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Display stand / Finished Pictures
I used white oak and bloodwood for the stand and my pool table for the photos background. The Fubbs Stern Section was the largest section model I have made, three months from start to finish was possible due to the precision parts in the kit by Mike Shanks and the artwork by Jodie.
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Hi Navarcus, this looks a little off topic maybe you posted it in the wrong place.
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MikeS reminded me I should not have glued the floor in place before the exterior planking so it would not get dirty with sawdust. No damage was done, just some extra work.
Exterior Planking
The exterior planking is typical with the exception of a slot for the main and mizzen masts channels. The planking is Maple, and the wales and channel filler pieces are Walnut which makes a nice contrast.
Progress photos.
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Kellson & Waterway Limber Boards.
The keelson was soaked in hot water and bent to fit the curvature of the frames. I used glue and brass wire pins to secure the keelson to the frames. The limber boards were soaked in hot water and clamped to the keelson to dry. When dry I used spacers between them and the keelson and glued and pined them in place.
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The hull:
After the frames were assembled, I glued them in place on the keel using a string line to keep the frames centered, clamps to align the internal bevels and a small level on top of the spacers.
The bottom of the frames required trimming at the start of the dead wood, it is easy to do by measuring and trimming each frame before gluing it in place.
After the basic hull was complete, I removed the top spacers and used a hand grinder with a flapper wheel to even out the frames.
Progress photos:
Royal Yacht HMY Fubbs 1682 by DocBlake – 1:24 Scale - Stern Section
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
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Nice work Dave, the maple frames look great.