USS BONHOMME RICHARD - POF - Cross Section in Cherry - 1:48 - by neptune,

[Uwek]

Hallo John,
very good idea with the additional chocks along the outside at the end of the frames. I am pretty sure, that, if the chocks are strongly fixed with the frames, you will have a stabile and stiff connection between the frames. But you will have "only" three connections with keel and the chocks on both sides at the end of the frames.
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With this the frames can slightly move during sanding, because of some torsion (green arrows)


I will try with the original idea by the kit producer, with these temporary spacers - As I understood it correctly, these small strips laying on top of the jigs in three levels, should be glued between the frames in order to get the frames of the section rigid


Maybe you should combine your chock with these three levels or maybe one...

 

[neptune]

G'day Uwe, I think you misunderstood me, I glued chocks across the keel between the
frames and also approx halfway down the frames and also in the ends of the frames,
then I also glued a strip of wood across the frame tops, see next pic,


to the right of the green cross you can see the chocks at the middle of the frames and at the top,

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[Uwek]

View attachment 114351
G'day Uwe, I think you misunderstood me, I glued chocks across the keel between the
frames and also approx halfway down the frames and also in the ends of the frames,
then I also glued a strip of wood across the frame tops, see next pic,

View attachment 114353
to the right of the green cross you can see the chocks at the middle of the frames and at the top,

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Sorry, the chocks at the middle of the frames I did not realize - thanks for the clarification - this will work -> definitely

 

[neptune]

The first section after I have sanded the outside of the frames, in this pic
you can see the rising of the floors,


Side view,


Because I filled in the tops of the frames with chocks I had to modify the jig so I could
get the section back in for marking the deck levels etc, this is how the jig is supplied,



and all I did to modify it was to cut out the tabs,



and the section sitting back in the jig,



both sections still need to sand them,

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[Maarten]

Hi John, beautiful work again. You must be a happy man with so many ships on the shelf.

 

[neptune]

Hi John, beautiful work again. You must be a happy man with so many ships on the shelf.

Thank you Maarten, for your nice comments, but I would be a lot happier if I could control myself and finish a model, ,

Best regards John,

 

[neptune]

Well that's the outside of both sections sanded, I just have to remove that top strip and clean up along the
top of the frames,


both sections back to back,


Everything seems square, fingers and toe's crossed,


Just the insides to do now,

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[Jimsky]

Great progress John! it is nice to see both kits development next to each other. And...BTW, very-well executed.

 

[neptune]

Great progress John! it is nice to see both kits development next to each other. And...BTW, very-well executed.

Thank you Jim, and also thanks to you and everyone for the likes and comments,

Best regards John,

 

[NMBROOK]

John,firstly,great work
I have had a mad thought,is it feasible to turn one section round and join the two together making one extralong section
Some parts would be redundant but it would make for an impressive model

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Jimsky]

nice thinking , Nigel!!

 

[gisel]

Could Uwek check with his drawings to see if that is doable , at least the basic set without the additional interior or just some of the added items ??

 

[neptune]

John,firstly,great work
I have had a mad thought,is it feasible to turn one section round and join the two together making one extralong section
Some parts would be redundant but it would make for an impressive model

Kind Regards

Nigel

G'day Nigel, thank you for the nice comments, when I first received the kits that did cross my mind, Isaw on the net where a Russian guy had an extended version with half of the ships boat included but I think that was a scratch build, the problem with doing it with these kits is that both sections taper, I suppose if I had some more cherry sheets I could extend them, but I think for now I will just build them as they are.

best regards John.

 

[neptune]

Its our 51st wedding Anniversary today so I will be taking a break today, , thanks to all for all the comments and the likes,

best regards John,

 

[Jimsky]

Happy 51st Aniversary to you and your loved one! It is a lot of years together!!!! WOW!! Did you get married when you were 12?

 

[neptune]

Happy 51st Aniversary to you and your loved one! It is a lot of years together!!!! WOW!! Did you get married when you were 12?

Thank you Jim, I was 22 actually, but we Emu's don't age that much, ,

best regards john,

 

[Uwek]

Congratulations for your aniversary day - Enjoy the day and celebrate it with your wife and family.

 

[Uwek]

Could Uwek check with his drawings to see if that is doable , at least the basic set without the additional interior or just some of the added items ??

I will take a closer look in the evening and will come back with some opinion

 

[neptune]

Congratulations for your aniversary day - Enjoy the day and celebrate it with your wife and family.

Thank you Uwe, we had a really lunch at a local restaurant with all the family,

best regards John,

 

[neptune]

This small drill with the pads attached on the end really helped me with cleaning up the inside of the frames,



Both frames finished on the inside just need a light sanding, I wasn't going to do anything today but when we
got back from lunch with the family Maureen wanted to have a bit of a nap so I took advantage and finished
sanding the inside of the frames, I'm glad that is out of the way now,



I also marked out the gun port positions, the top of the frames have to have a sanding yet,






I also marked out the deck levels on the inside of the hull,



At the moment I an trying to work out what size these four timbers are, I think they might be 7x3mm,
have you got any ideas what size they are Uwe,

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