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| Mike 41 |
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  Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1245 | Hi Gene, That’s a lot of square frame sand they look really good. The stern should be very interesting. Mike | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Mike, Thanks. Unfortunately, the Anatomy of a Ship book on the Bellona contains ONLY an isometric drawing of the framing of the stern, which is not suitable for use in modeling. Thus, I will have to loft my own plan for the stern framing. Luckily, there is a good view of the finished stern, so I will be able to combine the available information to derive the framing construction. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | The aft cant frames have been completed, including the fashion pieces, the deck transom, wing transom, and filling transoms. The filling pieces for the cant frames have also been installed. I have simplified the counter timbers somewhat, since all will be covered with planking inside and out.    | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | The bow framing has been finished, including the hawse timbers. This completes all exterior framing.    | ||
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| Winston |
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winston  Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2555 | Looking good Gene. It would take me a month of Sundays to get that much framing done. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | I've decided to leave much of the hold area unplanked. Only the thick stuff has been installed, and it has been stained golden oak so that it contrasts with the frames, which are left natural. Pine is used for all construction so far. Next, the six floor riders and their corresponding futtocks have been installed. Finally, the breasthooks at the bow and the crutches at the stern were added.   | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | The main magazine (which consists of the magazine room with its pallating flat, the filling room, and the light room) has been completed. I also installed 3 of the deck beams and the 2 riding bitts.   | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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| Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1245 | Hi Gene, Are the spacers between the frames temporary or permanent? It is amazing how fast you can Build a model. The magazine looks great. Mike | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Mike, The spacers between the frames will be left permanently in place. In Lavery's book, he doesn't even show what they looked like -- I assume they were tiny square pieces of wood. In all models of this type that I've done in the past, I've planked the interior completely. However, in this model, I will leave much of the interior unplanked so that the detailed construction of the frames can be viewed along with all the various fittings. I'm using Peter Goodwin's "The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War" as a guide for all the tiny little details. Actually, the finished model will appear to be quite naked; it's a sort of experimental model for me, just to see how much of the model can be left exposed. Gene | ||
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| blesht |
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 Registered Member #178 Joined: Mon Aug 03 2009, 01:15amPosts: 6 | Gene - I share Mike's amazement at both the excellence and speed of your building. I love models where some of the framing is exposed - it always seemed to me that part of the beauty of scratch-built POF modeling is discovering the "bones" of the construction. Barry | ||
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