CAF 1/48 Scale La Renommee 1744

[Paul132]

Frames and more Frames....39-41 complete, the closer I get to the stern the more beautiful the curves are....

 

[Paul132]

Finished up the last 2 midsection frames. so 15-45 are complete. Leaving the Bow and Stern frames. Next on the agenda is the Hawse timbers. Built the Jig, and will sand and dry fit the timbers tommorrow. CAF has done a nice job of marking the interior bevel lines, for proper interior angle. This will be critical for the addition of the full internal structure.

 

[Paul132]

Built the Hawse timbers and beveled the interior only. Also built Frame 1 to get an idea of the fit of the Hawse timbers between Stem and Frame 1. Asked Tom at Caf for some updated photos of his models bow, as some serious beveling to frame 1 both interior and exterior is needed.

 

[Paul132]

I asked Tom at CAF to send me some photos of the Hawse Timber Bevel, attached to frame 1. Thought I would include them in the Log

 

[Paul132]

Received my missing part from CAF, so dry fit the stern post, and have completed 10 of the 14 bow frames. No beveling or sanding yet, as I want to dry fit to the Stem and Keel First

 

[GrantTyler]

Received my missing part from CAF, so dry fit the stern post, and have completed 10 of the 14 bow frames. No beveling or sanding yet, as I want to dry fit to the Stem and Keel First

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Good morning Paul. Great craftsmanship. A lot of work to get all those frames looking spot on. Hawed timbers are amazing. It is going to be so cool when you complete the fitting of these frames. Cheers Grant

 

[Paul132]

Good morning Paul. Great craftsmanship. A lot of work to get all those frames looking spot on. Hawed timbers are amazing. It is going to be so cool when you complete the fitting of these frames. Cheers Grant

Grant. thankyou!!

 

[NOVICHOK]

Получил недостающую деталь от CAF, поэтому насухо подогнал кормовую стойку и закончил 10 из 14 носовых шпангоутов. Пока никаких скашив или шлифований, так как я хочу сначала высушить ножку и Киль.

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Hi.I am closely following your assembly.huge reserves of wood dust are waiting for you.

 

[Paul132]

Today, did some fine tuning on stem and stern, light sanding and some touch ups on joints, dry fitted the stem-sternpost-keel, Glued stem-sternpost-keel using blackened titebond to highlight joints. Also, built the sternpost fillers, which go between frame 57, and the sternpost knee.l

 

[Kurt Konrath]

What do you use to make your black titebond blue mixture. I have seen others do this and it looks good, with little effort it seems.

 

[Paul132]

Kurt. check page 2 of this log, I have a picture of what I use, Its Titebond Quick and Thick Glue, and SOHO black graphite powder. I just mix the 2 together on a sheet of waxpaper till I get the desired color. Then I use a paint brush to apply to the joints. I apply a little more than needed so it oozes out a bit when clamped. Let dry, trim excess with exacto blade, then sand. The Poly or varnish will really highlight the joints when applied. Thanks for asking, and the Likes!

 

[Paul132]

Keel assembly complete, light sanding....dry fit to building jig, overall good fit. We will test fit a few frames

 

[Paul132]

Thanks for the Loves and Likes!!

 

[Paul132]

Does anyone happen to know what tool this is, that cut a Perfect Rabbet line? Appears to be some kind of Router attachment? Thanks, Paul

 

[Luiz B. F. Grassi]

Paul, very interesting and efficient tool. I had never seen it, does it work well for curves rabbet ? If you find a supplier please let us know. Thanks

 

[Paul132]

Paul, very interesting and efficient tool. I had never seen it, does it work well for curves rabbet ? If you find a supplier please let us know. Thanks

Luis, I will

 

[Paul132]

Luis, in researching, it appears to be an attachment for a CNC mini milling machine,,,,which the price overshadows my need....

 

[Luiz B. F. Grassi]

Luis, in researching, it appears to be an attachment for a CNC mini milling machine,,,,which the price overshadows my need....

I agree with you Paul.
I will try to make a mini milling tool to use in a rotary machine like Dremel. It will be necessary to use a metal bar as a guide and a lot of practice to make the curves without damaging the model. Let's see !

 

[Maarten]

Luis, in researching, it appears to be an attachment for a CNC mini milling machine,,,,which the price overshadows my need....

Hi Paul,

You don t need fancy over priced tools, just use a razor blade of a few cents and shape it to your needs.
See my blog here.

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Very nice work indeed Maarten :cool: Should your keel support blocks not be surrounded by Mud to be a true recreation?ROTFROTFROTF Only kidding but there's a thought for a diorama Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel, We are here in holland, not in the UK. The sand is here not always mud as we don...

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[Paul132]

Hi Paul,

You don t need fancy over priced tools, just use a razor blade of a few cents and shape it to your needs.
See my blog here.

A Dutch Fluyt in shell first, reconstructing the "Ghost ship" scale 1:36

Very nice work indeed Maarten :cool: Should your keel support blocks not be surrounded by Mud to be a true recreation?ROTFROTFROTF Only kidding but there's a thought for a diorama Kind Regards Nigel Hi Nigel, We are here in holland, not in the UK. The sand is here not always mud as we don...

shipsofscale.com

Marrten, Thankyou!!