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Hi Chris, Glad you have finally fixed your mind on the next build. The Renommee is a beautiful ship in my opinion, but a difficult one to model - I’m sure she will give you lots of challenges and excitement. Ebony has its own charms, it also has its own issues, your choice if you want to battle with it. I will look forward to watching your build as you progress, love what you are doing and don’t try to rush man - that’s the mantra I’m trying to follow ( hell - I’ve built two models so far of the same ship and I’m still trying to get to the halfway point LOL ) ben -
Agamemnon and Vanguard twin ships?
Trussben replied to semorebutts's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Sister ship of the HMS Agamemnon 64 was the 64 HMS Indefatigable, both built at Bucklers Hard. ben -
Hmm, I see what you mean Druxey, the water coming out of the scupper could cause rot at the butt joint below it, maybe move it back one frame would be enough you think? That would then make it about 18 inches aft of the scupper.
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In preparation for marking out and installing the main wales, I made my own external planking layout in CAD using information from TFFM, Pegasus side draft and the planking expansion of Hornet 1776 from NMM that I managed to get a copy of ( ZAZ5119 ). A word of caution to others using the Hornet plan - it is badly out of scale and distorted - but it's fine for general layout concept. ben
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Thanks for the likes and comments. Greg, I will proberbly be following the rest of you and cut them off as I'm going to plank both sides from the wales up. ben
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So here is the counter timbers, fillers and QB light port completed and rough faired inside and out. I also added some thick batterns internally to help support this framing. ben
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Here is what the framing in this area should look like according to the DOF plan of the Cygnet ( only swan DOF available from NMM ). I have machined some 8 inch stock down and have installed frame backers along the toptimber line to support the new framing on both sides. ben
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As long as " your having fun " Rusty, I will continue to watch with interest. Your rigging skills are much better than mine. ben
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Interesting Gaetan, In your double bigger scale than I, that you have same affect and same results as I saw, it appears to be universal problem. At my home in Upstate NY, we currently have 65% outside humidity and my workshop is around 50%. i have now left an entire floor spacer out every 8 frames and all the others are only glued on one fore/aft side to reduce tensions- I have not seen any movement at all in keel twist, keel hogging, or anything to be honest - but I'm not at the lowest humidity of the season yet, but I now have winter control to keep humidity up around 40-45%. Im going to install some deck clamps and the main wales to add some strength next to try and ensure it stays that way as per Druxeys and DVMs advice. bon chance ben
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She looks great Chris, as for the anchor bands, your the captain. ben
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Hi, So work on Pegasus we be starting again now I have humidity back to normal control, and summer projects put back to bed. Old counter framing was broken on last house move so it has to be remade. First order of business was to make a jig to attach to my gantry for the correct alignment and position of new side counter timbers, made out of some poplar and sized so top corners are the correct height from the keel to toptimber level, and width to correspond for correct gap 12'3" ( 3 1/16" full size ). New side counter timbers were shaped out of 15" thick stock as per TFFM, glued into correct position on wing transom, and pinned through with 20ga copper wire / 5 min epoxy for strength. Distance between side counter timbers at the upper counter knuckle was checked as well, pretty confident these are in the correct place. Now to start on the filling timbers and QB light port. ben
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Great to see you restart the Winchelsea Chuck, it's one of the frigates I intend to build one day, Pellew commanded her before the Indy, and I want to build all his ships before I go. ben
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Look forward to seeing another Echo. ben
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Nice to see another Confed on the building blocks. ben
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I think your doing very well Bob, nice stern framing. Two steps forward and one back is the scratch build mantra. ben
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HMS Naiad 1797 by albert - FINISHED - 1/48
Trussben replied to albert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Thanks for the comments and likes. Chris - you are going to need a workshop this big to build that monster of a 74 you are going to tackle after the Confederacy. ben
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So the final section of eight frames has been made and installed between F and J stations. I need to pull the hull off the build board to do the rough fairing around this new section. Only 5 months ago since I started rebuilding the hull and it is now closed up, I had managed to save 37 frames from the original build, and I had to remake 43 frames new. All of the new framing has a set of floor fillers missing every eight frames, and every filler is only glued to the aft or fore frame depending, so as to allow for wood movement - I don't want to get into the same issues as last time. The workshop is undergoing a full cleaning and switch around for other work while summer is here and I have no control over the humidity. Modeling will begin again in the fall. see you later in the year ben
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