HMS Grecian 1812 by Glenn-UK - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[Knocklouder]

My thoughts and prayers my friend, 

Bob M.

[ECK]

Keeping you and your wife in our prayers

[Craigie65]

Glenn

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your wife and family.

Good luck with your fundraising.

[chris watton]

Sorry to read this, Glenn, you have our thoughts and prayers.

[KBo]

Having been through this with my wife, fortunately successfully, my thoughts are with you and your family. 

[glbarlow]

Best wishes to you and your wife Glenn

[Glenn-UK]

Thank you for all the messages of support, they are all greatly appreciated.

[Craigie65]

Glenn,

For those of us who don’t use Facebook, do you have a link to a Justgiving page?

[Glenn-UK]

Just a quick update before we travel to yet another hospital appointment.

 

I have completed the second planking on the right hand side. For the most part I am happy with the end result. I did have some acetone on hand as the planks were glued in place to wipe away any excess.

As can be seen in the next photo I did not follow the correct method for planking around the bow but as the hull will be painted and copper plated it does not really matter for this build. I did find it necessary to laterally bend the tapered planks to get a good fit.

I did add some steelers when planking the stern. 

The left hand side is nearly complete and hopefully I will be able to complete this the next time I am in the shipyard. I did manage to release and reset the plank mentioned previously.

 

Edited Tuesday at 08:12 AM by Glenn-UK

[Glenn-UK]

5 hours ago, Craigie65 said:

Glenn,

For those of us who don’t use Facebook, do you have a link to a Justgiving page?

Hello Craig

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/glenns-giving-page-185

 

Thanks

Glenn

[Glenn-UK]

As I work towards completing the left hand side second planking I thought I would share how I go about adding a steeler.

 

With the plank in place I make a mark where it starts to drift away from the next plank. This is shown in the photo below. I also aim to have a full plank width space at the stern post and you will note I have also made a pencil mark on the hull near the stern post.

I then cut away the excess material from the plank. The objective is to have about a taper that goes from about half a planks width to a full planks with. I think the next photo will help to clarify that description.

Next I make the steeler and check its fit before progressing further.

Once I am happy with the fit I will then glue the steeler in place. Doing this ensures I have the right space set at the stern post for the plank when fitted.

The plank is then glued in place and all looks good. You will note I did not do such a good job this time around as I found it necessary to add a small filler piece.

I use a very simple method when laterally bending the bow planks. I dip the plank in some water and then clamp it to my workbench. A hairdryer is then used to blow hot air on the plank to remove the water and to retain the curve.

Once the water has been removed by the hairdryer I am left with a nicely curved plank. The curve, if necessary. can be adjusted but with experience I have found I am now usually able to judge the required bend first time around.

 

The left hand side second planking is now complete.

The completed hull is now ready to be sanded (and filled) prior to painting and adding the copper plating.