Zarkon Posted Thursday at 02:35 AM Author #61 Posted Thursday at 02:35 AM Hey all! Happy holidays and new year! I added the molding strips to one side of the hull and wanted to share some pics. I tried my best with it. I did stain them first before gluing them on. Now into the other side to repeat the entire process! Thanks all for reading! Jeff alde, mtbediz, Maxthebuilder and 3 others 6 Quote
wernerweiss Posted Thursday at 10:52 AM #62 Posted Thursday at 10:52 AM Hello Jeff, Sorry, but it seems to me that the upper moulding strip coming from aft ends ABOVE the level of the caprail, and why did´nt you glue the caprail in the waist first? So you had to interrupt the run of the moulding strip.... Greetings Werner Quote
wernerweiss Posted Thursday at 12:50 PM #63 Posted Thursday at 12:50 PM 1 hour ago, wernerweiss said: Hello Jeff, Sorry, but it seems to me that the upper moulding strip coming from aft ends ABOVE the level of the caprail, and why did´nt you glue the caprail in the waist first? So you had to interrupt the run of the moulding strip.... Greetings Werner I had a look in the instructions.....yes, the caprails along the waist are not glued before the planking of the inner bulwarks is finished. Concerning the moulding strips I chose a different sequence and glued the moulding strips together with the channels, thus avoiding removing them where the channels are placed. Quote
Zarkon Posted Thursday at 02:42 PM Author #64 Posted Thursday at 02:42 PM @wernerweiss Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I did check the instructions too, and it does specify to add the molding first next to the waist. I did check the laser cut cap rails to see how far back they are cut to match up with the molding pieces. The instructions say, to place the molding pieces correctly, place a 1/16" strip ontop of the waist and make sure the molding strip sits evenly with it. I also checked the instruction photos and it also shows the molding strips sit slightly back, not up to the edge of the waist. I think you have a good idea of adding the channels along with the molding strip to make sure it has a nice curve. Also doing so won't make you cut out the molding strips where the channels will go. I might do this with the other side, but i haven't decided yet. I can be a little clumsy and if I have channels sticking out from the hull, I might accidentally knock them off! Haha! Thanks for your input! Jeff Quote
wernerweiss Posted Thursday at 05:10 PM #65 Posted Thursday at 05:10 PM Hello Jeff, whenever I can help you.... what I want to say is that the upper molding strip runs just 1/16" lower than you glued it, so that it sits on the outer edge of the lasercut caprail, see picture... Quote
wernerweiss Posted Thursday at 05:46 PM #66 Posted Thursday at 05:46 PM Generally, imo it is much too early for details like the moulding strips......I would rather FINISH the planking first - hull, inner bulwarks and the decks. Details like the moulding strips (together with the channels) come much later....... mtbediz 1 Quote
Zarkon Posted Friday at 01:07 AM Author #67 Posted Friday at 01:07 AM @wernerweiss Hello! I wanted to let you know that I have not glued the cap rails on yet. Gluing the cap rails is on page 118-119 in the instructions and I'm on page 42. I wanted to make sure that the molding strips would be at the correct placement, so I cut out a cap rail and a volute laser cut piece and test fitted them to the model. I also placed (not glued) the 1/16" strip ontop of the waist as well to check the lower molding strip. This next pic shows the cap rail in place along with the waist piece. This pic is where I have overlapped the volute piece over the top of the cap rail and ontop of the molding piece I glued on earlier. It seems to line up with the molding very well! I think I have the molding pieces glued into the correct position on the model. On page 39 of the manual, it states that finishing the wales/molding/painting is optional at this point of the build if the builder wants a break from planking. I sure wanted a break from planking! Haha! So that's why I continued with the optional steps before continuing to plank the hull. Thanks for your feedback! Jeff Paul Le Wol, vossiewulf, Nearshore and 1 other 4 Quote
wernerweiss Posted Friday at 03:19 AM #68 Posted Friday at 03:19 AM Hallo Jeff, sorry, it seemed to me that the caprails were already glued to the waist pieces....I was wrong. As another builder of the Confederacy I will furtheron follow your build log with interest.... Best regards Werner mtbediz, Freebird, Zarkon and 1 other 4 Quote
Zarkon Posted Friday at 03:46 AM Author #69 Posted Friday at 03:46 AM @wernerweiss Thank you for your thoughts. I do appreciate the critiques, especially from someone who has finished The Confederacy! By the way, you have a great build log of her and you did a fantastic job. Your Confederacy is excellent. Jeff Quote
wernerweiss Posted Friday at 03:50 AM #70 Posted Friday at 03:50 AM 3 minutes ago, Zarkon said: @wernerweiss Thank you for your thoughts. I do appreciate the critiques, especially from someone who has finished The Confederacy! By the way, you have a great build log of her and you did a fantastic job. Your Confederacy is excellent. Jeff Thank you very much! Zarkon 1 Quote
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