Royal James sloop

[tommyg]

thanks Brian

I hope I am not getting too carried away in detail and long winded some might think ya ya get on with it mate.

Not long winded at all....very informative

 

[Steef66]

There are a lot of builds, this on I missed. Great stuff you show here. Love the way you bend planks.

 

[MaxxDMG42]

ok now I am back to where I left off after correcting my mess up
on to the second belt of planking but before I continue with my planking 2.0 I did swap the wood. In the first attempt I was using pearwood and it does bend really nice and I was going to give the hull a natural finish, pearwood turns a beautiful gold color. But with planking 2.0 I am using Poplar another nice bending wood, now I will finish the hull with weathering and Poplar takes paint and stain very well.

There are trade offs pearwood and boxwood look nice when finished but they are hard woods and difficult to cut with a knife, boxwood is somewhat brittle and tends to break when trying to bend it. Poplar bends without having to soak it, I am bending it dry. The thickness I am using is .080 a FAT 1/16 or about 2mm thick.

What I like about the Poplar is it can be finished naural and is a pale tan color but its big advantage is how it cuts and believe me there will be a lot of shaving and tapering and cutting planks. No need to make the job harder for yourself by using wood that is difficult to work with.

just look at that curl

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Very clever idea! Just built a simple one for the second planking.

 

[wwagonman]

Great build. I am considering having a go at this model. Are the CAD files you made for the frames available? Haven't decided on a scale yet, would be nice to play with the CAD files to help nail it down.

Thanks!

Lee

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

Great build. I am considering having a go at this model. Are the CAD files you made for the frames available? Haven't decided on a scale yet, would be nice to play with the CAD files to help nail it down.

Thanks!

Lee

the plans are a free download at Modelshipbuilder.com

 

[Sylph VI]

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Hi Dave, what's the reference here? Thanks, Bob.

 

[ACaron]

A lot of the kits you find the bulkheads are few and far between, my guess is cost the more bulkheads the more it cost to produce the kit.

A problem with bulkheads spaced far apart the planking will sit flat between the bulkheads and have no support. To fix this problem most bulkhead hulls are double planked or filler blocks are used.

For this model I am using filler blocks for two reasons one is to fill the space so the planking has a solid backing and second to line up the bulkheads.

Material I am using for filler blocks is called sigh board.

A high-density polyurethane signage foam has become the worldwide standard for versatile “green” outdoor sign board. Artist-and environmentally friendly, it clearly outperforms wood in 3-D signage and display manufacturing applications, such as theme park, mall, trade show and movie environments. The material’s ease of machining, uniform surface and infinite finish options support new realms of creativity and craftsmanship. Our polyurethane sign board is impermeable by water and moisture, and able to withstand extreme heat and cold. It does not warp or bow, and when coated, it will not rot or decompose, providing long-lasting durability.


before I use any foam product for filler I will test the foam and glue. I glued a scrap on top then glued foam to foam and foam to wood.

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then break it apart to see how it holds

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ok passed the test and good to go

Looking very close at sigh board you can see it is quite dense almost like the cedar pencil.

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Another nice thing with sign board it can be cut very thin and still hold its shape and not chip or fall apart

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Where would I find this sign board? Is it sold at Lowes, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, Walmart etc?