Long thin delicate parts and some with fish-hooki sharp points the further challenge your skilled touch. Quite a model!! RIchI started to prepare and clean up the laser char on the keel parts
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These new kits almost plank themselves!Once again that is a very good idea to mark the layout of the planks. The manufacturer has really gone out of his way to make this operation as foolproof as possible, which has to be applauded. Planking still remains the biggest challenge to modelers so if some of the dark art and guesswork about it can be taken away, it is always a good thing. Happy New Year to you and your family as well, Zoly!
Yeah Lol,almostThese new kits almost plank themselves!
I sure would have appreciated a planking layout on any of the ships I’ve built!
Happy New Year!
Thank you!Looking really nice. Did you use epoxy to glue planks at bow and stern?
Your clamping technique without a side stabiliaztion, such as having the pieces flat on a piece of glass to prevent out-of-plane distortion, is far better than my eye and hands produce. When I think the parts are in plane and clamp the opposing edges I fail the challenge. I do see in the last photo that you have sufficient clamps to grasp both the sides and top/bottom at the same time which solves that need.Hello everyone ,today's update is about the keel assembly
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Thank you,actually it was more challenging to glue the whole keel on the ship as there was nothing to klip on anything so I was just holding it by handYour clamping technique without a side stabiliaztion, such as having the pieces flat on a piece of glass to prevent out-of-plane distortion, is far better than my eye and hands produce. When I think the parts are in plane and clamp the opposing edges I fail the challenge. I do see in the last photo that you have sufficient clamps to grasp both the sides and top/bottom at the same time which solves that need.
Well done by you!!! Rich (PT-2)