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HMS ENTERPRISE by Keith 1:48 scale. New Kit from M.D.

Keef said:
Jig parts B17a, b and c have been added to the cradle to support the counter timbers. The outer timbers, port and stbd are made up of 2 parts and sanded to form the fashion pieces, I think they're called. A cross frame, which took a very small amount of adjustment has also been fitted which I hope will give a little more support to what could be a very easily knocked and broken assembly

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Keith,
Very nice and neat.
One little addition I added you might consider.
All the work around the counter timbers made me nervous so I drew down some bamboo skewers and drilled through the bottoms of the timbers into top transom and glued with medium CA and sanded.
The pins added a surprising amount of extra strength.

Tim
 
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richardjjs said:
have you found out more about these spacers please
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FWIW, I simply ripped some strips from the extra material left from the futtock sheets in various thickness’.
While strip stock 1mm-2mm is provided, I found some spacers worked better a little thicker/thinner so I cut strips with little effort to space frame tops.
A few frame sets I did a couple additional that would be under the wales for extra rigidity.
 
TRS7139 said:
Keith,
Very nice and neat.
One little addition I added you might consider.
All the work around the counter timbers makes me nervous so I drew down some bamboo skewers and drilled through the bottoms of the timbers into top transom and glued with medium CA and sanded.
The pins added a surprising amount of extra strength.

Tim
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AMAZING WORK AGAIN thanks
Like your idea of pins I made thousands for the hull of my San Felipe many years ago
 
Starting on the gun ports sills now. I got their positions by finding the height of the top of the jig in relation to the bottom of the keel, which I worked out to be 13.3 centimeters and drew the line on the 1:1 drawing. All the ribs that support the lower sills have to be trimmed down by between 2 to 4 mm approx and it looks like every rib will need the same taken out of their height for the top rails

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Keef said:
Starting on the gun ports sills now. I got their positions by finding the height of the top of the jig in relation to the bottom of the keel, which I worked out to be 13.3 centimeters and drew the line on the 1:1 drawing. All the ribs that support the lower sills have to be trimmed down by between 2 to 4 mm approx and it looks like every rib will need the same taken out of their height for the top rails

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Very nice. Curious, where did you acquire a dimension to get accurate sill bottoms?
I am past that but still curious.
I did find several paired frame ends had a slight mismatch and I brought high end down but not in all cases. I think I’m good…. Pulled planks from the sheets….the ones that are initial run and match up with ports and while they look like they’d require a bit of fiddling they seem to run properly……we’ll just have to see.
Currently and slowly, trying to fit deck clamps with the jig fixtures. Slow process to get accurate.

Tim
 
TRS7139 said:
Curious, where did you acquire a dimension to get accurate sill bottoms?
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I am curious as well. If nothing else, they can be found on the framing disposition drawing ZAZ3312 held at RMG in high resolution on the Wiki Commons site. It may a little off as this is a drawing for Hind (28) 1785. The dimensions are also in the contract for Enterprise's sister ship Aurora dated July 16, 1776. There is a partial framing plan HIL0079 on the RMG Collections site for Medea 1778. They all have the sills with about the same depth.
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TRS7139 said:
Very nice. Curious, where did you acquire a dimension to get accurate sill bottoms?
I am past that but still curious.
I did find several paired frame ends had a slight mismatch and I brought high end down but not in all cases. I think I’m good…. Pulled planks from the sheets….the ones that are initial run and match up with ports and while they look like they’d require a bit of fiddling they seem to run properly……we’ll just have to see.
Currently and slowly, trying to fit deck clamps with the jig fixtures. Slow process to get accurate.

Tim
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For this kit, to match with the 1:1 drawing supplied all that's needed is to take the depth of the jig (15.3 cm) minus the 2 cm that the keel is raised inside the jig (13.3 cm). Draw this line on the plan and measure each sill, top and bottom from this line. If it is anything more complicated than that, then I have done it wrong. But it appears everything fits fine so far. Time will tell though
 
Keef said:
For this kit, to match with the 1:1 drawing supplied all that's needed is to take the depth of the jig (15.3 cm) minus the 2 cm that the keel is raised inside the jig (13.3 cm). Draw this line on the plan and measure each sill, top and bottom from this line. If it is anything more complicated than that, then I have done it wrong. But it appears everything fits fine so far. Time will tell though
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Keith,
Thanks, that looks like it’s fine.
Leveling up the frame ends, in my case was pretty good. Your post made me curious however. I made , for a previous build, an adjustable height gauge and With hull on flat surface, pulled dimension from plan and matched sill bottoms.
The runoff ports came out pretty good, couple were off, maybe 1/32” which I’ll call good.

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Keef said:
Starting on the gun ports sills now. I got their positions by finding the height of the top of the jig in relation to the bottom of the keel, which I worked out to be 13.3 centimeters and drew the line on the 1:1 drawing. All the ribs that support the lower sills have to be trimmed down by between 2 to 4 mm approx and it looks like every rib will need the same taken out of their height for the top rails

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Good morning Keith. Yep looks like you are owning this Enterprise. Nice. Cheers Grant
 
Keef said:
Thanks Richard. How are you finding it so far?
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Love it
Not as clean as your but i am happy
WAiting for a part from Victor WEll actually he will not answer
I need a new Hawse Piece and i dony have any PEAR wood

I decided to look at the Fore Platform JUst as somthing else to do
 
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