When I sanded the pear wood hull, I could not bring myself to cover it with paint. So I devised my own paint scheme leaving the lower portion unpainted. But it all comes down to personal preference, in which case you can’t go wrong! 
The Schooner Bluenose 1921, POF Yuanqing Models 1:72 [COMPLETED BUILD]
Thanks Mark, they have made hull planking a lot easier.Great innovation Daniel, the paper clip a nice alternative to banging nails into your hull
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I have another progress update. I finished all the hull planking and what you see is a first run sanding, probably have another few hours' fine sanding with 320 grit.
Try as I might to avoid open joints, I still get a few of em. Working up some sawdust and mixing a little glue in then sanding into the affected areas seems to help.
At this point once I finish sanding ill place a coat of clear matt poly on it and depending on how I like woodwork will determine the extent of painting on the solid color scheme. At least the matt poly will serve as a primer coat for the other colors.
The plans say to remove the ship from the jig prior to hull planking, I found the jig to be very useful as a stable base for placing the hull planking and sanding.
Hope you find this interesting and enjoy the photos.
Till next time Happy modeling.
Try as I might to avoid open joints, I still get a few of em. Working up some sawdust and mixing a little glue in then sanding into the affected areas seems to help.
At this point once I finish sanding ill place a coat of clear matt poly on it and depending on how I like woodwork will determine the extent of painting on the solid color scheme. At least the matt poly will serve as a primer coat for the other colors.
The plans say to remove the ship from the jig prior to hull planking, I found the jig to be very useful as a stable base for placing the hull planking and sanding.
Hope you find this interesting and enjoy the photos.
Till next time Happy modeling.
Beautiful job Daniel, I like it! I think once you put on clear coat, you won’t want to cover the pear wood in paint. The clear really brings out the color of the wood.
Only gap I see that may be noticed is at the keel, but a little wood glue on a toothpick in there and sand while it’s wet and it should go away.
Ps - gaps and imperfections actually show up more if you paint.
Ps - gaps and imperfections actually show up more if you paint.
Wow Daniel! This simply looks spectacular! I really appreciate how we have seen your skills blossom over the past few years. Grinding on your Wasa really paid huge dividends!
I agree Daniel has really upped his game!
You have a really good point their Dean. I am having some success sanding over a small amount of wet glue. I'll keep doing it especially that one spot at the keel.
Thank you, Paul. Whenever I think the Bluenose is becoming tough to handle, I just remind myself of the Vasa. Ha, it really helps.
Thanks for the kind words Dean.I agree Daniel has really upped his game!
Thank you, Mark. Like you I like to watch how others go about planking, I still have a long way to go before I reach that level such as @Dean62 or Paul @dockattner with his amazing spilling technique.Nice planking Daniel. I always enjoy watching how other modellers go about this challenging phase of their build. It looks great
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Nice to see you finished the planking, Daniel. The sanding of the hull with some steps of finer sandpaper gave me a lot of pleasure. You feel the smoothness growing under your fingertip. I am sure your time investment will pay off.
Regards, Peter
Hello Peter. I do enjoy the sanding phase and the challenge of making the hull as smooth as possible. This is my first attempt at single planking on a hull, and it's not nearly as forgiving as double planking but a required skill non the less. I can only imagine how difficult single planking a 15 or 16th century square rigger would be.
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great progress it's looks beautiful
Thank you, Shota, for your kind words.
Well now I'm in a quandary. To me the wood is beautiful and I'm not sure I can even make a decision to paint over it or not. Maybe a vote from all of you might help me decide. Most people paint the planked side with black and red and the minimal boards on the starboard side black. Your opinions would mean a lot to me.
Thanks for taking a look.
Thanks for taking a look.
To me it all depends on if you are making a schooner or the Bluenose. If its the Bluenose I take it that she had a painted (colored) hull. If it's just a random schooner then I (personally) would let that wood show its natural beauty.