HMS Ontario 1780 scale 1:32 POB full version

[janos]

I agree with Uwe, the use of the expanding foam could easily distort or even break the bulkhead structure. But getting another step ahead it might be possible to make pre-fabricated blocks from it outside the bulkhead structure and fitting and glueing these in-between the bulkheads afterwards - just an idea.
Janos

 

[Dicas]

I don't think so. It is very difficult to control the expansion, besides it can easily distort the structure. Better stay with the normal (blue, yellow or pink) foam.

JL

 

[Dicas]

it might be possible to make pre-fabricated blocks from it outside the bulkhead structure and fitting and glueing these in-between the bulkheads afterwards - just an idea.
Janos

Exactly, just what I did with my new ship. Easier yet if the distance between the bulkheads is the same.

JL

 

[Peglegreg]

I think they came out pretty good

G'day Zoly
That's the understatement of the year!
The whole thing came out just as I expected it to, coming from you.

Its frantabullious!​

Hey, that's a great new word.
Happymodeling
Greg

 

[Maarten]

I have been using polyurethane foam many years ago for a radio controlled shipmodel of a modern freighter. This was a scratch build with a frame and between the frames filled with polyurethane, cutted and sanded down to the frames and then covered with glass fiber and polyester. But polyurethane will even after the expansion still minimaly expand and you will never get a straight hull.

 

[Bryian]

I also use expanding foam between my bulkheads without issues. The secret is to leave off a few planks to let the foam escape and not distort the model.

 

[zoly99sask]

Good morning, more updates on the stern framing, all the main stern frames are glued in and secured, I also started to add enforcing timbers between the frames.

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[Mike41]

Hi Zoltan,
The framing is coming along nicely, great photos also.
Mike

 

[zoly99sask]

Hi Zoltan,
The framing is coming along nicely, great photos also.
Mike

Thanks Mike!

 

[Peglegreg]

Oh wattabeautie, never seen as good as that before!
She's coming on great guns mate.
Happymodeling Zoly
Greg

 

[zoly99sask]

Hello everyone, so I was working on the stern framings adding more sturdiness, also doing some sing inside and outside of the framing to make them level.

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[zoly99sask]

The stern plate not glued on the framing yet,I am still making some adjustments to make sure the measurments both sides are correct.

 

[zoly99sask]

Oh wattabeautie, never seen as good as that before!
She's coming on great guns mate.
Happymodeling Zoly
Greg

Thanks Greg

 

[zoly99sask]

Hms Ontario motivator,I am watching this time to time for a boost

 

[Canoe21]

Hello Zoltan

Just catching up on your HMS Ontario build, golly you sure surprise me in just how fast that you and your little fellows are moving along. Here it looks like you are almost ready to start planking the hull, reinforced with foam and I am still cutting out framing segments for my Oliver Cromwell. Very nice work indeed. Got a question for you did you saw out your stern plate or did you saw it out or have it cut out on a laser, it looks so good, ENJOY.

Regards Lawrence

 

[zoly99sask]

Hello Lawrence,thanks for visiting my build log,I have cut out the stern plate by hand after transfered the lines from the by carboncopy on the plywood as I did the bulkheads too,of cours I had to do some sanding.I am still waiting with the planking,I will install first the gunports and using a mock up gun carriage to check the deck elevetion relation with the gunports.

 

[zoly99sask]

I have some more updates, I have glued on the stern plate pieces.

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[zoly99sask]

Next I am working on the frames above the lower deck ,I should have done this before I installed everything but its done already I have no choice ,just will take a little bit longer.I have to get the measurements shown on the image below,so lots of sanding,maybe shimming and measuring.

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[zoly99sask]

Here is some progress frame by frame ,slow progress but steady

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[Maarten]

Hi Zoly,

Instead of carbon paper and if you have a laser printer you can just print it out on your laser printer and iron it on to the wood. You get an exact copy mirror image on the wood.