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HMS Ontario 1780 Cross Section scale 1:32 1.0(Version 1)

Upper Deck Framing:
The two end beams were installed first, the next step was mounting a poor man’s laser on the center line. All dimensions for the carlings are taken from the center line. This is a few photos of the installation.7934879349793507935179352793557935679357
 
Upper Deck:
This is a small update on the upper deck, I added a ladder, grating and started the planking. I used white pine for the deck planking, this is the first time I used pine for planking. I hope it blends in well with the other woods.

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Thanks everyone for your kind comments and likes. This build is going to be more challenging than the Blandford and assumes the builder to have a basic understanding of the plank on frame building process, it will not be more difficult than the Blandford just more detail work. I hope to have the drawings ready to release in mid-summer after they have been reviewed and corrections made.
 
Hello Mike
Just checking in on your great build of the HMS Ontario cross Section. Thanks for showing so many ideas on this build. I do have a question and that is how thick is the copper that you used to make the gun port hinges, also how did you cut them out to get such a very nice shape? ENJOY.

Regards Lawrence
 
Hi Lawrence,
Thanks for your kind comments. I used 36-gauge copper foil for the gun port hinges using patterns attached to the metal with spray adhesive and cut out with scissors.81327
 
Mike41 said:
Hi Lawrence,
Thanks for your kind comments. I used 36-gauge copper foil for the gun port hinges using patterns attached to the metal with spray adhesive and cut out with scissors.View attachment 81327
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Thanks, Mike
I will have to get a piece of that copper. You sure do make your Gun Port hinges look great, ENJOY
Regards Lawrence
 
This is a few photos of the Main Mast Topsail Bitts, pumps and some planking. The mast and pumps are just sitting in place the will be installed when the deck planking is sanded, tree nailed and finished. I need to add a little more deck planking for the windless and belfry.829208292182922829238292482920829218292282923829248292082921829228292382924829328293482935829368293882939829408294182942829438294482945
 
DocBlake said:
Really nice, Mike! Great job!

That is really unusual deck framing, Mike. Why are there no ledges? All I see are beams, carlings, and pretty wide areas spanned by unsupported decking. Is the decking thicker than usual so it can span those distances without ledges?
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Good question Dave,thats what I was asking Mike too a while ago.
 
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