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Didn’t remake the stern but after a few XM adjustments to the outer counter Timbers, things ended up OK. Now to start the main deck framing, using lessons learned from the lower deck. First thing was to lay out the line for the outer carlings, so they’re both symmetrical and make a smooth curve. I think it will look much better than my previous effort.
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Anything left in the store? Henry 😳
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For reasons I think relate to my interpreting the stern extension of the half breath plan onto the building board, my outer counter timbers don’t square up to the wing transom when viewed from aft for parallelism with the quarterdeck transom temporarily installed. So to fix this error, I need to add and subtract to and from the outer counter timbers so they align properly with the quarterdeck transom. Or…..I could, I suppose, remake the whole stern. Any advise would be welcome.
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Now the stern. Much dreaded!
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Aft cabins and doors complete.
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This is about as small as I can go, which is 12” for the door side and 4” wide. That would seem to be about 50% oversized, give or take.
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Ready for those hinges again.
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Hi Stuglo, Have followed your build with great interest and wish I could match your precision. Great work. I’ve struggled with hinges. My more recent post shows my latest iteration, but they still don’t equal your “L” shaped hinges. Could you provide an up close photo showing the linkage? I’ve been using a 3 barrel system, two on the door side and a center one on the frame side, coupled with a wire through all three. Can’t get the size down as far as yours. I’d like them to be functional, as yours seem to be. Henry
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Starting after cabins next. With the standard door only 48” high, I can see why there were very few seamen and officers in the 6 ‘ tall range! Talk about closed head injuries!
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Forward cabins complete. Functioning door hinges about as small as possible but, as noted by others, still over scale.
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Forward compartments in progress on the lower deck.
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Starting the forward cabins. The lights shown here are truly a challenge. Just when I think I’ve got it all together, except for the last little piece, it all falls apart! But they’re better than the magazine light, so I guess I’m progressing. Henry
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Upper deck beams and pillars placed temporarily.
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Homemade duplicating jig.
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Boxwood on Swiss Pear beams. On to the pillars. Henry
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Thanks, John. I’ve used colored PVS but like Kevin Kenny’s pencil method more. Henry
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I’ve started the lower deck planking. The “spring” strips (for lack of a better term) work well to tighten the planks together initially. Problems of symmetry still haunt me but am directing more attention to corrective measures as I proceed.
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My narrative didn’t come through. Your’e likely wondering why I would post pictures of such a poor job of deck framing…It demonstrates how one can’t be too attentive to symmetry. Even with a framing plan taken from the book and drawn to the particular dimensions of my build, and what I thought was careful measurements, the drift of port carlings to starboard in the beginning accumulated significantly before I recognized it (see top photo). Rather than start over, since the framing will be hidden, I elected to make an abrupt correction with the few remaining beams. Not a pretty result. But a lesson learned, as noted by Kevin previously. Turning the whole model/building board on a bench with limited space in order to sight fore to aft is difficult, but now I see the need to do so frequently.
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Kevin has provided the number that I needed, of 53” from upper deck to pin top. That dimension should be constant, regardless of which model one is talking about. Now I can apply that number to my own model’s dimensions and arrive at a total pin length and have a pretty good idea of where to place the cross piece in advance. We’ll see. Maybe I’ll have to remake the assembly later, but I’m hoping not to. Anyway, it’s been a good lesson in planning ahead. I appreciate all the feed back. Henry
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Thanks t Levine. I have emailed the RMG FOR the plans I don’t have. Meanwhile x, I’ll continue with my crude attempts to follow the book. Many errors but managing to get around most of them. One I just discovered relates to the location of the riding bit pins. The platform cut outs are about 1/2” aft of beam #5. So, having installed the platforms and beams, I am in the process of advancing the cut outs forward using a #11 blade and handle inserted below deck. It seems to answer well. In other regards, the decking seems to be going well. Had to remove one ledge for access.
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Help me out with those numbers a bit. .101( inches ?) from what to what.
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