HMS Blandford POF by Keith [COMPLETED BUILD]

Some more progress with the lower deck beams with just a few smaller cross beams needed to finish this section. The part that l have done is painted with the wood sealer so as to get an idea of the finished result. Very nice l think :) .

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Keef said:
I thinks so too. Two coats make for a richer colour and gives it a very slight sheen (not too much) which l like very much. btw is the 1954 in your title your date of birth. lf so, you and l are the same age. :D (17th July, 1954)
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think i have boobed AGAIN did you stain each of the frames before you assembled the frames
Guess you must have done !!}~}
 
richardjjs said:
think i have boobed AGAIN did you stain each of the frames before you assembled the frames
Guess you must have done !!}~}
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NO. The frames cannot be stained until they are completely finished and the hull taken out of the cradle as they have to be fine sanded to finish. I have not used a stain, this is a clourless wood preservative as l have mentioned earlier in my log
 
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Frank48 said:
Sorry Maarten, if there's nothing underneath, how do they nail? (Fixing)
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Hi Frank, there are plenty of frames before and aft. It is a ceiling plank, as said no caulking.

See below ceiling planks on the replica of Willem Barentz ship.
See a ceiling plank joint on the edge of a frame.
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Reality is not allways so correct as we think with our 21st century engineering mind.
 
Keef said:
I thinks so too. Two coats make for a richer colour and gives it a very slight sheen (not too much) which l like very much. btw is the 1954 in your title your date of birth. lf so, you and l are the same age. :D (17th July, 1954)
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think i have boobed AGAIN did you stain each of the frames before you assembled the frames
Guess you must have done !!}~}
Davefx35 said:
It didn’t seem like it would add anything to the high quality build logs in progress (and to come).
Upon further reflection I’ve decided to go ahead anyway .
I think I’d like to do a commentary of the kit, build challenges and knuckle head things I’ve done.
Are we considering a group build section?
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group build sound good
 
Keef said:
Thank you Jimsky for your comments. l am now 6 weeks into this project and, yes you’re right, it is a good idea to discuss this kit as well as just showing the progress of the build. I have built a few wooden ship kits over the past 40 odd years but this is my first attempt at a POF kit and as for my opinion on the difficulty level, I myself have not found it too hard so far, although this is undoubtedly being down to the quality of the materials and the accuracy of the laser cut parts. Having said that, l would not recommend attempting this kit without at least some experience of building a wooden ship kit. Not just because of the basic woodworking skills needed, but because of the lack of actual written instructions, a knowledge of some of the building procedures of a wooden ship kit is needed. This is quite a general statement as there are many levels of skill and abilities.
There are many reasons leading to a modeller’s choice of a kit and this is mine. l did not want to mention this but it is quite relevant to the subject. 5 years ago l had a major stroke, which for 2 months left me completely paralysed on my left side. Slowly over these following years since, l have gained enough movement to be able to continue with this hobby which l love, having maybe 75 to 80% use of my left hand. I was able to go as far as finishing the standing rigging on the build l was working on but was struggling with tying the knots and small blocks. I saw the posts in SOS of the Blandford kit. It looked perfect and because of the relatively large scale and the fact it is all woodwork and no rigging, l decided this was my ideal next build and certainly have no regrets. Congratulations to Victor and his team at Modelship Dockyard on producing this great kit
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similar problems to ou on rigging
I cant stand still for long need to sit down and therefore cant continue with my Victory
 
Maarten said:
Hi Frank, there are plenty of frames before and aft. It is a ceiling plank, as said no caulking.

See below ceiling planks on the replica of Willem Barentz ship.
See a ceiling plank joint on the edge of a frame.
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Reality is not allways so correct as we think with our 21st century engineering mind.
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Hi Maarten, I didn't doubt what you mentioned
 
Keef said:
Ribs trimmed to their correct heights and spacers placed between to bring them into line. That's the frames just about complete apart from marking and cutting out the gun ports. The instructions show this to be the last step in the construction of the hull frames, so my next step will be to take the whole assembly out of the cradle to add the transom timbers. Then it will be ready for its final sanding and 2 coats of the wood finish that l mentioned earlier.

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how did you work out "the correct height"
 
RDN1954 said:
It's like just about any POF-build is balm to sore eyes. Your build is no exception. Thumbsup
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looking great the wood colour is great
looks like you applied the finish after you completed most of the work on the outer hull - few thought id messed up
Just a point on a ship they are guns not canons canons have large wheels for land use
Guns are on a ship - hence the term 20 Gun Ship
 
richardjjs said:
how did you work out "the correct height"
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As l said yesterday, all the measurements you need can be taken from the scale drawings of the hull. Take the measurement of each frame from the bottom of the keel. Each of the platform steps of the jig is an exact mm measure. Use that as a guide and use dividers to mark the frames at their correct height
 
my digital vernier collapsed today (it is about 20 years old 1 10 22
Went to Lidl for some milk and Bread and the In The Middle of Lidl" was a set of Digital metal Verniers 10.00ukp
whew
 
Keef said:
Deck clamps fitted and inner strakes in the process of fitting. 3 1/2 weeks work but not a lot to show for it. l had to improvise as l don't have clamps deep enough to reach the lower planks and as you can see the curves are pretty tight so the timbers have to be held securely while the glue dries. l came up with this idea using hair clips, bent to fit and it works surprisingly well
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if we look at the actual ship these planks are bolted to the hull - i wonder if that would work -
 
Keef said:
Some more progress with the lower deck beams with just a few smaller cross beams needed to finish this section. The part that l have done is painted with the wood sealer so as to get an idea of the finished result. Very nice l think :) .

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I can only admire the incredible cleanliness of your work
 
Jack Jäger said:
Hello Richard, Can you explain what you mean by spacers below the frames?
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when you build the frames other than no 1 & 63 the lower frames are thicker than the higher ones
the lowest rib which goes across the frames is 5mm the next 2 on either side are 4mm and the top 6 are 3mm
so you need a 1 mm spacer UNDER the frame to progressivly build each frame
Keef has done this but i dont think it was obvious if you are following his incredible build
I am making cook after cook up as i go along
 
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