Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

dockattner said:
The next thing I wanted to do was trim the tops of the frames to their correct height. But in order to do that I thought it would be best to fabricate the ship's counter. If I understand the anatomy, the counter is a rearward overhanging projection that extends beyond the sternpost. The counter is framed laterally by side counter timbers that sit on the wing transom. They are fiddly 3-dimensional little buggers...

I first traced the kit parts because I suspected these were not going to be a 'one-and-done' proposition:

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Outer edges shaped:

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And then inner edges shaped:

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Noteworthy in the image above is the vast superiority of the piece fabricated on the green cutting mat versus the piece fabricated on the gray (or if you prefer: grey) cutting mat thus confirming Stephan's theory... :rolleyes:

Emotionally exhausted from fabricating these two timbers I laid out the cut line for the tops of the frames...@#$%^&*()!!! The chocks at the top of the frames (which are placed according to the instructions) are too @#$%^&*() high and need to be removed and placed lower on the frames. This means I just lost about two days of my life in order to correct this problem. Make it 2 1/2 days - I need to quit and have an attitude-improving cigar...

Oh, and the US Ryder Cup team is getting trounced (I have a golfing background and I'm pals with one of the US team vice-captains: Steve Stricker). Make it two cigars...and maybe a glass of wine...
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Now you're speaking the language of the Lord!
 
This week I worked on the side walls that will eventually form the ship's counter. This turned out to be more challenging than I had anticipated. The kit instructions were pretty weak and I could have used some guidance. The problem was this thing just hangs off the back of the ship and there is nothing there to hold it in place while the glue is setting (never mind figuring out the spatial relationship of the side counter timbers to the stern).

Cool kids probably have some tricks up their sleeves - I just built some little support pieces and hoped I was getting it right...

Here it is before sanding...

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And now sanded within an inch of its life...

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The spoiler keeps the rudder in the water when the ship is sailing faster than 15 knots...

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You can also see that I have cut the frames to their final height (well, just over their final height):

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There should be about a dozen timberheads left standing on each side - but my frame tops were far too thin by this stage of the construction to be usable anymore. I'll just add fake ones on top of the rails. I'm sure I'll come to regret that decision at some point, but I didn't really have much choice.

I think the counter makes the ship look much sexier (@GrantTyler, can I get a ruling on that???).
 
dockattner said:
This week I worked on the side walls that will eventually form the ship's counter. This turned out to be more challenging than I had anticipated. The kit instructions were pretty weak and I could have used some guidance. The problem was this thing just hangs off the back of the ship and there is nothing there to hold it in place while the glue is setting (never mind figuring out the spatial relationship of the side counter timbers to the stern).

Cool kids probably have some tricks up their sleeves - I just built some little support pieces and hoped I was getting it right...

Here it is before sanding...

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And now sanded within an inch of its life...

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The spoiler keeps the rudder in the water when the ship is sailing faster than 15 knots...

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You can also see that I have cut the frames to their final height (well, just over their final height):

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There should be about a dozen timberheads left standing on each side - but my frame tops were far too thin by this stage of the construction to be usable anymore. I'll just add fake ones on top of the rails. I'm sure I'll come to regret that decision at some point, but I didn't really have much choice.

I think the counter makes the ship look much sexier (@GrantTyler, can I get a ruling on that???).
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Good morning Paul.
dockattner said:
The kit instructions were pretty weak and I could have used some guidance.
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Guidance or not this is brilliant work. I know you set yourself standards beyond the realm of human capability, however this is pretty perfect.
dockattner said:
I think the counter makes the ship look much sexier (@GrantTyler, can I get a ruling on that???)
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As for your spoiler…..Max Verstappen would approve, however not sexy ROTF. British ships from this era can never be sexy, bold, Impressive, at times beautiful however never sexy….;).Cheers Grant
 
Morning Paul,

Just admired you recent sanding job and the patience you accumulated to get the job done.
You already mentioned that your frames are rather thin after your sanding job. Couldn't that be indicative of some prior build inaccuracies or am I too assuming?
Hmm, this unfortunately doesn't help you further along...
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Paul.

Guidance or not this is brilliant work. I know you set yourself standards beyond the realm of human capability, however this is pretty perfect.

As for your spoiler…..Max Verstappen would approve, however not sexy ROTF. British ships from this era can never be sexy, bold, Impressive, at times beautiful however never sexy….;).Cheers Grant
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Don't worry Paul. Now that Grant has built a Xebec, he is lost to the world! Mind you, I don't blame him for thinking that! ROTF
 
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