MM model contest - Piotr z Gdan'ska - Page 2

**Don Boose** · #1 09-23-2009, 10:49 AM

It looks great Douglas. 1mm Crescent Board is excellent material, but I don't envy you cutting out all those curved frames from that very hard stuff.

Don

**B-Manic** · #2 09-23-2009, 11:39 AM

Thanks to all

- the board is hard to cut, but it does provide a very strong structure to build on. There are not that many formers. It took me a good four hours to cut them out, and another two to assemble and glue. The real challenge is going to be building and attaching the fore and aft castles given the very sparse build diagrams that do not include some of the required information. The written instructions are, of course, in Polish so not very useful to me.

I think I have figured out most of the main deck and the area under the castles. The rigging looks pretty straight forward at this point, although I want to come up with more realistic looking sails.

I plan on filling in between the formers on the lower hull with 1mm cardstock this should give me a good surface to apply the plank construction hull.

First, I have to get some more work done on the Kolywopter beta build.

The picture is of Peter Von Danzig raising the main mast.

~ cheers
Douglas

**B-Manic** · #3 09-23-2009, 12:10 PM

According to wikipedia

The Peter von Danzig was built at the French west coast and was originally named Pierre de la Rochelle or Peter van Rosseel. Carrying sea salt from the Atlantic, the ship arrived in Danzig in 1462 after having been damaged in a storm.
The ship lay inactive for a while in Danzig harbour, and after the owner died without having paid repair costs, the ship was eventually seized and changed over to a warship when the Hanse declared war on England.
Between 1471 and 1473 the Peter von Danzig operated in the North Sea under captain Paul Beneke, hunting English merchantmen with a letter of marque and securing Hanse convoys. After the Treaty of Utrecht (1474), the ship undertook several trade trips abroad, before it was decommissioned in the late 1470s.

Peter von Danzig (person) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Wyvern** · #4 09-23-2009, 12:00 PM

What do you use as a cutting tool on that laminated Crescent board?

**B-Manic** · #5 09-23-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyvern

What do you use as a cutting tool on that laminated Crescent board?

For the straight edges I use an Olfa utility knife, the rest (most) was done with #11 scalpel blades and a Fiskars handle.

**jagolden01** · #6 09-23-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyvern

What do you use as a cutting tool on that laminated Crescent board?

Wyvern, if you are thinking of using Crescent board, just keep in mind that "Crescent" is a brand name. The generic name is "illustration board". There are a number of manufacturers. Staples office supply sells their own private label brand.

Other brands:
Bainbridge
Strathmore
Letraset

Very useful.

**Wyvern** · #7 09-23-2009, 01:36 PM

Thanks. I am looking to use it for formers after hearing so many other members of the Forum recommend it.

What I gather it that you need to cut it with a large utility knife then seal/sand it smooth.

**B-Manic** · #8 09-23-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyvern

Thanks. I am looking to use it for formers after hearing so many other members of the Forum recommend it.

What I gather it that you need to cut it with a large utility knife then seal/sand it smooth.

Its more a case of cutting just outside the line then sanding to the line. Frequently the transition from part to part does not quite line up. In this case a bit of sanding will ensure a smooth transition (nobody likes a bumpy hull). I use one of the sponge core sanding blocks with a coarse surface and a fine (fine being relative) surface. The foam core nail files (sanding?) that some women use are great for the finish work. There are also ceramic nail files available but I prefer the foam core ones.

**Wyvern** · #9 09-23-2009, 02:28 PM

Excellent info, thanks!

**modelperry** · #10 09-23-2009, 02:49 PM

Been there. Built that. BUT, you'll do a MUCH better job of this than I! I did a build thread of it over @ "z" if it's still there.

Sanding the hull frame on this one is essential! I know cause I didn't do so very well and it bit me later on. Also the stern pieces are not shown well and I guessed wrong on placement back there and had to adapt following pieces to sort of fit. I quit when I got to the rigging even though I did have fun with it overall.

Greg