HMS ALERT 1777 cutter POF by Uwek

[zoly99sask]

Hallo Zoly,
no I will not
In the past I put some very thin (30g/m2) paper in between the parts of the keel (see f.e. the La Salamandre)
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LA SALAMANDRE, bomb ketch - POF - (CAF-models, 1/48)

Time is running.....now also the frames close to the bow are finished. In post 139 I showed already one of these at the sander. Some impressions of this status.....the frames 1 to 8 and all in the jig

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but due to the fact that there was in original structure no caulking between these elements - I will not show them.
It is a pure question of taste....... and seems, that my taste changed with the time ...... let us see how often I will change by taste in future

Ok thanks,I might use pencil

 

[schiffbaur]

[I][B]zoly99sask [/B][/I]said:​

"Ok thanks,I might use pencil"
...or black glue, loke some modellers do!

(whatever I did, the bold letters above didn´t go away)

Best regards
Fritz Baur

 

[schiffbaur]

...in pressing the answer-button they´re gone - what a miracle!

 

[schiffbaur]

..and now they returned together with mysterious marks and signs - I´m dazed and confused. I´ll stop reporting about bold and not-bold letters, better take my lunch and a drink.

 

[MikeJ]

I like using a pencil to indicate calking. I think the joints look finer and usually wont break like paper does sometimes. I like that you are taking the time to go over the construction in detail as with the others. looking forward to my turn at bat.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hello Uwe,
After catching up in the BN Group Build, I found some time to look in the other Group Builds. In the Alert-Group I found a lot of interesting build-log’s. Also yours, Jim’s and Maarten’s about the trennels. I’ll see what I further use in my BN.
Regards, Peter

 

[Mickey]

In this post I will show the finalization of the main jig

There are two additional elements at the stern to be installed, later as a base for the frames
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one side installed
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Now the final board on the top - BTW: no nipple for the frame spacing is breaking when you prepare these parts - the board material is very friendly to the modeler and the laser cutting very accurate - the material has a much better behavior than plywood - maybe an idea for other kit manufacturer ...

on the top of the photo you can see the longitudinal stiffener with it six supports - on the lower side already installed
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the top board installed and fixed with the clamps - not glued
the construction jig is finished
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in the following several views to get an impression of this interesting and promising construction
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All together a very interesting small project in the project - well prepared and everything fitted very well
The future will show, if the model parts will fit also in this quality ....... the jig was already promising fun for the rest

I have just finished the jig very good sofar I found easing the slots made assembly better