YUANQING BLUENOSE - Peter Voogt [COMPLETED BUILD]

Just looking at those scupper holes Peter, they look seriously tidy. Did you have to cut them out? If so you have done it to perfection, equally spaced between the stanchions and flush with the deck. I remember the scuppers being a rather nerve-racking part of my AL build. Well done Thumbsup

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Nomad said:
Just looking at those scupper holes Peter, they look seriously tidy. Did you have to cut them out? If so you have done it to perfection, equally spaced between the stanchions and flush with the deck. I remember the scuppers being a rather nerve-racking part of my AL build. Well done Thumbsup

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Thanks for the compliments, Mark. The spacing between the stanchions was done by the jig ;) and the scupper holes where pre laser cutted by YuanQing. I didn't even take out all the char, just the minor blemishes. Because with the final finish they become definitively black on the inside. So, All credits to YQ @yqmodel .
To get the holes flush with the deck, I put some slats through the holes during installing, see -> #1393/p70 <-
I only made the waterways a bit smaller -> #1342/p68 <-
Regards, Peter
 
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Hi Peter, from your painted hull pic, do the two colors have a matte or semi-gloss rendering? I'm doing some tests to get the best solution ...
I'm waiting for your answer ....
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Hi Piero.
The Red Ecoline ink gives a mat finish: -> #1652/p83 <-.
With the layer of linseed oil it becomes semi-gloss: -> 1661/p84 <- -> #1667/p84 <-.

To counteract the fading from sunlight a bit, I applied a layer of linseed oil. But mostly because I liked that look.
That doesn't stop the fading, but later I can just apply the layers again.

The same with the Black/Blue Schminke Aero Color ink: mat finish -> #1676/p84 <- and with the linseed oil: -> #1678/p84 <-.
It all depending on the light, because a straight light make the ink shine in the spot to.

The different between the two was explained bij Maarten: -> Ecoline / Schminke <-
Both are inkt, but the Schminke has pigment in it.

Regards, Peter
 
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After the first, the middle row, started working with the first connecting row of planking:
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Here the 1st connecting row has been laid and I have fixed it with 2 locking slats to maintain the straight starting point.

When the row has been laid, I first accentuate that row with yellow on the sheet. Then the next row stands out and I see where the plank seams should come.
So my next step is to make the 2nd row yellow.

4 rows are laid:
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Along the 4th row I clamped a cutted strip that I use as a guide.
On the left it is clamped with its straight side along the straight planks. To the right you can already see the beginning of the curved planking.
It looks like it will work. But it gets exciting when I start 'nibbling' on the side.
Regards, Peter
 
Another example of meticulous planning and execution Peter. The color of the deck planking is spot on to achieve the somber tone that you are after.
 
After an accident with the thumb and the saw table that gave me 4 stitches on the top, on the afternoon before I was to travel to Sweden for a snowshoe trekking:

Ouch - be aware of the sawing machines!

Yikes, hope the recovery goes well. I see some videos of modelers using saws with out guards and I cringe hoping they don't cut their fingers, maybe that's why I don't have a tablesaw, cant trust myself. Thanks Richie. I see you don;t have a tablesaw. Do you use a bandsaw like Don?
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I am now 3 weeks further and I am carefully picking up the thread again. The thumb now has a sensitive pink skin.
I am this far with the planking:
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From the inside - underside I make the hole for the relevant water pump.

The last laid plank exactly forms the connection with the longitudinal beam of the recess for the cabin:
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And the planks also connect nicely with the planks of the low foredeck.

With another picture of the connecting plank:
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With sawing planks you will of course get some minimal thickness differences. I have no thicknesser, so that will be smoothed out with sanding later.
Everything is still going according to the plan. :)
Regards, Peter.
 
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Peter Voogt said:
After an accident with the thumb and the saw table that gave me 4 stitches on the top, on the afternoon before I was to travel to Sweden for a snowshoe trekking:

Ouch - be aware of the sawing machines!

Yikes, hope the recovery goes well. I see some videos of modelers using saws with out guards and I cringe hoping they don't cut their fingers, maybe that's why I don't have a tablesaw, cant trust myself. Thanks Richie. I see you don;t have a tablesaw. Do you use a bandsaw like Don?
shipsofscale.com
I am now 3 weeks further and I am carefully picking up the thread again. The thumb now has a sensitive pink skin.
I am this far with the planking:
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From the inside - underside I make the hole for the relevant water pump.

