sgrez Posted Thursday at 11:47 PM #1 Posted Thursday at 11:47 PM Being new to all of this could anyone explain why it is that I'm to start planking in the middle and not start from like maybe the bulwarks?
palmerit Posted Friday at 12:55 AM #2 Posted Friday at 12:55 AM What brand of model is this? Olha Barchvarov on her Youtube channel recommends starting with the gunwale in the middle sometimes. For doing planking, I'd say do what seems to work, and best to follow some good examples from build logs or videos or documents. I can't imagine given what you're showing that it matters. A challenge of starting in the middle would be making sure you have everything straight. But starting at the top (which I've done before) or bottom would also mean making sure you're staying straight. Current Builds: Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products), Gunboat Philadelphia (Model Shipways), Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff (Midwest Products) 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), Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models)
vaddoc Posted Saturday at 05:19 AM #3 Posted Saturday at 05:19 AM A way of planking boats and ships is to mark a straight plank somewhere in the middle of the hull. This way the planks above and bellow will not have excessive curves during spilling or in your case will not need to be bent sidewise too much. BANYAN 1 Current projects: Hercules Steam Tugboat - scratch build from half model lines Completed projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat
sgrez Posted Sunday at 05:32 AM Author #4 Posted Sunday at 05:32 AM This is an OcCre albatros 1/100 from which I've read it a ship of their own design.
ERS Rich Posted Sunday at 03:42 PM #5 Posted Sunday at 03:42 PM Notice this plank (wale) is probably the same width from bow to stern, and probably easiest to install. Planks from the wale above probably are not tapered (width reduced) amidships, and at the stern; and probably are towards the bow. Think of a picture frame when considering planking from the Wale to the Keel. This first plank is the top of the frame, the Keel the lower frame, and the stem and stern post the sides. The skill is understanding where the lower planks need to be tapered (width reduced), and doing it. There are many postings in this site, and books have been written on how to do this. From my experience AL kit instructions do not show this. Hence builders of these kits, usually beginners, may not get the results they imagine. Good luck. Knocklouder 1 Build Logs: USS Maine, USS Constitution (Hull) Albums: Baltimore Clipper, Sherbourne Cutter, Lackawanna Tug, Eagle Coastal Schooner, Katy Pilot Boat, Sultana Colonial Schooner, Armed Virginia Sloop
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