OK FROM AN EXPERT ME AN EXPERT IN TAKING OBJECTS APART, PVA, CA ETC HAVE TAKEN MORE APART THEN THIS ENTIRE GROUP COMBINED LOL, LOL,, MY METHOD IS VERY SIMILAR TO MAARTENS IN THAT I USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER BUT I USE THGE ONE THAT HAS 100% ACOTON, THEN PROCEED LIKE MARATEEN SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY, IT COMES LOOSE WITH NO DAMAGE, JUST BE CAREFUL OF ACCES, JUST ME. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
Le Coureur 1776, model 1:48 by Adi
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Outstanding job on one of the most difficult pieces to properly install, Adi! Thanks for sharing.
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It’s great to follow real life examples and to learn from other people’s mistakes (I make many!) but take pride in your work as it is your work and your work alone. I will learn from your measured and patient approach.
I have now dealt with the interior planking. After some consideration, I decided to work upwards from the keel, as I expect the pre-lasered planks to be perfect fit.
Have also immediately registered the famous limberboard gap
an noted during installation.
The planks were again watered, steam ironed and shaped accordingly. whereby I realized that the planks must not only be bent, but partially twisted at the ends.
So I worked my way up wih the parts from 1O and assembled all 12.
At the moment I am installing parts 2A-1 to 2A-3.
Have also immediately registered the famous limberboard gap
an noted during installation.The planks were again watered, steam ironed and shaped accordingly. whereby I realized that the planks must not only be bent, but partially twisted at the ends.
So I worked my way up wih the parts from 1O and assembled all 12.
At the moment I am installing parts 2A-1 to 2A-3.
Looking very good my friend - and without any bigger gaps between the planks - very good done.
BTW: The idea with the tweezers using like clamps is very good !!!! Have to remember this
BTW: The idea with the tweezers using like clamps is very good !!!! Have to remember this
And now for the interior planking 1Q and 1S. If I hadn't seen the work of my predecessors, I would have puzzled for a long time what the strange planks of 1Q were about. Poul started from the top and achieved quite a good result. Since I already used 1O from the bottom, I had to continue from the bottom like Uwe and Chello also. it won't work without stealers, and if it has to be that way, I'll start right at the bottom. Maybe with an additional plank the numbers of stealers can be kept low.
To narrow down the problem, I started planking the bottom and top at the same time. It worked, a 7th plank was added. The white dot.
The installation of the parts 1S was than but a little easier.
To narrow down the problem, I started planking the bottom and top at the same time. It worked, a 7th plank was added. The white dot.
The installation of the parts 1S was than but a little easier.
WOW - very good result my friend
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Fantastic work Adi!
Very good progress, Adi!! 
You‘re right ot1138, we can live with that.
Today I finished the interior planking. First I want to deal with the partitions before I start with the outer planks.
Very good result - seems, that you also plan one side of the hull open without complete outside planking ?
The last few days I have been working on the interior walls. With the 4 templates I tested the fit in the fuselage and found out that it will be quite tight.
That means rework. I still risked assembling the individual boards with beveling the edges.
Surprise, surprise, the finished walls were somehow smaller than the templates. I find that rather advantageous.
At the same time, I installed the shutter in the front wall. Movable, of course.
The first test use of the foremost wall looks quite promising.
That means rework. I still risked assembling the individual boards with beveling the edges.
Surprise, surprise, the finished walls were somehow smaller than the templates. I find that rather advantageous.
At the same time, I installed the shutter in the front wall. Movable, of course.
The first test use of the foremost wall looks quite promising.
Your interior walls are looking very good - very clean and accuratly prepared.
Just have in mind, that the wall (green) is sitting on the side of the beam (red) and not under it.
Just have in mind, that the wall (green) is sitting on the side of the beam (red) and not under it.
Thanks Uwe, I thought of that, as you can see in my second to last picture the wall is in front of the deck beam. But what about the stringers, they have run above the wall if there are no recesses in the wall, right? Then, as you correctly say, the wall would have to sit next to the beam, but a little lower, may be.
Can you show in a sketch or photo, what exactly you mean?
I'm probably exaggerating a little. The recesse for the stringers are located where the two file ends point. Either the top edge of the wall ends at the recesses for the stringers, or I have to make recesses for the stringers at the top edge of the wall. What is your opinion?
