Good morning Heinrich. True story, never too late though to remind everyone that The Springboks are world champions…!!!!There are some truly talented people around, Grant! Don't be depressed, your Xebec (and Victory) are gems too. I will hold thumbs for Mr. Binder. By the way, you and I never even got to gloat about Back-to-Back, World Cup-winning Springboks!
A very big welcome, Herman. I am glad that you are here! Gémes Atilla's build is the very best of the best!
Thank you Christian. As it is the first layer the idea was to make sure that it follows a smooth line and butts up nicely against the resin filler pieces. It felt quite strange not planking according to a pattern or not adhering to any planking "rules".
Looking, great, you are working fast.
Always nice to see her lines coming in view by adding planks. A nice base, Heinrich.
Thank you, my friend! It's not my best planking, (that still belongs to WB1), but it will do. I believe the ship will stand or fall by the second planking. That is going to require a lot of patience and precision work.
Spot on, Peter. All I was looking for was a nice, smooth and accurate base for the second planking. The double planking is also a new thing to me - all my ships so far (with the exception of the Falkonet Leudo) were single-layer planking.
Hello Ron. The first layer is 4mm wide, 1mm thick. The second layer is also 1mm thick, but to tell you the truth, I have no idea what the widths are. It's tricky to determine as there is a lot of variation with all the scarph joints. Also, I have not yet opened the package which contains the second-layer planking parts, so I owe you an answer on that one.
absolutely, Vladimir. As I have said earlier, I have not yet opened the package with the final-layer planking, so, to be honest, I don't know the exact configuration yet. I suppose it's all on the road to discovery!
Those joints are already giving me sleepless nights, my friend. I know one should always read and look ahead, but I fear one might become a bit overwhelmed if you did it in this case. So, for now, I am following the principle of walking to Beijing by first placing one foot in front of the other!
