide how to hold down the false deck while the glue sets. I have nails ordered but no delivery date as of yet. I will appreciate any tips.

[VTHokiEE]

Would rubber bands work or potentially placing weights on the deck?

[John Ruy]

I would think just some small paint bottles strategically placed would do the trick. Rubber bands would tend to warp the shape. 👍  

[JeffT]

You could pin it also.

[ccoyle]

One thing that I do not like about false decks, and this is an issue in most kits, is that while the deck can be pinned down wherever it lies atop a bulkhead, the little flaps in between the bulkheads have no such substructure; they can still flex, resulting in a slight undulation along the deck edge. The "waviness" might not be readily visible, but it can play havoc with things like properly aligning cannons with their ports. Rubber bands will make that problem worse, because of course they will exert a downward force in exactly the wrong places, i.e. between bulkhead extensions. To properly address the issue, some kind of ledges need to be provided between the bulkheads for the deck to be fixed to.

[Gremreeper1967]

I did try pinning and my thumbs were not happy with me as it is pretty tough to push those pins in the plywood. I'm still thinking about nails but not sure how hard they would be to pull back out. Using weights might be the only reasonable answer. I really appreciate the ideas!!!!!

Edited February 25, 2020 by Gremreeper1967

[ccoyle]

10 minutes ago, Gremreeper1967 said:

I did try pinning and my thumbs were not happy with me as it is pretty tough to push those pins in the plywood.

Try push pins -- the kind with the plastic head. And be sure to drill pilot holes to make the job easier and reduce splitting.

[Gremreeper1967]

2 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Try push pins -- the kind with the plastic head. And be sure to drill pilot holes to make the job easier and reduce splitting.

Push pins are the trick, thanks for the tip.

[Snow]

Hey mate g'day 

I built the adventure  about  2 years ago and yes I did nails and wood glue  enjoy  your  build   cheers snowy 

[Snow]

Here was was my 1st  ship build she took me about 13 months  and I put a thread  around  the  sails and hand sewed the lot as you will see enjoy 

Cheers snowy 

[Gremreeper1967]

False deck on, thanks to tips from members yesterday. As soon as my book  "Ship Modeling Simplified" by Frank Martini arrives today I will start the planking.

 

[Gremreeper1967]

5 hours ago, Snow said:

Here was was my 1st  ship build she took me about 13 months  and I put a thread  around  the  sails and hand sewed the lot as you will see enjoy 

Cheers snowy 

Snowy, I read through your build log, it helps to clarify some of the instructions for me.

[Papa]

20 hours ago, Gremreeper1967 said:

I did try pinning and my thumbs were not happy with me as it is pretty tough to push those pins in the plywood. I'm still thinking about nails but not sure how hard they would be to pull back out. Using weights might be the only reasonable answer. I really appreciate the ideas!!!!!

Search Model Expo for a nail driver. I’ve had one for 30 years. A great tool for pushing small nails. Drilling a small hole prevents splitting. Also, I saw an identical driver at Ace Hardware at about $5 cheaper than Model Expo while doing a quick Google search this morning. 

 

[Gremreeper1967]

37 minutes ago, ragove said:

Search Model Expo for a nail driver. I’ve had one for 30 years. A great tool for pushing small nails. Drilling a small hole prevents splitting. Also, I saw an identical driver at Ace Hardware at about $5 cheaper than Model Expo while doing a quick Google search this morning. 

 

Thanks for the heads up ragove. I have a drive for in any day. I used push pins yesterday as was recommended by another member.

[Gremreeper1967]

I have finally completed the planking of the deck and I must say that I am proud of the how it has turned out. Sanding will start tomorrow.

[Gremreeper1967]

Decking is done and started on planking the hull. Im having issues with the lining the hull technique. I understand all of it until it is time to cut the plank. Can this technique be used with planks at 5mm wide? I don't see how the curves can be cut with a narrow plank.

[Gremreeper1967]

Finally got to planking the sides. After watching Chuck's videos I got the hang of it.

[Gremreeper1967]

First layer of one side done. Ready for sanding.

[VTHokiEE]

2 hours ago, Gremreeper1967 said:

First layer of one side done.

I’m not certain if you did or not based on your pictures but I have seen it recommended that you plank both sides at once to minimize the chance of the hull warping. I don’t have enough experience to know how critical that is but it might be something to keep in mind in the future. It’s looking good so far!

[Gremreeper1967]

1 hour ago, VTHokiEE said:

I’m not certain if you did or not based on your pictures but I have seen it recommended that you plank both sides at once to minimize the chance of the hull warping. I don’t have enough experience to know how critical that is but it might be something to keep in mind in the future. It’s looking good so far!

Hull warping never crossed my mind but I will keep it in mind for future builds. Thank you for the tip.

[Gremreeper1967]

The first layer of planking done. A bit of sanding and starting the second layer.

[Gremreeper1967]

Wales are lined and will start planking tomorrow, then bulwarks and then there rest.

[Gremreeper1967]

Wales planked, moving up to the bulwarks next.

[Snow]

Going well 

Great  progress are you going  to put sails on her 

Cheers snowy 

[Gremreeper1967]

7 hours ago, Snow said:

Going well 

Great  progress are you going  to put sails on her 

Cheers snowy 

Snowy, was thinking no sails but the wife said I had to do sails so she gets to make them. 

[Gremreeper1967]

One side almost completly planked, second about half way.

[Snow]

Hi mate going  great 

At least now we have  more time  to build  

Happy  modelling 

Cheers snowy 

[Edwardkenway]

It's looking good, very tidy planking btw!😁👍

[Gremreeper1967]

One side planked and lightly sanded, ready for a coat of clear. Now to finish the other side.

[Gremreeper1967]

14 hours ago, Snow said:

Hi mate going  great 

At least now we have  more time  to build  

Happy  modelling 

Cheers snowy 

Snowy, we started watching our grand daughter since the closed the day care so I don't get to work on it quite as much right now. She is two and I did have her helping me drill some holes the other day. She is going to catch the bus real early, lol.