HMB Endeavour by Micklen32 - OcCre - 1:54

[gjdale]

Fast work there Mick. The deck looks good with the beeswax finish. Your little boat also looks great - just remember that the Macro lens is not always our friend!!!

[Adrieke]

already plankign the deck Mick you are going fast

 

looks really clean and neat  well done

[newmanrj]

Hi Mick, 

it's looking good.  At this stage I'm glad my kit has only one complete deck, although maybe the practice would have been helpful. 

 

I like the idea of the thread, I used a marker pen and I think it has made my caulking too dark.

 

watching with interest    

Rob

[Micklen32]

Hi Mick,

it's looking good. At this stage I'm glad my kit has only one complete deck, although maybe the practice would have been helpful.

 

I like the idea of the thread, I used a marker pen and I think it has made my caulking too dark.

 

watching with interest

Rob

Just as a thought Rob

In the instructions OcCre say to use a pencil

I used that on the Spirit build and although I personally wasn't happy with it as I had used thread on earlier builds

With this build I am using a fibre tip pen to do the plank end caulking and the wood pegs and that seems to match the thread very well

 

One thing I have not made plain is that I use white glue for the planking not contact

To get the thread on I run a small amount down the edge, push the thread into it and use the rounded edge of a tongue depressor to get it how I want then I run down the glue for the planks and push the planks into the thread

That does not take as long as it sounds

Obviously it takes longer than just laying planks but I think it gives a much more realistic finish

 

Can't use the emoticons with the iPad. Damn

Have to edit on the PC

 

Ah that's better

 

Keep it up   

Mick

Edited July 15, 2013 by Micklen32

[Sjors]

Morning Mick,

 

Anja is using also her I-pad and she can use a smiley.

I'll give you an English link where we find our smiley's.

When you put that in your favourites ,you can use them.

 

 

http://www.picgifs.com

[Micklen32]

Ok thanks Sjors

I will give it a go

I have emoji on the iPad but i get no options to use anything at all The tool bars are not showing on my iPad at all   

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[Sjors]

I will ask Anja when she's get home from work.

 

[Micklen32]

Ok hard at work today to get the upper decks finished

My first job was to fit the two small bulkheads and the 

deck supports

 

 

And dry test the decks

 

 

As you can see this will totally cover the lower deck and a good third of the middle deck

All that planking covered 

 

Right, plank plank plankety plank

Not a lot else to say

What follows here is a good look at all the decks

 

 

As you can imagine that is a good days work there

I am well happy with the way it looks

LOTS more slope on the upper stern deck than I imagined

I can see my sea legs sending me toppling down the slope there

 

Anyway I had five minutes at the end of the day

No time for anything serious so I just fitted the stern reinforcements  

 

 

Now tomorrow I can start building

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

 

Keep it up   

Mick

 

 

P.S.  Whoops

Just noticed deliberate mistake and am finishing the drawn caulking on the bow upper deck   

Edited July 15, 2013 by Micklen32

[Sjors]

Great job Mick !

 

We have said it before, even when you don't see the lower deck planking, we know that is there and that's what count !

I like the song….plank plank plankety plank .      

Can you give me music with it?

 

[Adrieke]

very nice and fast  MIck

 

what i notice is that the upper decks have the masts and rudder holes already in them that makes it easier especialy for the rudder i wil have to drill through the piece of compressed wood which is very hard   

[Micklen32]

Great job Mick !

 

We have said it before, even when you don't see the lower deck planking, we know that is there and that's what count !

I like the song….plank plank plankety plank .      

Can you give me music with it?

 

Ok Sjors

I have had a think and I reckon we can use our National anthem

So we can sing it to God save the Queen

We will use a long E in plankety

 

Ok you got the tune in mind   

 

Right here we go   

 

Plank plank plankeeeeeeerty plank

Plank plank plankeeeeeeerty plank

Plank plank plank plank

 

Plank plank plank plank

 

Plank plank plankeeeeeeerty plank

Plank plank plankeeeeeeerty plank

Plank plaaank plaaankeeeeeeerty plank

Plaaankeeerty plank

 

|I will see if I can get the normal words replaced with these for all occasions   

 

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

They're coming to take me away ha ha he he ho ho

 

|Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Micklen32]

Well they let me back

Just got to wear this funny bracelet thing on my ankle 

 

Anyway back to work

 

Bulwarks next

 

 

First the precut parts to make a backing for the next layer

 

On the inside of these was glued 2mm of lime

 

 

And cut and sanded to the bulwark level

 

 

While these were drying off I fitted the stern support

 

 

Then the finish of a lime veneer went on all round

 

 

That finished it looked good and I was pleased with the job

 

Again I had a bit of time left so I constructed some stairs and a hatch surround

 

 

What was that about the macro lens doing no favours 

Well that's another good days work

I will do a bit more of the deck furniture tomorrow and stain them

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[newmanrj]

You're going well Mick... and so fast!!!

 

Thanks also for the detail on the caulking, I'll give it a go on my next build... if I have any sanity left.

[edmay]

Hello Speedy,Now I know you must be modeling in padded room, a pass through hatch in the door,your wife bringing groceries and models,no time for chores, grass cutting,pulling weeds etc. what a nice life you live,model is looking great,. ps not the anthem,the beatles love love love.Edwin

[Sjors]

very nice again Mick !

 

And thanks for the melody…..

