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Le Requin-Zebec-1750 POF 1:48 (ZHL)

Daniel20 said:
Here is a little more progress with the gun-deck support system. With each repetition it seems to progress a little quicker. First, I set the canon port standards then the gun deck support beams which have the dove tail slot at the bulwarks. These beams will get trimmed along a line that creates the deck stepdown, but I first have to install all of them in order to know exactly where to trim by setting the prefabbed decking with grates on them then marking the cut line. The template they provided DOES NOT match the decking profile, again no surprise there. Check it out.

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Where the gun deck support beams marked 1s,2s, etc. cross the bulwark standards I have to trim out a notch where they lay flat onto the main deck. For now those members are just dry fit until I determine where to cut them off. Next a close in shot where I expose my limited abilities at joinery.

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Hope you all find this informative and thanks for stopping in to take a look.

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You give us a nice ‘inside view’ of the complexity of this build, Daniel. A lot of parts have to be aligned. And about your joinery skills …….. the dovetail’s looks very nice. No problem at all.
Regards, Peter
 
Daniel20 said:
Here is a little more progress with the gun-deck support system. With each repetition it seems to progress a little quicker. First, I set the canon port standards then the gun deck support beams which have the dove tail slot at the bulwarks. These beams will get trimmed along a line that creates the deck stepdown, but I first have to install all of them in order to know exactly where to trim by setting the prefabbed decking with grates on them then marking the cut line. The template they provided DOES NOT match the decking profile, again no surprise there. Check it out.

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Where the gun deck support beams marked 1s,2s, etc. cross the bulwark standards I have to trim out a notch where they lay flat onto the main deck. For now those members are just dry fit until I determine where to cut them off. Next a close in shot where I expose my limited abilities at joinery.

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Hope you all find this informative and thanks for stopping in to take a look.

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Good morning Daniel. As always fabulous modelling. OH Boy......that is a hectic challenge making all those notches each at differing angles and sizes. Love your deck. It is really cool to see all the complicates standards and deck beams (dove tail joints and all), makes for a brilliant Xebec. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Daniel. As always fabulous modelling. OH Boy......that is a hectic challenge making all those notches each at differing angles and sizes. Love your deck. It is really cool to see all the complicates standards and deck beams (dove tail joints and all), makes for a brilliant Xebec. Cheers Grant
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Thanks Grant, a hectic challenge is the perfect description for this ship at this point. :p
 
Dear Daniel
I agree with all the compliments given to your amazing work and I would like to add my respects to you for your perseverance, patience and quality.
 
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