Love the jig Ross! It's inspired, I'm running to the Home Depot to get my butt to the closet and shelving department! 😉

Hi RossM.

I was right in saying that you were a professional and not a hobbyist model maker.

This method of yours is very original and very precise, it's the first time I've seen it.

I also used 3mm planks for my Tanker model but pulled the nails after the glue set. Mistake? I glassed the entire hull over 2 coats of 2 epoxy sealer.

I pushed in with pliers as far as possible, then pulled them snug from the inside, and trimmed them off. Glued and nailed. Fibreglass later on
I used to drive snowplow for 29 years, I don't like it when things break🤓

It’s looking great I’m amazed at how quickly its coming along

Sorry to burst the bubble but. . .
A row of planking would take about a day to cycle through soaking, fitting, trimming to fit, drying and installing. I could install one row of planking on each side per day, but there were other things to do each day. What you see here is detail of the inside, keel at the bottom starboard at the top. What you have seen, so far, is about 2 years of off and on building. This does complete this chapter, the roughed out hull is done. Next episode begins a new chapter of the build, so stay tuned

You're making excellent progress it seems 👏