another dutch boat!

[kentyler]

pokery and more planks
some of them have to be "spliced"
scotch tape turns out to be a handy builders tool

with the jig set up its time to start cutting planks
the patterns were usually in 2 pieces, which i joined together to cut one long plank
if i were doing it now i would probably try to cut the planks more at the lengths the builders might have used
at the nose, where i am going to have to bend the planks, i try building up the shape so i have something to bend around

[kentyler]

filling in open spaces is always a problem with paper models

rounding that nose gave me fits
corrugated cardboard turned out to just make things harder

the heavier pieces of the frame were made by cutting out multiple thinner pieces and laminating them together
i found this gave much more control and allowed me to "square" the edges better than trying to cut thru heavier card stock
you end up with fewer pieces, but it takes so much more time to work and finish the heavy card stock its easier to do it with laminations

[kentyler]

you get the same effect with the laminations

here is the keel
and the stern post
trying the stern post joint for size
fitted to the keel
trying them out on the model

[kentyler]

a plank there

with the stern in place we turn to the stem
the laminations make a nice color guide when shaping the bevel

[kentyler]

bevel there
i drill the holes in the stem
and then open them with a broach

[kentyler]

to be finished
after a careful assembly of pieces, a coat of paint
you can see that sometimes i piece of card is used to finish off the end of a laminated piece

[kentyler]

always makes everything look great
now the transom
always fun with its curves in several directions

[kentyler]

closer to planking
lots of try and fit, to see how the pieces fit up against the jig of the core

[kentyler]

is always a rewarding experience
after more trial fitting i make some card clamps
to locate the keel in the center of the ship as its glued
the last picture shows the scarf joint i use to join planks

[kentyler]

its the other
the same kind of clamp for the stem
then a plank down the side
so that i can check that it ends on the transome where i think it should
next we cut some planks
and drill some holes... because of the scale i'm going to trying pinning the planks with copper "nails"