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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
When first reading chapter two I kept wondering how this was all going to come together smoothly. It's interesting to see how Chuck has put this to work in such a logical way thus making the process much easier than it looks.
Rather than cutting the stern frames individually, each frame X, Y and Z were stacked together and cut as one piece. Each of the two outer frames ZZ were stacked three together. A tiny amount of PVA was used to hold the parts together while cutting them with the jigsaw. I used Elmer's Washable School Glue to adhere the drawings to the parts. The disc sander and oscillating drum sander cleaned things up nicely afterwards. Given the accuracy of Jason's boxwood sheets and Chuck's laser cutting the fitting of the stern frames was a breeze with no sanding necessary. Frames ZZ were faired as Chuck describes in his practicum.
Though apparently simple, I found that the two stern ports were very challenging to make. They are awkward to hold and care must be taken while making adjustments to the angles. They should be positioned parallel to the waterline.
The square tuck piece was then added along with the filler pieces glued behind it. The photo shows the port side after being faired. A lot of material had to be removed in order to get a batten to run smoothly over the hull.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from PeteB in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Maury S in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Using Chuck's bulkhead kit keeps everything lined up nicely. I had quite a few adjustments to make by cutting them myself...particularly at the stern. Looking good.
Maury
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from GuntherMT in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from druxey in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from egkb in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from rafine in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from SailorGreg in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The port sills, port uprights and chase ports are now finished. I opened up the chase ports by 1/32" on each side so I could line them with 1/32" boxwood strip. I wanted to have a clean look and knew that this would achieve that. This should make it a lot easier to paint them when the time comes. With the final sanding of the sills and uprights completed I took another look at the hull fairing and did some more fine tuning. It seems like the more you look the more you find.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Maury S in Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Maury S - 1:48 - POB
The counter took some edge bending as well as the gentle bend of the stern and came out well. Edge bending is still something I'm getting comfortable with...the inside of a bend seems to bend a bit sharply in the center rather than a gentle sweeping curve. I even place two clamps in the middle of the plank to widen the curve. Trial and error. The transom edge bending is less severe and went on well. I did the lower strake pieces first, then moved to the solid plank above the gun ports and then filled-in the rest. Next up are the fashion pieces covering the edges of the counter and transom. Question for Chuck...The planking over the square tuck is vertical on the plans and in your build log, but seems horizontal in the pictures with the instructions. I seem to recall more discussion about the vertical planking and the surround on the build log at the time, but that does not appear now.
Maury
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from PeteB in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
After almost three days work the hull fairing is completed. The temporary battens run smoothly with no dips or rises and fall nicely into the stempost. Viewed from above they appear to have a symmetrical run from bow to stern.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Jay 1 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Mike, thanks for sharing your approach for fairing your hull! I was thinking the same about curved blocks working better, but I wasn't thinking of using 4. What you said about using 4 blocks makes great sense, and I'll use at least 4 when I get to that step of the build--again, thanks for the tip! Am just starting on tapering to the bearding line.
Cheers,
Jay
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from GuntherMT in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
After almost three days work the hull fairing is completed. The temporary battens run smoothly with no dips or rises and fall nicely into the stempost. Viewed from above they appear to have a symmetrical run from bow to stern.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
After almost three days work the hull fairing is completed. The temporary battens run smoothly with no dips or rises and fall nicely into the stempost. Viewed from above they appear to have a symmetrical run from bow to stern.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from PeteB in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I completed all of the bulkhead and filler pieces today using PVA glue. Only one false keel slot had to be adjusted to allow for a 90° bulkhead fit. All of the laser cut bulkheads had just the right amount of slot clearance and no additional work was necessary. Very impressive since the false keel was .230" thick and the bulkheads slots had to be adjusted for this when the laser cutting was done, I think. The 3 piece port fillers call for an overall thickness of 3/4" so I added a 1/16" soft ply filler piece to make up the difference.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The completed stem post and keel assembly is now glued to the false keel. I used a # 4b pencil to darken the seams. Treenailing was done using Chuck's method as described in chapter one of his Cheerful practicum. Once completed, the stem post and keel were given a coat of Wipe-on-Poly. The WOP was buffed immediately in order to prevent a gloss finish.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Jay 1 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Jay,
I made 4 sanding blocks with different curves since the hull shape is not constant. Mine were made from some medium hard balsa. The ones for the bow and stern areas are shorter and span 3 bulkheads. The others, like those for sanding amidships, are longer and span 4-5 bulkheads. I think that using curved blocks will give you a more gradual shape from one bulkhead to another.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Jay,
I made 4 sanding blocks with different curves since the hull shape is not constant. Mine were made from some medium hard balsa. The ones for the bow and stern areas are shorter and span 3 bulkheads. The others, like those for sanding amidships, are longer and span 4-5 bulkheads. I think that using curved blocks will give you a more gradual shape from one bulkhead to another.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
After almost three days work the hull fairing is completed. The temporary battens run smoothly with no dips or rises and fall nicely into the stempost. Viewed from above they appear to have a symmetrical run from bow to stern.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Jay 1 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Looking good, Mike! Did you use a curved sanding block or etc. to fair the bow? I'm currently thinking that's the way to go with the bow but am not sure about how well it will work.
Cheers,
Jay
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Stuntflyer reacted to Maury S in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Nice start
Maury
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
After almost three days work the hull fairing is completed. The temporary battens run smoothly with no dips or rises and fall nicely into the stempost. Viewed from above they appear to have a symmetrical run from bow to stern.
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