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Really nice job shaping those. Now a reference photo for when get there. Well done!

Regards,

Glenn

 

Current Build: HMS Winchelsea
Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter CheerfulLady NelsonAmati HMS Vanguard,  
HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose

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On 11/23/2021 at 11:31 AM, Steve20 said:

I've been catching up on your build log, Frank; it's impressive what you've done. Everything finished clean and square, and the stern is looking very good.

Thanks Steve!

I have to work harder on my Winnie than for my boss then!

Yours looks very good as well!

Friday and yesterday worked 12 and 10 hours.

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Corrected the upper sides of the transom filler pieces I forgot to sand before glueing them in. Checked with the transom piece if I’m still within reasonable boundaries, symmetrical  and even.

When the bowsprit hole in the bollards piece and in place, I now finally will finish chapter 1 this weekend.

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Thanks all and also for the likes!

This is very encouraging!

Yes! Two weeks Christmas holidays finally after working long hours for many, many weeks…finally some time to catch up in my now well-known slow but steady pace…

Chapter two, here we go with step 1: getting the gentle S-curve in the batten port and starboard for the bottom of the wales.

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Excellent work Frank, your slow and steady pace is really showing. Your model looks very crisp and clean and carefully put together. Well done.

JJ

Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now)

 

                         HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship

 

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Thanks JJ!

I’m enjoying every inch forming, sanding and glueing and not thinking about how much work lies ahead before reaching chapter 9. Hobbying in the moment as with ‘mindfulness’ hahaha…

Placed the second batten now and checking hights per bulkhead port and starboard now.

As it’s almost evening now here, so I’ll put her aside in a few moments, read ahead further in chapter two in Chucks very clear instructions.

I will eyeball the two battens tomorrow morning in first daylight and maybe make some last adjustments in ‘curve tension’ before using my 3B pencil to mark the lines for the bottom of the wales …

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It appears to me that you have sanded the bottom of the lower counter too much, it’s easy to check - look at the plans at the stern section or print out the frieze for that area and hold it to the counter to see if you need to make adjustments, better now than when you come to plank and find it’s wrong.

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Great questions. I’m not that far behind you and benefiting from your nice work.   

Regards,

Glenn

 

Current Build: HMS Winchelsea
Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter CheerfulLady NelsonAmati HMS Vanguard,  
HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose

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My wales ended up right at the bottom of the lower counter.but as Ben described, i sanded mine too much and needed to fix using wood and filler.

 

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Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now)

 

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8 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

My wales ended up right at the bottom of the lower counter.but as Ben described, i sanded mine too much and needed to fix using wood and filler.

 

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10 hours ago, Trussben said:

It appears to me that you have sanded the bottom of the lower counter too much, it’s easy to check - look at the plans at the stern section or print out the frieze for that area and hold it to the counter to see if you need to make adjustments, better now than when you come to plank and find it’s wrong.

That’s ofcourse the most obvious thing to check, I’ll do that, thanks!

Hopefully it’s only just a matter of flattening the curve, as I ended exactly in the middle of stern piece D with the bottom of the wales as per the instructions.

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8 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

My wales ended up right at the bottom of the lower counter.but as Ben described, i sanded mine too much and needed to fix using wood and filler.

 

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When I’ll have to correct it, that would a good tip to follow, thanks JJ!

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It seems to be a little off, but not that severe. What I don’t understand though is how you guys all can end up in the middle of stern piece ST-D with the lower part of the wales and make the stern print fit exactly…

Should the instructions instead say “the lower part of the wales should touch exactly between steen parts ST-C and ST-D”?

Then the print seems to fit exactly…

 

 

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I looked in our teachers’, Chuck’s and Mike’s logs and they have seem to have done it a little different too, so there’s not really a right or wrong I guess? I hope you don’t mind reposting your pictures, Chuck and Mike?

 

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Also posting Mike’s stern pictures.

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It looks a bit low in your pictures.  But not too bad.  Yes it is a bit over faired but not terrible.  You need take pics and see how it looks from all angles.  Split the difference and i think you will be fine.

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Frank,

 

I got by here, but I did round off the bottom of the lower counter a bit to much. Refer to the plans to see the desired shape. You don't need to worry about the frieze fitting. Just try to shape the lower counter close to what is shown on the the plan drawing,

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Mike

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What I meant was the shape of your counter was too much, see your blue vs green line, use the shape of the frieze to improve that - I had the same issue and had to fix it some just like JJ - its easy to over sand that area when fairing the hull. My frieze didnt fit perfectly either,

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