Trussben
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Deadwood has been shaped and more framing completed.
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Several more frame pairs added, moving at a good pace now I’m in the groove.
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Aft deadwood piece was cleaned of char and adjusted so it was a nice tight fit in its position, it’s not been glued in as its shape needs to be sanded closer to what it will finally look like.
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Here are the first few Starboard side frames installed, we will begin to get a proper feel for what the model is going to look like now. The designer has left lots of “meat on the bones” for later fairing of the hull when framing is complete.
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Starboard side gunport framing completed, now to start cleaning the char from the Frame pieces and begin installing them. I intend to frame this side and when done turn her around and frame all the port side.
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Hance pieces and fairing caps installed and I’ve started framing the starboard side gunports.
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Looks awesome Chris.
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And now beginning to glue all of the longitudinals pieces in place that will help frame all of the gunports.
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Some more of the stern parts being added to include the aft balcony floor, aft gunport framing and some filler pieces.
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Here are the final jig parts for the moment, these two mdf pieces mount on top of the aft jig assembly and give support to the tallest bulkhead extensions at the level of the Quarterdeck, they also hold the parts for the gunports.
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All six counter Timbers installed, the other horizontal ones are for the framing of the aft gunports and the other transoms. The long runners down each side of the ship are not yet glued in place, just there to keep everything in its place until this stern framing is completed.
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The beginning of the stern framing starts with the “wing” transom, this part has etched and cut into it the positions for the counter Timbers and the aft gunports. I carefully removed the laser char and then using heat I bent it into shape so that it clicked into the jig slots correctly. It only gets glued to the central former at the moment - NOT to the jig pieces!
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I guess you could paint each of the parts individually before assembly and achieve the same results, just seems easier this way, at least to me it does.
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Here are the upper frame locator pieces, two mdf parts on each side that get clipped into the former at the bow and then into grooves on each bulkhead, I used a few rubber bands and some clamps to keep them securely in place while the glue dried. Now that these have been installed I need to start masking off the keel and other parts so I can paint the former and all bulkheads flat matt black below the level of the gundeck so nothing can be seen behind the framing, or at least make it as invisible as possible.
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Glad your here and along for the ride Grant, wouldn’t be the same without you!
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I doubt you will be behind me for long Dusan, I’m enjoying myself a lot so far, you?
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Here are the 6 lower frame locator parts glued to the former, 3 on each side. They are laser etched with the bulkhead locations at the top and the individual frame identifiers, very simple to figure out. I glued with a mixture of PVA and CRY.
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Only a couple more jig pieces to be installed, these MDF parts sit on top of the previous jigs and give more support to the bulkhead extensions at the level of the upper gundeck, they get screwed into the lower jigs to keep them securely in place. These MDF sections as you can see also contain all of the gunport framing parts.
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More stern jig pieces installed, these two will hold the Counter Timbers in the correct places whilst framing is done. Care must be taken as they are quite thin and fragile pieces and a very tight fit.
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I started installing the aft jig, this one is much more complex than the other two as it is the one that will align all of the stern framing.
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Here is the midship jig installed.
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I don’t believe so, the forward magazine would be lower in the ship than the gundeck.
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