philo426 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Looking good always liked mahogany planking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 Lovely looking ship, have you got more pics of it. Hi all got more planking done, I'm quite pleased with how the stern is turning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 More work on the planking, getting there (mind you so is christmas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hi all I know I shouldn't yet but I wanted to see how she would look when sanded down so had a quick go. I know still Leeds a bit of filling in places but I'm really chuffed how it looks at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi all couldn't resist a bit of varnish (just to see the beauty of the wood grain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Well got the upper wing structure done (shes going to be a fair size) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 cutty sark lookin real nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Planking nearly done now Hope things carry on the way they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Hi all, sooo close Shaping the planks to fit the ever narrowing spaces (scharf joints I think their called ) is a very slow job (and each one is a different shape) but it is surprisingly satisfying when they finally fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Finally finished the planking of the hull, luckily the top half is black so I can hide the bad bits under the paint, I'm really pleased with the bottom half though which is good since I will just be varnishing that and leaving the wood to show. I must admit its turned out far better than I hoped it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hi all planking done and varnished, made up the stand, painted the black top part and added some more to the decking structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Beautiful work sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Bit more done on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Hi all well I'm on to the gunwale covers (why they are called that I dont know, they cover nothing have nothing to do with guns and what wale's are I've no idea) anyway I've made a jig to get all the holes in the same place. Drilled all 52 holes Gunwales installed Bit annoyed with the instructions (and myself for not checking) they tell you to drill 52 holes @ 1.5 mm but the brass wire they supply is only 1 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Well shes got a name on her now, I feel shes looking like a ship now and with the lines on the side the proportions are looking better (I did think without them she was looking slab sided) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Beautiful work. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 lookin' good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hi all finished the planking on the bow (those little bends in the 2x2mm sapeally were a real pain in the bum, that is the 12th set of those, they kept snapping when trying to bend them) I finally managed to get the bend by soaking them in boiling water then giving them 2 mins in the microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Got some more work on this one done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hi all did some to the stern cabin on this, I must say I'm really enjoying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hi Kenneth, Saw the title of your thread and remembered building a plastic kit of this ship. One of the most beautiful that ever sailed IMO. Nothing compared to your of course and I want to say how much I like yours and the efforts you're putting forth. Good luck on the rest of it. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Thanks so much Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 I made a simple jig to keep the ribs the same distance apart and to keep them perpendicular to each other Made the cats whiskers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 I know I'm jumping ahead a bit (well quite a lot) but I thought it might be interesting to add some of the deck furniture. I made another little jig for the covers for the hatch as there are a lot of them and they all need to be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 This is such a fun build to watch; great work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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