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  15. westwood
    so the framing fun began
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  22. westwood
    Here are some progress pics, guys! The stern and QG framing, as well as the gun port framing, are complete...
  23. westwood
    It looks great, JJ
  24. westwood
    Hi guys, just a little update again because there was less time to build than I would have liked... I continued framing the gunports. All 4 longitudinal pieces have been installed. Only on the aft three bulkheads isn't glued in yet. I'll finish that after framing the stern. And here are some pictures of the stern. First I shaped and glued The upper wing transom. Then the four shorter inner frames and the two outer frames. Finally the horizontals, I heat formed those to the curve just like upper wing transom to make them fit nicely into the slots of the frames and jig. Now the QG framing and balcony will be next
  25. westwood
    John, the Assembling the Knee of the Head is very nice. Looking forward to the continuation! As for the gap, I had too, although maybe a smaller one. I shaped the rabbet strip according to the stem knee, So the gap was between the strip and the bulkhead former. I filled it with glue. If you have already glued the strip, then I would do what Frank suggests. I would add the material. I certainly wouldn't sand off the stem. Also, there is some flex in the assembled knee at that particular point. So maybe partially fill the gap with material and partially press it together when gluing. I hope this makes sense — I can't explain it any better
  26. westwood
    Good planning always pays off. Very nice and clean work Frank!
  27. westwood
    Good news, JJ! I look forward to updates on your build.
  28. westwood
    Great work, Ben! I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm looking forward to starting the framing process on my model.
  29. westwood
    Another small update, although the manual shows stern framing first, but since bulkhead extensions are critical and fragile, I decided to start framing the gun ports first. The longitudinal pieces are cut full length, which should make for a nice smooth run, assuming all the bulkheads are properly aligned. I started at main gundeck level with STBD 1 UP. Each port also has its own template. So I'll use them to check the height before gluing the top piece STBD 2.
  30. westwood
    ready to continue...
  31. westwood
    After installing the upper frame brackets, followed by masking and spraying with black paint. Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of paint. I still had to order one more. Because of its size, I opted for paint spray and sprayed it outside. However, a quarter or more of the paint was blown off by the wind. 🙄
  32. westwood
    Thank you, JJ. Yes, it looks good, and I'm happy with it. However, I made some minor alignment errors, so hopefully that won't be a problem later. Today, I just worked on the lower frame brackets. And I started on the upper ones. Hopefully, I'll be able to paint the internal structure over the week.
  33. westwood
    Hi guys, so again a little update. After checking if everything fits together I glued all the bulkheads permanently. Also all the support jigs are done, so I'm starting to install the frame brackets...
  34. westwood
    Yes, I enjoy it, too. I look forward to going to the workshop every day to build it.
  35. westwood
    Thank you, JJ. Today, just a small sample. I installed the inner bow frames on bulkhead one. I haven't started gluing the other bulkheads yet. I dry-tested some of the other parts to check their fit and symmetry...

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