acaron41120 Posted Wednesday at 04:23 PM #1 Posted Wednesday at 04:23 PM To all modelers who are new or semi-experienced, spiling could be a conundrum. Yes, there are many different articles and book sections/chapters that explain it; sort of. I was in the same predicament as many of us have been but here's a suggestion. Yes, read about how to do spiling but then put the book down and get out there and try it out. Yes, you MAY mess it up but try it again and you'll get it. For me it just sort of happened after I got tired of reading and said to myself, "Self...get in your boat shed and just try spiling." Wouldn't you know it...after looking at my first try mess-up for a few minutes, the light came on and on my second try everything just fell in place. So if you're bothered by spiling or if the subject just makes you cringe, just tell yourself, "Self! Get out there and start spiling!" druxey, ccoyle, tmj and 3 others 6 Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift; Skipjack
ccoyle Posted Wednesday at 04:52 PM #2 Posted Wednesday at 04:52 PM Sound advice! I had more or less the same experience with spiling Ryland Craze and tmj 2 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a,
palmerit Posted Wednesday at 06:22 PM #3 Posted Wednesday at 06:22 PM Agreed. It’ll probably take me another couple of models before I completely “get it”. You know you’ve really gotten the right bending in both directions (as well as chamfering the edge) when the piece of plank fits into place as if you were putting together a plastic or LEGO model. Ryland Craze 1 Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products), Gunboat Philadelphia (Model Shipways) In the Queue: Oseberg (Ships of Pavel Nikiten), Zulu 1900 (Vanguard Models), Endurance (Occre), Syren US Brig 1803 (Model Shipways), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Completed Builds: Lowell Grand Banks Dory (Model Shipways), 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit (NRG), Norwegian Pram (Model Shipways), Endurance (Lego), Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Model Shipways), Grand Banks Dory (Midwest Products)
CPDDET Posted yesterday at 01:11 PM #4 Posted yesterday at 01:11 PM Agreed! I used the NRG half hull model to gain experience. Had to do it twice but now feel pretty confident. tlevine 1 Current build: Hemingway's Pilar Previous build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose
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