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| NovaStorm |
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  Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | First time ship model build for me. The way I have approached some the steps and order in which I took them hopefully won't make many of you cringe lol... I received this kit late October and will be covering the build from Oct until now as the beginning of this log. I started with doing an inventory of all wooden pieces. Note: I then took the plans which were quite wrinkled and ironed them, this worked really well and flattened them right out! Next was to study, study and study some more. Now feeling confident I cut out the three keel sections and all the bulkheads. I marked these on one side with all the required reference lines, then glued the keel sections together and weighted them down flat, wax paper underneath so they wouldn't stick to the board. Note: Photocopies of the keel section were cut and used to draw the bearding line and the keel. This was used to then cut, chisel and sand the rabbet into both sides of the keel as required in the instructions. Next I test fit the bulkheads making any adjustments as required. Note: On the plans sheet#1 "All Bulkheads" it says to place them with the numbered bulkheads A-H looking aft and I-O looking forward. I presume to have the beveled edge receiving the hull planks running at the correct angle, but I found the opposite to be true! So I reversed this step and glued the bulkheads to the keel section checking for squareness and height as I went. The bulkhead edge bevels now got sanded and bottom ends where they meet the bearding line adjusted evenly along the length of the keel. Being careful not to overdue this step as further adjusting should be possible later on ... Stern Blocks and Frame : I had little issue getting what I feel were good results on carving out the stern blocks. I did them in two sections rather than one whole piece to be cut in half. I drew out one side of the back of bulkhead #O on one half of the block used photocopies from the plans to draw a side view and back view on the block and then used the razor saw to ruff cut it out followed by files and sandpaper to shape. See pic #1 below.  | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | Next the transom framing was installed I used a solid piece between the two laser cut quarter frames to add more strength since this would be covered over later with strapping. Note: I made a silly mistake in doing the side fill walls from the back of the transom frame, these should have had a fake stanchion which they ran to, instead I installed them all the way to bulkhead #O. So it is not correctly done and I did not catch the mistake right away! Now I went on to doing the outer waterway fore and aft between the bulwark stanchions to hold the fake stanchions. This while listed in the instructions as being the way to proceed would have been easier and worked better at a later stage in the build I have come to suspect. So i now followed by installing the fake bulwark stanchions using a board with the centers marked off to tick off the stanchion locations on the waterway. Then cutting and gluing them in place using a piece of strapping clamped to the outside of the real stanchions as a further guide. I did have to remove one section of the waterway at a later date to make the fit better. See Pics #1 above and pic#2 below  | ||
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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1004 | Looks like you are off to a good start. Remember to Enjoy the build. Later Tim | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | At this point I decided to follow my instinct more than the instruction and fore go installing the main rail and monkey rail. I did go ahead and install the great beam, deck beam. As well as fill in's for the masts and blocks either side of the two keel seams to give them lots of strength. I then did the Hawse timbers and Knightheads. Now I poured over the plans, materials list and wood trying to sort out the planking for the waist area where the scuppers will be cut in. The only peices of wood it could be had one piece slightly thinner than 1/32 but I went with this after trying every other alternative in the box, none of which it seemed would work properly. So I used a file edge to form the scuppers and got my waist planks installed.  phew pic#3 Below. Also I had my first go at soaking and bending the planks where they tightly bend at the transom and this worked really well. After soaking and getting the bend just right I dried the wood with a hair dryer before gluing.  | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | Thanks Tim, I have had my frustrations but half the fun has been working it out and the feeling of satisfaction that come from that. For a first time ship build I am very happy with what I have been able to accomplish I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for the comment bud!!! [ Edited Wed Jan 09 2019, 12:12am ] | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | With the waist planks and scuppers out of the way it was time to plank the hull. They show it divided into four sections on the plans, A-D. With A-C (top down) looking even and not necessarily requiring any plank tapering or stealers. I marked off the sections on all bulkheads and began the process of planking the hull from the top down. Section A went together well and B and C. Some bending of wood was required as I went and the results were very satisfying. After A-C were done I worked on D from the bottom up. Tapering is mandatory here and some of the planks are wider starting off as shown on the plan. Da Daaa my hull was planked!  | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 |  | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | ( Sorry pics order backwards in the last post) With the hull planking done I decided I should give it a sanding and primer coat of white paint from a spray can to protect it. I also worked on the rudder which i shaped and then experimented at making some working hinges for when the time comes to install it.  Now time to finish the waterways and begin the deck planking. As I started the waterways i thought I should install some scrap material to the inboard side of the hull in the area of the chainplates to have something to attach them firmly. I glued some scrap to the inside applying the glue to the hull. This was a mistake as it warped the hull boards as the glue dried another newbie mistake lol.  After the waterways were in place fore and aft i started the deck planking from the center of the forward section out. Working from one side and then the other. I used a 6B artist's pencil on the edges of the boards to simulate caulking. I picked a board length and pattern for the butt ends from one I saw and liked on the net and followed that for the most part. (I didn't worry about this in the cabin area of the aft section as it would not be visible)  I worked both sides until I had covered the area in the above pic and then stuck to filling in one side before the other to learn and concentrate on the nibbing at the last strake. Having got their I practiced a few time off the ship before jumping in and going for it Wasn't easy the deck planks and nibbing strake are so narrow 1/8" but i managed. The last plank was pushed in and I ran to give the wife a hand with something. When I returned I found I have shoved it in a bit sideways in my rush so another lesson learned their lol.  With that side done i settled in on the other till the forward section was complete. I then began working on the aft deck but first i filled in the planking on the transom block at which time I realized my mistake (mentioned earlier) in bringing the side walls from the transom frame to bulkhead O. I pondered this for a bit and decided it was what it was and the fix would probably be worse than the disease. I also made the executive discision at this time to run the deck planks straight on the aft section rather then tapering them in like on the plans. Both methods are listed in the instructions although tapered is probably the correct way. I continued along till the rear section was complete    | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 30 | So there we have it, the planking is complete on the hull and deck. So I was now ready to start work on the main rail. Hummm we got a problem, the provided fore and aft laser cut pieces for the main rail were tight and my research supported this. I flipped the ship onto a piece of art board and drew out an outline from around the waist section to use as a guide for making the rail. I ruffed out the main rail using a 1/16 sheet of basswood but it was ruff and I was having issues trying to figure out a way to support the rail on the stanchions while I got the overhang tolerances to where they needed to be. Starting to get frustrated I decided it was time for a break and to work on something else. I had ordered some walnut and cherry wood from MS I could start building some deck furniture even if I didn't glue it in place. This should calm my frustrations with the main rail and keep me going as one with the ship. By this point in the process I figured I knew this ship about as well as my wife! So that weekend was spent working up some deck furniture and making decisions on how I might want it to look. By that I mean, do I want to go with the plans exactly as described or do I want to vary it some what, giving it my own twist using walnut and cherry. I had already made the decision to use flat paints for the hull as this was what the real ship would have had and the glossy look I personally find to slick and blingy. Especially for the time period. The decision was, do up some stuff in the walnut and cherry it wasn't going to get glued on right away. I could look at it for a bit and decide when the time came if I wanted to keep it or start fresh using the exact way and colors used in the plans and possibly the original. So that is what I did... First I gave the deck a must needed sanding then I put together a bit of furniture ahead of schedule. See the below pic. Note the issue where I glued scrap along the inside of the hull which wavered the planks on the outside when drying. Duh, I know!   | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 504 | Your ship looks superb It will be master piece when finish Enjoying your post a lots The BN was never in my maybe project to do not know why when I look at your build I have some regret it is a real nice ship. | ||
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