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Hi all,
First off I must apologize for being tardy in responding to your kind words and comments.
It is the bane of this time of year for me when my part time retirement job becomes a fulltime
job and unfortunately starting Monday and for the next 20 days becomes an overtime job.
Oh well it's the price I pay for a lot of time off in the winter.
Thank you Greg.
Thanks Mark. I was pleasantly surprised on how the case came out.
Thank you Grant.
Thanks Bob, Hard to say right now but knowing me both will get attention just not sure which
will be primary and which secondary. It could change from week to week too.
Thanks Kevin, the end is a happy/sad time for me too.
Ok here we go.
To finish off the base of the case I purchased some molding which enclosed the top but
still allows for removal. It was all stained and sealed with polyurethane. I then attached the
cross section to the base by drilling through the base and into the keel and then screwed the
keel to the base.
And here she is in the completed case.
And some more pictures out of the case.
Again I would like to thank Russ for all of his hard work in the beginning making this
project possible and for his help and encouragement throughout not just mine but
everyone’s builds. And then to all of you who continually helped, encouraged and
proofed my efforts I give a heart felt thank you too.
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Very very nice Bob. Great idea on the bitts. Gotta remember that.
I also see some bits and pieces for the gun carriages in the background.
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Oh that's a "been there done that" moment!
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Thank you Antony and Pete.
The display cover came from http://www.collectingwarehouse.com/.
Not the cheapest but service was fast and the cover is first rate.
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Well I've installed the ladders and have started working on the case.
Here are the ladders,
The base is made out of oak. I used the full sized table saw to cut the recess for the plexi cover.
And here is the cover in place.
As I said before the cover was purchased on line as I did not feel comfortable making it on my own. (AKA Lazy)
Gotta finish up the case, just a few fiddly things to do and clean her up and we should be done.
- aykutansin, fatih79, AntonyUK and 3 others
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Aghhh I had a 50 50 chance and as usual went the wrong way.
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- sonicmcdude and isabuncu
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Looking very nice Bob. You are heading to the home stretch here!
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Hi Marius,
As Mark said we see a lot of things we don't like in our own builds.
I think you've done a great job on her!
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Hi Pete, Very nice on the treenails and marking them out.
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Thank you all for your very kind words.
Russ, I was pleased with the way the colors came out. I wasn’t really
certain how it would all look once completed.
Antony, As far as the case goes I’m going to semi cheat and get a premade
plexiglas box and just make the base for it to sit on. I thought about making
my own plexiglas box but I didn’t want to get into that yet.
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Boy to me it sure looks like you nailed it! Very nice.
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Like Russ said I put them under wales and I also placed them at the top of the frames.
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Hi Bob,
It all looks very nice. So clean and crisp. Love it.
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We do our best for it.
But sometimes you have to tell something about his build…..
Hey Augie, Once a page you have to mention the case you are building just to meet you know who's standard!
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Thank you Paddy.
Hi Pete.
No bevel on the trim. The individual piece still has the pencil
lines on it and may give it a beveled look.
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Hi Russ,
I wish I could take credit for great planning, but it looked ok and was what I had on hand.
Sometimes it just works out ok in the end.
I am using holly to make the gangways. I measured the length and glued them together
and then used a dremel drum sander to rough in the shape and sandpaper to finish it.
I used a little strange way to make the trim molding. It’s made out of pear. I cut the straight
top piece and then traced the shape for the two curves, cut it out and sanded it to shape. I
wasn’t having a lot of luck making individual pieces to fit the curve and for some reason a
whole piece was easier. Not the strangest thing I’ve done.
And here is the first one in place.
I'm getting there slow but sure.
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Hi Ron,
I really like the look of your lower deck. I don't think it was overkill at all. Well done.
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Hi Richard,
No one simple answer. It depended on the parts needed but generally speaking I used
a scroll saw to cut out most parts. I would cut out and paste the plans on the wood
using temporary paper cement and cut them out using the scroll saw.
Some parts were cut using a razor saw or xacto blades. Sometimes I would cut them
larger then needed and then sand to the correct shape. The better the wood, the nicer
the piece produced. This is what works for me and trust me there were many a piece
that went into the scrap bin.
The hardest thing for me to learn was throw it in the bin and do it again.
I hope this helps.
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Hi Augie,
I know many of our friends here will send along a well deserved “Well Done!”
on a truly wonderful build and a riot of a build log. Having built her too I fully
understand the sense of accomplishment and pride you have and it is well deserved.
Great choice in the Confederacy and I eagerly await the fun to start again when you get to it.
Enjoy your time fishing, travelling and building the case. I look forward to seeing
ya building back here soon.
Again great job!
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H.M.S. Triton Cross Section by Paddy - Scale 1:48
in Cross Section Build Logs for HMS TRITON
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Only one? Seriously you are doing a great job and well done on fairing the frames. They look great.