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DamonH

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Forgive me but I am a real noob at this. This is my first ever attempt and so I bought the 3-kit combo from Shipways for beginners. Loving it so far and already learning a lot.
But I really screwed the pooch on this one. How can I correct the extreme bend I have here?
I may have to get another of these kits and do it after I complete this one. Making lots of mistakes, but hey that's the best way to learn. Thanks in advance.

Cheers!
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If you used wood glue you can take the offending planks off by brushing on water onto the areas that are glued down (maybe multiple times) and seperate the planks, slipping a chisel blade between and prying the wood off. Take a look at some building logs to see how they attached the planks.


Rob
 
An inexpensive tool that has many ship modeling uses is an artist’s palette knife. These are available locally at stores like Michael’s and Blicks. In your case one would be the ideal tool to slip between the planking and frames.

Roger
 
Goop can be the ship modeler’s friend. I have my own collection of products to correct mishaps. The term goop here applies to various things not something proprietary. If Damon is frustrated to the point that he does not want to or is afraid to disassemble the model, By all means, get out the goop, paint the resulting model, and declare victory.

Roger
 
Thanks for everyone's input. It well appreciated. I am moving forward with this build.
Mistakes I made thus far are:

- Faring. I know I screwed up on this.
- When I formed the bends I and glued later, I realized the clamps forced the horrible bend I have so will find better way of holding planks while they form. I used hot water to soften planks and then dry fitted for drying. I have a plank bender coming in for future use. Though I still might use steam in some use cases.
- I didn't properly angle the bottom of planks for over lap and even had to rebend one plank because I had it backwards. Noticed this mistake after it dried and I went to glue on.
- When I glued planks in on the starboard side I screwed up and glued one overlapping too much with the middle board.

Had a lot of trouble with the ribs and kept break one rib and fixing it.

Lot's of lessons learned. Well worth it. I've ordered another of these kits from ModelExpo only 39.00USD and will build again. Applying new knowledge to it for a better outcome.

I don't get frustrated I learn. My ultimate goal is the USS Cutty Sark. Slow and methodical. After I do the Grand Banks Dory successfully I will attempt the Norweigan Pram and then the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. Not sure where I will go from there but this is a fun ride.

I spent many years doing plastic models and just loved the tall sailing ships. Always wanted to do wooden models. Just didn't have the time to invest. Now I am retired and have the time.

Cheers folks.
 
I can't build dories either, but regular ships work fine. Move on to the third boat in the series and you'll see that it works better. It's a regular boat that's built in a normal way, not upside down so you can't see what's going wrong.
 
ubjs said:
I can't build dories either, but regular ships work fine. Move on to the third boat in the series and you'll see that it works better. It's a regular boat that's built in a normal way, not upside down so you can't see what's going wrong.
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I am looking forward to this third in the series. I will continue on in the series as each has something new for me to learn. I am already looking ahead for what comes after the third. LOL I really love model building and now my dream has come true to do wooden ships. There is something grand about the days wooden ships and iron men.
 
DamonH said:
Thanks for everyone's input. It well appreciated. I am moving forward with this build.
Mistakes I made thus far are:

- Faring. I know I screwed up on this.
- When I formed the bends I and glued later, I realized the clamps forced the horrible bend I have so will find better way of holding planks while they form. I used hot water to soften planks and then dry fitted for drying. I have a plank bender coming in for future use. Though I still might use steam in some use cases.
- I didn't properly angle the bottom of planks for over lap and even had to rebend one plank because I had it backwards. Noticed this mistake after it dried and I went to glue on.
- When I glued planks in on the starboard side I screwed up and glued one overlapping too much with the middle board.

Had a lot of trouble with the ribs and kept break one rib and fixing it.

Lot's of lessons learned. Well worth it. I've ordered another of these kits from ModelExpo only 39.00USD and will build again. Applying new knowledge to it for a better outcome.

I don't get frustrated I learn. My ultimate goal is the USS Cutty Sark. Slow and methodical. After I do the Grand Banks Dory successfully I will attempt the Norweigan Pram and then the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. Not sure where I will go from there but this is a fun ride.

I spent many years doing plastic models and just loved the tall sailing ships. Always wanted to do wooden models. Just didn't have the time to invest. Now I am retired and have the time.

Cheers folks.
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Philski said:
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I would but I don't have the tools to make forms. I lost everything when I left my ex. Tools, everything. So I am starting over LOL. But that's OK. Ordered a plank bender and should arrive in next day or two. This first kit was all about learning. Thinking of also making a small steamer unit that is compact and portable for Hobbyists. unless there is already one on the market. Though I can't find one.
 
DamonH said:
I would but I don't have the tools to make forms. I lost everything when I left my ex. Tools, everything. So I am starting over LOL. But that's OK. Ordered a plank bender and should arrive in next day or two. This first kit was all about learning. Thinking of also making a small steamer unit that is compact and portable for Hobbyists. unless there is already one on the market. Though I can't find one.
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the soldering iron type of plank bender works well. Use the little anvil that goes with it. And soak the plank first. You'll do just fine.....
 
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As a beginner I'm building this kit. The planks are so thin I haven't needed to pre-bend or wet them to get them into shape. There were errors to be corrected in the kit pieces. One plank had no bevel line where there was supposed to be one. Another plank had such a deep bevel line that it went right through the wood making the plank two pieces rather than one. It's recommended that the dory be painted. You might try light weight wood filler to fill those gaps rather than glue and sawdust. It would be an experiment.
 
I saw another build log where they had a similar problem with the planks bowing in. I believe the suggestion was to wet the inside of the planks to allow them to bow out.
 
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