USF Confederacy by Zarkon - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale

[Nirvana]

I like the variations of the wood tone, makes it "pop".

That looks amazing!

[Zarkon]

Thanks everyone for your comments! You guys are right that varying color does give it a more distinctive look!

 

So I have some bad news.  I was half way done with the second belt on the starboard side and I wasn't satisfied with it at all.  At the bow, my second plank after the garboard was way too thin.  This caused a bigger curve than what it needed for subsequent planks.  After 4-5 plank rows, it curved up way too high at the bow.  Im sorry I forgot to take pics of what I mean.

 

So I tried to remove some of the strakes at the bow.  Because they were all connected together, this was the outcome.

 

 

I ended up having to remove all the planks on the second belt for the starboard side.  This also includes the garboard as well.  Thats a lot of work lost that I have to redo.

 

It's very upsetting to have to do this, but I really didn't have much of a choice.  Because of this, I might have to order more wood strips from Model Expo.

 

Im waiting for the de-glue to dry before sanding off all the excess wood still attached to the bulkead formers.

 

I'll give an update once I start the stsrboard side again.

 

Jeff

[Nirvana]

Jeff, glad you found this issue before it was too late. 
At least you didn't give up.

[Ronald-V]

I had the same problem with my Sphinx, only the big difference was that it was my first planking layer and not the 2nd one. That is the disadvantage if you only have 1 layer...it has to be right straight away! But...it is nice that you are tackling it now, instead of looking at it later and not being satisfied.

[Zarkon]

Thanks all for the positive comments! I really do appreciate it.  I wanted to take a small break from it before starting this belt over again since I've been at it almost daily for a year now!  I did take about a week off, instead building some Lego sets and playing Satisfactory on the PC.

 

I have put the garboard strake on and placed the next 2 rows.  I did take my time and it does look better.  I'll show some pics after I get a few more rows on.

 

Thanks all!

 

Jeff

 

 

[Zarkon]

Hey all!

 

Finally finished the second belt!

 

That sure took a while.  I'll share some pics.

 

 

I realized after working on the keel, that getting the correct angle is difficult.  I haven't measured for the 3rd belt yet to figure out the widths of the planks, but I hope I did a good enough job on the first 2 belts so the 3rd goes on alright.

 

I haven't finished sanding and filling some small areas yet, but I will do that after the third belt is complete.

 

Thanks all!

 

Jeff

[Ronald-V]

👌You are well on your way to a perfect looking hull!

[Nirvana]

I have this model waiting to be built...... sitting in the waiting room for some time.

This hull of yours look very nice. 

 

[RossR]

Your work looks great.   Very impressive.