Here is my ugly first layer hull planking.... next step is sanding, filling, more sanding and proper second layer planking so I will forget this messy look... to bad, photos will stay here for a while as a reminder 
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Now, I worked a bit on deck planking... From the beginning of this journey, I did not like the deck planking pattern included in kit, so will attempt not to follow it (kind of a flat, straight planks) and will try to adopt planking symmetry from French Le Requin, kind of pattern I saw on this forum from some other members. Not sure if it will be successful but will try...
My attempt will go into this direction:
So for the beginning, I marked down the middle planking formation, using ship gun as a reference point.
Then give it a bit of curving with attempt to follow ship' deck edges... guessing if those builders were successful maybe I can do it on the smaller scale... It will all depends on how good I will be able to bend the planks laterally.
For deck planking I will use maple strips, 1x4mm I have on stock. I think with kit included veneer I might not be able to do bending.. I have tried and break few so decided not to use them...
The biggest challenge with this kit is that deck and hull plans included in it, are not in 1:1 scale so it is harder than usual to locate marking points, but will be able to figure it out..
Happy modelling..
..Now, I worked a bit on deck planking... From the beginning of this journey, I did not like the deck planking pattern included in kit, so will attempt not to follow it (kind of a flat, straight planks) and will try to adopt planking symmetry from French Le Requin, kind of pattern I saw on this forum from some other members. Not sure if it will be successful but will try...
My attempt will go into this direction:
So for the beginning, I marked down the middle planking formation, using ship gun as a reference point.
Then give it a bit of curving with attempt to follow ship' deck edges... guessing if those builders were successful maybe I can do it on the smaller scale... It will all depends on how good I will be able to bend the planks laterally.
For deck planking I will use maple strips, 1x4mm I have on stock. I think with kit included veneer I might not be able to do bending.. I have tried and break few so decided not to use them...
The biggest challenge with this kit is that deck and hull plans included in it, are not in 1:1 scale so it is harder than usual to locate marking points, but will be able to figure it out..
Happy modelling..
