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Please make sure you joggle the deck planks every 4 About 4 1/2 long When you do the Top Layer of planks Cut into 5" lengths and again space these 4 apart It is easy to then cut the palnk ends into the next ones 4

Note, This decking was an act of madness, it took forever, will mostly be hidden and the carefully cut and measured hatches are totally hidden by the hatch covers. I have gradually chipped away at the planking a strake or two at a time. This deck will largely be hidden by the bulwark and the...

As said before I decided to put in the gun deck so that I could show the vessel with guns visible and no port lids to try and remain true to her launch configuration. I began by measuring the distances between bulkheads and then again between bulkhead extensions and plotting them in Excel and on...

I am about to start planking the gunnel (I don’t even know if this is the correct term). Can anyone tell me if there should be visible caulking between these planks? I know it’s a strange question because the original vessel was obviously painted but suggestions would be appreciated. [I call it...

I've now completed the second deck planking. One of the struggels I had was with the spacing of the deck strips. A big mistake I've made was not being consistant on laying the deck. I would start in the middle then at some point I also started at the ends. I did placed markings one where to...

Working of sub-assemblies and other details. The ships anchors were a right proper mess, with more flash than normal for older kits, took about 30 minutes per anchor to sand and scrape off the flash and mold punch marks. Once the stocks dry, I'll need to go back over them to trim and apply some...

Nice clean work, Ken! What kit is that sailboat from, or did you scratch build it? I'm working on a racing yacht right now from Herreshoff designs that have similar lines.

Thank you all for the compliments. They are very much appreciated. I have to check my hard drive for the submarine innards, will post those soon. This is the 12 meter sailboat I am working on. 42" long. I purchased the sails and brass deck hardware from others online, very nice stuff. I...

OK, next up is deck planking: 1. Pre-caulked the long plank edges with my pencil, glued everything with wood glue 2. Scribed a 3-plank pattern with my hobby knife, then penciled in caulking\ 3. Washed the entire surface with a diluted dark glue/water mixture. This helped to take off the bright...

Well done!!

Finally onto the lower deck itself. I thought I was there about a week ago, but things just kept getting in the way. Here is the first bit down the centre: Nothing is fixed in place as I’ll do the trunnels off the ship (or at least the ones around the main mast and spare anchor). I’m just...

Now we are talking John.....

Daniel, Yikes -- a kind of wordy - post not usually my style. Thanks - yes, it does look as if it came out ok but, I’d become sort of - after seeing Pavel’s, and other images - set on also a darker brown warmer looking outer hull. Copied and pasted; To further protect the hull and add another...

Except for the rough carved hull - this will be a near scratch level project. Two choices about build direction Popular - exaggerated detail - blatant deck caulking - a copper bottom far too bright and blatant - rigging color that no hemp or Manila could ever be. colors so intense that you...

Update 50 I recently spoke with my fellow townsman, Victory-builder Henk van Luinen. (See https://www.henkvanluinen.com/). I also asked him how logs were loaded onto a fluit in the 17th century. Henk is skilled in using ChatGPT and posed my question there, receiving the following answer...

Just before the holidays (after cutting hundreds of strips and applying the caulking), I managed to glue down all the planks and do a first sanding, so I could enjoy my vacation in peace. To decide on the color of the deck, I compared clear finish and teak side by side, and ultimately chose...

What continues to puzzle me is the repeated emphasis on professional modelers, professional standards, professional tools, museum requirements, and collector expectations. How many modelers on this forum actually consider themselves professional modelers? My guess is very few (you are in this...

First, I glued the third upper gun deck in place. Next, I glued the four sections of the main deck down, to be planked afterward. I found Occre's method unhandy, as it leaves you with less wiggle room when positioning the main deck. I decided to give the planks caulking lines. Instead of a...

Since we were talking about deck planking let me share a couple of things that I recently learned. These apply to late Nineteenth Century regional craft NOT the model that Dave is building. Neverless, they do demonstrate the variety found when researching. The nibbed deck ends are not seen...

Using the China marker or grease pencil for caulking is messy, a before picture of the deck and an after picture of the deck once it is scraped clean. The deck looks white because fresh cut or sanded Red Maple looks white but it oxidizes to a honey color to light reddish with a hint of gray.