sgtmik's HMS Blandford cross section build

[Sgtmik]

Ahoy Shipmates,
I have gone back to work on my BCSGB project and I am correcting my previous mistakes. I was at first making my parts for the Cistern and pump dales.



My plan was to finish the lower deck and press on. I started looking at the under side of my lower deck and it looked like Bovine excrecia. One thing lead to another and here I am.
I removed the hatch covers and finished sizing the holes. And began sanding the under side of the lower deck.



Eventually I got tired of my model wobbling around and set in an old stand and discover to my horror that the upper deck clamps are off. The starboard TOF is 3/16th" longer than the other. I removed the starboard deck clamp and added it to my todo list.



As a result of my model not being level the mast is not level. That too goes on my todo list.
Thanks for your visit.
The Saga continues.

 

[Norway]

Nice to see that you have started up this project again, it is nice for me that you and the others can discover problems
before i get that far, it wants to be of great help, i have now got order of all the drawings, made building jig,
Next is a test frame before I start producing parts for frames beams and so on.

 

[DocBlake]

I’m glad you are back at work on the cross section. Redoing parts is part of the territory. Multiple redo’s on every project I’ve built. I feel your pain!

 

[Mike41]

Hi Mike,
Re-positioning the deck clamp will be an easy fix now before the beams and related framing is installed, good catch. You are making good progress on the model; redoing stuff helps you remember to check the hull for square and level occasionally.
Mike

 

[donfarr]

Know the feeling, since i make numerous mistakes on all my models so many that if I tried to fix them all, I would have to start over, so what I do and the purist among us may disagree IS IF IT LOKS RIGHT IT IS RIGHT AND IT DOES NOT THEN I REDO IT, just me. Don

 

[Sgtmik]

Nice to see that you have started up this project again, it is nice for me that you and the others can discover problems
before i get that far, it wants to be of great help, i have now got order of all the drawings, made building jig,
Next is a test frame before I start producing parts for frames beams and so on.

Ahoy Knut,
Thanks for visiting my build log and for your kind comments.

 

[Sgtmik]

I’m glad you are back at work on the cross section. Redoing parts is part of the territory. Multiple redo’s on every project I’ve built. I feel your pain!

Ahoy Dave,
Thanks for your visit to my log. You posted a thread on using boiled eggs to blacken brass. Can you shoot me a copy of that post I want to blacken the hinge for my shot locker.

 

[Sgtmik]

Know the feeling, since i make numerous mistakes on all my models so many that if I tried to fix them all, I would have to start over, so what I do and the purist among us may disagree IS IF IT LOKS RIGHT IT IS RIGHT AND IT DOES NOT THEN I REDO IT, just me. Don

Ahoy Don,
Thanks for your visit to my log and for your kind comments.

 

[DocBlake]

Mike: the egg trick is on page 3 of my Blandford build log.

 

[Sgtmik]

Thanks Dave

 

[Sgtmik]

Hi Mike,
Re-positioning the deck clamp will be an easy fix now before the beams and related framing is installed, good catch. You are making good progress on the model; redoing stuff helps you remember to check the hull for square and level occasionally.
Mike

Ahoy Mike,
Thanks for your visit to my build log and for your kind comments. I got the deck clamp re-installed and it appears to be in the right spot.

 

[Sgtmik]

Ahoy Shipmates,
Once I got my deck clamps positioned right I pressed on with the Spirketting of the lower deck. I used Walnut for this part.






Once I finished the spirketting I finished up my Cistern, painted it and installed it.




The next chore was to install the deck beams





In the next installment I will be working on the carlings and ledges, and finishing up the shot lockers lid.

 

[DocBlake]

Great job,Mike!

 

[epicdoom]

OUTSTANDING work Brother

 

[Sgtmik]

Great job,Mike!

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your visit to my build log and for your kind comments.

 

[Sgtmik]

OUTSTANDING work Brother

Hi Joe,
Thanks for your visit to my build log and for your kind comments.

 

[Mike41]

Hi Mike, you are making great progress on this model. Very fine craftsmanship displayed on your first scratch build, nice work.
Mike

 

[BigMike]

Mike looks fantastic! Nice job.

 

[Norway]

Very good, follow closely, lots to learn here !.

 

[Sgtmik]

Ahoy Shipmates,
I have been slowly pressing on with my main deck framing. My notches for the carlings should have waited until I was actually installing them. Rather than starting over on the main deck I chose to note it and file it away until the next build.



I also went back and completed my shot locker lid and hinges. I used brass black to give the appearance of age.