Keef H.M.S. Enterprize Build Log

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Got my Enterprise today. Well worth the wait . . .What a beauty!! Well done Modelship Dockyard. First impressions the quality of the materials are excellent and my experience with their Blandford kit tells me the accuracy of the parts will be excellent too. Can't wait to make a start on this fantastic looking project
 
AllanKP69 said:
With this looking to be a popular build, if anyone wants a copy of a transcription of the original contract from the 18th century, let me know and I can attach it here or email it. It is 28 pages with all her scantlings.
Allan
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That would be great please
 
Thank you
AllanKP69 said:
Here you go. Thought a PDF would be easier than trying to cut and paste 28 pages. Keep in mind the spellings, abbreviations, punctuation, etc. are as transcribed from the original. This was for the Aurora, sister to Enterprize so there MAY be some slight differences. As I could not find the actual contract for Enterprise herself this is arguably the best thing available. The contemporary drawings in high resolution are available at WikiCommons as most folks know and can be downloaded for free. Care needs to be taken to use the profiles for her original design as there are also drawings of her profile when she was converted to a receiving ship unless you want to build the receiving ship instead of the fighting ship. :)
Allan
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Thank you for your efforts to download this PDF. Looks really interesting will spend some time to read through, but don´t pretend to understand a lot of it :)
AllanKP69 said:
Here you go. Thought a PDF would be easier than trying to cut and paste 28 pages. Keep in mind the spellings, abbreviations, punctuation, etc. are as transcribed from the original. This was for the Aurora, sister to Enterprize so there MAY be some slight differences. As I could not find the actual contract for Enterprise herself this is arguably the best thing available. The contemporary drawings in high resolution are available at WikiCommons as most folks know and can be downloaded for free. Care needs to be taken to use the profiles for her original design as there are also drawings of her profile when she was converted to a receiving ship unless you want to build the receiving ship instead of the fighting ship. :)
Allan
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zoly99sask said:
A group build is not a requirement to start a log,Group Build means that a separate category created for the Enterprize andcall the logs will chanelled there,but at the moment 2-3 members mentioned will start a log that is a very low number for a groupbuild.You guys can follow each other logs without a group build .There is not much difference only the separate category on the forum
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I am planning on starting a build log for the Enterprise today Sunday 30th March. Just beginning to put the construction jig together. Photos later today
 
Corsair said:
I have pictures of mine, but I was just "snapping" the parts together to test fit everything. Just started gluing and mounting the jig to plywood last night. :)
I was saving the pictures for when they start the group . There is a couple of warped pieces, but nothing major and still everything fit together for the entire jig with just some minor sanding ! I'm very happy so far !
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Just starting my log today. Sunday 30th March
 
Keef,
Congrats on starting ! Take a few deep breaths...
I'm building the keel first, and then the construction jig. I'm even thinking of building the midship frames before I build the construction jig.
I'll need the jig up to install the bow and stern pieces. Just a matter of space, but I still need to study the plans to define my build sequence.
Alex
 
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