Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

Uwek said:
My congratulations also from my side - it is looking very good - like a very good build scratch model, or a very very good build kit model
Defitely very good and accurate made - :cool:
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This is an interesting observation Uwe. While the kit includes CNC cut panels, all the parts are cut oversized, just like someone would do with a scratch build. To that end I am using a scratch builder's mindset. I just wish I could read and understand plans better. I honestly have a hard time figuring out what I am looking at half the time.
 
dockattner said:
Gentlemen, I am rather embarrassed by your very kind comments.
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Good afternoon Paul…..I think your embarrassment is going to continue throughout this build - the kind comments are well deserved my friend. It is an incredible display of modelling excellence. Even “you owned this” does not cut it as far as these frames go. Cheers Grant
 
Sodeju, this looks pretty close to perfect, Paul, my sincere compliments on a job well done.
You could probably point out a few nitty gritty details, not meeting your (rather high, IMHO) quality standards, but I think you've laid a pretty good foundation for your Kingfisher.
 
RDN1954 said:
Bill Hime said:
Paul, This is absolutely beautiful to look at! So clean my friend!
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Sodeju, this looks pretty close to perfect, Paul, my sincere compliments on a job well done.
You could probably point out a few nitty gritty details, not meeting your (rather high, IMHO) quality standards, but I think you've laid a pretty good foundation for your Kingfisher.
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Thank you very much for your nice posts, Bill and Johan!
 
dockattner said:
I returned recently to the Lauck Street Kingfisher, and it was essentially more of the same: fitting frames - cutting fillers (recall that each of these must be customized because the space between the frames is not uniform) - and installing chocks at the tops of the frames (also requiring a custom thickness).

While the glacial pace made it hard to appreciate that progress was being made - in time the frames were all in place.

I won't declare victory quite yet because I still need to add the sills for the row-ports - and then there are chocks/spacers/fillers to be placed between every third frame or so along the vertical height of the frames (still need to study the plans better to understand that part).

But I was tired of framing and anything associated with framing so I spent a few days fairing the inside of the hull. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: sanding boxwood is no joke.

Anyway, having all the frames set is a significant milestone so I'll share some images.

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It's difficult to take representative photos with a full size SLR camera so I took a few pictures with my cell phone:

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Anyway, you get the idea...its faired on the inside...
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Stunning work!
 
dockattner said:
I returned recently to the Lauck Street Kingfisher, and it was essentially more of the same: fitting frames - cutting fillers (recall that each of these must be customized because the space between the frames is not uniform) - and installing chocks at the tops of the frames (also requiring a custom thickness).

While the glacial pace made it hard to appreciate that progress was being made - in time the frames were all in place.

I won't declare victory quite yet because I still need to add the sills for the row-ports - and then there are chocks/spacers/fillers to be placed between every third frame or so along the vertical height of the frames (still need to study the plans better to understand that part).

But I was tired of framing and anything associated with framing so I spent a few days fairing the inside of the hull. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: sanding boxwood is no joke.

Anyway, having all the frames set is a significant milestone so I'll share some images.

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It's difficult to take representative photos with a full size SLR camera so I took a few pictures with my cell phone:

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Anyway, you get the idea...its faired on the inside...
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Such beautiful work Paul, so impressive.
 
dockattner said:
I returned recently to the Lauck Street Kingfisher, and it was essentially more of the same: fitting frames - cutting fillers (recall that each of these must be customized because the space between the frames is not uniform) - and installing chocks at the tops of the frames (also requiring a custom thickness).

While the glacial pace made it hard to appreciate that progress was being made - in time the frames were all in place.

I won't declare victory quite yet because I still need to add the sills for the row-ports - and then there are chocks/spacers/fillers to be placed between every third frame or so along the vertical height of the frames (still need to study the plans better to understand that part).

But I was tired of framing and anything associated with framing so I spent a few days fairing the inside of the hull. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: sanding boxwood is no joke.

Anyway, having all the frames set is a significant milestone so I'll share some images.

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It's difficult to take representative photos with a full size SLR camera so I took a few pictures with my cell phone:

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Anyway, you get the idea...its faired on the inside...
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Oh boy I missed such great achievement.
Congratulations my friend
 
Roughed in sweep ports (16x of the little ones) and their upper and lower sills:

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And then something really cool happened...

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The sides of the framing jig are removable! Now I can place the chocks/spacers that run along the vertical height of alternating frame pairs. Very clever design by Mr. Hunt (@lauckstreet)!
 
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