Santa Maria - Mantua - scale 1:50 modified kit semi scratch and diorama

Looking good! I noticed you have built a box inside the planks for where deck fitting go, is this the approach people usually take?
 
GemmaJF said:
Looking good! I noticed you have built a box inside the planks for where deck fitting go, is this the approach people usually take?

Hi Gemma, I am not sure what you referring to exactly, can you pinpoint that out for me, please? Thanks.

Zoltan
 
Good evening everyone, a little update, I have finished the poop deck and forecastle deck planking and started the quarter-deck planking.

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Quarterdeck

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Zoltan
 
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After trimming down the overhanging deck planks and sanding the sides with the false decks instead of sanding I choose to scrape the decks.

The quarter and the forecastle deck not glued in yet just to take full-size pictures.

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Scraping the main deck

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Zoltan
 
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Quarterdeck bulkhead planking

First I did some comparison what wood should I use, on the picture below from left to right, two types of walnut, pear, and mahogany and decided to go with the first walnut from the left.

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Planking followed

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Planking the door

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After trimming and sanding the edges I did a test fit

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Adding mouldings for decorations

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Zoltan
 
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I also started to plank the inner bulwark and adding frame imitations, my mistake that first I glued the frames and cut the planks after, just made myself more work :(

Starboard side towards bow

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Port side towards bow

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Zoltan
 
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zoly99sask said:
GemmaJF said:
Looking good! I noticed you have built a box inside the planks for where deck fitting go, is this the approach people usually take?

Hi Gemma, I am not sure what you referring to exactly, can you pinpoint that out for me, please? Thanks.

Zoltan

I figured it out now Zoltan, so not to worry! I thought in some pictures you had built a box around the holes in the deck where the grills go. Looking again not sure that you have. I think on my model I need to so the gratings sit a bit higher and not on the deck planks.
 
Ok,I know now,yes I will build a box,but not sure yet if I build a grating or some sort of doors,but on thing for sure ,stairs will be placed in there.

Zoltan
 
eric61 said:
Hi Zoltan, I think Gemma is refering to the hatchway where grating would usually go as they have a raised edge.

Regards
Eric

Exactly,I have two of those openings,I will frame them,just not decided yet what I place on the top.

Zoltan
 
Thanks Eric that is what I meant, I struggle a bit with ship terminology!

Thanks also Zoltan for the update to your log, you have been very busy :handgestures-thumbup:
 
I guess I should have used a little bit wider planks but I make it through like this.
Edge bending was fine but I had to soak the planks otherwise, they just snapped.

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Zoltan
 
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I was playing around with the stern planking, but first I trimmed the overhanging side plates.

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For planking the stern I am using 1X3mm walnut


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Zoltan
 
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