Maury S Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share #31 Posted August 17, 2014 Thanks Druxey. The overlaps are sanded. I clean off the glue that seeps out as I attach the plank, but I have no idea how the underside looks. David, the boat will be left natural. First full strakes above the garboard are installed. Some slight trimming needed on the butt joint of the last plank (visible on the left) and after smoothing it will still be under the overlap of the next plank. I'm using the scored lines in the starboard side of the plug as a planking guide, and using tick strips I mark the same distance from the keel on the port side at each rib. So far, the spiling of the planks has matched one side to the other. Maury Elmer Cornish, EdT, Dubz and 4 others 7 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlevine Posted August 18, 2014 Share #32 Posted August 18, 2014 Looks very nice. I had some glue seepage on the interior but was able to remove it with scalpel blades and sanding sticks. Quote Toni Chairman Nautical Research Guild Member Nautical Research and Model Society Member Midwest Model Shipwrights Current Builds: NRG Rigging Project Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale Half Hull Planking Project Capstan Project Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale Echo Cross Section Gallery: Hannah - 1:36 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share #33 Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks for all the likes and comments. The underside has some glue seepage, but I'm reasonably sure I can get it off. Fore end of the fourth strake is in place. Aft end fits over the transom, so this first plank is going to be a challenge getting it around the sternpost without leaving a gap. A bit of beveling and a notch should make it work. So far, all planks seem even from side to side, top and fore-aft. Pleasing run from all views. Maury Dubz, mtaylor, IgorSky and 6 others 9 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted August 22, 2014 Share #34 Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) Actually, you should be able to remove the shell from the plug at any point in planking. It's amazing how it keeps its shape without distorting if you've spiled the planks properly. Looks great so far! Edited August 22, 2014 by druxey mtaylor 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted August 22, 2014 Share #35 Posted August 22, 2014 Beautiful planking Maury. Michael Mirabell61 1 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share #36 Posted August 22, 2014 Druxey, Thanks. I took it off the plug to re-glue the transom and was shocked at how much glue seepage there was. I apply glue very sparingly with the tip of a pin, but I've been assured that it can be sanded and scraped off. The shell was very stable at that point. Once I get a plank attached to the transom, it will be quite strong. All that time spiling on previous models is paying off. Maury mtaylor and druxey 2 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted August 22, 2014 Share #37 Posted August 22, 2014 I found that excess glue was best removed after the frames were in. A fine-tipped brush and isopropanol (a small section at a time) softened any excess glue, and then a miniature chisel tip could scrape off the gummy remnants nicely. Time consuming? Yes, but the result was satisfying. Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share #38 Posted August 22, 2014 Druxey, Thanks so much. That's a great suggestion. The first plank resting on the transom is in and it came out well. dgbot, druxey, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share #39 Posted February 17, 2015 The small cutter is a fill-in project when I can't work on the Echo Section or now Chuck's Cheerful. Every once in a while I'll add another strake of planking. The dip in the last strake will disappear when the next plank goes on. The next few planks will be critical. Maury dvm27, captainbob, druxey and 12 others 15 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dgbot Posted February 18, 2015 Share #41 Posted February 18, 2015 A professional boat builder could not have done better. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share #42 Posted June 19, 2015 I usually work on this when I'm away from my power tools. More progress on planking. I've run into a slight conflict with the instructions, but it will work out fine regardless. I've got to the top plank as lined out on the plug (one side of the plug has slight indentations showing the planks...which I transfer to the other side as I move along). That strake seems to be described in the instructions as the shear, and the gunwale will go on top of that. Other drawings seem to indicate that is the washboard which sits atop the gunwale. I can remove the fore part of the strake and install the gunwale or put the gunwale on top of this strake and not put a washboard on the boat. They were removable anyhow and I like the lines without the extra height. I have to make some adjustments in affixing the aft portion of the strake to the transom. It's a great little project that I may repeat since the cutter is a nice accessory to any ship of that era. Maury mtaylor, Rustyj, Omega1234 and 7 others 10 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted June 19, 2015 Share #43 Posted June 19, 2015 The plug rim is the top of the wash strake. It can confuse! There are eight strakes for the hull itself. Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share #44 Posted June 22, 2015 Druxey, Thanks, I've removed the top strake and will install the gunwale. Then I'll decide on the washboards. Maury Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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