HMS GRANADO - full hull - POF kit by CAF in 1:48 - by Uwe
I decided to prepare further the frames, before I finaly prepare and fix the cant frames and transoms.....
So in moment I am making a lot of sanding-dust
up to frame #37 they are already "handsanded", frames #23 to #36 are only sanded with the JET
view direction to the stern
and towards the bow
also the accurate location of each frame on the height has still to be fine-tuned
still a lot to do with the frames, but it is a good feeling to see step by step and frame by frame the growing of a ships hull
Many Thanks for your interest ..... to be continued
It is still a lot of frames missing
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Pozdrawiam Mirek
Hello
Be happy you did a lot of work, do not rush.
Greetings Mirek
Hallo Uwe, yes this sanding job is quite involved and lengthy. But your slowly growing frame collection looks really great and promises to be another one of your top works. Einfach saugut der Mann.
Who said it will be easy, and fast?
Oh Ja - POF are never fast and often not easy -> these kits are the salt in the soupWho said it will be easy, and fast?
and I like it "salty"
some more frames are "hand-sanded"
so definitely POF are not fast
Many Thanks for your interest ..... to be continued
so definitely POF are not fast
Many Thanks for your interest ..... to be continued
To have a break during the partly boring pre-sanding, I decided to make also parallel the bolting of the frames.
I made the bolts in the for me usual method with copper nails - just thought about the new method introduced by Oliver, but I have not the patience in moment, so let us make the bolts "conventional" ..... with 50 nails per frame so in total also more than 2.000 "bolts"
also the single frames the chocks have to be fixed with bolts
Due to the fact, that I still do not know which parts I will plank on outside or inside, I decided to make the bolting of the frames everywhere
not really much is visible, but if you take a closer look - I know, that they are there - and we are building the models for ourself (and some interested modeling friends, like you all......
many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued .....
I made the bolts in the for me usual method with copper nails - just thought about the new method introduced by Oliver, but I have not the patience in moment, so let us make the bolts "conventional" ..... with 50 nails per frame so in total also more than 2.000 "bolts"
also the single frames the chocks have to be fixed with bolts
Due to the fact, that I still do not know which parts I will plank on outside or inside, I decided to make the bolting of the frames everywhere
not really much is visible, but if you take a closer look - I know, that they are there - and we are building the models for ourself (and some interested modeling friends, like you all......
many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued .....
Nice work Uwe!
I decided early on that I would not pin the frames fore and aft, but that I would pin the joints outside and in - this will be done when out of the jig.
As you rightly say - it is up to each modeller to decide how much detail to show. I did fully pin 'King's Fisher', but now she's finished, you can barely make out the pinning anyway!
Ted
Great start Uwe, looking very good!
Hallo Ted,
a very good point.
I just checked your (btw amazing) Kingfisher model -
I hope, that due to the fact that the space between the frames is getting bigger to the top, these aft and fore bolting is visible at ther upper half of the frames. and especially in the area at the bow and stern and not midships.
not much to show, only some more progress on the frame sanding and bolting
Still everything dry fitted - I plan to prepare as much as possible and make the final installation on the keel in once....
Many Thanks for your interest in my building log .... to be continued ....
Still everything dry fitted - I plan to prepare as much as possible and make the final installation on the keel in once....
Many Thanks for your interest in my building log .... to be continued ....
You are coming along very nicely, looks great, Uwe, fast and furious.
Knight head and hawse pieces are next to be prepared. and afterwards the cant frames.
Only when these are fixed the square frames can be installed.
The elements for both sides are prepared - at the top you can see the temporary jigs (plywood) for the haswe pieces segment
The elements "a" and "f" are cnc milled, all the others laser cut
the pieces are pre sanded with my JET
the right segment is already fixed with glue, the thickness of the distance elements between the hawse pieces have to be sanded in order to get the correct angles
hand sanded in the jig
for removing out of the jig I had to destroy the plywood
coming close to the final form - when the complete hull is finished and out of the main jig the final form will be prepared
and the same from inside
now the other side has to be prepared .... so to be continued
Many Thanks for your interest - see you soon
Only when these are fixed the square frames can be installed.
The elements for both sides are prepared - at the top you can see the temporary jigs (plywood) for the haswe pieces segment
The elements "a" and "f" are cnc milled, all the others laser cut
the pieces are pre sanded with my JET
the right segment is already fixed with glue, the thickness of the distance elements between the hawse pieces have to be sanded in order to get the correct angles
hand sanded in the jig
for removing out of the jig I had to destroy the plywood
coming close to the final form - when the complete hull is finished and out of the main jig the final form will be prepared
and the same from inside
now the other side has to be prepared .... so to be continued
Many Thanks for your interest - see you soon
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And here I thought I had it bad with my Bluenose bow pieces... Nice job!
Very good work and beautifully and extremely clearly and understandably presented. Bravo.
Many Thanks for your kind words and also all the likes received - much appreciated
The other side was also done in the same way
On the left still in the jig
now we have the time to see the whole truth - are the two sides symetrical ?!? - they have to be
only the keel is missing in between, but this would be the view to the bow
and inside?
first check in the jig
Many Thanks for your interest in my work and building log of my HMS Granado ..... to be continued with the cant frames #1 to #7
The other side was also done in the same way
On the left still in the jig
now we have the time to see the whole truth - are the two sides symetrical ?!? - they have to be
only the keel is missing in between, but this would be the view to the bow
and inside?
first check in the jig
Many Thanks for your interest in my work and building log of my HMS Granado ..... to be continued with the cant frames #1 to #7
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it's looks great work
The next and last missing frames are the cant frames at the bow
the laser lines for the sanding are fitting very well - also in principle the frames by themself into the jig
step by step I am getting ready, so I can start to fix the elements permanently on the keel
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued ....
the laser lines for the sanding are fitting very well - also in principle the frames by themself into the jig
step by step I am getting ready, so I can start to fix the elements permanently on the keel
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued ....