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  10. Pirate adam
    Port side aft cant frames complete. On to the other side. Adam
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  12. Pirate adam
    I would second cathead’s point. There are tons of possibilities to what can be done with hull models or even half hulls. They are generally the only practical solution for most people when it comes to larger vessels, as the size of the display is dramatically reduced. This is especially true when you move to larger scales. There are lots of cool examples on this site as well as the various museum web pages and virtual tours. If I was to do a kit that way I would probably just build per the directions until you get to the installation of the masts and cut off the lower mast as an un-rigged stub. &nbsp Adam
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    Slowly but surely moving ahead with stern cant frames. I'm doing a bit of progressive fairing as I go while trying not to go too crazy. I'm pretty happy with the look of the chocks. Just a tiny bit of contrast due to the grain direction, but still pretty subtle. Adam
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  18. Pirate adam
    I've started attaching the aft cant frames. No more until I add some basswood spacers at the top of the frames. Soon I will also start fairing the internal part of the stern before too much more gets in the way. Adam
  19. Pirate adam
    I finished gluing up the aft cant frames. My plan is to simulate the frame bolts with copper wire and blacken any exposed bolts on the model with liver of sulfur after fairing. I used wire labeled 0.019" diameter to simulate scale bolts 7/8" diameter. There are 2 types of joints on the cant frames. One type uses chocks and the other a simple scarph joint. I wanted to save some time laying out the bolt patterns on the frames, so I printed up some guides on label paper. I found that to work great. I drilled the holes using a micro drilling accessory on the Sherline lathe. I broke my last drill bit, so no more holes until I find some more. Adam
  20. Pirate adam
    This is so much fun to watch. It really makes you feel like you are at the actual shipyard. Amazing work. Adam
  21. Pirate adam
    Cutting of frames for the chocks. I cut these using the Sherline mill. I simplified the chocks a bit by not beveling them. I only cut to the depth of what would be the shallower side so as to not expose the nose of the chock when the frames are faired. The chocks are a bit funny looking now due to the excess wood outside the actual frame lines. One side of the chock will be a bit off after fairing, but I don't think they will be especially visible when the frames are glued up anyway. I used regular scarph joints for the top timbers. I will pin them later with copper wire to simulate bolts. Here are two sample frames. With a bit of alcohol just to highlight the joints. I'm pretty happy with the look so far. There are 117 frames to do in total counting the hawse timbers, but the nice thing is they are a great project to work on just a bit a day after work. Adam
  22. Pirate adam
    Wow that looks amazing Mark! Great work. Very impressive actually painting it on. Adam
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  26. Pirate adam
    I forgot to show my high tech gluing setup. I glue them on a small plate of glass and weigh them down with a flashlight.
  27. Pirate adam
    Picture with a bit more resolution.
  28. Pirate adam
    Here I have begun to glue up the aft cant frames. I will cut the spaces later for the chocks using the mill.
  29. Pirate adam
    With the transom shenanigans out of the way I am finally ready to start making frames. Here I have marked out the blanks for the aft cant frames. The black lines are the actual lines for the frames. I added the green lines to make sure I have plenty of wood for fairing the cant frames as well as to make sure the frames are sufficiently tall. Experience tells me that I just can't help myself when it comes to leaving enough wood otherwise. Familiar sight for anyone who has built POF. Adam
  30. Pirate adam
    I made a slightly larger building board to provide a bit more room to install the frames at the ends of the model. Long story short, when I setup the new build board I found some issues with the alignment of the transoms and aft fashion piece. I have known for a while that something wasn't right with the alignment, and happy to figure it out before doing a ton more work. I envisioned this would be a problem that would follow me through the whole build, so got out the isopropyl and re-built the transoms and aft fashion pieces. I also used the opportunity to add a 4th filling frame which looks much better to my eyes. Adam
  31. Pirate adam
    I think it would be a shame to paint it black. The wood is beautiful. Adam
  32. Pirate adam
    I love this. Great work Greg

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