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HMS Enterprize 1774 by arban007

Due to my limited processing capabilities, the progress remains slow, so I can only console myself by saying that "slow work yields fine results"!
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The deck height was measured from the drawings, and the nesting accuracy is still very high!

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Always nice when theory (drawing) and practice (model) come together, A very nice fitted deck.
Regards, Peter
 
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It looks just perfect, Arban! did you use kit parts only in the platform assembly?
 
Really wonderful work Arban - I just read your log and you are doing an amazing job. I am over a year into my current project a scratch built French Frigate based on Bourdriots, plans La Renommee. This kit has always intrigued me, however I believe I would have such a tough time with it as I tend to remake assemblies multiple times to get them right.

As Albert has pointed out differences in tolerances from sanding char would drive me nuts and I would end up scratching many parts myself which would defeat the purpose of buying a kit. Although a well designed kit really could be a time saver for sure vs scratching everything yourself.

It looks like you build is very precise and I am wondering how much tolerance is built into every part. Any info here would be appreciated !
Chris
Thank you for the compliment! I typically use a micrometer to ensure accuracy to two decimal places. For such small components, I consider an error of 0.1 to be fatal!
 
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