HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class

[druxey]

Although leave the bevels full to allow for miniscule misalignment when assembling. The last thing you want to discover at the end of all that framing is that things won't quite fair out. Have fun!

[BANYAN]

Nice work and some good progress Alan

 

cheers

 

Pat

[AnobiumPunctatum]

I wish you a lot of fun with frameing your model. And let the pictures come

[AON]

Sunday 16 Oct 2016

 

Some minor progress.  This is much harder than it seems.  I hope to be better at framing soon.

 

[mtaylor]

Looking good, Alan.  Yeah, it's harder than it looks but the satisfaction when things start coming together makes it worthwhile.  Right?   

[druxey]

Did anyone say this was easy stuff? It's a big commitment and a big learning curve. But you are obviously on your way. Those are rather large nuts/weights you are using! Or is your model smaller than I'm visualizing?

[AON]

Thank you Mark and Druxey.

 

Re: the nuts.... the are very manly. 

Edited October 17, 2016 by AON

[Landrotten Highlander]

Re; the nuts.... the are very manly. 

(in French accent) ... Bighead

[druxey]

I was trying to avoid going there.... The moderators may shut you down.

[toms10]

Did anyone say this was easy stuff? It's a big commitment and a big learning curve...

  Yeah, if it was easy then everybody would be doing it.        

Tom

[Beef Wellington]

Hi Alan, I somehow missed your progress here, just amazing what you've accomplished from start to finish.  I appreciate you sharing your learning curve and your beautiful ship with us.  I wan to go back again and read from the start

Edited October 21, 2016 by Beef Wellington

[AON]

Thank you Jason.

I would have responded earlier but I threw my back out Friday morning and this is the first I could sit at the computer.

It is aching a bit so I going to be gone a bit yet.

[mtaylor]

I don't like that your back went out, Alan.  I like that you have healed enough to respond.   I'm just watching quietly and enjoying your build.

[cog]

Take care of that back, Alan. We can wait, and so can your build.

[BANYAN]

Know the feeling Alan; give it a good rest we can wait.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[druxey]

Well, that sucks. Hope you recover quickly, Alan.

[AON]

Saturday 12 Nov 2016

 

Been away from it too long but feeling up to it again.

 

Today I fitted the chocks between the frames.  Presently the glue is drying and setting.

 

 

Tomorrow I will drill and install the bolts and start on the next set of frames.

 

I chose to install the top most chock first to set the space properly.

Subsequent (lower) installations were a bit of a challenge as the more I installed the less I could pry the frame open to receive the chock.

Each was sanded down to fit snugly.  I filed vertical grooves (pockets) into the chocks to hold the glue because most would be scraped away as the chock was slid into place.

 

 

The lowest ones were the worst as they were very thin.  I wanted to installed one more lower as they should be in groups of three between joints but it was a bit too thin for me.  I might try tomorrow when I'm fresh.

 

Presently the whole table is covered to keep the dust off over night. I do this after every session.

 

 

[albert]

Very nice work Alan.

[Mike Y]

Great idea with the "glue pockets"!

[cog]

Allan,

 

Good to see you back at the workbench.I hope those chocks get slightly bigger the further you get ... that would make them a bit easier to handle ... looks promising though

[AON]

All: Thank you for he likes.  It is very encouraging.  I was telling my darling wife about the missing last chock and even she asked: "will anyone see it?".... I could only respond that I see it now.

 

Carl:  so do I!  It is because they are cant frames.  Once I get out of this area (and those at the bow) I should be "smoother sailing".

Edited November 13, 2016 by AON

[aviaamator]

Great job! I'd like to learn subsequent models to build in this style! I am sure that family support is very important for the Hobbist!

Edited November 13, 2016 by aviaamator

[AON]

Sunday 13 Nov 2016

 

I managed to sand and install the last two chocks.  My first attempt at sanding ended in the part disappearing under the stop (because it was so thin at 0.02" or 0.46mm) and being sucked up by the vacuum.  The chocks are hemlock and measure 10" in height (approx 5/32").  They are 9" on the plan but at this build scale who can tell the difference.

 

 

Drilled and installed the bolts into the frame and through the chocks then trimmed flush.

 

 

 

Cut and milled a blank of Costello 0.079" thick for the next frame set.  Cut that length in half and rubber glued them together, clamped and ready to trace the template and cut the frame pieces in matching pairs.

 

Edited November 14, 2016 by AON

[AON]

Saturday 28 JAN 2017

 

It has been I while since I posted any progress... it goes rather slowly.

I've been putting more hours into a paper for work than into my model... plus I am getting injections in my left eye to correct a condition with my vision.  It has affected modelling and  my day job.  I spend hours reading engineering drawings and documents.

 

I have branch retinal vein occlussion caused by macular edema.

I have a fluid build up (bump) at the back of my eye very near the focal point that causes lines and print to pull together.

I occasionally still see a fine black dot due to my last (first) injection.  Two more to go and hopefully the fluid pocket is gone and things reshape back to near normal or better yet.. normal.

 

Modelling isn't a race but it does keep calling me downstairs.

Edited January 28, 2017 by AON

[druxey]

Hopefully your vision will stabilize in a good way, Alan. Those aft cants look nice so far to my eye!

Edited January 28, 2017 by druxey

[albert]

Beautiful work Alan.

[AON]

Thank you Druxey and Albert for the kind words and everyone else for following along.

Edited January 28, 2017 by AON

[cog]

Alan,

 

Good to see you back at your build, even if it is slow and with minor updates.

 

Will the injections help to cure the problem, or is just a temporary solution?

[AON]

It will hopefully be a permanent correction but one never knows for certain.

Edited January 29, 2017 by AON

[cog]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you