HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by PRS - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1/48

[glbarlow]

Looks like a very nice fit. Not to early to decide if you’re painting them black or leaving them natural. Both have been done. Getting the curve by the Wales is tricky, good job!

[PRS]

On 6/24/2021 at 8:05 PM, glbarlow said:

Looks like a very nice fit. Not to early to decide if you’re painting them black or leaving them natural. Both have been done. Getting the curve by the Wales is tricky, good job!

I am leaving the fashion pieces natural for now. I have the wales planked and painted black.

 

since these are 1/32 they went on fairly easy and I tried to get as good a fit as possible at the fashion pieces.

 

[PRS]

I made up a stand to hold the ship off the table so it is stable for the lower planking. The holes in the keel are the ones I made early for mounting when done. This actually is pretty stable and is adjustable.

 

As you can see I have done the first two rows of planking below the wales. I took my time and there was very little pre bending on these two pieces.

[PRS]

Planking continues at a slow pace. 

Making sure I get as tight a fit as possible for the planks.

Here are some pictures and it is nice on how far you can bend the yellow cedar before you apply heat without it breaking.

 

[PRS]

I have the first 6 planks done on both sides not and a coat of wipe on poly just so I can see the results.

I am planking 2 strakes on each side as I go along and once I got to 6 I sanded it all down as I needed a break from planking.

It is a slow process but taking your time is fun when you get a good result.

Once I am done to the tenth plank on each side I see I will have to touch up the black where I made some marks in it. Acrylic paint is pretty delicate until it is fully cured which takes a week or so.

Listening to crime junkies podcasts now and will need to find another series soon.

[PRS]

Playing around with printing some cannons.

 

This one was a file I got online and scaled down. Doesn't look too bad once I paint it.

Will draw some up in Fusion 360 and see what I can do.

 

[glbarlow]

That’s some nice looking planking. 

[Tim Holt]

15 hours ago, PRS said:

Playing around with printing some cannons.

Looks nice!  It looks like you stood it on end to print?  Assuming FDM printer, you've certainly got it dialed in for a clean print.

 

I'm impressed looking back through your log how many jigs and helpers you've 3D printed.  Really nice use of one.

[PRS]

22 hours ago, glbarlow said:

That’s some nice looking planking. 

Thanks Glenn.

19 hours ago, Tim Holt said:

Looks nice!  It looks like you stood it on end to print?  Assuming FDM printer, you've certainly got it dialed in for a clean print.

 

I'm impressed looking back through your log how many jigs and helpers you've 3D printed.  Really nice use of one.

Yes I have  Prusa MK3 and they print real well. They are the Byrnes of desktop printers.

[PRS]

Spent the morning drawing up the small cannons and printed one out. Painted them with Badger black primer to get a feel on how they look.

 

[PRS]

I have the first ten strakes of planking done so I am finished chapter 4.

 

On to chapter five!

[PRS]

Spent the day working on the square tuck. Have it finished and a coat of poly on it.

I have a couple spots to fill on the sides yet and am going to do some treenailing at the square tuck and back to get something different before I continue planking.

 

 

[Freezing Parrot]

That is a staggering level of craftsmanship! The slow pace may drive you crazy, but the planking looks amazing.

[bruce d]

Paul, that is very impressive planking.

[Chuck]

Well done on the square tuck!!

[glbarlow]

You made short work of the square tuck. Very nice job!

[PRS]

So I did some tree nailing on the back and had a hard time with drill bit breaking and also not staying in the spot even though I was using my fingers.

 

There has to be a better way for me.

 

 

[PRS]

Here is what I have come up with that works surprisingly well and is easier for me to do.

 

Here are the tools I will be using:

A small needle held in forcepts,

A tiny drill bit from my Micromark set superglued to a toothpick,

A spare #11 blade,

A push pin for the awl but I swapped it out for a larger needle.

 

The small needle pushes through the planking real easy to make the first hole and it does not wander.

 

Then I go over the hole with the small drill bit to clean and round the hole. And then using a larger needle to round out the hole a bit.

The go over each hole with a #2 pencil.

 

 

Then take a cut off toothpick and fill the hole with natural wood filler.

 

Then scrape the excess with the end of a #11 blade.

 

Give it a few minutes to dry then sand with 600 grit sandpaper and a coat of poly.

 

 

I think this will work out for me to be a better way as I won't be breaking drill bits and will be able to get the hole right where I want without it wandering.

 

 

[PRS]

So I made a change in the way I am doing tree nailing. Instead of a toothpick I am using a piece of plank to apply the filler as it works like a little spatula. Also I am using the sharp part of a #11 blade to scrape away the excess.

 

Have one side done above the wales and will do the forward part once the other pieces are in.

 

I like the looks of it even though it takes a lot of time to do. Here is wat it looks like with a first coat of poly on it.

 

 

[Williamcpohl]

Very nice build. You look to have some really great clamps and hand sanding block. What make and model are these items? Do you use a small block plane to shape planks? I am upgrading my tools and would appreciate information on what you are using. Thanks!

[PRS]

10 hours ago, Williamcpohl said:

Very nice build. You look to have some really great clamps and hand sanding block. What make and model are these items? Do you use a small block plane to shape planks? I am upgrading my tools and would appreciate information on what you are using. Thanks!

The clamps are Ryobi small bar clamps you can get at most home improvement stores.

The sanding blocks are all 3d printed with sandpaper superglued to them. They cost pennies to make.

[PRS]

Made a couple test pieces for the garboard strake to try to get a tight a fit as possible.

 

After these were done it was just a matter to transfer them to the strakes themselves. All in all this took about 4 hours to get two of the strakes in place.

I may have them a little thin and will need to see if this is going to cause an issue going forward.

[Chuck]

Really looking good....

[glbarlow]

Nice work on the garboard planks!

[PRS]

So I finished the planking on one side and did have to make some adjustments.

 

This fix near the bow is ok and it is not too noticeable.

 

But at the stern there is a huge problem.

 

I will remove #5,6 and 7 planks counting from the keel and redo those. Just my not paying attention and painted myself into a corner.

 

This shouldn't be too bad to do as I will remove them up to the ends and mark them out and do it over.

 

My issue I had was thinking that I needed to make full width planks at the back and was worried I would need to add a wedge if I didn't and went off my lines and just got it wrong.

 

This won't be too bad of a fix and it just shows you how it is important to follow the tick lines to the letter.

 

In my defense it did look ok until I put a coat of poly on it.

 

 

[PRS]

So I pulled out the two bad planks and marked where the third one will be cut with some tape.

 

Carefully fitted some replacements.

 

 

 

Once sanded and a coat of poly I can see it was worth doing over again. Not perfect but I like it better.

 

On to the other side to finish planking. phew!

 

[PRS]

Reached a milestone today as I have the hull planked.

Turned out not too bad and I learned a LOT about making sure you carefully mark out the runs of the planks.

 

Have to do some paint touch ups and then put on the stern post and then it is on to tree nailing the hull.

 

 

[Chuck]

Nicely done.....

[Thistle17]

This stagecan be a bit humbling but once through it I think you can look forward to some dleightful progress  towards a beautiful model. Nicely done!

Joe

[PRS]

3 hours ago, Chuck said:

Nicely done.....

 

3 hours ago, Thistle17 said:

This stagecan be a bit humbling but once through it I think you can look forward to some dleightful progress  towards a beautiful model. Nicely done!

Joe

Thanks both of you for the kind words. The likes and comments keep me going.

 

While waiting for a coat of poly to dry I made a scraper from an aluminum nail file and made some mouldings.