San Francisco by vulcanbomber - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - (Original Version)
This was my very first build. It is the original version of the San Francisco, not to be confused with the San Francisco II, there are slight differences, the main one being the hull which is double planked with basswood and Sapeli veneer, whereas the San Fran II is single planked with mahogany.
I didn't like the gun carriages that came with the kit and with help from other members made my own which were more in keeping with the era of the ship.
I also made changes to the rigging, the ki
Now came time for planking.
After reading the tutorial I followed the advice of several members and used balsa to fill in the bow and stern to give more surface area to attach the planking to:
Next I attached the garboard planks (The first plank next to the keel) and the first planking strip below the bulwarks. Then I measured the halfway point on the bulkhead between these two planks:
Then I attached a plank along this line:
It was after posting these pics that a mem
