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Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Today I planked the inboard stern.  There are five strakes.  They are all laser cut with the proper curve.  Note that I started with the top plank so it would be flush with the bottoms of the windows.  We will be adding a thin sill and some molding later on top of this to finish it off.   Excuse the dust!!!  But each new addition does clean every up a bit and make it look nicer covering up all of the frames and bulkheads.  I also decided NOT to high light the seams between these planks as I think they would look too busy.  It will look cleaner this way with the paneled rudder trunk and benches in front of it.

Also not how the bottom three planks dont span the entire width of the stern.  The center will be left open for the rudder and this whole area will be covered with the paneled rudder trunk.   In fact we will be adding the rudder real soon.
 
But first I want to get the deck planked.  So next up was adding the margin planks.  These are also laser cut with scarfs.  But be aware that it is unlikely that these will fit your model perfectly.  There will be so many differences in the way each of you fair inboard and create the inboard shape of the hull.  So some of you will no doubt have to use them as a starting point to trace them and cut new ones to fit your model.  Its not very hard to do.  They are 3/64" thick. The aft section against the transom was positioned first.  The aft edge was beveled to fit snug against the transom.

Then I started adding each of the four sections along each side.  Starting at the bow and working my way aft.
 

Next up I will add the waterway which will be a 1/16" x 1/16" strip that is angled on the inboard side.  You know the drill.  Its the same way as done with all of my projects.   Once that is done I will start building the platforms and coaming down the center of the deck so I can plank around them.  Here is how she looks now.  Testing the deck beams too!!!

 
 
 

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Upper deck framing design underway.

Very nice clean and crisp joinery Ben; looks great!
 
cheers
 
Pat

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Lower Deck breast hook made and installed using 1” (0.52mm) black monofilament line “bolts”.
 
ben

Hi and Thanks,
 
To answer your question Hubac, the Swan class is quite a small ship at 96'7" long, and at 1:48 that equates to a 24" model ( length of main deck as per normal convention ), but if you rig her which I have not quite made my mind to do but I am leaning that way it will be quite a bit bigger, but still in the realms that the display case would not be too massive.
 
ben