Steve Anderson Posted June 19 Author Share #91 Posted June 19 (edited) Big thanks to all for your comments. Part 13 The Case Completion The Winter of '22-'23. Rains storms, high winds, and flooding rumbled through California. After years of drought, Mother Nature more than made up for it in three monthes. In my drawings I planned to have the the left facing side hinged for access. I realized the arc of the travel would be too high and awkward. In addition the weight of the panel would put too much stress on the whole structure. In order to keep the frames the same dimension all around I designed and built a corner mockup, seen below, with interlocking cuts. The outside piece remains in place as part of the case, while inside piece is the removable frame and its plex. Now one may ask, how do you remove and replace the access panel? On each corner there is a quarter radious tab that turns 90 degrees to release the panel. With the two knobs pull and loosen the bottom, then with one hand hold the top and remove. Same way in reverse to install. The final touch was engraving the builder's plate. When it finally has a patina I will polish the surface so the letters show up better. Thank you all for showing interest and for your valued comments. Edited June 19 by Steve Anderson Roger Pellett, Ian_Grant, Thukydides and 25 others 14 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AON Posted June 19 Share #92 Posted June 19 Just lovely. No other words for it. Well done! BZ billocrates, Seahawk1313, druxey and 2 others 5 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk1313 Posted June 20 Share #93 Posted June 20 Just wonderful! Words just do not do justice to work and skill. - Hal mtaylor, billocrates and Knocklouder 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted June 20 Author Share #94 Posted June 20 Thanks, Alan and Seahawk. AON and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnobiumPunctatum Posted June 21 Share #95 Posted June 21 Really a beauty. You build a fantastic model of her. mtaylor and cotrecerf 2 Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted June 21 Share #96 Posted June 21 Congratulations Steve! Incredible achievement! It’s refreshing to see this early version of Victory. cotrecerf, mtaylor and shipman 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Bénard Posted Saturday at 03:40 AM Share #97 Posted Saturday at 03:40 AM Wonderful ship, bravo. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted yesterday at 04:51 PM Author Share #98 Posted yesterday at 04:51 PM Thanks Christian, Scrubby, and Michel. It's been a long, long road. I look at it sometimes and can't believe I did it. scrubbyj427 and AnobiumPunctatum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvm27 Posted 39 minutes ago Share #99 Posted 39 minutes ago Your model looks like it belongs in the Naval Academy Museum. Well done! Steve Anderson 1 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted 30 minutes ago Author Share #100 Posted 30 minutes ago Thanks Christian, Scrubby, and Michel. It's been a long, long road. I look at it sometimes and can't believe I did it. Thank you Greg for the compliment. Are you speaking of Preble Hall? Been there several times. Shot lots of photos that really inspired me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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