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Bluenose I - YuanQuin 1:72 - Loracs (in progress)

Assembly line: Both jigs are quite useful and the magnets are doing their jobs. One step at a time, glue two pieces > it creates a step > check with plan, > glue two others, etc. Slow but steady... not in a rush. I started to square the edge ever so slightly. 1/2 a turn of the wheel with grit 400.IMG_3449.jpeg
 
Lights - Lantern: Down the road I would like to add small LED lights to the build. The bluenose used mostly lanterns for on board lightning and navigation. The easy path would be to buy Photo-etched lanterns... but could not find any. I came across this simple solution. I'm posting it now because it will get lost and maybe of general interest here.
 
Keel Assembly: While working on the frames, I started on the keel. Dry fit each part and sand when needed. The parts are fitted with a straight back edge and glued one at a time. Use a sheet of wax paper underneath so it does not get glue on the table. Here is the partial assembly.
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Keel assembly (part 2): <<A WORD OF CAUTION HERE >> I came across a small set back. Something I should have thought about but did not. I dry fit parts 10-15 thinking that the following with be then ok. Wrong... once dry, I tried to align part 18 and, of course it was off. The junction allows for a little bit of play. If not very careful the assembly at the far end could be ever so slightly off (upward by even couple mm), which will throw off the alignment down the road. I'm not happy with the work so far... so decided to go back to square one.

Luckily, the whole thing could be disassembled easily with hide glue. Hot steam vapor is enough to loosen the bound and separate the parts without any damage. The glue is them wipe off with a hot water rag and the parts back under press until fully dry. I will be going back to dry fit (including part 18-22) and deciding on another gluing strategy.
 
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Keel assembly (part 2): <<A WORD OF CAUTION HERE >> I came across a small set back. Something I should have thought about but did not. I dry fit parts 10-15 thinking that the following with be then ok. Wrong... once dry, I tried to align part 18 and, of course it was off. The junction allows for a little bit of play. If not very careful the assembly at the far end could be ever so slightly off (upward by even couple mm), which will throw off the alignment down the road. I'm not happy with the work so far... so decided to go back to square one.

Luckily, the whole thing could be disassembled easily with hide glue. Hot steam vapor is enough to loosen the bound and separate the parts without any damage. The glue is them wipe off with a hot water rag and the parts back under press until fully dry. I will be going back to dry fit (including part 18-22) and deciding on another gluing strategy.
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It’s good that you got the (little) misalignment in view at this early stage. And can start with the build again.
A few point from my experience during the build:
Be aware that the laser cuts gives a bit off square cutting lines.
I quickly became convinced to always think a few steps ahead. I used dry-fit components from subsequent steps to ensure the fit of the parts to be bonded. (As well as for any adjustments I had in mind.)
Perhaps use the same kind of fitting blocks as you use at the bottom parts of the frames and place 3 of them in a front, middle and aft notches by the keel assembling.
Regards, Peter
 
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