All of the flat frames are glued in to the keel now !
Here is a picture for @dockattner (and others too
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Now on to building the cant frames !
Here is a picture for @dockattner (and others too
)Now on to building the cant frames !
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I don’t know Corsair… Are you sure this isn’t AI generated? Your shop is way to organized and clean… Even the clamps are in organized rows.All of the flat frames are glued in to the keel now !
Here is a picture for @dockattner (and others too
Now on to building the cant frames !
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They are just clipped onto a bar that is part of a mount to hang stuff.
I like it because it keeps them handy.
Oh, some of us talked about this in the past. My shop is one bay of my garage and for the shop, I put down an epoxy finish with no speckle which makes it really easy to sweep and also to see dropped parts. The drawback is if it gets wet, it is VERY slippery !
A little off track, but I THINK it was Longridge that described laying out the shop floor with black and white checker pattern tiles. Makes it easy to find parts, both light and dark ones. Plus, it looks like the captain's ward room
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And a fine photo it is, Jeff. Now the hard frames…
That’s looking very nice, Jeff. A big step, a lot of practice for the next parts.All of the flat frames are glued in to the keel now !
Here is a picture for @dockattner (and others too
Now on to building the cant frames !
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Regards, Peter
Thank you.
Lovely progress Jeff.All of the flat frames are glued in to the keel now !
Here is a picture for @dockattner (and others too
Now on to building the cant frames !
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Thanks Grant.
Well, if she says that, why not do it. The epoxy makes a HUGE difference with clean up.Hey Jeff,
That looks really excellent. Just great. Your garage is great. If my wife saw it now, she would immediately say: "See, others do that too... ..." Why don't you?
Best regards
Günther
I just finished gluing up the forward cant frames !
Next will be to trim off the excess from the frame chocks and then fitting them onto the keel in the building jig !
Next will be to trim off the excess from the frame chocks and then fitting them onto the keel in the building jig !
Your clean neat work area makes for clean crisp joinery.
Thanks Daniel !
Good morning Jeff. Ahh those cant frames. Did the kit give you the angles to cut/sand where they attach to the keel. This can be tricky.....so all looks perfect. Enjoy. Cheers Grant
Thought I might circle back of this for two principle reasons.
First, as a follow on from post 325, here is finish I outlined, on the well. Not as dark as photo implies and it will lighten when completely dry but, all in all, I like it.
Lastly, another cautionary note. IMHO, do not rely on drawings/sheets for any vertical structures....well, partitions, etc, they're not super accurate and you need to take measurements, make templates, make adjustments, especially where pieces locate on beams......slows everything down, but moving along.
Everything still dry fit only until all individual pieces assembled and I can lay down finish to everything under platforms.
Starting to look like an actual ship.
Tim
First, as a follow on from post 325, here is finish I outlined, on the well. Not as dark as photo implies and it will lighten when completely dry but, all in all, I like it.
Lastly, another cautionary note. IMHO, do not rely on drawings/sheets for any vertical structures....well, partitions, etc, they're not super accurate and you need to take measurements, make templates, make adjustments, especially where pieces locate on beams......slows everything down, but moving along.
Everything still dry fit only until all individual pieces assembled and I can lay down finish to everything under platforms.
Starting to look like an actual ship.
Tim
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Beautiful !!!
Thank you very much for all the likes. The few cant frames that are doubles have been glued together. The next step is to sand them with the appropriate bevel.
Jeff, all,
A bit of a cautionary note.
Needed a bit of a break from the platform details and because I was apprehensive, I decided to fit a few corses of planking at and below the gun ports.
In my particular case while the first course locates off the ports, mine were close but less than ideal so I implemented a bit of a work around.
While I understand the primary planks ( course #3) set up everything that follows including the sweep of planks, truth be told they would be in 1/48 about 75’-80’ long which really was not possible, plus, giving them very modest adjustment required me to rip a few new ones including some of the short ones, angled on the ends which were too short to reach port sides as supplied.
FWIW most extras were ripped from the parts sheets left after everything removed to maintain similar wood..
A bit perplexing since my ports all faithfully followed proper spacing while enclosed in the jig but given the scope of this kit and all fairly complex alignment requirements it was not a complete surprise and not particularly tough to execute a workable around.
Sorry for being wordy and jumping on your build Jeff, but hopefully some may find it helpful.
Finally, the planks lay down nicely with required heat bending at the bow and, again, I left the char on which looks pretty good and used medium CA.
I also put a small bevel on about 1/2 the edge which allows tight fitment.
Tim
A bit of a cautionary note.
Needed a bit of a break from the platform details and because I was apprehensive, I decided to fit a few corses of planking at and below the gun ports.
In my particular case while the first course locates off the ports, mine were close but less than ideal so I implemented a bit of a work around.
While I understand the primary planks ( course #3) set up everything that follows including the sweep of planks, truth be told they would be in 1/48 about 75’-80’ long which really was not possible, plus, giving them very modest adjustment required me to rip a few new ones including some of the short ones, angled on the ends which were too short to reach port sides as supplied.
FWIW most extras were ripped from the parts sheets left after everything removed to maintain similar wood..
A bit perplexing since my ports all faithfully followed proper spacing while enclosed in the jig but given the scope of this kit and all fairly complex alignment requirements it was not a complete surprise and not particularly tough to execute a workable around.
Sorry for being wordy and jumping on your build Jeff, but hopefully some may find it helpful.
Finally, the planks lay down nicely with required heat bending at the bow and, again, I left the char on which looks pretty good and used medium CA.
I also put a small bevel on about 1/2 the edge which allows tight fitment.
Tim
Thanks for the heads up Tim, I appreciate it ! Your build looks great ! Keep it up !