Yes very well observed Uwe, it has come loose but easily fixed.
H.M.S Minerva plank on frame 1/48 scale - Prototype Pilot Model
This is just really impressive work Bryian. I could have used that framing jig on my hawse timbers!
Hello friends,
I have taken a break from sandpapering the frames and started to lay out the wales. These pieces are African Blackwood which are CNC cut into individual segments.
The thickness of the wales are 4mm, so thats going to be a challenge bending them round the bow.
I am experimenting with bending a few scrap pieces using various techniques and will post my results soon.
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I have taken a break from sandpapering the frames and started to lay out the wales. These pieces are African Blackwood which are CNC cut into individual segments.
The thickness of the wales are 4mm, so thats going to be a challenge bending them round the bow.
I am experimenting with bending a few scrap pieces using various techniques and will post my results soon.
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Good luck Bryian. As you know, that blackwood is very hard and also hard on your tablesaw blades to cut. Can't imagine trying to bend 4mm.
In my opinion the wales should have been done in two layers,in two 2 mm thick layers
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At present, many modelers will choose "hot air blower" first - I really don't know how to call it in English. Especially suitable for hull planking. It can adjust the temperature of the wind from 50 to 650 degrees Celsius.
Then, using steam can easily bend even 6mm wooden strips.
Simply put, you can use some of the things in the kitchen
I conducted a simple and quick test, bending a 5.7mm wooden strip. If auxiliary tools are used, thick wooden strips can be bent easily.
At present, many modelers will choose "hot air blower" first - I really don't know how to call it in English. Especially suitable for hull planking. It can adjust the temperature of the wind from 50 to 650 degrees Celsius.
Then, using steam can easily bend even 6mm wooden strips.
Simply put, you can use some of the things in the kitchen
I conducted a simple and quick test, bending a 5.7mm wooden strip. If auxiliary tools are used, thick wooden strips can be bent easily.
Its an Admiralty style ship model with stub masts, but you could as an option build from scratch the masts and rigging.
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Yes, in the plan. A portion of the design and some components have been completed. The inspiration for the structure comes from the internal structure of the model at the Naval Academy Museum in the United States, but it is different, redesigned, and completely different from the structure of the kit currently on the market. However, in the end, prototype testing is required first.
Looks great Bryian! Those wales are like a jigsaw puzzle!
Good morning Bryian. That is so cool to have the Blackwood. Always so much nicer than painting or staining the wood black. Beautiful work so far. Cheers Grant
I wish you good luck with the bending of these parts 
I'm always impressed with your work Bryian. But if you can bend and tightly fit 4 mm thick top/butt pattern planks around the bow you'll be my forever hero. Pulling for you my friend!
Easy peezy...
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Excellent work my friend.
We both know that wouldn't be "easy peezy" had the wood been Ebony
We both know that wouldn't be "easy peezy" had the wood been Ebony
Its African Blackwood Nigel. Very hard wood and difficult to bend.
Hello Bryian, great achievement.
For the construction of La Palme, the plan was also to use ebony. I soaked it in water for 3 days (3mm thick), after the 5th try I left it, it always broke around the bow. I then switched to black hornbeam, with which I achieved a very good result.
For the construction of La Palme, the plan was also to use ebony. I soaked it in water for 3 days (3mm thick), after the 5th try I left it, it always broke around the bow. I then switched to black hornbeam, with which I achieved a very good result.