Alert by riverboat - FINISHED - Krick - 1/25th scale

[dgbot]

Nice save. Hopefully you saved some of the for yourself. You need it.

David B

[riverboat]

David B....... I was just glad that I did'nt screw up any more while taking the damaged ones off,  and yes I did save some for myself!!

Frank

[russ]

Frank:

The planking job looks pretty good. I have also had one those repair jobs and it is always good to get it done. Nice work.

 

Russ

[riverboat]

Thanks Russ.... better to do it now,  while I'm still enthusiastic!

Frank

[NAZGÛL]

I love the planking Frank! You manage to give your models a special feeling, very nice!

 

 

/Matti

[Sjors]

Very nice planking Frank !

 

And that failure.....can you not tell anyone that the Cat is doing that ?????  

And with your skills you fix it ?????

Just leave the bottle with alcohol on the other side of the table ......

 

Sjors

Edited September 27, 2014 by Sjors

[riverboat]

thanks for your comments  Matti, they are always welcomed !!

 

 

 

Sjors... I can't blame the cat, because I don 't have one, so I guess I'll have to take the blame

 

 

Frank

[gjdale]

Nice catch Frank. As you say, better to fix it now than curse it later. Perhaps you should consider getting a cat.

[riverboat]

Thanks Grant...... I have enough trouble with myself, so a cat is out of the question.

frank

[popeye the sailor]

nice save Frank......you'll have 'er back in shape in no time!

[riverboat]

Thanks Denis ..... took me 4 re-makes to get that first strake back in to where it fits good. I'll post some pictures when I finish up the repair.

Frank

[augie]

Wow---I go away for a few days and come back to a 1/2 completed ship.  Nice catch there, Frank.

[mobbsie]

Hi Frank, that's a bugger, but I have no doubt the repair will come out perfect and to your usual high standard.

 

Just remember to be more careful next time mate,   :P  

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[riverboat]

Update Time........ a couple pictures showing where I'm at with this build. I left off with a repair underway, well , that's completed and so is the installation of the last two upper strakes p.&s. ran into a little problem with the stern , but that's taken care of also.

 

 

this shows the s.b. side where I had to remove the 3rd and 4th planks from the top. all repaired.

 

 

 

This one shows the stern planking flaring out too much. the transom wasn't going to fit properly so I had to reset the last two planks p&s .

 

 

 

 

Now the transom will fit

 

 

Bulkhead tops removed

 

 

Now I'll start fairing up the hull and start on the decking. Thanks for looking in.

 

Frank

[NAZGÛL]

Nice work Frank! The planking looks great, you got the bow perfect!

 

 

/Matti

[DenPink]

Hi Frank

 

Just loving your build my friend very nice well done.

 

Denis.

[mobbsie]

Morning Frank,

 

A superb repair on the bow Frank, it's bordering on perfection mate, and a good catch and fix on those stern planks, well done.

 

That last pic from above shows just what a snub bow she has, it certainly belies the sleek lines of the hull.

 

Nice to see an update mate, they certainly get less and less from us old codgers don't they.  

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[gjdale]

Nice work Frank. The repair job looks especially good.

[Sjors]

Hi Frank,

 

You see that you can do it without all those nice tools ????

Nice fix and now sanding and all that kind of stuff ?

Next week finished ???????    

 

Sjors

[Landlubber Mike]

What damage?  There was damage?  Very nice work Frank, very clean planking.

[riverboat]

Matti........ I just purchased a set of scrapers and I did the front of the stb.bow (the picture shown), it cleaned it up , but I think the picture is a

little flattering Thanks for your nice comment.

 

 

Denis........ nice to have you following along Denis. Thanks

 

 

Tony.........  yeah, the bow looks wide from the top view,  but when you look at it from the front it slims down as you get to the keel and

I hear you on the less updates

 

Dirk........  Good thing I look at your log of this build once in awhile, that's how I fond out the stern was fairing out too much.Thanks Dirk!!

 

Grant...... Thanks for looking in , your input is always welcome.

 

 

Sjors.......  I'm hoping for next week Sjors, but don't be too mad if it runs a little longer!! :D (like a year or two)

 

Mike.........   yeah, the repair came out alright, it took me long enough though. Good thing I have nothing else to do.

 

 

Thanks everyone for looking in, and thanks for all the likes too!!

Frank

[popeye the sailor]

your getting there Frank....that's what counts.   it'll be smooth sailing when you get 'er where you want her.   keep smiling Frank.......she's look'in real good!

[riverboat]

your getting there Frank....that's what counts.   it'll be smooth sailing when you get 'er where you want her.   keep smiling Frank.......she's look'in real good!

 

Thanks Denis, re-dos are part of the game , and it seems like I'm really learning the game well

 

Frank

[newbuilder101]

Re-do? What re-do? Looks like there was never a problem to begin with - looking very nice Frank!

[riverboat]

Update time is here again!! .... man,how time flies...... well, I've gotten a couple things done since our last meeting, the main being the finishing

of the hull  and beating it up a little. ...... I know weathering is not everyone's cup of tea and maybe considered very sinful , but, being the sinner that I am,I went ahead and spoiled a fairly decent looking hull ( again ) trying to make it look like it just took on the whole British fleet   , Anyway,the pictures will give you a better idea of what I mean. The first set shows the stern pc. being shaped along with some bow pc's being shaped, it also shows the hull being finished after some scraping and light sanding.

 

The last ones, of course, show the mess I made of it. BUT............ it'll look alright when every thing comes together!!

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Frank

 

 

This wood was the easiest wood I ever had to bend.

 

 

 

Waterways shaped and ready to install

 

 

 

Bow piece starting to take shape, won't finish these until railing is installed.

 

 

Heads to be attached to bow pc. later

 

 

Last two pictures show the hull finished before staining

 

 

 

These pictures are showing what the hull looks like after taking on the British fleet!!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks again for looking in, all comments are welcome good or bad!!

 

Frank

 

 

[mobbsie]

Hi Frank,

 

Good post mate, just one thing you've left out, there are no holes in the side from the canon shot.    I know we lost you lot in the end but we did make a few holes along the way.  

 

It seems such a shame to distress all that lovely work you've done on the hull mate, that really is some fine planking.  

 

The waterways and heads are coming on fine and will no doubt look splendid when fitted to the ship, I know you know what your doing mate and I look forward to seeing further updates, ( that's code for "get your digit out").  

 

I love what your doing here my friend.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[augie]

That turned out to be one fine planking job, Frank.  And your weathering makes her look like she spent 200 years in Buzzard's Bay ---- on the bottom!

[popeye the sailor]

I like the way it came out.........definitely has that  'been in the water'  look to her.   there is absolutely no problem in weathering a hull.....it gives it more depth..........but don't try and make her look  'too deep'       I sometimes wish I could weather like other folks do.....most of the time,  it happens to me by mistake     great work,  my friend! 

[S.Coleman]

Hey I love your weathering on the hull. Looks a million bucks! Real neat and tidy job. Well done.

[aliluke]

Hi Frank

I wouldn't try weathering myself but you are a master at it. I want my ships to be straight out the yard but that is because I don't have your skills. Still, like Mobbsie, I'm a bit sad to see your great, fresh, planking being given a few dozen years of hell.