HMS Blandford 1:48 POF Modelship Dockyard [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hello again. Many thanks for your input and many likes. After yesterdays flurry of activity things are back to normal and properly on track again.

I had posted how I’d built up the first of the tapered ribs, Keith noticed that I had done it wrong and quickly notified me to stop me continuing that way. Keith has built this model successfully to a high standard so I had to pay attention to what he had to say. I posted why I’d interpreted the plans the way I had and at the same time messaged Modelship Dockyard on the link that was given on SOS to confirm Keith’s view. I got a reply within half an hour with the description you see in my log, confirming what Keith had said was correct, now that’s what I call good service that I doubt you would get from any other kit manufacturer.

I had only done two ribs this way and they were at the start of the tapered section so only had a small amount of tapering, these ribs then only needed a very small amount of extra sanding on their forward inner edge to fully correct them so all is well again. This had to be done before I went to bed otherwise I wouldn’t have slept thinking about it, so another late night session.

I think that this shows the benefit of being part of this community and doing a build log showing your work, warts and all

I’ve added photos of the progress so far, you’ll see just how quickly this is coming together.

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Ken said:
Hello again. Many thanks for your input and many likes. After yesterdays flurry of activity things are back to normal and properly on track again.

I had posted how I’d built up the first of the tapered ribs, Keith noticed that I had done it wrong and quickly notified me to stop me continuing that way. Keith has built this model successfully to a high standard so I had to pay attention to what he had to say. I posted why I’d interpreted the plans the way I had and at the same time messaged Modelship Dockyard on the link that was given on SOS to confirm Keith’s view. I got a reply within half an hour with the description you see in my log, confirming what Keith had said was correct, now that’s what I call good service that I doubt you would get from any other kit manufacturer.

I had only done two ribs this way and they were at the start of the tapered section so only had a small amount of tapering, these ribs then only needed a very small amount of extra sanding on their forward inner edge to fully correct them so all is well again. This had to be done before I went to bed otherwise I wouldn’t have slept thinking about it, so another late night session.

I think that this shows the benefit of being part of this community and doing a build log showing your work, warts and all

I’ve added photos of the progress so far, you’ll see just how quickly this is coming together.

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Beautiful work Ken. You have achieved great progress to a high standard. Will follow along with much interest
 
Hello, Nothing much to report today, I’m just working my way through the ribs, I’m now doing some of the more tapered ones at the bow. I’m surprised at the amount of taper required, I was a bit concerned at first at just how much wood I was sanding away but they seem to end up ok. There’s no doubting now how they should be assembled, the pieces are wider now to allow for the taper and the sanding lines are more defined, if I’d started these earlier I wouldn’t have had an issue understanding the rib plan. With the amount sanding needed my precautions against dust is now only partially successful, there is more than Mrs Ken is happy with, she strongly advised me to do the more aggressive sanding outside, even though it’s getting colder, who am I to argue.

Just for interest I’ve added a picture of the Grand Turk, the replica of HMS Blandford built in 1996, I’ll do a post on it when things get slack.

Me on the naughty chair.

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HMS Blandford.

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Ken said:
Hello, Nothing much to report today, I’m just working my way through the ribs, I’m now doing some of the more tapered ones at the bow. I’m surprised at the amount of taper required, I was a bit concerned at first at just how much wood I was sanding away but they seem to end up ok. There’s no doubting now how they should be assembled, the pieces are wider now to allow for the taper and the sanding lines are more defined, if I’d started these earlier I wouldn’t have had an issue understanding the rib plan. With the amount sanding needed my precautions against dust is now only partially successful, there is more than Mrs Ken is happy with, she strongly advised me to do the more aggressive sanding outside, even though it’s getting colder, who am I to argue.

Just for interest I’ve added a picture of the Grand Turk, the replica of HMS Blandford built in 1996, I’ll do a post on it when things get slack.

Me on the naughty chair.

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Oooh that looks cold! You'll have to move out here, still in shorts and tee-shirts for at least the next 4 weeks :cool:. At least at the rate you're progressing, it won't be that much longer to suffer
 
Hi Hoss, Thanks for visiting and for your likes. Ah yes, Banonza, I remember that series with fond memories. I watched it in the 60s on our not so reliable B+W. TV, when characters were more important than quality visuals. It would probably get cancelled now for not being ethnically diverse enough and having no daughters in the family. Strange how at the time I thought that the cast looked a little old but on a re-visit they now look quite young, I wonder why that is.
 
