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Headworks on both side now completed, just need to make the gunport lids to finish Chapter5.
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ancre Le Gros Ventre by ChrisLBren - 1/36
Trussben replied to ChrisLBren's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Congratulation Chuck, as others have said - she’s a masterpiece!
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Are you going to add stump masts Chuck?
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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.
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Phew - all the cannons finally completed.
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Nice progress Gary.
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ancre Le Gros Ventre by ChrisLBren - 1/36
Trussben replied to ChrisLBren's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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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.
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Hey Greg, Using a 1/16" router bit just leaves a slight round that just needs a quick swipe with a square file to remove. I would of used a 1/32" bit, but its cutting depth capabilities were not long enough to cut deep enough into 16" stock ( 15" + 1" for onion-skinning ). Ben
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ancre Le Gros Ventre by ChrisLBren - 1/36
Trussben replied to ChrisLBren's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Nice to see you back building Chris! Looks like you have a good head of steam up now. I think we all know about trying to get free time for modelling. -
Very Very nice clean work there Steve.
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Now I’m trying to figure out the layout for the stern, I see that I do need to do a bit of fairing to the outer counter Timbers to make them and the inner framing a little thinner.
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Looking really good, I enjoyed this part of the build.
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Nice Bob.
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