Items I have assembled and Items in the process of completing, I have a few notes to share.
.The Unicorn Druid Model is very well Engineered everything fits well Materials are good.
. The Plans / instructional materials are scarce and limited.
. When removing the frame parts from the sheets be careful and make sure the tabs holding the part to the sheet are cut through with a razor knife on both sides of the part before trying to remove,
as they will break if not!!
. When assembling the hull frames make sure the first layer has the frame numbers facing down and the 2nd frame layer is facing up this will assure all frame marking will be visible when assembling into jig and beyond.
. I waited to chamfer / bevel the frames, to the lines reference lines provided, after the frame was assembled.
(Unicorn Nice Job)
. When assembling the Keel, Prow and all its parts I used the Drawing layout sheet #2 to use as the reference for assembly as parts need minor alterations.
. After the initial assembly of the frames, I used a spindle sander to remove the char, be careful if you use this method. I used 240 grit and still take it slow to assure you don't over sand! After lightly drum sanding, I followed up with hand to finish. but the drum method is worth it defiantly saves a lot of time.
. Spend whatever time it takes you to assure the Jig that is provided from Unicorn, is assembled Plumb this make take some time to do as everyone has their own ways of assuring parts are square. As Donnie said in his Druid build, the jig aligns everything up! Again,
Nice Job Donnie!!
. Most of what I have mentioned is probably common assembly sense, for some of us but This is my first attempt of a POF, and hope this may help, some of us,
I will continue this as I progress into this build and save some body assembly headaches / stress.
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