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Maarten said:
Wow Ken,

Just missed the start of this build and you almost finished half of the hull.
Next time build the Enterprise because you go warp speed.
Great kit and convinced the outcome will be great too.
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Hi Maarten. Thanks for joining the crew and welcome aboard. I’d watched many POF builds here and every one of them fascinated me, the Enterprise being one of them. I knew that at some time I’d give one a try but was always nervous of doing so, but eventually took the plunge on Blandford. I was in my comfort zone building conventional ships and enjoyed them knowing how to build and what to expect from them, it’s still early days on this type of model so I think that I’ll need to get much further into it before I decide what build type my next model will be. Ken
 
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Great modeling and progress - especially in this small scale of 1:96 - Very good work on the beams, knees, platforms in the hold etc. BRAVO Only one short comment to the main beam midships - these beam arms are shorter, due to the fact that there will be the mast partners and the main hatch. I...
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Next year, we will launch a 48 ratio Enterprise account. Please follow us
There is a 1:96 progress here

Modelship Dockyard - New Kit - PoF 1:96 H.M.S. Enterprize 1774 by Modelship Dockyard

Great modeling and progress - especially in this small scale of 1:96 - Very good work on the beams, knees, platforms in the hold etc. BRAVO Only one short comment to the main beam midships - these beam arms are shorter, due to the fact that there will be the mast partners and the main hatch. I...
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I would definitely be interested in the 1:48 scale version. l will look forward to this with great interest. After building the Blandford, l expect great things from Modelship Dockyard
 
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Oooh that looks cold! You'll have to move out here, still in shorts and tee-shirts for at least the next 4 weeks :cool:. At least at the rate you're progressing, it won't be that much longer to suffer
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Hi Keith, Thankfully it’s much better today, I’m told that there are benefits living in a Uk climate but I haven’t found any yet. Ken
 
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Hi Keith, Thankfully it’s much better today, I’m told that there are benefits living in a Uk climate but I haven’t found any yet. Ken
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The UK climate has one thing in advance, it has everything against.
But there is luckily some kind of weather every day.
Experienced in the spring:
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Regards, Peter
 
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Hi Peter, But you still had a smile on your face. Nothing much changes, a poor photo but here's me introducing my ten year old daughter to the joys of motorcycle camping in the early 80s. She's still speaking to me. Ken

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Hello again, and thanks for your input on my log. Today’s update is more or less the same, about eight more ribs, these finish the forward section up to the hawse timbers which will be my next task, Keith’s log will be invaluable for this as the instructions don’t give a great deal of information about their assembly.

I’m happy with the uniform flow of the ribs, they look to have the correct lines, looking along their length I can see that they aren’t perfectly straight, ( my old drill sergeant would have had something colourful to say if we had lined up like that on parade) but I think that they are flexible enough to get straightened when the fillers are glued in.

Because of the offset/twist in these last few ribs I found them difficult to do, they could not be held in a vice whilst sanding and because of a hand issue I can’t hold my drill and use it with one hand, I ended up like a contortionist with the rib trapped between my knees trying to hold it, my wife just laughed, I get no sympathy.

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Ken said:
Hello again, and thanks for your input on my log. Today’s update is more or less the same, about eight more ribs, these finish the forward section up to the hawse timbers which will be my next task, Keith’s log will be invaluable for this as the instructions don’t give a great deal of information about their assembly.

I’m happy with the uniform flow of the ribs, they look to have the correct lines, looking along their length I can see that they aren’t perfectly straight, ( my old drill sergeant would have had something colourful to say if we had lined up like that on parade) but I think that they are flexible enough to get straightened when the fillers are glued in.

Because of the offset/twist in these last few ribs I found them difficult to do, they could not be held in a vice whilst sanding and because of a hand issue I can’t hold my drill and use it with one hand, I ended up like a contortionist with the rib trapped between my knees trying to hold it, my wife just laughed, I get no sympathy.

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Looking good Ken and really fast work. Don't worry about the alignment, the fillers will straighten them out. When you come to that bit, take care as there are definite port and starboard fillers and they should be sanded slightly to fit or you will find they push the ribs out of plumb. l have messaged you about the hawse pieces. l too have a problem with my left hand. Only about 50% or so use after a stroke 7 years ago, but at least l do get support from my wife
 
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