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  1. Trussben
    Try some fine black thread and a dab of white glue, that’s what I mostly used.
  2. Trussben
    Great to see you start the new model Chuck, I’m sure it will be a fantastic project and I look forward to building another of your designs.
  3. Trussben
    Superb details - now you go back to planking for a while.
  4. Trussben
    Nice to see you progress Chris.
  5. Trussben
    Thanks Chuck.
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    I started to get all the beams cleaned up and sized for each position.
  7. Trussben
    Yep - nice to see somebody else lining off.
  8. Trussben
    Good luck Bob.
  9. Trussben
    Thanks Rusty!! I’m a long way behind you other guys but I usually get a little more modeling time during the winter.
  10. Trussben
    Headworks on both side now completed, just need to make the gunport lids to finish Chapter5.
  11. Trussben
    Nice progress Chris!
  12. Trussben
    Congratulation Chuck, as others have said - she’s a masterpiece!
  13. Trussben
    Really Nice.
  14. Trussben
    Are you going to add stump masts Chuck?
  15. Trussben
    Beautiful.
  16. Trussben
    Hi Gary the only place that I know that sells really good quality “ WHITE” Holly is Domex, but it’s not cheap! Expect to pay $100 for a piece 1x6x20”. http://www.domexhardwoods.com/catalog/holly-lumber
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    Hey Gary, Go for it! I like the look, but to purchase really nice Holly that has no grey striations is quite expensive, some of my planking shows a little bit of it even though it was good quality! But when you see it in natural light it really looks great IMO.
  18. Trussben
    I have that same print Chris!
  19. Trussben
    Phew - all the cannons finally completed.
  20. Trussben
    Nice progress Gary.
  21. Trussben
    Nice design Chuck.
  22. Trussben
    Nice progress Chris!
  23. Trussben
    Here is the QD transom and aft framing completed for the moment.
  24. Trussben
    Hi All, I was having a lot of issues revolving around the QD Transom piece that I have now figured out and thought I would share with other SWAN-TFFM builders, not knowing if this has been recognized before. On page 11 of TFFM-Vol #2, there is a pattern supplied in 1:48 scale for you to use to cut out your blank with, however it appears it is not the correct size!! Let me explain that I tried using this pattern and kept finding it far to wide compared to my own Pegasus aft framing and I was starting to worry until I decided to check the pattern's width as compared to other drawings in TFFM. If you compare it VS the "elevation of counter timbers" drawing on Page #9 TFFM-Vol #2 you will find the pattern is approx 3 11/32" at its widest point but the drawing is just about 3 3/32" I decided to test it against another drawing on page #182 of TFFM-Vol #2, this shows the Quarter deck beam layouts but it also shows the QD transom on it, and this as well makes the Transom 3 3/32" wide. SO - I copied and made a template using the page #182 transom and this fit almost perfectly to my model. See some pictures below showing the difference in size and what my new one using page #182 looks like.
  25. Trussben
    Just Beautiful work Daniel.

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