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ChrisLBren

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  • Birthday 11/08/1969

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  1.    AnobiumPunctatum reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
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    Once the hull is ready for planking, I will sand the rabbet to widen and gently flow into the hawse timbers. Make sense ?
  7.    Javelin reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
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    Thanks Brad - believe me there's flaws but nice to hear it looks perfect. Glad to be moving on finally
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    Corrections made - after more times than I can count to get this assembly aligned and built to my satisfaction - I am ready to move on at last
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    Thanks Brad and Greg. I will still use my electric file - just on parts off the model... I already disassembled the keel and hawse timbers and have built a new frame 1 - which I believe was the issue. As you mentioned Greg, this time it will be much faster as I built these assemblies before. Look forward to seeing you latest update Brad !
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    Thanks D - its not even about appearance here but alignment. Frame one sets up the rest of the frames. I think Frame 1 is the culprit as I built the hawse timbers many times with the same alignment issues. While I appreciate your suggestion Ben to move on to somewhere else I want to get this done by applying the lessons I have learned. As boring as it can be to do the same assembly yet again, as least it will take half the time.
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    I still cant get these hawse timbers right after multiple attempts and working on the same assembly for two months. I made sure to get frame one aligned properly and after installing the hawse timbers (which I can never get to mirror eachother perfectly) it thru off the first frame. And after fairing the interior of the frame my electric file slipped. I probably have no other choice but starting again for the umpteenth time on this frame and hawse timbers. Maybe some of it can be salvaged. So frustrating.
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    Wow - amazing work. Look forward to following along Tuvok !
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    Looks great Chuck - congrats on the new space. I might want to pick up some of those LED lights - can you share the link ? Thanks Chris
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    Thanks Brad - I may try nickel wire to see if I like that appearance better than brass and then make a decision. Greg, I just used a standard blade that I use for the most part that the late Jim Byrnes included when he serviced my saw a few years back - same one I use for ripping planks and most of my cuts. Honestly its seems a lot scarier of an operation after all that milling than it is. The biggest tip is to make sure to accurately line up the cut - you cut too narrow and the milled parts are fragile and useless - you go to thick its really hard to reduce it to a thinner/proper thickness.
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    Plugging away at the hawse timbers - here they are after a few attempts. Pencil marks are there for waterline reference. I believe I need to install frame 1 first and then hope they will fit the keel and frame 1 after some adjustments - otherwise do them over yet again ! I am on the fence with nailing the frames with bolts simulated with 22 gauge square brass wire which is the most common way to do it. I'm just not sure if I like the appearance. I have still not decided whether or not the hull will have openings as the lines of this ship are so beautiful I may want to leave the frames intact which certainly is one reason not to bother with the bolts. I could change my mind though. Any opinions are welcome.
  31. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Greg - I have been eyeing this one as a future project so I look forward to seeing this one come to life !
  32. ChrisLBren
    Sure Greg, I took a piece of 7mm by 8mm (same dimension as my keel) piece of pear and milled the horizontal notches on top - then flipped it to each side to complete the corresponding notches. Lastly I used a chisel to i finish the notches where they rise above the cut line (Cut line being the bottom of the side notches that sits above the keel proper) Then I severed the top piece using my Byrnes table saw. Actually one of the easier operations so far on this build....
  33. ChrisLBren
    Nice work Greg - my completed keel assembly on La Renommee took me over a month to build after numerous redos - so I hear ya !!!!
  34. ChrisLBren
    Looks fantastic !!!
  35. ChrisLBren
    Thanks V ! Working my way thru the Hawse timbers and frame 1 installation currently - hopefully an update soon

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