Flying Fish by Jared - Model Shipways - 1:96
Hi. I am new to Model Ship World. I began building the Flying Fish in early 2006 and worked on it slowly over the next 6 years. And there is remained gathering dust until this month, when I decided to pick it up again in hope of taking it to completion. As can be seen in the photos I will be adding, the Hull has been completed and the deck structure are at an advanced state of completion. I look forward to meeting others of you who are also working on this model.
My home made planking clamps in action. The first image below show the laying of some of the planks making up Belt F. For the first 2 rows of planks along the keel, the binder clips are affixed to the bulkhead, with the "flat side of the clamp pressed against the plank being glued to hold it tightly in place. The same is true for the first 2 rows of planks laid in Band A. Thereafter, I use the end of the clamp with the extended dowels to hold the freshly glued planks down. This provides ad
