PROTOTYPE - H.M.S. Ontario Cross Section 2.0 [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Danno71]

Mike,
Great work! Very tedious I would imagine to recreate to such detail. I can only aspire to that much detail in my builds. Thanks for sharing!!
Dan

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Dan, you can always add more detail, it just takes a little more time.

 

[Mike41]

Lower Deck Framing:

The lower deck carlings and ledges have been installed. This completes the lower deck framing. This is a few progress photos.

 

[DocBlake]

Awesome, Mike! Great progress. How tough was it to cut those half-mortise joints?

 

[Canoe21]

Lower Deck Framing:

The lower deck carlings and ledges have been installed. This completes the lower deck framing. This is a few progress photos.

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Hello Mike, Ontario is sure looking good, you make it all look so easy.
Regards Lawrence

 

[donfarr]

I second all the comments, just masterfull to do the modeling plans as well as the PRO-TO-TYPE, looking forward to this one also. Don

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Dave, the half-mortises were easy to make. I made the deck beams in two pieces the chamfer on the lower piece was cut with a bandsaw, the top is flat stock. I used patterns to cut notches for the carlings with the bandsaw, cleaned the notches with a file and using centerlines glued the top and bottom together. The top piece of the beam is the same thickness as the carlings and ledges so there will be very little sanding before the deck is planked.

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Lawrence, I try to make everything easy, I am too lazy to do difficult work lol.

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Don, since this is the second prototype everything should be easier.

 

[kohlndk]

your build is coming along nicely. great job, the details are exceptional.

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Ken.

 

[Mike41]

Lower Deck Framing:

The grating for the access to the hold and power room were made and installed, then the waterways and finally the planking. The port side was left open to show the framing details. The deck will look better after it is sanded and oiled.

 

[Donnie]

Hey Mike,
For a refresh of memory, I went back and re-read all the posts up until now. This is truly fantastic of what you have done with this from the design - cad - and then the building of it. I love it and I hope that I can do this when I finish my Blandford. This makes the Blandford look like a piece of cake !!!
35 frames and I thought the 9 that I did on the Blandford was a little tiresome. Ha !!! not only that the frames on this one are even more complex.
Oh, BTW, I saw a post you made about how you made your building board with that T-Track, but now I can not find it.

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Donnie, the tracks for the gantry type of building board listed under Tools, Lathes, Mills etc.

 

[Donnie]

Well, (thanks), but now, the OCS is my understanding that Shanks is providing a CNC building template.

 

[Mike41]

The information about the gantry is general not specific to the OCS.

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Mike , Very nice work as always, such great results. I just love you using magnets to hold your grating coamings, would never have thought of that, thanks for the hint.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Mike41]

Thanks Lawrence,
The magnets work well building deck furnishings also.

 

[Canoe21]

Thanks Lawrence,
The magnets work well building deck furnishings also.

Thanks Mike, I will have to look up an hand full, sure would save a lot of work.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Norway]

Nice work Mike, I see that the grid chambers, rest on the deck beams, I assume it's the same for Blandford ?.