First planking on, how shall I fix this?

[ubjs]

Now I have glued most of the first planking. After trying a number of different glues, I chose UHU express. The glue adheres quickly, in a few minutes. So there were no major problems getting the cardboard pieces there. But when I now look at the hull, there is a lot of glue residue and what's worse is that the cardboard pieces have sunk in a little in the middle of each piece.
Now I'm thinking about what to putty a cardboard model with. One strike filler?

Since this is my first cardboard construction, maybe it's time to try some different methods, it's unlikely to be anything amazing here. :)
A variant would be to build on with cardboard on one side of the hull and cover the other with wooden strips.
It needs two more layers of cardboard, 2 x 0.6 mm, so it would work with 2 layers of wood or 1 layer with slightly thicker wooden strips.

[GrandpaPhil]

That’s actually a pretty good base.

 

I like to use drywall spackle as filler.  It sands easy and works quite well for card models.

 

After you fill and sand a couple times, everything will look much better.

 

When you plank it a second time, I have heard it is better to just add glue to the frames so the second planking stretches between them.

[ubjs]

Hi, I tried some spackle but I saw directly it wasnt good and wiped it away. The card sunk in.

I search this forum and found answers about fill with paper or balsa.

I shall try that.

I have painted the hull with a acrylic spraycan, I think it makes it easier to see where I have to fill.

[GrandpaPhil]

Here’s what I used, but it was on hought-board (like a paper pulp, the same stuff they make drink coasters of, for restaurants).

 

I had planned on using it for my Mercury.

Edited November 15, 2022 by GrandpaPhil