3ft (1/84) scale model cutty sark (wood)

[Guest]

Jim I'm talking about the planking you've added which runs on the top of the deck from stern to prow (rear to front) you have it following the curve of the hull as inherehttp://www.scale-models.co.uk/attachments/wp_20151114_20_12_42_pro-jpg.137114/ it should not be curving the deck from side to side should be, as you have it, try googling the cutty sark decking, they may have done the decking that way on a much smaller ship like my bruma yacht but not ona ship this huge, you would struggle to get a plank more than 30 feet long and imagine trying to bend it to that degree and obviously the further inboard you got the more acute (curved) the bend would become.

[Guest]

Oh sorry missed out a point as to the varnish as long as the whatever water based paints you used were dry you can use whatever varnish you like, oh and what about the bottom of the hull that was copper plated, do they supply the copper plates or are you supposed to paint it copper, if so when you get to that point (many many months down the line) let me know and I will tell you how to copper leaf it.

[james pithouse]

in the instructions ken they did not put copper in for the bottom half of the hull, it's only varnished

[Guest]

Well she was copper bottomed, don't worry be months before you get to that.

[james pithouse]

here is up date so far

[james pithouse]

UPDATE GUYS

[james pithouse]

UP DATE GUYS

[Guest]

Jim those strips should be let in to the planking running round the outside on on top of them.

[takeslousyphotos]

Before you start planking that hull.......... Clamp the keel firmly on a board. Otherwise it'll twist like a "bitch".

[takeslousyphotos]

Jim I'm talking about the planking you've added which runs on the top of the deck from stern to prow (rear to front) you have it following the curve of the hull as inherehttp://www.scale-models.co.uk/attachments/wp_20151114_20_12_42_pro-jpg.137114/ it should not be curving the deck from side to side should be, as you have it, try googling the cutty sark decking, they may have done the decking that way on a much smaller ship like my bruma yacht but not ona ship this huge, you would struggle to get a plank more than 30 feet long and imagine trying to bend it to that degree and obviously the further inboard you got the more acute (curved) the bend would become.

I rather think the plank ends should be staggered. A third of a plank at time with a combing around the hatches and gunwhales.

[Guest]

I rather think the plank ends should be staggered. A third of a plank at time with a combing around the hatches and gunwhales.

Totally agreed!!!

[james pithouse]

yes but on the instructions looking at the pics they have curved the waterways from bow laid the planks on top of prow (rear to front) you have it following the curve of the hull here is what I copied from the instructions



o_O

[james pithouse]

but once the planking is done up front it gets hidden by another part of decking and that is where the bow sprit sits and i have to draw the gaps on in pencil every 70mm

[james pithouse]

hi guys. Sorry that i have not been on here for a while, I had a stinking cold and sore throat for a few weeks but now I over that. I now have bent my dremel cutting disc bar so now I have to get a new bar, once I go to London this weekend to see my aunt win and go to the shop where my cousin works and get one so I am going this Friday to Monday yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh , I'll do some more when I come home. :P plus I'll be doing a surprise to the cutty sark which I hope you will all like.

[takeslousyphotos]

yes but on the instructions looking at the pics they have curved the waterways from bow laid the planks on top of prow (rear to front) you have it following the curve of the hull here is what I copied from the instructions[ATTACH]137828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]137829[/ATTACH] o_O

It Isn't a big deal James. It's looking good matey.