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Pirate adam
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Stern counter timbers. I thought this part might be tricky, and I thought right. After several do-overs back in business. Next will be the remaining stern timbers and transoms.
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Thank you everyone for the nice comments. The many fine models on this site set the standards for what I am at least shooting for, and following along with the many builds has helped me immeasurably.
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Here is a view of most of the framing complete Here I have added the hawse timbers Here I have added the transoms I don't like how the fillers below the first transom turned out, so I am reworking that section and working on the stern timbers now.
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Starting my build log back up for the new site. This is the HMS Alfred timbering set from Lumberyard. The ship is the 74 gun HMS Alfred from 1778. Scale is 1/8". The framing is Swiss pear wood, and the build will also include some cherry, rosewood, apple, maple, South American boxwood and ebony for the details and planking as included with the set. The ship is being built upside down using the Harold Hahn method which isn't a bad way to do it, but I would never do again as it wastes way too much wood for my liking. My plan is to fully plank one side of the ship and leave the other side unplanked. My plan is to fully plank the gun deck and not include any of the interior details below that level, then to leave some of the upper deck exposed to see down into the gundeck. I'm finding this scale to be a bit on the difficult side, but the model is a nice manageable size. This certainly isn't a speed build, but most of the framing is done. Adam
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That looks fantastic. The chain on the open pump is going to be a really nice detail. Great to see new work again on your beautiful model.
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I have a Proxxon saw. I removed the plastic portion of the blade guard, and left the vertical metal part in place. That allows the metal part to act as a riving knife which helps the cut piece from falling into the blade resulting in kickback. The most important part is to push the piece completely through the blade so it doesn't kick back.
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
Pirate adam replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
I have followed your original log from the beginning, but seeing the condensed version is astonishing. Great work sir! -
Beautiful work Alex! I like the seizing demonstration.
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