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

[james pithouse]

hi guys hopping to start work on the planking of the hull this weekend with my dad's help

 

[james pithouse]

p.s is Sapelly wood a dark wood or light wood

 

[spanner570]

Jim, it's a dark reddy brown colour.....a bit like mahogany.

 

[james pithouse]

thanks Ron for that info.


hope you had a nice Christmas and new as I did not had a headache, from 7 am Christmas day til 10 at night, took headache tablets did not work and on top of that I was watching a DVD film called riddick with Vin diesel in it and the TV stopped working all together and I have change the fuse in the plug still not worked and now the DVD is stuck in the TV combo

 

[spanner570]

Yes thanks Jim, I had a very nice Christmas.....Once I repaired the central heating oil boiler which chose to break down on Christmas day...black smoke pumping out of the thing!


Whilst the turkey was cooking, I started to take the boiler to bits, but could find nothing wrong with it at first - until I noticed a mouse's leg sticking from the air intake. Further dismantling of the casing revealed a well and truly chopped up mouse, which had been mangled in the intake fan and rammed itself in the air hole leading into the combustion chamber......a good clean out of the intake and after I re-assembled the boiler it worked fine once more......Bl**dy rodent nearly cost me £900 for a new boiler!


Looks as if I've had a bit better luck than you did over Christmas.....


Your Cutty Sark is looking well. Some good work going on there.


Ron

 

[james pithouse]

thanks Ron. idiot mouse may be it thought bit was a fare ground ride so instead off paying the entrance fee for the ride it thought it would get in free through the air intake. If it want to kill it self it should of jumped in to a tank of Parana's and that would off been funny, watching try to swim away it would be a feeding frenzy for them and free meal, but lucky you did not have to pay £900 for a new boiler. Make the legs off the mouse into a diorama that would be funny

 

[Guest]

I have this kit in my stash and it is very nice indeed, so good to watch your progress, looks fab so far


Jase

 

[james pithouse]

thanks jason

 

[james pithouse]

HI Guys. sorry it took so long but here is an up date of my ship so far enjoy it as I have put the first plank on View attachment 243132

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[james pithouse]

hi guy's more updates enjoyView attachment 243238

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[james pithouse]

Hi guys more up dates for you enjoy

 

[james pithouse]

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[james pithouse]

hi guys, sorry I did not post any pics lately I've been busy changing my room around but I hope you like what I have done so far.


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[james pithouse]

hi guy's gone back to this in between the tank as well, but I have gone backwards on this model as I have got a different pieces off wood, which is a lot thinner almost like paper not vanier and it bends the way i want it to, show pics off wood latter when I have finished work today

 

[james pithouse]

here is pics off wood that i got whilst in london and the shipView attachment 276439 View attachment 276440 View attachment 276441 View attachment 276442

 

[Ian M]

Just found this. Good work so far. Now about those planks. A couple of tips from a mate of mine that is a 'pro' builder.
Thin planks can be badgered into shape by soaking them overnight in water. If you have some thicker ones, like in your first planking pictures, you can soak them in Ammonia, keep them in a length of plastic drain pipe with a plug in each end. Trust me it well stink. However after soaking you can tie knots in them.
When you use them, rise them well in water and pin them on the hull an let them dry. Then remove the pins and glue them. He also advises avoiding pins all together and use small clamps as much as possible.
If you can, use the thicker planks. It will give you much more to play with when you come to the sanding..

 

[james pithouse]

thanks ian will do.