achuck49 Posted October 2, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 2, 2014 This is my 7th attempt at trying to hull a model. The first six ended up in the landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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achuck49 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 9, 2014 Sorry for not posting sooner but 3 year old granddaughter had a bad ear infection and the Sooners lost to TCU. I did work on Maria and discovered some problems that I had not anticipated. The ribs making up the false hull were too tight. I was very concerned about making the fit too large so I spent two days carefully sanding everything to fit. I lightly sanded all areas to be glued but the glue would only work in spots. What is shown in the photo is mostly plywood. Initially I used Tightbond woos glue as I have many times. The glue would hold very well for half an inch but fail for three. This was regardless of degree of stress, amount of 'bite', or anything else. I broke out the super glue and had similar results. Tiny nails and a new nailer finally worked. After some cleaning up I will put the first planking layer on. The instructions and photos clearly state that a few full length planks are all that is needed because the rest will be filled in with stealers. If fits well and looks good, there is a problem elsewhere dragzz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achuck49 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted October 19, 2014 It does not look like much but it is my first completed POB hull. I experimented with long and short pieces, learned how to bevel and taper. The second layer will certainly cover a large number of boo boo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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