Le Requin-Zebec-1750 POF 1:48 (ZHL)

[GrantTyler]

how small the ribs are (2 to 3mm sq.)

Good morning Daniel. Wow that is tiny. I would break these no doubt. I share your experience with my POF -

All my efforts at glueing up the frames on the aft end were futile, they simply do not match

I just cannot seem to get everything exactly where I want it to be. Close enough but always a bit of a fight . From the photo everything still looks really good Daniel.
Cheers Grant

 

[Daniel20]

I just cannot seem to get everything exactly where I want it to be. Close enough but always a bit of a fight . From the photo everything still looks really good Daniel.
Cheers Grant

Thank you, Grant, for your encouraging words, it really does help in the motivation department. I keep telling myself this is wood, it lends itself to be cut sanded glued, unglued, or almost anything I want so lookout unintended consequences here I come.

 

[GrantTyler]

Thank you, Grant, for your encouraging words, it really does help in the motivation department. I keep telling myself this is wood, it lends itself to be cut sanded glued, unglued, or almost anything I want so lookout unintended consequences here I come.

True story Daniel. The number of times I have had the boiling water and at times nail polish remover out to undo and redo has been plenty. I like the unintended consequences….… Cheers Grant

 

[RDN1954]

Good afternoon, all, I have not accomplished much this last 3 weeks as far as the Zebec goes. I have accomplished a lot around the house and even made a little extra hobby cash doing consulting work for my former employer (even have a new desktop disk sander on the way). For now, I have finished the framework on the transom and added the odd angled final ribs in place along with those special short rib pieces that form a solid hull area for an oval port hole type opening. I hesitate to show this picture right now, the whole aft end is looking very rough, so I plan on some aggressive sanding, at least as much as I can get away with considering how small the ribs are (2 to 3mm sq.). I will have to rely on my skills to make the exterior appealing, I do not plan on exposing much of the interior. All my efforts at glueing up the frames on the aft end were futile, they simply do not match the notches in the jig and keel at the same time. So, I shall make all this work out and look good to the best of my ability.

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Thanks for keeping tabs and until next time hope you have a great time.

And here I thought that after having build the Bluenose another POF would be a walk in the park. Apparently not.
Nevertheless it does look good enough to me and a little sanding will work wonders.

 

[Daniel20]

Nevertheless it does look good enough to me and a little sanding will work wonders.

Thak you for your observations Johan, what's disappointing to me and apparently not apparent in the photos are the discontinuity between the aft 6 to 8 rib sets. That is the elevation differences are too great to fare them smoothly. I do have workarounds in mind, and it is going to be an interesting challenge to pull this off.

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Thak you for your observations Johan, what's disappointing to me and apparently not apparent in the photos are the discontinuity between the aft 6 to 8 rib sets. That is the elevation differences are too great to fare them smoothly. I do have workarounds in mind, and it is going to be an interesting challenge to pull this off.

Your description of the fairing and discontinuity problem seems to be endemic to the process of wood ship modeling!

 

[Daniel20]

Your description of the fairing and discontinuity problem seems to be endemic to the process of wood ship modeling!

Hey Peter, this little problem has reared its ugly head before but not to this degree. Anyway, it certainly will not stop me from building this ship out to its beautiful final appearance.

 

[Daniel20]

I took a break from framing and prepared the ships foremast with its kit supplied mast step blocking. Everything dry fitted, still need to shape the step into a more pointed configuration so it fits snug into the hulls V-shape.



Thanks for checking in.

 

[GrantTyler]

I took a break from framing and prepared the ships foremast with its kit supplied mast step blocking. Everything dry fitted, still need to shape the step into a more pointed configuration so it fits snug into the hulls V-shape.

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Thanks for checking in.

Good morning Daniel. Nice!! That foremast of the Xebecs have quite the obtuse angle to them. It’s a feature I think makes them look very appealing. Cheers Grant

 

[Daniel20]

Good morning Daniel. Nice!! That foremast of the Xebecs have quite the obtuse angle to them. It’s a feature I think makes them look very appealing. Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant, I agree the angle is rather extreme as well as the diameter, the foremast has a base diameter 13.5mm x 48=648mm!!! and the main mast has a dia. of 15mm x 48=720mm!!! This is huge and I suspect the real ones were probably laminated?