HMS Enterprise 1774 POF 1:48.
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Good morning Peter. Extremely happy to have you on board….a vip front row seat is reserved for youwow, what a great kit and start! I wish you fun with building this model.
I don't mind having the back seat, looking over the shoulders of giants.
. Cheers GrantGood Luck with this build. No doubt you will succeed and demonstrate the usual 'Grant's ship building' accomplishments we are now accustomed to witnessing. All the best, stay cool and Cheers.
How could I missed the unpacking of your already sneaky unpacked/packed Christmas gift and the start of the build? And now already on page 3! Is there still a chair, Grant? No problem with the 3th row.
The start is looking nice of this great kit.
Regards, Peter
The start is looking nice of this great kit.
Regards, Peter
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Even a back raw seat wouldn't be bad to me!
Hi Grant,
Metal bolts for sure. Goodwin states that copper was used exclusively in the keel joints starting about 1783, but based on materials found in the deadwood on Victory, he believes copper came into use sometime earlier. It is my understanding that if the contract calls out bolts in any description they would be metal. Treenails would be called out by name and can be assumed to be wood. In the case of Aurora, treenails are described as being made from dry and seasoned wood clear of sap.
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Good morning Grant, is there any room for a stool?In my small way I am available,have a good adventure.Frank
Good afternoon Frank. I always appreciate your input and expertise when is comes to these period ships so I am excited to have you check out my humble attempt at this model. Cheers Grant
Good afternoon. Thank you kindly and I will give this my best shot…..hopefully it will be okay.
Good afternoon Peter. I did attempt to quietly sneak this one in as I’m still doing the bounty rigging…Your interest in my ships is a compliment and motivation- thank you.
You guys make me blush…
. There are only front row seats……Thank you Allan. I’m glad you cleared up the terminology for treenails in the contract as I was wondering what “dry and seasoned wood clear of sap” was. Much appreciated. Cheers Grant
Mutiny at its worst…Grant! What of HMAV Bounty? One of the guys asked me to ask you
Blessings.
Chuck
. Ahh ..I lost motivation doing the rigging with left overs and struggling to get things looking ok. I decided that if I’m not having fun change it. I will finish it as I owe to Justin, however I will only work on it when I want to and not because I have to….it is a hobby after all. Thoroughly enjoying this Enterprise project. Cheers Grant
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Understood! I took 6 months off from my Lovely Renee nee Fair American build exactly because it ceased to be joyful. So, I honor your joyful nature, Grant! Loving the way HMS Enterprise is shaping up. I wish you increase - in joy of courseMutiny at its worst…
Blessings.
Chuck
Good afternoon everyone.
Progress on the keel. Made of 4 pieces joined by scarf joints. The rabbet is a 1.5. X 1.5mm “V” shaped. On the stem it is a 2.4 x1.5mm more U shaped. I have not finished the rabbet as I will do this once the ship is out the jig during final sanding.
Cheers Grant
Progress on the keel. Made of 4 pieces joined by scarf joints. The rabbet is a 1.5. X 1.5mm “V” shaped. On the stem it is a 2.4 x1.5mm more U shaped. I have not finished the rabbet as I will do this once the ship is out the jig during final sanding.
Cheers Grant
Looking good, Grant.
A suggestion if I may: beware that the keel does not seem to be sitting firmly on the work surface. This will create all manner of chaos in the future - that thing has to be perfectly flat and perfectly straight and remain that way throughout.
Now is also the time to start thinking about how you will display this model in the future and whether or not you want to include some integral nuts and screws...
A suggestion if I may: beware that the keel does not seem to be sitting firmly on the work surface. This will create all manner of chaos in the future - that thing has to be perfectly flat and perfectly straight and remain that way throughout.
Now is also the time to start thinking about how you will display this model in the future and whether or not you want to include some integral nuts and screws...
Beautifully executed rabbet ! How did you make it ? Did you use a milling machine or by hand ? Bravo !
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Hi Grant. Remarkably put together, congrats!
I love the look of neat scarf joints in the early afternoon (demi-cit.) .
I love the look of neat scarf joints in the early afternoon (demi-cit.) .
Paul,
Great idea. How have you done that in your models ? I imagine one would drill a reinforced hole through the keel and keelson and pre-position a threaded insert or a screw ?
Alex Rosas
I filed off a small nut to make it fit into the width of the keel and epoxied it in place. I have a screw that passes through my build-board into that integral nut. I inserted several of these along the length of the keel but only use two of them...
Some good advice gleefully accepted Paul- thanks
.I hope that I did get it straight…..hmmm. I did just plonk it down for the photos so it is not seated however I will triple check when I get home. I think it’s all good. (My Dad always used say “…..and you know what THINK did….”
I have been doing plenty of thinking of how I want to display and build this ship and I still have not got a clear objective. The design of the kit is more limiting than I hoped for which also predetermines a fair amount of presentation. In the mean time I will build the center line timbers(probably nail these) and make 50 odd frames. Nothing will be set and at a point I need to build the framing jig. By then I hope to have an outcome in mind.
Clever Paul, so my bubble wrap and cardboard build stand won’t cut it for this one
. Cheers Grant