HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
I have not decided what I am going to do to reconstruct the build log. Like most of us, I did not save any of the text accompanying the photos. Over the next few days I will figure out my next step.
But now there is a new beginning so I will post some pictures of the progress so far. They are not the best pictures (I have to rely on ambient lighting) but I wanted to get the build log restarted. When Sadie heard about the disaster she insisted on getting back on line!
A belated thank you to Kevin and Tom. I was out of town for the holiday weekend.
The hatch gratings come next. The gratings are made of two different types of slats. The athwartship pieces are thicker and are notched to accept the thinner un-notched fore-and-aft slats. These thicker slats rest on the coaming rabbet. The notches are 0.05" wide and 0.025" deep (scale 2.5" x 1 1/4"). Let me tell you my grating construction technique. First cut stock for both types of slats. Cut individu