The last laid plank exactly forms the connection with the longitudinal beam of the recess for the cabin:
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And the planks also connect nicely with the planks of the low foredeck.

With another picture of the connecting plank:
View attachment 305596
With sawing planks you will of course get some minimal thickness differences. I have no thicknesser, so that will be smoothed out with sanding later.
Everything is still going according to the plan. :)
Regards, Peter.
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It is looking better and better all the time Peter. Good to see you back in the shipyard, I had wondered where you had been. I hope your injury recovers well, and glad to hear that it didn't stop your trekking trip in Sweden, that must've been amazing Thumbsup
- Mark
 
Peter Voogt said:
After an accident with the thumb and the saw table that gave me 4 stitches on the top, on the afternoon before I was to travel to Sweden for a snowshoe trekking:

Ouch - be aware of the sawing machines!

Yikes, hope the recovery goes well. I see some videos of modelers using saws with out guards and I cringe hoping they don't cut their fingers, maybe that's why I don't have a tablesaw, cant trust myself. Thanks Richie. I see you don;t have a tablesaw. Do you use a bandsaw like Don?
shipsofscale.com
I am now 3 weeks further and I am carefully picking up the thread again. The thumb now has a sensitive pink skin.
I am this far with the planking:
View attachment 305594
From the inside - underside I make the hole for the relevant water pump.

The last laid plank exactly forms the connection with the longitudinal beam of the recess for the cabin:
View attachment 305595
And the planks also connect nicely with the planks of the low foredeck.

With another picture of the connecting plank:
View attachment 305596
With sawing planks you will of course get some minimal thickness differences. I have no thicknesser, so that will be smoothed out with sanding later.
Everything is still going according to the plan. :)
Regards, Peter.
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Hello Peter, Sorry to hear about your accident with the saw, one hast to be very careful even with these little saws. I use a thickness jig for making those thin cuts, that keeps my fingers away from the blade, also use push sticks, never going below the fence height. Nice to see you back in your Old Ship Yard again.
Regards Lawrence
 
Nomad said:
It is looking better and better all the time Peter. Good to see you back in the shipyard, I had wondered where you had been. I hope your injury recovers well, and glad to hear that it didn't stop your trekking trip in Sweden, that must've been amazing Thumbsup
- Mark
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Thanks Mark. The surrounding in Sweden was beautiful, but we had a week of bad weather with also 2 storm day with 115 km/h. But also accompanied with 3 dogsleds. Big fun!
Regards, Peter.
 
Canoe21 said:
Hello Peter, Sorry to hear about your accident with the saw, one hast to be very careful even with these little saws. I use a thickness jig for making those thin cuts, that keeps my fingers away from the blade, also use push sticks, never going below the fence height. Nice to see you back in your Old Ship Yard again.
Regards Lawrence
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Thanks Lawrence. I hope to close the half deck soon.
I also use all those things when sawing. However, it happened when shifting some wood from right to left and didn't lift my thumb high enough. :rolleyes:
Regards, Peter
 
Peter Voogt said:
After an accident with the thumb and the saw table that gave me 4 stitches on the top, on the afternoon before I was to travel to Sweden for a snowshoe trekking:

Ouch - be aware of the sawing machines!

Yikes, hope the recovery goes well. I see some videos of modelers using saws with out guards and I cringe hoping they don't cut their fingers, maybe that's why I don't have a tablesaw, cant trust myself. Thanks Richie. I see you don;t have a tablesaw. Do you use a bandsaw like Don?
shipsofscale.com
I am now 3 weeks further and I am carefully picking up the thread again. The thumb now has a sensitive pink skin.
I am this far with the planking:
View attachment 305594
From the inside - underside I make the hole for the relevant water pump.

The last laid plank exactly forms the connection with the longitudinal beam of the recess for the cabin:
View attachment 305595
And the planks also connect nicely with the planks of the low foredeck.

With another picture of the connecting plank:
View attachment 305596
With sawing planks you will of course get some minimal thickness differences. I have no thicknesser, so that will be smoothed out with sanding later.
Everything is still going according to the plan. :)
Regards, Peter.
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It's so good to see you're making progress again after a period of enforced ánd voluntary abstinence.
Your deck starts to look very convincing, can't wait to see the final result.
 
Happy healing going forward. Nice work but how do you people keep everything so clean cut and tidy? I'm forever impressed by everyone work.
 
Dear Peter, your planking has a coherency and level of integration to the model as a whole which is visually very pleasing. The accident was a reminder never to get too comfortable with power/sharp tools.
 
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