Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 9, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 3:01 AM, DocRob said: Looking good, seeing your kit, these gunports look to be laser cut. The last I did with my Kutter was to drill them and to give them an equally square contour with sanding. Not very funny and not so simple. Cheers Rob Rob, the gunports are laser cut, yes. Also, the marks for the gun tackle are there as well, along with markings for the top of the main wale. I cant even imagine the time savings that will give. And the main deck is laser etched as well. I’m not sure how much I like that, although because it’s my first build, I’ll just run with it this time. The windlass drum and guns are nice resin castings as well. Very nice! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 14, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2020 Carrying on.... As of this morning I have four more on each side in place. Suddenly the skill just “clicked”, and now I’d love to go back and do it over with what I know now But the good news is the planks are thick and will be sanded to the final exact form,then a pearwood second layer applied over the lime wood. Matter of fact, eagle eyes will see I’ve been shaping a bit already.... I’m certainly learning new skills here, several of which will benefit me greatly when I finally get busy on my big Fokker Super Universal. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 nice change-up Ernie. looking good and fun to watch you enjoy this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Does that mean we have to refer to Ernie as Commodore Miester or is he just a salty old sea dog....... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Sail on sailor! Looking goog Ern......harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 21, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 21, 2020 After another ration of grog, here we are. The missing piece on the stern is normal. A stealer is inserted into the open area, and is quite common in full scale shipbuilding. The whole idea here is that the planks, as much as possible, should follow the natural lines of the hull, and not to force them to do something they don’t want to. The glue marks will, of course, sand off the entire hull will be planed and blocked to a smooth, flowing form. I’m actually quite enjoying the change of pace with this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 This is beautiful. The lines of those old ships are so soothing. Great work Ernie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 25, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2020 The first planking is complete. Here she is almost complete last night. Note to self: next time I do one of these, install the garboard planks first, then plank down to reach the garboard, instead of trying to fit it last. Grrrrrrrrr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Cool, you reached an important milestone. Take your time sanding everything smooth for the second planking. From now on, I will follow even closer, as it's exactly where I am with my Kutter, which will hit my bench again soon. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 25, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/14/2020 at 8:01 AM, Bomber_County said: Does that mean we have to refer to Ernie as Commodore Miester or is he just a salty old sea dog....... I'm now an armchair Commodore. I haven't sailed anything larger than a paper boat in 15 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 25, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2020 8 hours ago, DocRob said: Cool, you reached an important milestone. Take your time sanding everything smooth for the second planking. From now on, I will follow even closer, as it's exactly where I am with my Kutter, which will hit my bench again soon. Cheers Rob Rob, I'm very surprised how much I'm enjoying this build. What a change of pace!! I won't build wood ships only, but I'll definitely build many more. I'm looking forward to the parts that more blend with our plastic hobby: the coppering of the bottom, the painting, rigging and weathering, etc. Building the basic hull form is a touch tedious at times. And I still need to shape it and install the second 'pretty' layer of planking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 29, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted June 29, 2020 Well then. First planking complete, and now I’m attacking her with a small finger plane and a block with 220 grain paper. What a breath of fresh air this is! I’m actually enjoying myself, and so far I haven’t cocked it all up. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Aye captain, she looking shipshap.......harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 When you takin' it in the bath? Seriously, it looks amazing. Never contemplated anything like this but your efforts and crazypoet's picket boat do make it look like an interesting change of scene. However, I'd want to find something cheap and simple to jump in with - the thought of bu**ering up something as nice as this would make me weep. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Love to see the hull come together, Ern! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted August 24, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2020 After a bit of a stoppage due to burying my father in law and dealing with his estate, we’re back, barely. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Good to see this back buddy ! .....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 20 hours ago, harv said: Good to see this back buddy ! .....harv What Harv said....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Very good to see you back with the Speedy. Nice work with the planking. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Welcome back, Admiral. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Looking fantastic, Ernie! With so many projects on the go, how do you keep from losing parts? Somehow, the tailplane from my Pfalz has gone missing... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted August 27, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted August 27, 2020 18 hours ago, Bill_S said: Looking fantastic, Ernie! With so many projects on the go, how do you keep from losing parts? Somehow, the tailplane from my Pfalz has gone missing... Ahhh heck! D.lll or D.Xll? It should be easy enough to trace a pattern and send it to you to form from sheet styrene 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 33 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said: Ahhh heck! D.lll or D.Xll? It should be easy enough to trace a pattern and send it to you to form from sheet styrene No worries, Ernie. It's a D.III, and I have another kit. I figure as soon as I finish a scratch built one, the original will show up! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted August 27, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hahahaaaaa. Yeppers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I told you so! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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