My Log (GaryA): The Bounty Build from Plans and Partial Kit from the Lumber yard for Model Shipwrights

[GaryA]

Back to the Framing:
Finished the bow (Forward) framing

Now started sanding the frames. I have only had to add wood to 3 frames, and that did not take long. Maybe the gear I have is spot on for this type of work.
One thing I had on my mind was that it is better to build up the few frames than sand down to these skinny frames, because when I initially made the frames, I followed the paper lines pasted onto the actual "Bare" frame material. As you can see, it doesn't take much for a frame to be slightly out. In this pic above, with good observation, there are a few showing to be a little undersized.
Next picture, I have the figurehead, although way oversize, placed on the Bow:

I decided to have one made at this size as I am going to make an enlarged bow stem and then paint the figurehead ( with the right colours) and mount it.

 

[GaryA]

Transom and Bow work
Finished putting on the framework at the Bow stem and also the filling on the transom.

You may see I have started sanding the Starboard side of the frames. Hard on the fingers, but getting there.
* I was quite impressed with the accuracy between the frame heights, where only three frames on the Starboard side, I thought I had better build up, but I think I could have gotten away with sanding down just a touch more.
From the Starboard side to the Port side framing, being the same, I will be checking all distances of the frame on the Port side from the centre line of the ship at the main points on the frame, individually, from the starboard side sanded frames, if that makes sense. I will be using an engineer's scribing block to do this check.
To check the shape of the frames longitudinally, I use a piece of 3mm-thick by 5 mm-wide PVC strip, and it works a treat!

 

[GaryA]

Thanks for the "Like," Corsair.
Thanks also, Grant.
Thank you to all who have visited, and hope you keep on visiting. Cheers