Looked at the pricy ones , decided on discount Stanley ones ( £8) . They work very well but might not be as durable as the pricy ones. If I decide to buy more POF models I might invest but these will do fine for now.Nice Chello, did you buy some of those pricy files to accomplish? Are they going to be a necessity to add to the build?
This model just very recently came out so other than Tom from CAF, no one has completed this kit. There are some scratch built models about though.Great! That’s good to know... do you know if anyone has done more authentic framing in this model for the deck framing? Using knees, carlings, mast and hatch partners etc?
Hi Don, I file them after assembly. It gives me a better “stemless” joint where the futtock joints the floor and top timbers and it is also better to leave the parts untreated as this will give you a more accurate fit when you assemble the individual ribs using the drawing as the drawings are based on the parts before fairing. I initially did remove some of the char prior to assembling the ribs but I have now decided it is to treat the ribs after assembly all together. I will attach a pic that hopefully shows the continuing lines after filing the complete ribs on the subsequent ribs.
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It is also my experience, that you should assemble a complete frame and fair afterwards - I tried it different on one frame and the result wasn´t so good !THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHELLO, I HOPE TO START MINETHE END OF NEXT WEEK. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE YOU AND YOURS DON
I echo what Uwe stated. Start with the Mid-frame ribs to get the feel for it. The fore and aft ones are much harder!!It is also my experience, that you should assemble a complete frame and fair afterwards - I tried it different on one frame and the result wasn´t so good !
@Chello : your three frames are looking very good - especially on midship frames you acn immediately see how good theses teeth of three frames are fitting one another - Very good work !!!
And I am happy, that your files are also working very well - they produce also a very good surface
and something else: good, that you started midship frames - more fore and aft will take more time, but with more experience it is getting much faster - I am very happy, that I finished the main works on the frames during the weekend
But this is a good point - and we can discuss this in a separate topic.Great! That’s good to know... do you know if anyone has done more authentic framing in this model for the deck framing? Using knees, carlings, mast and hatch partners etc?
Cheers kiddo. To be honest I have al aya been very intimidated by the cleanliness and crispy finishing of others. I now know that besides experience, and types of wood, tools, skills , the amount of alcohol consumed the day before, the light and camera angle, it mostly depends on patience and looking 3 steps ahead. With My first frames I wanted them to look perfect, now I realise they need to go through many processes first before they have to look “perfect”.very nice clean work Chello
Islay is my dram and I might have a wee bit more than a wee dramCant beat a dram of whisky to make everything look better! for a while!. Am loving doing the Alert so Requin on hold for bit as getting some great tips from all those posting their builds. How you and them find the time to construct and post is beyond me. It took me 20mins to type this let alone try and post a picture!. Yours looks perfect to me so far, have a shot or two for me!
Yeah did something to my (new) iPhone. Would be a tremendous effort to warp the whole jig !Really hope the last pic is serverely distorted
That's interesting, Chello, we have the same taste of whisky, I also prefer Islay Single Malts. Real peat lovers.Islay is my dram and I might have a wee bit more than a wee dram
I went to islay 2 years ago and told myself not to but any whisky. I’m afraid I didn’t stick to that, at all!! Still have my ardbeg supernova 2015 unopenedThat's interesting, Chello, we have the same taste of whisky, I also prefer Islay Single Malts. Real peat lovers.
You are really making good progress and I like it alot.