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Trussben
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Can anybody enlighten me on what dimension a ribband would be at 1:48. Ben -
Finally managed to spend a couple of hours in the shipyard, seems like years but I should start to get more time now that the weather has changed and work on the house has been completed. I installed the gun/sweep port sills and lintles, removed the temp spacers below the gunport, and have started fairing it all down. I started with 100 grit, then 220 and now at 320. When finished I will install the keelson and the ribband, remove the rest of the temp spacers and add the last piece of frame above the gunport. ben
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That's some great thinking there Rusty, the mortars really look the part. I think I may get a few hours to get back on the Echo tomorrow, have you done any more in yours? Ben
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That looks excellent Augie, you are flying along! Planking her will slow you down a bit I hope. Ben
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Nice Rusty, the experiment on treenail sizes is always fun! I personally prefer the smaller ones but that's just me. Ben
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Haha! Only 1/64 out!!! But it played a part of my QG's were all screwed up! Take your time Augie! She is a big girl and 1/64 will show if your not careful while you are framing it all. Ben
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Very nice Augie, everything looks perfect from what I can tell. Now now Andy, I can't remember how long it took me but now I can't get 5 minutes modeling time on anything. Ben
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Seems like you are over a hurdle Bob, very nice indeed. ben
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You will get there Chris, I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I do that in basswood! A bloody pulpy stringy mess is what I'm guessing. Ben
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That's some impressive cad work Joss. I'm sure I will be contacting you for help when I start drawing up the plans for Indefatigable. Ben
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Very nice rusty, the cherry really does look good in the pics. Enjoy your vaca. Ben
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Oh! So much fun fun fun!!! ;-)
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Hi Jax, Looking good there, I hear you about the amount of planking, she is a big beast, wait until you get to the lower hull planking - thats a whole heap of fun Enjoy the journey. ben
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Augie, I give you fair warning now, you will become addicted to Jeff's product, it's fantastic! Look forward to seeing your version of the great cabin floor in the future!! :-)) Enjoy the perfect material, you are now sliding down the rabbit hole! Ben
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Yep, he looks great up there! I'm still fighting with my QG's this weekend, tricky little buggers for sure. Ben
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HMS Victory by JPett - Corel - 1:98
Trussben replied to JPett's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Well JP, you have jumped in the deep end of kit building that's for sure :-)) I'm sure with the lessons you have already learned you will do a great job. I will follow with interest. Ben -
Augie, did you remember to add some support for the false deck behind the beakhead? As you begin the gunport framing make sure to use the temp batterns to get a good and smooth/even sheer down her length, mine matched very close to the laser marks but still needed a lil but of adjustment. Enjoy and I look forward to seeing your next steps, brings back great memories. Ben
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Chocks look really good Rusty, guess the experience on the Echo has helped with that. Ben
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Glad to see you back at it JP. Ben
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Hi Augie, I have a pen sander but it's the proxon version, much the same I would imagine. Mine came with a few different pads of different shapes and grits but the paper itself doesn't hold up so well I find, wears out real quick, so I just use some normal 80/150/220 grit paper and double sided tape to make my own pads, lasts longer too and much cheaper than buying them. Ben
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Looks like you are doing well with the Stern framing Augie, Well Done. ben
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Always nice to see another Confederacy, I look forward to when you get to start on her. ben
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Got to agree with the others Andy, very nice rigging work. ben
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