Havelock Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share #61 Posted September 12, 2020 And done! (Well I still have some rope coils to make): I added a little summary of my build experience to the first post in this topic as I feel that will be more helpful to people who might be browsing the finished build logs and thinking about building this kit. ANemmers, Jeff S, Danstream and 8 others 11 Quote User: Havelock Build Logs -> Current: Taurus-MS-1:64 -> Completed: Polaris-OcCre-1:50 Stash: 18th Century Longboat-MS-1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8teful Rick Posted December 9, 2020 Share #62 Posted December 9, 2020 Thanks for the build log, and the up-front summary. I'm also new to this craft, and selected Polaris as my first build. I will be looking through your log carefully as I make my way. I hope mine turns out as nice as yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelm Posted January 27, 2021 Share #63 Posted January 27, 2021 Thank you for your detailed log. I’ve found it very helpful to read while I am also making my very first model ship, the Polaris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 9, 2021 Share #64 Posted September 9, 2021 Congratulations! Well done! Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuttlebutt Posted April 17 Share #65 Posted April 17 On 7/27/2020 at 2:55 AM, Havelock said: Got the deck planking finished and marked up. Decided to use a wipe-on poly to seal them: The WOP is really easy to use. Had to do a few thin coats; the wood really soaked it up. First time using this kind of product. I think I put enough down to protect the wood but not enough to make it look like a finish. I can always put more down later, right? Gluing the deck to the false keel/ribs was quite the effort. Did a dry fit (a few times) to see how well they mated. The slight bend in the false keel meant I had to twist things a bit to get all the rib keys to sit properly in deck rabbets. Used generous amounts of Titebond and tried using CA to tack down the deck while the wood glue dried. Should have used a medium CA but only had thick CA on hand and it wasn't very effective. In the end I was able to squeeze things together long enough for the glue to take. Titebond is relatively fast I'm finding: Happy enough with the results. However, the transom is not square with the deck: Thinking it's not the end of the world. Also somehow managed to lose one of the bow filler pieces (C1) and had to make a replacement out of 1/8" basswood. Still can't figure out where that piece got to.... All in all a very productive day and am pretty happy with the deck, even with the horrible grain: Now on to doing all the fairing, ugh..... Looks really nice. I am currently on this step, and you are correct, it is quite the effort 😐 . I hope mine comes out as nice as yours 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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