gak1965 Posted November 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2021 I thought people might find this article from Atlas Obscura about steam bending planks for the replica Gotheborg II to be interesting. Puts some perspective on our steam bending problems... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/18th-century-steam-boxes-gotheborg-ship?utm_medium=atlas-page allanyed, mtaylor, CiscoH and 1 other 4 Quote Current Builds: Bluejacket USS Kearsarge, RRS Discovery 1:72 scratch Completed Builds: Model Shipways 1:96 Flying Fish | Model Shipways 1:64 US Brig Niagara | Model Shipways 1:64 Pride of Baltimore II (modified) | Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Heller 1:150 Passat | Revell 1:96 USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted November 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Here the smaller version on the ship yard of the Skellig in Douarnenez in France. Let the plank steam for 1.5 hours, then be fast as you only have about 2 minutes to put the plank on 🙂 As after the first bending the planks can´t be put into the oven again as for the curve, it had to fit on the first go. And this is what they did there More here: https://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/t291f235-Un-Langoustier-pour-Douarnenez-Werftbesuch-bei-der-Skellig.html It is in German but the automatic translator can be activated on the left bottom corner "Sprache wählen" All the best, Daniel Edited November 11, 2021 by dafi mtaylor and druxey 2 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted November 11, 2021 Share #3 Posted November 11, 2021 An d here is the one from the Batavia yard in Lelystad. Taken apart and stacked on top of each other. XXXDAn mtaylor, druxey and Jasseji 3 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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