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Posted

ok so here is my first attempt at a build log.

I have made the false keel in the process of making the bulwarks ATM it is taking me sometime as this is my first scratch build so going slowly. I am not in a hurry as am retired. looking ahead I went online and purchased some pins and small screws  am thinking of trying to make some planking screws.

included some pictures need to take some more as I have nearly finished making the bulkheads just one more to do. then adjusting so that they fit square.

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Bulkheads before cutting out.jpg

Posted

so getting on slowly have been reading planking techniques  for beginners. Should I assemble the bulkheads on the keel and then fit a temporary plank  for bevelling and then bevel before I glue the bulkheads or should I glue first? 

The plans say that I should fit a temporary ? false deck and fit the fore and aft supports to the keel I think that bevelling would would be difficult or am I getting it wrong here is a picture of the for and aft keel supports before cutting out ( I have cut them out and working on shaping them at this stage)

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  • 1 month later...
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Looks like you have a good start. Spend some time perusing some of the other builds similar to yours. This will give you some experience on how to proceed with your build. Keep posting your progress and you will get plenty of responses on what you need to do and how to proceed, good luck Alan S

Cheers, Guy
The Learner
Current Member NRG,SMA

 

Current Build: HMS Triton 1:48 on line

 

 

 

  • 1 month later...
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It has been a while since I last posted this is due to the fact that I had to remove the deck twice as it did not look right to me. I am making some progress now as you can see from the images I have uploaded.

I have started to block out the bow need to do a little more filling to get it right though not sure I have the shape quite right yet once I have the deck planking done I will start on the hull planking. I am thinking of planking twice this will give me the shape and I will be able to make corrections before the second planking I will use a similar technique to the way I have done the deck that is I will do the first layer with 4 mm by 2 mm strips then go over with 4 mm by 0.5 mm walnut strips. 

I have struggled a bit with this as it is my first build probably doing it all wrong as am using Amati plans but making all of the parts myself although will have to buy the metal parts for later in the build as do not have the skills to make them myself. 20200701_161758.thumb.jpg.84ec891cb3efcd68d0b0cc1d28de53c9.jpg20200701_162230.thumb.jpg.08eb3798b6f1c582236b6711134f767b.jpg

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I was wondering about that I will have to build the frames up a bit to bring them to correct shape had to do that on some other frames. still got a way to go until I plank the hull I think. I have been reading some of the tutorials on planking and realise that I will have to make my own planks from sheet. Will take time but time is what I have in spades. May have to buy some more tools :) do not think the wife will be to happy if I purchased a band saw though unless I can find an inexpensive one lol. 

Posted

Looks like you've got a good start on this. I'll follow along on your project. I think this is a great ship and I'm looking forward to seeing it completed. Good luck on the tool wish list but be careful, it is a slippery slope once you start down that path. I'm speaking from experience of course!

Barry

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act.

~ Aristotle 

 

I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!

~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute

Posted

What I learned from my first scratch build.
With filler blocks between the frames you can sand away many errors. I used fillerblocks and one layer of planks.

Sanding filler blocks and sawing planks yourself creates a lot of dust. Saw and sand outside in the garden.
And the wife will not complain

 

Hull with sanded fillerblocks

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Dust in the garden ...😉

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  • 3 months later...
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Hello again it has been a while since I last posted I have been busy following bakers advice filling in between the frames. 

I have used up up some spare bits of wood that I had lying around and had to teach myself  to sharpen my tools to a silly sharpness (You Tube) as did not do the job as I wanted. still got some gaps to fill in with filler but got the basic shape now. 

If anyone has any advice I would be most gratefull as I am having to teach myself the necessary skills as I go along  makes it frustrating at times when I do something wrong then have to go back and do it again but feel good when I get it wright.

Here are some photos of my progress so far.

 

 

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  • 3 weeks later...
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I have started to make some planks I am using walnut which I understand looks similar to the treated oak that they would have used at the time. Just a few basic ones atm have fitted one strake around level with the deck and am getting ready to fit some more have them soaking prior to bending. should I start at the garboard or should i continue as I am.

have included a few pictures of my current progress 

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  • 2 months later...
  • 1 month later...
Posted

It has been too cold to go into my garage to work on my model but getting on with it now I have been helped by the build log of Jerry`s Admiral very informative thank you Jerry. 

Here are some pictures of my progress so far, once I have finished the planking I will copper plate it before I move onto the next part.

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Posted
On 2/18/2021 at 3:56 PM, AdamA said:

That walnut has the finest grain ive ever seen on walnut. I would probably use it more if mine looked like that.

the person I used to get it from has retired now so having trouble getting more have had to settle for the more grainy Walnut. I understand that it is African Walnut but cannot find it on Google so may be American black Walnut

  • 3 months later...
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Hi Guys been a long time I have been struggling making mistakes stripping out said mistakes until I got to the point where I had to admit I could not guess any more so purchased  a kit of the Bounty. When I saw what was in the box my suspicion that I had taken on more than I could manage was confirmed there is stuff in there that I would never have been able to make and would have had to make another guess as to what to buy. So I have suspended my original model and am now making the kit. I think I will get on better now. will update you on my progress later. 

Posted

Alan, sometimes that's the best thing to do.   As for your kit, open a log in the kit area.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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