I had been busy on fitting the middle gun deck today and noticed what could be more problems with rib 15. Apart from being wider at the bottom, which can be filed down. I noticed that it stands well proud at the top, angling outward. Has anybody else noticed this, and if so, are there any suggestions on getting over this problem when it comes to planking over this part?



As you can see the third rib in from part 12 (bow section)can clearly be seen protruding...much obliged shipmates...

I have the same problem as do most I think.

Am I correct in thinking that Points A B & C shoud be perfectly in line with each other once sanded?

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Good fairing of the hull will sort any highspots and a using a plank to test the flow across the frames is the sure way of checking.

I must agree that it does need an extreme amount of fairing for one rib, and it is going to take time to do to keep the shape. And what with the cannons, it makes you wonder what else can go wrong!! I love modelling, but I am new to wooden builds and i will admit that I find it daunting to set about rib 15 and get it right!! For this amount, I would expect a better quility and finish to the parts we receive!!

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It would appear that Tomicks on the offical build has the same problem - I think i'll wait and see if he mentions it and how he handles the problem.



The main thing that worries me about filing the rib to the correct depth to get the planking in line is that this will not affect the inside edge of the plank so this will always be out of line to the main deck. I am thinking about cutting rib 15 off where it meets the lower gun deck - making an angled cut that brings the whole top section of the rib in line and then re gluing with some support blocks that will eventually be hidden behind the planking. Then I just need to build up the lower section of rib 15 using some scrap planking material that I have.

This is the solution that I have used to correct rib 15.

First I built up the rib below the bottom gun deck as this was too small. I used a piece of 1x4mm glued - pinned and then sanded to the correct thickness. then removed the pins and gave it a final sanding.

To correct the top of Rib 15 above the second gun deck I removed the rib very carefully using a fine toothed saw. I then sanded the bottom of the removed section about .75mm on one side only (nearest the centre of the ship) I used a pin pusher to nail a pin in place to act as a support once the rib section was put in place. The nail head was removed using snipps. I drilled a .5mm hole in the main section if Rib 15 to allow the blunt end of the pin access. The whole section was then glued back in place. I used two sections of Lollipop Stick (Thanks Kids) to further support the rib. Once painted black the whole repair should hardly be noticable.

The advantage that I find with this medthos is that the whole top of Rib 15 keeps its dimensions. something that sanding may cause problems with further in to the build.

Please feel free to use this method if you think it will work for you or even improve on the method that I have used.

There will still be some work to do as the build goes further.

Don't jump ship Ajbird!!! I know this sounds frustrating right now, but as with all models you will sometimes get parts that just dont seem right, but we will get a solution one way or another.

One point I have to add on my solution is that the higher deck supports are now to low and require building up to support the decks.

In doing this fix I have also found that as the deck supports on Rib 15 now sit lower you will have to remove some material from the longer deck beams where Rib 15 locates.

Just a minor point but one that needs mentioning