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! ![Wink ;) ;)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
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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![]()
True story.But it all comes down to personal preference, in which case you can’t go wrong!
I agree Daniel has really upped his game!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!
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.gaps and imperfections actually show up more if you paint.
Thank you, Paul. Whenever I think the Bluenose is becoming tough to handle, I just remind myself of the Vasa. Ha, it really helps.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!
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![]()
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.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.
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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.
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.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
as simple as geniusGood morning, everyone.
A little bit of progress and a possibly a better mouse trap. I began placing the hull planking and decided that leaving the jig frame in place provides the best stable platform for this operation. Once completed I will remove it. I use my trusty plank bender (womans hair curler) which works really well. Just dip the end in water a minute or two then heat and bend.
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I tried several methods to hold some of the more argumentative planks fast to the frames and came up with this. It works great! Take a simple paperclip bend it as shown, insert between the ribs and turn it 90 deg then wedge it in place.
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Hope you enjoy, and happy modeling.
Thank you, Shota, for your kind words.as simple as genius
great progress it's looks beautiful