That looks awesome Grant! I like those heavy-duty ribs, my Zebec has much thinner, easier to break ribs.
HMS Enterprise 1774 POF 1:48.
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Looks Great! Really taking shape now, congrats on the milestone.
BOOM! That's looks fantastic Grant!
WOW, such amazing progress in a short time... just wonderful. I love seeing the straight line of frames!
That looks the biz. Grant. A work of art on its own. Love the gentle lines and curves. Fantastic!
Splendid, absolutely splendid. Great to see it all come together.
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I love these types!!! Just like inside the skeleton of a huge ancient creature))) The work is gorgeous!!
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Wow Grant, she's coming along so well and promptly as well. Congrats! Happy Easter. Alberto
Hello Peter. Thank you. I can see I will have to make some sanding blocks to meet the different angles and shapes inside. Cheers Grant
Good afternoon Daniel. Yea they are pretty strong. Knowing my lack of finesse with this hobby there is still a chance of breakages
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Good afternoon Gentlemen. Thank you very much. Happy Easter everyone. Here in South Africa we have Friday and Monday as public holidays so plenty family time has been had. As always your compliments and encouragement is appreciated. Cheers Grant
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Happy Easter Grant. Have a good one
I really like the way you took those photos to show all the excellent framing. Coming together really well.
Happy Easter, enjoy your days off.
Happy Easter, enjoy your days off.
Wishing you a joyful and grace-filled Easter.
Grant,
Impressive ! Your hull looks great, very smooth lines and flow. After sanding, and keelson, next step is really tricky- finding the exact location of the longitudinal clamps that hold the decks. How are you planning on doing that ? Dockyard's has a set of thin plywood templates that fit inside, along the inner border of several frames, with notches indicating where clamps and other longitudinal timbers are located. I thought about sending you paper plans of these, but it wouldn't work since I am sure the moulded dimension of the frames in CAF vs Dockyards' versions are different. I'm sure you will figure out a way. I'll be watching with interest.
Alex R
Impressive ! Your hull looks great, very smooth lines and flow. After sanding, and keelson, next step is really tricky- finding the exact location of the longitudinal clamps that hold the decks. How are you planning on doing that ? Dockyard's has a set of thin plywood templates that fit inside, along the inner border of several frames, with notches indicating where clamps and other longitudinal timbers are located. I thought about sending you paper plans of these, but it wouldn't work since I am sure the moulded dimension of the frames in CAF vs Dockyards' versions are different. I'm sure you will figure out a way. I'll be watching with interest.
Alex R
Thanks Jim and Keith.
Good evening Roger. I hope the framing is truely as good as the photos show. I’m waiting for that OH No moment when it is removed from the jig. Let’s see. Thank you for the compliment.
Cheers Grant
Thank you kindly Gilbert.
Thanks Alex. I did these clamps yesterday. They were a lot more tricky than I expected. Thank you for the heads up previously re the measurement on the plans being the deck level and not the clamp/beam level. I would have got this wrong no doubt just by using CAF plans and directions ….whew. I made a “Grant jig” with the respective measurements on it. I then used this against a ruler going through to both sides and built up the ruler height with blocks of wood to match my marker. Checked both both sides and marked the respective frames.
Once I installed the beams (used 3 pieces) I checked with a spirit level.
Some pics :
Cheers Grant
Superb ! Congratulations. I love the rulers and "Grant Jig" The clamps look perfectly positioned.. Are those treenails ?
You sure are working fast.
Alex R
You sure are working fast.
Alex R