The Bitter End Posted November 27 #1 Posted November 27 Hi Everyone I am busy building the Model Shipways USS constitution. The hull planking material provided is basswood and the plans are for single planking with the provided timber. As I would like to leave my hull unplated and unpainted I plan to double plank the hull. I want to do the first planking with the provided timber to get a bit of hull planking practice in and then plank over this with pear wood planks of 1.5mm thickness. I have already adjusted the rabbet and bearding line making them 1.5mm thicker. What I am wondering is if i have to make any changes to the suggested faring indicated on the drawings? does it make sense to take an additional 1.5mm off each of the frames or can I get away without doing that. If there are any other things i should be thinking about when adding this additional layer of planking which the kit is not designed for. Thanks! TBE mtaylor 1 Quote Curent build - USS Constitution by The_bitter_End - Model shipways - 1:72 Scale Completed Build-HMS Pegasus by The_bitter_end - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 scale
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted November 27 #2 Posted November 27 My bearding line is where I stop shaving ... 😉 'Don't think 1.5mm (about 0.060") will make much difference, but you're likely to reduce the frames a bit when fairing, and then there is liberal sanding of the first planking to perfect the lines - which will take more off the thickness (just don't sand through). Thus you can easily whittle down the difference to 0.75mm without fretting over the frames. mtaylor 1 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65
The Bitter End Posted November 28 Author #3 Posted November 28 6 hours ago, Snug Harbor Johnny said: My bearding line is where I stop shaving ... 😉 'Don't think 1.5mm (about 0.060") will make much difference, but you're likely to reduce the frames a bit when fairing, and then there is liberal sanding of the first planking to perfect the lines - which will take more off the thickness (just don't sand through). Thus you can easily whittle down the difference to 0.75mm without fretting over the frames. Music to my ears Johnny. You made a very good point. I'll leave those frames as is and maybe just be a little more energetic with my char removal. Thank! TBE mtaylor 1 Quote Curent build - USS Constitution by The_bitter_End - Model shipways - 1:72 Scale Completed Build-HMS Pegasus by The_bitter_end - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 scale
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