Gaffrig Posted January 30, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2021 Hello all! Here we go again! After finishing Le Renard, I have decided to start the build of Panart's kit of the Lynx. I really like the lines of this ship with it's huge rig and raked masts. I will be continuing my Bluenose build, but have found out that I like to have two (or more?) projects at different stages going at the same time. This will be my first model with double planking, so we'll see how that goes! So here is a few photos of the box and it's contents. The quality of the lasercuts look great, with no burn marks, and no warping. The rest of the materials also look good. There is two sheets with plans printed on both sides and a pamphlet of written instructions. Upon starting to look things through and planning the point of attack, I realised that even though the lasercuts look great, they are not numbered in any way.. There is however a full scale drawing of most of the pieces on the plans, so I cut loose the bulkheads and layed them on the plan to figure out which was which. The drawing (or the lasercuts) seems to be inaccurate as none of the bulkheads fit perfectly on the plan. A little bit of guesswork is needed here.. Bulkhead no. 6 and 7 is very similar, but I think I got it figured out. The keel is in one piece, but the plans and instructions say that it is three pieces that need to be joined together. Maybe they have updated the kit and not the instructions? I decided to cut a rabbet in the keel to take the planking. No mention of this in instructions. This is where I am now, more updates to come as work progress. Stay safe! Gaffrig. bolin and ccoyle 2 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 30, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 30, 2021 I'm keen to see how this one turns out. Baltimore clippers are not rare in our hobby, but we don't see the Panart version often. Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted January 30, 2021 Ccoyle, I was looking through the buildlogs and there seems to be a few ongoing builds, but a long time since they have been updated. I’m also curious to how it turns out! 😆 The instructions and plans aren’t the greatest, so I will probably need to study pictures and other references to figure things out. Gaffrig. Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted February 2, 2021 Hello all! Another update as the work on Lynx progresses. When dryfitting bulkheads, I realised all of them are riding a bit low in the keel. I fixed this by glueing a piece of wood in the notch to make the bulkheads ride flush with the top of the keel. Then I started glueing the bulkheads in place. Bulkead number one glued inplace.. Upon dryfitting I also found out that the front end of the lower deck did not fit in the notch of bulkhead number 2. I decided to cut of from the deck. If I had cut of in the bulkhead, there would be little material left for beveling later. A simple fix though. Since this model has several open hatches with ladders going down below, I decided to plank the lower deck, using some leftover materials from the Bluenose deck. This might be a little "over the top", as it will barely be visible, but a good feeling to know it's there! Using a steel ruler to make sure the first plank is straight. I decided to try using PVA glue to glue the deck. I have previously used CA glue for this. It seems PVA is easier to work with, easier to clean up, and does'nt glue my fingers to the deck! I think I'll stick with this method from now on.. Looks a bit messy, but with trimming the edges and some sandpaper... And a couple of coats of oil it looks a lot better! That's it for now! Stay safe! Gaffrig. Gregory and ccoyle 2 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted February 10, 2021 Hello to all! The build continues.. Have got all the bulkheads glued in place. Appears to be nice and straight.. Test fit of the lower deck.. The lower deck also has a second piece in the stern. I decided to plank this as well, but there is a lasercut notch that I don't quite understand.. Looking at the plan, this notch is not there.. 🤔 When looking further in the instructions there does'nt seem to be a need for this notch.. So I decided to fill it and plank over it.. When dryfitting the sterndeck plywood piece (for lack of a better word) I realized the aftmost bulkhead had come to low by quite a bit. (2-3mm) So, nothing else to do but unstick it and glue it again with a small shim to get it in the correct place. When this was fixed I glued on the lower deck. When this was finished I started beveling the bulkheads, and decided to fill with balsa in the bow. So, a little more shaping of the bulkheads and I think I'm ready to start the first layer of planking. Stay safe! Gaffrig. GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 20, 2022 Hello all! Wow, I knew it had been a while since I updated this build log, but one year?! Well, life has gotten in the way quite a bit this past year, but I have been building a little now and then. When beveling the bulkheads I got a problem with the last couple of bulkheads not lining up right to get a nice run of the planking. So I had to make a decision on how to fix this. Looking at the picture on the box, there is a little "dent" at this spot, but not nearly as much as this. Maybe this got worse because I moved the aftmost bulkhead up to get it level with the deck? (see previous post) Picture on box.. So I did a little research and found the musquidobit lines plan at NMM, and there it looks to be a small transom below the transom with the gunports. Marked in red in picture. The plans in the kit makes no mention of this.. So I decided to wander off on my own and make a transom here. I then worsened the problem with the dent in the planking, but since this had to be fixed anyway I could do this by adding to the last bulkhead. Glued on some balsa wood and started to chip away, having no idea really if this would work out or not! After some shaping and sanding, I think I'm getting somewhere.. I realized from the musquidobit plan that the stern overhang also was a lot shorter than in the kit, so I decided to shorten it.. Cut of about 10 mm from it. I then added to the aftmost bulkhead a little.. And voila! the run of the planking looks a lot better, at least to my eye! So, onwards with the first planking.. It seems the house photographer (me) has been sleeping or something, because the next pictures i have is with first planking done! I think the stern turned out ok, at least it ended up looking like something I imagined. So this brings the log up to date at where the build is now, next step will be second planking. Gaffrig. GrandpaPhil, ibozev, clearway and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted January 16, 2023 Hello everyone! This must be MSW's slowest updating buildlog?! Updates roughly once a year... I have found out that when you buy an old house that needs a lot of work, it really cuts into your modeling time.. Anyway, the most important room in the house is finished, (We all know what room that is, don't we?) and work on the Lynx is progressing slowly but surely. I have been working on the second planking, using the 1x5mm walnut supplied with the kit. They were a little rough looking but after some sanding they turned out ok. I started at the top of the bulwarks and worked my way down. I thought it would look good to round the edges of the first three planks, but if it doesn't I can always fill and sand it smooth. The stern turned out the way I had hoped, looking in my eyes more correct. In the last pictures here the hull has only got a rough sanding, so that is the next project, to fine sand and fill, and sand... And then some paint. Hopefully it will turn into a shipmodel in a year or two at the speed I'm going! All the best, Gaffrig ccoyle, Prowler901 and ibozev 3 Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 17, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2023 Very neat work! Knocklouder 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffrig Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted January 17, 2023 Thank you! I try my best, and hopefully it will be good enough in the end! Gaffrig. Quote Current builds : Bluenose, Billing Boats Lynx, Panart Finished models : Hannah ship in a bottle, Amati Le Renard, Artesania Latina Endeavour’s Longboat, Artesania Latina Henriette Marie, Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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