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Hi Alan, she is looking great I agree with Nigel I would keep with the varnish at this stage, also the paint will not stick to the oil  All the best Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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nicely done Alan  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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NMBROOK wrote:Looking mighty fine Alan great job!Only thing with oil,may cause problems later in the build when trying to glue things to the hull,at least you can scrape varnish off where bonding. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks Nigel, appreciated as always.... .. Now decided to go with Ronseal clear matt varnish, thinking 2 coats with a light rub down in between..... .. Thanks again... Regards Alan
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MWG wrote:Hi Alan, she is looking great I agree with Nigel I would keep with the varnish at this stage, also the paint will not stick to the oil All the best Mike Thanks for the continued support Mike, going to go with clear matt varnish as I want most of the hull to be in natural wood providing my lower planking is good enough.... Regards Alan
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arpurchase wrote: nicely done Alan Thanks Andy, I think the effort has been well worth it... little touch up here and there but nothing really noticeable unless you look very closely..... Regards Alan
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Planking the Lower Hull .Before starting the lower planking there were some key decisions I made.. I said at the start of the build I didn't like the look of the white hull so decided I would plank the lower hull using walnut strips.. The Sapele is .5mm thick and my walnut is .6mm so gives me a little extra for sanding down. Also decided, especially after the experiences of using Bamboo for the first layer that the final layer was not going to have strakes tapering off to a point... that meant the use of droppers and stealers... .. As I have never tried using droppers etc, I really don't know how it will turn out or whether I am doing things correctly so if the more experienced modellers out there see I am going off track then would appreciate they put me on the right track... .. Other immediate concern is determining when half droppers are needed instead of full ones... guess I will find out soon enough.. Finally, I think the lower planking is going to be very slow process to start with until I get a feel for what I'm doing.... Going to do a couple of rows at a time on each side to help ensure I get a balanced look of the two sides... May also do some treenailing as I go along.... .. Caulking is also being done between the planks using permanent marker after lightly sanding the edges to prevent bleed. Well enough of the waffle, here is the pics of my first two rows (almost) and my effort at introducing my very first dropper plank.... .. Comments welcome.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan! A very nice start of th lower hull planking! I´m sure it´s a good decision, I don´t like a white painting too. I want to use the original (basswood?) strips with a clear coating to get a contrast to the upper hull. Happy planking, Bernd btw: I´ll follow you, yesterday treenailing started
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Great job Alan, I think that looks perfect. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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lovely work alan! i was thinking of using walnut for the lower wales but i wasn't sure if it'd be dark enough compared to the sapele, so its good to see it be used with the sapele Processing - Progressing
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HiAlan. Comming along Nicely. Keep up the good work. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Stunning work on the droppers Alan Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Hi Alan, The start of the lower planking looks good. Like the use of droppers, makes it look better than planks just getting thinner and thinner. WTG Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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der Gohfelder wrote:Hi Alan! A very nice start of th lower hull planking! I´m sure it´s a good decision, I don´t like a white painting too. I want to use the original (basswood?) strips with a clear coating to get a contrast to the upper hull. Happy planking, Bernd btw: I´ll follow you, yesterday treenailing started Thank you Bernd and am pleased you have decided to treenail.. look forward to seeing how you progress.. .. Also happy to hear you want to follow me so I'll try and post plenty of pics to assist you...  bear in mind I am running on instinct here....  Regards Alan
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Hans wrote:Great job Alan, I think that looks perfect. Thanks Hans, just hoping the rest of it will turn out as good... time will tell... Regards Alan
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:lovely work alan! i was thinking of using walnut for the lower wales but i wasn't sure if it'd be dark enough compared to the sapele, so its good to see it be used with the sapele Thanks Admiral, I didn't want anything too contrasting which is reason I hated the white hull... When this is sanded and varnished I believe I will have achieved the look I'm after.... .. Everything crossed though.... Regards Alan
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ian smith wrote:HiAlan. Comming along Nicely. Keep up the good work. Ian Thanks Ian, appreciate it... . Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Stunning work on the droppers Alan Rgd Martyn Thank you Martyn, pleased you like it... Regards Alan
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Alan, The start of the lower planking looks good. Like the use of droppers, makes it look better than planks just getting thinner and thinner. WTG Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Hi Derek and I agree with you, pointy planks simply look awful.... Regards Alan
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