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

[Keef]

Dear keef
such a beautiful progress, the hull looks great, well done my friend

Thank you Shota and thanks to everyone for your comments and support. It really is encouraging

 

[TRS7139]

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

 

[TRS7139]

have you found out more about these spacers please

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.

 

[richardjjs]

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

AMAZING WORK AGAIN thanks
Like your idea of pins I made thousands for the hull of my San Felipe many years ago

 

[Keef]

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

 

[Corsair]

She is coming along very nicely ! Beautiful work.

 

[GIG1810]

Hey Keef,

really beautiful work. I can't wait to see how it continues.

Cheers, Günther.

 

[Daniel20]

Really fine work Keef.

 

[TRS7139]

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

 

[AllanKP69]

Curious, where did you acquire a dimension to get accurate sill bottoms?

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.
Allan