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  1. Trussben
    Welcome Melissa, There are a few of us model builders in the capital region, enjoy your new hobby. Ben
  2. Trussben
    I look forward to watching your progress on the Echo, I started my dark side career out on exactly the same subject and it stood me in great stead. Ben
  3. Trussben
    That’s a very nice way to do the rails.
  4. Trussben
    Starboard QG all but completed, need to decide if I want the top of the roof color to match the frieze or the tiles. I decided to rip off the first set of upper moldings and make a slightly wider one with a different profile, it matches better than my first attempt I think. You may notice that my tiles slightly overhang that molding, not strictly like the contemporary model but I like how it looks. The drop was installed and fitted really well with only a little finessing. Now to finish up the Port side and then move onto installing the rest of the friezes and moldings. Ben
  5. Trussben
    I agree, PLEASE do not simplify this - it just takes a bit more care than a lot of people are used to taking - but that doesn't mean that a lot of us will not take that time to do it justice. Just for example - I spent a couple of months LEARNING how to properly line off my hull planking and I'm VERY happy that I did so as I know the result was better and I learned how to do something with more skill. Keep up the great work and keep the challenges coming! Ben
  6. Trussben
    Work ongoing on the QG’s when time permits.
  7. Trussben
    Wow - what a monster!
  8. Trussben
    Are you taking the pictures with an IPhone and posting them directly to the site? If so I had same issue - depends which way you hold phone to take picture, i had to edit the picture on my phone and flip it around and then save it again - it would then upload to MSW the way it was supposed to.
  9. Trussben
    Sorry Chuck, I'm back on the road working for a few week's now so very little progress will be happening.
  10. Trussben
    Planked the sub decks, I had thought about making the false main deck beams from my own Swiss pear to match the other structural parts, but when I saw how beautifully that Chucks laser cut parts fitted I decided to use them and stain to match the boxwood seeing as how those beams will almost be invisible.
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    Thanks Dave, I decided to start the mockup of the QG window spacers and everything is looking pretty good so far.
  12. Trussben
    Installation of the QG top parts, again following the roundup of the transom athwartships AND the sheer angle the same as the lower pieces, I used a simple marked strip to check that the window space was the same fore/aft and in the middle.
  13. Trussben
    Nice to see you back at the Winnie Rusty.
  14. Trussben
    Thanks All, Seats installed.
  15. Trussben
    Work on the Quarter Galleries is progressing nicely I think.
  16. Trussben
    Thanks for the Help Chuck, I know if this is not done right then the entire QG wont look right at all.
  17. Trussben
    So I want to show you how I eventually figured out the correct height and position of the stool piece. After advice from Chuck I read and reread page 112 of David Antscherl’s Comet book where he discusses this exact thing although he calls it the berthing piece. 1st - I took the height of the upper counter where it meets the lower corner of the transom. 2nd - I transferred that height to the hull side, you can see the mark is LOWER than the transom which is correct. 3rd - I used a straight edge to follow the sheer of the hull and marked a line that shows where this bottom edge will be. 4th - I used the paper templates to mark the angle and heights of the other needed reference points inc it’s upper face level and the top of the QG ( or bottom of roof ) 5th - Sanding and fitting the piece being mindful that it’s upper face should follow the roundup of the transom. If anybody sees where I made a mistake here please let me know before I go any further.
  18. Trussben
    Thanks Chuck, Do those templates look in right position to your eye?
  19. Trussben
    QG templates lining up.
  20. Trussben
    QG dummy windows installed and boxwood transom cap pieces installed.
  21. Trussben
    Painting the QG stern dummy window backings a nice charcoal dark grey.
  22. Trussben
    Thanks for all the comments and the “likes”. I now have the transom installed, the 3 x 7/16” wide upper counter planks went in perfectly and their bottom aligned exactly where they should, and then I made the final lower counter top plank to fit between them with a really good transition, so I’m pretty confident that the angle and height of all these parts are correct. ben
  23. Trussben
    Hey Bob, Correct, I used a little dab of white glue to secure the string. The tape was ok but it had a tendency to lift off so I ended up using a dab on that too.
  24. Trussben
    Nice Framing work.
  25. Trussben
    Lower Planking has finally been completed and 1st sanding to 220grit, I just added the stern post and will now sand everything to 400grit and apply some WOP. I'm Pretty happy overall with how it came out, there were a few issues around the tuck of the counter, the flow up the bow came out Ok and the Frame reveal is as I had planned it. I don't know if I would use Holly again for an entire hull as its damn expensive these days ( more than boxwood $$$$ ) but I like the color and it looks even better in natural light with a good contrast to the wales. That's the end of Chapter 2. Ben

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