Trussben
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Last bulkhead to be installed is for just forward of #1, it is for the beakhead support, it also has two verticals for the bow and it locks bulkheads 1/2/3 together for more stiffening. There should be a 1/16-1/32” gap between it and bulkhead #1. With all these parts now installed, the entire structure is very very stiff with almost zero movement anywhere and is now ready to start having glue applied to it, kudos to JJ for his design and laser cutting to make this as solid as it is.
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So the foremost bulkhead #1 requires that these two upright bow supports be glued into place before it is installed, making sure to make them perpendicular. Also the stiffners between aft bulkheads 24 & 25 need to be installed to tighten that section up.
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All of the bulkheads were removed from their sheets and dropped into position on the former, no adjustments were needed to any of them to make them fit! No glue has been used so far and you can see the longitudinal stiffeners being installed - fore sections first and then the aft ones, after these clipped into place with a little persuasion the entire structure has really begun to get more solid. More bulkhead and stiffner work to come before glue goes anywhere near it.
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Sweet!
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Hi Greg Yes, the knee parts are two sets of parts that get glued together to make a single thicker Knee, you have to deal with the char because of the kerf that the laser creates on the parts, so very careful sanding and fitting is needed to create tight joints on the outer surfaces.
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Final progress from this weekends work, the sanding of the Knee to its correct dimensions and then its installation onto the former along with the keel and false keel pieces. Now she is on the build board ready to start testing the fitment of the bulkheads.
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Hi yes, as usual on my models I use a 2B soft pencil on both edges, I don’t personally like it when it’s too stand out.
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The Stem and Knee shown in their construction jig.
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Nice to see you get started Dusan.
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I glued together the eight included bulkhead former uprights ready for the build board and then glued the “rabbit” strip to the former as well. Now to work on the Knee!
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Thank You Dusan, Look forward to seeing you start yours!
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A little more progress, the two pieces of Swiss pear to represent the fake “rising wood” being glued into position, the quality of this Pearwood is really really nice.
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Some spacers were needed to centralize the last piece of the bulkhead former in position and then it was glued up.
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The build has officially begun, the MDF former made of 3 pieces glued together on a nice flat surface and left overnight to dry fully.
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The box you see is laser etched with a drawing of the ship along with the serial number of the kit, my kit is B0001 as it’s a prototype. This box contains Chapter 1 of the model which comprises all of the main hull structure and jigs, the box weighed in at a hefty 29lbs, you can see more pics of some of the contents, also this kit will have framing of Swiss pear and I will be planking in Boxwood ( planking material not included with the kit just like the Winnie ). Everything is very well packed and protected and the quality of the materials and laser cutting is superb.
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Sweet. How do you like the Hornbeam Chris? I’ve never used it myself.
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Hi Greg, Yes - I was asked by the designer to build one of the first prototypes, you can find more information here.
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Hi All, About to start a new build of the beautiful 50gun 4th rate HMS Portland of 1770, This kit has been developed by the Portland Scale Ship company based in Oregon USA.
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Nice work, making sure that all that stern framing is correctly placed is so important for the QGallerys to look right when they are added.
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Glad to see you back at it Chris.
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Great to see you back, your model is still an insperation.
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I think I got one like that from a place in Ohio called casesforcollectibles, not sure if they still in business.
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