HMS GRANADO 1:48 scale PoF CAF Model by Keith

Keef said:
A productive day spent in the workshop. With the addition of the breast hook , the forward platform deck compartment has been Clou'd. The ladder for the hatch leading to the coal hole is made, and l have begun work on the cabin walls for this section of the ship. Templates are provided for each wall or bulkhead to help get the shape and sizes right. Every strip needs sanding to remove the laser char and reduce their width very slightly as they are all minutely oversize. A bit of a job as these pieces are very small.

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Hi Keith, There’s a lot to like. I can see an improvement in your work as this build progresses, keep it up.
 
Progressing with the cabin walls for the forward platform deck. After the final front wall is made up, the hinges and grilles on all doors are next to be fixed, then a coat of Clou will finish off the whole cabin assembly

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Very good progress and work
just one hint
I realized when making mine, that removing of the laser char on the ladder elements before fixing the ladder together is much easier than afterwards
 
Uwek said:
Very good progress and work
just one hint
I realized when making mine, that removing of the laser char on the ladder elements before fixing the ladder together is much easier than afterwards
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Yes, you are right but l like the slightly 'weathered' look by leaving some of the char on the edges
 
Hi all and welcome to my build log. Here are some shots of the forward cabins dry fitted in position with the top deck beams above. A little more work is needed before they are fitted permanently, including making up the ships galley stove, which will be fitted in the cabin space just in front of the windlass. The parts making up the stove are shown here. l shall give them a thin paint wash to hopefully give the walls and base a better brick effect and also paint the pots with a copper finish. That will be for the next time . . .

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Keef said:
Hi All. A new year, a new project, CAF Model's 1:48 scale HMS GRANADO, full hull PoF kit. Just about everyone is now familiar with this kit due to the great reviews and build logs already existing on the S.o.S. site, but for those not, before l get into the build proper, l would like to do a quick introduction to myself and this amazing kit. Up to now this would be my third plank on frame kit. Modelship Dockyard's HMS Blandford being the first, followed by HMS Alert produced by Trident Model, which l have recently completed. Both kits were superb and great fun to build and have firmly set me on the POF path, which is why l'm so excited about this project. The kit comes in 3 separate parts or sessions, which are all available to be purchased individually. l have all 3 and can say that this looks to be, probably, the most amazing kit l have or will ever attempt to build. l have always liked to study the plans/drawings, instructions and the parts themselves of a kit before starting to make sure all is complete and l understand the instructions and method of construction. Looking through the contents of part 1, the quality of the wood (cherry) is excellent. Mostly laser cut, with a few CNC milled sheets which go to make up the keel and frames structure of the hull of this ship. The instructions come in the form of a beautifully produced booklet, in understandable English with detailed colour 3D drawings of each step of construction. Very impressive. A cleverly designed high quality 4 mm plywood building jig is also included in this first session. A small project in itself, it is essential to keep the frames square to the keel and accurately place each individual frame to make up the hull. Talking of which, this kit is designed in such a way that you have the option of making the hull a split structure, separating the top from the bottom, enabling the highly detailed interior to be viewed in all it's glory. A great idea, but l have already decided to make my kit as a standard, one-part construction. This is just the first step of what promises to be a long and rewarding project. l can't wait to get started and look forward your company. Any tips and ideas would be greatly appreciated
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Hallo Keith alias @Keef
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Hi All. Welcome to my log and thank you for your birthday wishes and interest. We have had family staying over the holiday period so have had to limit my time in the workshop but back now with work on the aft lower deck cabins and bulkheads. As with the forward cabins, templates are provided to get the correct heights and positions of the deck beams but l have found l cannot get on with them, so l have used the scale drawings provided with the kit to get all the relevant measurements but I use the templates to form the cabin walls and bulkheads. Some sections of the lower deck planking have been left out to reveal the beam work beneath as l did with the forward section

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Work continues with the platform deck and cabins at the stern section of Granado. The two deck sections are only dry fitted to show their position in the hull. Heights and for/aft positions will have to be carefully measured against the drawings before committing to final fitting, also the cabin walls and bulkheads need to be made up. This is getting quite complicated as the positions of the lower deck beams have also taken into account at this stage. Some of the component parts are shown here but there is a lot more to come. Work will slow down for a few weeks now as 2 weeks ago l was notified that my operation back in May was not completely successful. Some of the tumor still remains and l will have to undergo radiotherapy treatment for 21 consecutive days, which takes a large chunk out of each day. l've now had the first two, starting yesterday. l will keep you posted on the progress of the cabins

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