Bounty Boat by Stormaple - OcCre - 1:24

[Stormaple]

Starting a build log of my first real boat model - I have completed the Artesania Latina HMS Victory cross section, but that doesn't require planking or rigging like model ships tend to. I started building this new model by just going off the instructions and after the first day, I had built the framing and the first 5 planks on either side. However, today I realized that I needed to look into proper techniques in order to do it well - I had glued and tacked the planks on wet from shaping and they shrank overnight, leaving unsightly gaps. Fortunately, this model is double layered so the gaps will not be visible. 

Today, I've been reading guides and will be trying to determine if I have enough planks to start over properly or if I just need to make the best of what I have already.

 

[Stormaple]

End of day 2: I've decided not to start over as I'm not confident I'll have enough wood. The hull will be covered by the nice planking after filling and sanding so the only evidence will be some imperfectly aligned planks on the inside. Today I finished putting in the inner planking for the starboard side of the hull.
The stern is coming together fairly well but the bow makes me want to gouge my eyes out every time I see it.

Tomorrow, I plan to have the inner planking done and maybe even filled and sanded.

Edited December 4 by Stormaple

[Stormaple]

"Tomorrow" took a while to happen, but day 3 of the build saw me finish the planking, filling, and sanding. Despite not being as nice as it could be, it no longer causes internal pain by just looking at it. I've also watched and read enough guides on planking to know that the instructions that came with the kit are not ordered in the most optimal manner, so I've jumped ahead and installed the keel. 

Next step is to install the final upper plank (and cut in the oarlocks), then trim the excess from the planks at the stern and get started with the outer planking. I will be attempting to do that layer properly and fortunately I seem to have found a video build guide for this exact boat kit.

P.S. I realize now that I have so much extra wood that starting over would have been viable. I'm shocked at how much extra wood comes with these kits - I almost have enough to start over even now after finishing the planking!

However, I would rather have extra planks for a future project than mess up during the redo and not have enough to finish this model.

Edited December 9 by Stormaple

[Stormaple]

Ok so a large delay followed by a lot of progress. After banging my head around how to do the planking 'properly' for a long time, I decided to just do it well even if it's not the 'right' way and then once my Half Hull Planking Kit arrives, I'll practice with that. 

Before sanding the planking didn't look too bad:

 

After sanding it looked much better. However, I had started with the intention of painting the boat historically. There's no records of the Bounty's boat colors so I went off of the HMS Victory's launch (though I used the 'new' corrected paint tone):

I took some liberties as the wale was lower on mine than the Victory's but I think the paint turned out well. The tiller and masts went in ok as well (forgot to take pictures) but the issues began after this as the instructions were supremely unhelpful when it came to the masts and rigging; not dissimilar to this classic internet joke:

 

My biggest grievance is that there is no indication of how the yards are actually attached to the masts - I assume they can't be nailed as then they then couldn't rotate to catch the wind or be raised/lowered but the rigging diagram shows no rope-based attachments and nowhere to attach the nonexistent halyard anyways. I am still working through that process but I am definitely going to have to step away from the instructions and do the best I can figure.

[vvvjames]

Hello! Nice work on the planking, just one thing to note for the next build, this part of the hull is planked as well

The garboard strake is the first plank that boarders the keel along its entire length, @AlfredoCampos has a build log showing this:

However, with the painted hull, it looks very good and not very noticeable, just wanted to share this for the next build. 

 

As for installing yards, your "draw the rest of the owl" picture is apt😂 luckily, there's a lot of resources here that help. You might want to drill a small hole part of the way into the yard and another hole part way into the mast, then stick a pin (with the head cut off) into the yard, gluing it in place. Once the pin is secured, you can push the protruding pin into the hole in the mast for a fairly nice fit. Once that's done you can tie some supporting rigging to make it look proper. 

Maybe something like this?:

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/23741-attching-yards-to-masts/#findComment-699121

Hope this helps and good luck on the rest! 

 

[vvvjames]

My mistake! I looked further into other build logs and learned that that part isn't planked on this kit! You've done it perfectly:)

Edited 20 hours ago by vvvjames

[AlfredoCampos]

3 hours ago, vvvjames said:

My mistake! I looked further into other build logs and learned that that part isn't planked on this kit! You've done it perfectly:)

Yep, in my build i planked fully, but people pointed out that specifically launches weren't planked that way.