A Log of sorts....
Well I broke the seals and commenced sawing timber. Aug 21- 25 '24
Commenced with a 24 pounder as I wanted to see if I could get wheel pegs in to the axels wo damaging the wheels. Success. A wee bit of trimming at a later date. My small hand sanding wheel and small "chisels" have been invaluable. As much has already been covered in other threads and this portion of build is more like " .... an assembly ....?" in this forum; I am not going to go into much detail regarding pics except #013 and the last 3 and as I progress.....
#013; Horatio was not pleased. Indeed the Upper/Lower Gun Port "Beams" are very fragile; just the free weight caused it to snap. I'm an old sailor and Gosh Golly Gee Whiz was muttered a few times. MDF does not break cleanly, no worries once a gently sanded the ends, glued as a butt joint the parts still fit nicely into allocated rabbets. Mr Watton's kit is simply outstanding regarding how everything has been designed and cut. Everything fits cleanly and is very concise.........
I will fair the hull properly once I sort out what is shown at the last 3 pics. Alignment has reared its ugly head. I took some basic measurements et all and everything seems parallel and squarish......I have a few ideas, any ideas from the community is of course welcome....but as I ponder my next course of action....... a Guinness is calling me.
Have a Great Navy Day all!
Well I broke the seals and commenced sawing timber. Aug 21- 25 '24
Commenced with a 24 pounder as I wanted to see if I could get wheel pegs in to the axels wo damaging the wheels. Success. A wee bit of trimming at a later date. My small hand sanding wheel and small "chisels" have been invaluable. As much has already been covered in other threads and this portion of build is more like " .... an assembly ....?" in this forum; I am not going to go into much detail regarding pics except #013 and the last 3 and as I progress.....
#013; Horatio was not pleased. Indeed the Upper/Lower Gun Port "Beams" are very fragile; just the free weight caused it to snap. I'm an old sailor and Gosh Golly Gee Whiz was muttered a few times. MDF does not break cleanly, no worries once a gently sanded the ends, glued as a butt joint the parts still fit nicely into allocated rabbets. Mr Watton's kit is simply outstanding regarding how everything has been designed and cut. Everything fits cleanly and is very concise.........
I will fair the hull properly once I sort out what is shown at the last 3 pics. Alignment has reared its ugly head. I took some basic measurements et all and everything seems parallel and squarish......I have a few ideas, any ideas from the community is of course welcome....but as I ponder my next course of action....... a Guinness is calling me.
Have a Great Navy Day all!
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With this Idef……I’ll be sanding sanding and a tad more sanding fairing for the next couple of days while I plot out me next steps ….
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s ….. Breaking edges and removing dimples….