Jim M Posted October 13 Share #1 Posted October 13 (edited) I am excited to start with my next project, the planking tutorial. Prior to receiving the kit, I had the manual printed. I am impressed with the kit contents and how it was packaged. Next I mounted the build sheet, on a piece of 1/2 foam I had as a build board using some spray adhesive. I need to pick up some markers, and chart tape, but I am eager to get this project moving forward this week. jim Edited October 20 by Jim M Gregory, Canute, SiriusVoyager and 9 others 12 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossR Posted October 13 Share #2 Posted October 13 Looking forward to following along. Good luck. mtaylor, robert952, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Build: HMS Beagle - Occre Current Builds: Frigate Diana - Occre https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33530-frigate-diana-by-rossr-occre-185/ Santisima Trinidad - Occre - Cross Section https://modelshipworld.com/topic/37130-santisima-trinidad-by-rossr-occre-190-cross-section/ On the Shelf: NRG Half Hull, the US Brig Syren - Model Shipways and USF Essex - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted October 13 Author Share #3 Posted October 13 1 hour ago, RossR said: Looking forward to following along. Good luck. thank you robert952, Paul Le Wol, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damaartenman Posted October 14 Share #4 Posted October 14 Following on this one 🙂 Hope you will enjoy it. Jim M, Canute and robert952 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted October 14 Share #5 Posted October 14 Looking forward to seeing your work on this.. I know you are looking to get the planking thing down.. Canute, robert952 and Jim M 3 Quote “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett Current builds: Rattlesnake On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertanimal Posted October 14 Share #6 Posted October 14 I’ll be watching! Enjoy! Canute and robert952 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted October 14 Share #7 Posted October 14 I think you are going to enjoy this build. Kurt Nick 843, robert952, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted October 19 Author Share #8 Posted October 19 Good evening, After a challenging week, I was able to get some modeling done tonight. First I labeled the parts so that I could remember what is what Next I then cut out the keel, keelsom, stern post, fore keelsom, stem, stemson, deadwood and the l-piece from the kit. I then used some double sided tape to help dry fit the pieces Next I focused on getting the stemson and stem lined up correctly with a nice joint. I then removed the char from the pieces, to work on the fit. I ended up making a couple sanding sticks after trying to use an old blade to scrap off the char. The results are as follows: Finally the fit for the stemson to the stem now looks like: I continued per the manual with the following items to get a nice fit. I realigned my keelsom to the its matching bulkhead location, and then worked on the fore keelsom to get it to fit. and match its bulkheads. The final result is Finally today, I marked out the rabbets. I will let it sit overnight before I make some sawdust and cut them out. jim robert952, Desertanimal, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted October 23 Author Share #9 Posted October 23 (edited) Good afternoon, I made some progress on my kit today, First I added the rabbet Next, i cut out the 4th and 5th bulkhead so I can get a better visualization of the the rabbet on the stem, and stemsom. I was able to get some good contract with a sample 1/32 piece from my last project. Next I spent some more time deepening the rabbet, and getting the angle right. I also use an eraser to remove some of the pencil marks Hopefully you can see the transition to 90 here in the stem Finally I started the gluing process I did break the stem post as I had to move it and it was setting up faster than expected. I noticed my crafting room was 78 I also found that the stem was lifting, so I used a couple or 3x2x1 blocks to hold it down. Cheers jim Edited October 23 by Jim M Canute, mtaylor and Gregory 3 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted October 23 Author Share #10 Posted October 23 Update here is the better picture of the glued keel. you can see where the keelsom broke. Canute, damaartenman, Diver and 1 other 4 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted October 26 Author Share #11 Posted October 26 Good evening. Here is my next update. Today, I extended the slots on the keelson. Next I glued in the frames in two batches. Batch 1 -> Frames E, C A, 1, 3 Batch 2 -> Frames -> D, B, DF (O), 2, 4 Next I added the fillers, and knocked off some of the char on the bulkheads. I then marked out the bearding line use frames G and H as guides. I then took a french curve to make the curve. Next, I shaped the bearding line by marking 1/32 and then blending in the curve. Next i extended the rabbet along the keel until the the stern post. This rabbet is 90 degrees. I then glued in the deadwood, sternpost and L-shaped pieces Finally I glued in F and G frames. I initially had H glued in but I was a little hasty and removed it before it set. I will let this firm up over night and continue on the next step tomorrow. Cheers mtaylor, Knocklouder, Gregory and 3 others 6 Quote In progress 18th Century Merchant half hull planking - NRG In queue Norwegian Sailing Pram - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack - Model Shipways Peterborough Canoe - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Batelina - MarisStella Completed Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Grand Bank Dory - Midwest Products/Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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