Hallo Daniel,
me too - therefore I asked Brian where he had the problems, because for me it was not problematic
HMS GRANADO - full hull - POF kit by CAF in 1:48 - by Uwe
me too - therefore I asked Brian where he had the problems, because for me it was not problematic
Uwek in your picture, the pieces with a Red arrow are just a "classical bended curve". No issues there.
The parts that have the yellow arrows, came "pre-shaped" ?
Thanks
Daniel
I would think its better to use 2 thin strips laminated together rather than one thick strip. I had problems with the stern fitting to the transom area.
Correct
During the last days I did not spend much time in the workshop
We have summer in Vienna, so spending more time in the garden and having activities with family.....
But during the school holidays my girls (wife and daughter) will spend some days and weeks traveling - so I will stay at home and take care about our animals - so I plan to spend also more time in the workshop when all peds are fed and walked the dogs
I made some little progress and started with the inner planking
Close to the keelson some eight triangle elements are fixed on the frames, on which the limber board is based
Here the limber boards are fixed on both sides of the keelson
I will drill the holes into the limber boards after the structure of the mortar bases is installed - originally the limber boards are several boards which could be removed by the seamen by hand to get access to the limber passage
We have summer in Vienna, so spending more time in the garden and having activities with family.....
But during the school holidays my girls (wife and daughter) will spend some days and weeks traveling - so I will stay at home and take care about our animals - so I plan to spend also more time in the workshop when all peds are fed and walked the dogs
I made some little progress and started with the inner planking
Close to the keelson some eight triangle elements are fixed on the frames, on which the limber board is based
Here the limber boards are fixed on both sides of the keelson
I will drill the holes into the limber boards after the structure of the mortar bases is installed - originally the limber boards are several boards which could be removed by the seamen by hand to get access to the limber passage
Excellent work Uwe, just beautiful to look at.
Many Thanks to all for your kind words and all the likes received.......
Starting with the inner planking - in the moment I plan to plank only one side, although the planking for both sides is included in the kit, so the modeler can decide individual......
all planking is laser cut preshaped and is fitting very well
In the following you can see some different working status
only some surface sanding - the final sanding will be made after all planks are installed and all the treenails are added
3 planking rows are fixed
and the next 4th one is installed - the 5th row is waiting
you can see, that the preshaped planks are fitting very good
the viw from the other side
and a closer look
On my Coureur I started too late with the marking of the nails, so I had some more work to define the correct location / axis of the treenailing / bolting - so the next step before the next planking row will be the holes for the treenails
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued .....
Starting with the inner planking - in the moment I plan to plank only one side, although the planking for both sides is included in the kit, so the modeler can decide individual......
all planking is laser cut preshaped and is fitting very well
In the following you can see some different working status
only some surface sanding - the final sanding will be made after all planks are installed and all the treenails are added
3 planking rows are fixed
and the next 4th one is installed - the 5th row is waiting
you can see, that the preshaped planks are fitting very good
the viw from the other side
and a closer look
On my Coureur I started too late with the marking of the nails, so I had some more work to define the correct location / axis of the treenailing / bolting - so the next step before the next planking row will be the holes for the treenails
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued .....
Great work on this well designed kit Uwe.
The individual planks fit well and scoring does simplify the work! Great job, mon ami. 
There's a ship growing, very nice Uwe.
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Uwe, my Dear friend
the planking looks great, well done!
I liked the way you were making and cut the parts that make it Accurate
Good morning. Above my pay grade. Enjoy watching your work- outstanding. Cheers Grant
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Such precise work, just came across this log so will pull up a chair and watch and learn.Many Thanks for all your positive comment and feedbacks - and also all the lieks recieved
Now let us make the first / one frame
and do not be afraid -> I will not show all 57 frames ....... only some of them
These are the typical elements of one of the double frames, here frame 36, which was also shown (drawing) in my yesterdays post
- half side is labeled with "a" and the other side with "b" - logical
you can also see, that the floor timber and the two first futtocks have the biggest thickness with 5mm, the other futtocks have 4mm and the top timbers have 3mm
- not on every frame, but on most of them
also you can see the laser marks for the later bevelling of each frame
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before fixing the elements together I carefully sanded the butt joint areas with my sander - with this also 90° assured
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included in the kit are also 4 times 1mm and 4 times 2mm pad elements, which compensate the difference of thickness (3, 4 and 5mm) of the frame elements
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before gluing the flat scarf joint have to be prepared - only small adjustments are necessary, but definitely the laser char has to be removed
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all work preparation for frame 36 is done -all materials are prepared
- toothpick with white wood glue
- fixogum glue to fix the frmae elements on top of the frame drawing paper copy
- frame drawing is fixed on a glass, so I have definitely a plane and leveled base
- the four pad elements are ready
- all frame elements are pre sanded with the circular sander
=> here the two first futtocks of "a" are already glued together and fixed with fixogum on top of the drawing
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the two pads are fixed on top of the paper and have already a worm of fixogum for the next frame elements (futtock and top timber of "a")
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second futtock is fixed
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and finally the top timber
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the other side of "a" is now also prepared and the floor timber of "b" is sitting on top of "a"
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futtock and top timber of "b" is now fixed - good to see are now the different thicknesses of the elements
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frame 36 is now complete
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Many Thanks for the kind comments and the received likes - much appreciated and motivating
as mentioned it was time to start the markings for the treenailing of the inner planking, so I marked the center lines of the frames with a pencil line, marked alternate the left and right side with a scriber and drilled the 0,5mm holes for the future "toothpick"-treenails - so the first four rows are already drilled
the next rows of the planking - here you can see my alternate use of wooden-glue and superglue
these planking is not easy to fix with clamps so I am using partly wooden wedges in order to get the plank in the necessary final form.
It is working very well......
many thanks for your interest .... to be continued (like the planking) ......
as mentioned it was time to start the markings for the treenailing of the inner planking, so I marked the center lines of the frames with a pencil line, marked alternate the left and right side with a scriber and drilled the 0,5mm holes for the future "toothpick"-treenails - so the first four rows are already drilled
the next rows of the planking - here you can see my alternate use of wooden-glue and superglue
these planking is not easy to fix with clamps so I am using partly wooden wedges in order to get the plank in the necessary final form.
It is working very well......
many thanks for your interest .... to be continued (like the planking) ......
Our small Puppy "Nuka", our dog number 2, was visiting me these days also in the workshop
She was angry, that she was not allowed to play with the wooden strips - she is getting every time these big eyes.....
Finally she got some wood for chewing -
"Happy "wife" (dog) => Easy life (and modeling)"
She was angry, that she was not allowed to play with the wooden strips - she is getting every time these big eyes.....
Finally she got some wood for chewing -
"Happy "wife" (dog) => Easy life (and modeling)"
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
As Picard said in Star Trek Next Generation "what do you have to say #2"
Nice mascot in the yard, but wood sticks can be a hazard for the young ones.
Maybe get some nice rawhide chews for the next inspection visit.
Nice mascot in the yard, but wood sticks can be a hazard for the young ones.
Maybe get some nice rawhide chews for the next inspection visit.
Hello Uwe, this is a sweet little one with soooooo cute eyes.