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Trussben
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Trussben reacted to westwood in HMS Portland 1770 by westwood - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Hey guys
My weekend was all about building
deadwood and the aft cant frames.
There was lots of sanding, testing, sanding, testing...
I just hope everything will be okay after the final fairing.
And I hope the wing transoms finally fall into place properly, too.
But that will happen after I've framed the starboard side.
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Trussben reacted to scrubbyj427 in HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship
Today’s progress, moving at a glacial pace but I have some of the lower planking belt in place. I need to install the counter tomorrow and fair down the filler pieces on the side to define stern before I can progress any further with planking.
Once the planking fully blocked down and is sealed with WOP I can then proceed with painting the gunports and the edges of the planking as I did on the POB version.
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Trussben got a reaction from bdgiantman2 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Hi
It will be planked from the wales up, and maybe one or two strakes below, posssibly even the garboard strake.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from Pitan in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from Rustyj in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from druxey in Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Chuck - Ketch Rigged Sloop - POF - prototype build
Nice to see you back working on the Speedwell.
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Trussben got a reaction from gjdale in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from westwood in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from realworkingsailor in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Starboard side framing completed, now onto the port side.
Obviously it looks awful at this stage as it needs “a **** ton” of sanding and fairing but we will get to that soon enough.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Work on the forward apron and cant frames has begun, nothing glued in place yet, just checking the fit.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Work on the aft cant frames is well underway.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Here are the first few Starboard side frames installed, we will begin to get a proper feel for what the model is going to look like now.
The designer has left lots of “meat on the bones” for later fairing of the hull when framing is complete.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Starboard side gunport framing completed, now to start cleaning the char from the Frame pieces and begin installing them. I intend to frame this side and when done turn her around and frame all the port side.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Hance pieces and fairing caps installed and I’ve started framing the starboard side gunports.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Some more of the stern parts being added to include the aft balcony floor, aft gunport framing and some filler pieces.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Here are the final jig parts for the moment, these two mdf pieces mount on top of the aft jig assembly and give support to the tallest bulkhead extensions at the level of the Quarterdeck, they also hold the parts for the gunports.
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Trussben got a reaction from Mike Y in HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship
It’s an ink stabilizer and UV protector that helps stop fading. spray on until wet and then allow to dry, I use the Krylon brand stuff.
The dullcoat is a varnish lacquer that will do the final seal and give a tougher finish.
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Trussben got a reaction from FrankWouts in HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship
I have had good luck with the printed Friezes by doing this as well, but I first spray them after they come off the printer with a matt fixative, when they have been glued on the model I then give them a couple of coats of Testors Dullcoat.
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Trussben got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from Nunnehi (Don) in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from ccoyle in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
More framing and started on the port deadwood.
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Trussben got a reaction from KennyH78 in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Port side square framing well underway.
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