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| Gene Bodnar |
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  Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Thanks, Barry. I agree with your on the POF modeling. In my opinion, there's no other way to construct a model that gives you such satisfaction. Gene | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | The orlop deck beams, hatches, scuttles, and gratings have been finished. Part of the deck planking has been completed -- still much to go, but I will still leave at least half of this deck unplanked so the details in the hold can be viewed. The midship area of the deck planking rests on ledges on the orlop deck beams, and they can be easily removed. Therefore, there are no carlings or ledges attached to the deck beams in this area.    | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Progress continues on the orlop and gun decks. The aft cabins on the orlop deck have been installed. The orlop deck has been planked as much as it will be done. The gun deck beams, carlings, and deck ledges, and the hanging knees are all in progress.   | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | The gun deck substructure (deck beams, carlings, and deck ledges) aft of the mainmast has been completed. I've also added two hatches with gratings, and a ladder to the orlop deck.  | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | The gun deck substructure (deck beam, carlings, and deck ledges) aft of the mainmast has been completed. I've also added two hatches with gratings, and a ladder to the orlop deck.  | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | The gun deck carlings and ledges have been completed.  | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | Except for fourteen 32-pounds that will be installed on the starboard side, the gun deck is finished as far as I will be carrying it. As you can see, most of the gun deck planking has been omitted so that structures below the planking can be viewed.    | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1776 | I have installed 14 32-pounders on the starboard side of the gun deck only. The port side will not contain guns. I will not be rigging any guns, mainly because my purpose is to show only the location and size of the four types of guns carried by the vessel. | ||
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| twintrow |
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| Registered Member #121 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 04:41amPosts: 417 | Excellent Gene, you should turn these build logs into practicums on "how to" build POF, put them into a book or pdf for posterity. Might even charge a little for them and pay for a couple more builds ;o) Tom | ||
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| longboat |
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 Registered Member #196 Joined: Wed Aug 05 2009, 09:02amPosts: 23 | Hi Gene, good to see such nice progress on the model. I was wondering what material you used to build up the lockers /cabinets on the lower levels? | ||
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