Not to be so long slightly of topic on the interesting building log
This kit is devided in 3 parts and you can order it directly from @CAFmodel who btw is also a member here in our forum
Here is the web-page
and before I forget it -< Very good work on the stern cant frames and structure - Bravo !!
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
Hi everybody. It's back to the bow section of this model and work on the hawse pieces. CAF Models supply a jig for both P & S sides to make this complicated part of the build as easy for the builder and as accurate as possible which really is a great help. The parts for each side have to first be made up, 2 parts per frame member, then they are sanded to fair the frames to the shape of the bow section using the laser etched lines on both sides of the sheets containing the parts. On my kit the reverse side of a lot of the laser cut sheets do tend to have quite bad burning that needs a lot of sanding to get rid of and make following some of the etched lines fairly difficult to follow as they are partly obscured by the charring. Each frame is then placed into the jig using spacers to separate them until the 6 elements form the correct curve and width of the hawse pieces to fit into place between the head of the keel and rib No. 1. After taking the completed section out of the jig l had to do a trial fit and, wow, with a bit of adjustment it will fit very nicely. l just hope the port side is as successful. A tribute to the design of this great kit
Very nice my friend!
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
Thank you very much Paul. Your comments are always most welcome
very good result -Bravo!
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
Great news. You are now on your way! I'm sure we would all be interested in your progress, so will you please keep us informed?
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
That is great news my friend. When you start, will you keep us informed of your progress please?
Pas de problème Keef ! J’espère qu’il me sera expédié avant le nouvel an Chinois. Sinon, je risque d’attendre longtemps.
No problem Keef! I hope it will be shipped to me before Chinese New Year. Otherwise, I might wait a long time.
No problem Keef! I hope it will be shipped to me before Chinese New Year. Otherwise, I might wait a long time.
Last edited by a moderator:
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
Thank you for your support and interest in this project and for your comments and likes, they are very much appreciated. The hawse pieces have been completed, both sides and after a little fiddling and tweeking they fit into place very well. The cant frames could then be cleaned and fine tuned and the whole assembly was permanently into place against the keel. This completes the bow and stern sections and now they have to be joined by the rest of the frames that lay square to the keel, making up the hull. So a long way to go but already the beautiful curves are beginning to show themselves
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2020
- Messages
- 10,457
- Points
- 938
That is a challenging part of any POF build, done and dusted, so to speak. You must be well pleased with the outcome - now it's a case of connecting the two ends, but as you have said" the beautiful lines are already starting to show". Well done, my friend.
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2022
- Messages
- 590
- Points
- 403
Thank you very much for those kind words Hienrich. Yes l am pleased to get this part of the build under my belt. l am now looking into how l shall tackle the next part. l have encountered an issue with the numbering of 3 of the parts of rib 27, a triple rib, where l was intending to start as it is exactly mid ships. At this stage l don't know how serious it is. l am trying to sort it myself but will get in touch with Tom for his help if l can't.