It's now playing the whole day in my head….

 

[Micklen32]

Yesterday saw me making that set of steps and a surround

My first job was staining and fitting those

 

 

That went quite easy

It was the next job that seemed to take most of the rest of the day

First I simply lined the hole

 

 

Easy stuff

Then I made up the surround

 

 

Then, and this is what took forever, I had to make the top

It didn't help that it was the hottest day of the year 

This top consisted of 8 strips, 16 eyes and 16 rings

 

 

Those strips are loose and can be either on or off

Last bit I did was just to surround the false keel opening

 

 

Next job is to sand the frame down and start the first layer of planking

I am going to do this carefully to try and limit the sanding and filling that I normally have a lot of 

 

Keep it up 

Mick

Edited July 17, 2013 by Micklen32

[RGL]

You really are motoring along!

[Sjors]

Hi Mick,

 

Don't forget to eat, drink and sleep…….

Nice job !

 

[Micklen32]

Evening all and thank you for your comments

Nice gentle day today Sjors so I feel fine 

Apart from the heat and lack of cooling breeze

Even the fans seem to be blowing warm air   

 

First job was getting the first strip of the first level planking lined up with the lower deck then glued and nailed in place

 

 

Then it was just a case of plankety planking 

 

 

I had to soak the end of a few strips to bend the top three round the bow

Below that the bow is going to be blocked out solid with blocks of balsa and the stern is filled out with what they are calling stern transome reinforcements

I suppose they gotta call them something   

The bow went well but the stern was very difficult and I think there will be a bit of filling there   

Still that's the easy bit

I have put one strip each side at the keel but that is going to be very tricky to come round to the ones I fitted today   

In the instructions they advise keeping them fairly straing then cutting a lot of filler pieces

 

I finished off today by fitting a couple of reinforcement pieces to the stern, but I don't think you want photos of things like that do you   

 

Ok so tomorrow will be filled with

 

Come on Sjors

 

Plank plank plankety planking     

 

Keep it up   

Mick

 

 

[Sjors]

I'm singing !

 

I'm happy that only Anja can hear that 

Otherwise MSW members where running away…...

How much gears do you have?

When I'm counting the speed up that you are doing I'am now at gear 6…….

Keep on going with the plankety plank !

 

[Anja]

Hello Mick,

 

Very nice start with your plankety planking.

 

Keep it up.

 

Anja

[trippwj]

Mick -

 

Nice start on the hull plankety planking, and the deck looks really nice!

 

Would offer you some of the cooler air from Arkansas, but sitting right at 36 Celsius (96 Fahrenheit) so probably not much relief for you.

[Micklen32]

Mick -

 

Nice start on the hull plankety planking, and the deck looks really nice!

 

Would offer you some of the cooler air from Arkansas, but sitting right at 36 Celsius (96 Fahrenheit) so probably not much relief for you.

 

Er......................No!!!!!!!

90 is quite high enough thank you Wayne

 

Mick

[Micklen32]

Been SO hot today 

Managed to do some first planking

 

 

Got that far both sides at lunch time

I was watching the Open golf as well   

 

After lunch I did manage to finish one side

 

 

The other side is close to finish

You may see some, nay, a lot of the pins didn't go in straight   

I was using a new pin pusher as the pins I get with the OcCre kits don't want to go in the original old pusher I had

I can 't seem to get the hang of the new one at all

With the old one the pin went right inside the tube but the new one is much shorter and the pin sticks out a few mm

I couldn't get the feel of it right so I was getting a lot of bent pins

Hey ho though, providing I get the finish nice and smooth that will be fine

I will finish the first layer of plankety planking tomorrow

Then a bit of sanding and filling I guess

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[Adrieke]

wow MIck you got lots done

 

question I see the bow is not planked. do you have filler blocks for that ?

[Sjors]

Adriaan,

 

That's a new type of ship…..

A open bow     

Or he runs out of plankery planks…..

Or there is a false note in the melody.

 

[Greg]

Hi Mick,

 

This kit is looking very similar to a "part works" that a number of guys from the land of Oz were building a while back.

Any way yours is looking good

Cheers

Greg

[shipaholic]

Yes Greg Its practically identical to the partwork that I am building, heres a pic of mine at the same stage

Steve

Edited July 20, 2013 by shipaholic

[Micklen32]

Good morning everyone

Yes the build does seem very similar indeed and when I went and had a look at the partwork build videos it did look identical

 

Adriaan, Sjors,  What goes there is a pair of doors so it can be used to load cars and lorries and become a channel ferry   

 

No?????

 

Ok, I have four big blocks of what I presume is balsa that are stuck in there to give a nice solid bow

The stern however uses plywood as it seems the partwork uses for the bow

They will be going in before much longer however I have to finish the first layer of planking and see if I can come to terms with this new pin pusher

 

Steve, I have to say your first layer of planking is good enough to be the top layer   

I have to admit I do tend to rely a bit on sanding and filler to get mine perfect

I think maybe what I should have done was to have soaked ALL the planking to make it a lot more supple and easier to handle as the 2mm lime can be a little brittle

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[shipaholic]

Gidday Mick

 

One thing I did was stop using the nails half way through because I though it might make sanding the planks difficult (I later found out I was right) and switched to using dress pins hammered in to hold down the planks until the glue dried then pulled them out with pliers. A bit more time consuming though.

 

Steve