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I hate to say this, but you might find that the planks don't glue to the painted ribs and blocks very well. Glue often doesn't give a strong bond to paint. If wood needs sealing before glueing, I would only use watered down PVA. PVA will bond to bare balsa very well. I used to use it when making RC aircraft (many years ago !)
However, You've done a superb job of filling in with balsa and it looks like it will make planking a lot easier.
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cheers mark..i know what you mean.the paint is very thin and soaked right into the balsa, before planking i will go over it with fine wet and dry and use super glue to fix the planking.. hopefully will be ok cheers benny
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i have decided to do away with the small out of scale anchor ring and replaced it with a bigger one  cheers benny
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benny wrote:Looking good by the way Only two ends on a boat - sharpe end and blunt end  You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Golden Star, English Brig. RMS Titanic. (Academy 1/400 Centenary Anniversary Edition) Revell-Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress 1:8 Baron von Richthofen's Fokker Tri-plane. HMS Victory. Nelsons Flag Ship. Sultan Arab Dhow. Artesania Latina Carmen II. The Battleship Yamato. Model Airways Wright Flyer 1:16 Scale. Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200. HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The Black Pearl.
Building:HMS Surprisel. Hatchette U96. Soleil Royal.
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benny wrote:I use the non technical and universal term of "arse end" Only two ends to any boat - Sharpe End and Blunt End You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Golden Star, English Brig. RMS Titanic. (Academy 1/400 Centenary Anniversary Edition) Revell-Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress 1:8 Baron von Richthofen's Fokker Tri-plane. HMS Victory. Nelsons Flag Ship. Sultan Arab Dhow. Artesania Latina Carmen II. The Battleship Yamato. Model Airways Wright Flyer 1:16 Scale. Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200. HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The Black Pearl.
Building:HMS Surprisel. Hatchette U96. Soleil Royal.
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and yet another change i suppose if your not happy dont be lazy and change it..i have re-done the wheels on the cannons  cheers benny
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just thought i would plank the second deck for practice and also practise the caulking  cheers benny
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benny nice job on the flooring,why not try the 3 stagger that victory employed.? what size floorboards,3x1mm.?or .05x3mm.?i'm going to use 3x1mm. x 80mm.roughly scale length of 21ft. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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thanks karl there 3x1.this deck cant be seen i was just testing my decking and caulking.. in that picture i have only decked a third of the deck so i may try to stagger the last two thirds again for practice ..paul cheers benny
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have now planked all the 2nd deck just as practise for the caulking but when it comes to the decks that will be seen i will plank using the 3 stagger that karl informed me about..i have applied 2 coats of danish oil and the caulking was done by using a black marker pen on the edges    cheers benny
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Looking very nice, I like the way the Danish oil has aged the planks. Built
Billings Le Bayard
Mamoli Golden Hind
Corel Shenandoah
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AL King of the Mississippi
Mantua HMY Britannia 1893/HMS Victory 1/98 Stopped
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well the planking is under way(at last)the gallery supports are planked and shaped and have started the first part of the upper planking    cheers benny
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like the caulking idea it looks very good indeed “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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the first deck gun ports are cut out,tricky job i only made one mistake (see arrow) i cut it a mil to high,its only a mil but it stands out nothing a bit of filler wont sort out after framing   cheers benny
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Very nice job!! And it is an insight to how it will look when planked.
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Hate to be the one to tell you, but there are some very important measurements coming up for the bulwark planking heights, and where some of the tops of the bulwarks are going to be marked and reduced in height, might be a little awkward for you, but with a little luck you'll manage it okay.
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thanks tomick i knew it was a gamble but could not help my self..but i am painting the build so if there is a bit of planking to add or take away hopefully it will be fine..cheers anyway cheers benny
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Looking very nice there mate! Very nearly gave into temptation myself but resisted,  Tom
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