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 Ignore the last post you have sorted it  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy,
Good point, and that was what I was worried about, I did notice that, so I used a hair dryer to dry the MDF out again before I replaced the frames. No adverse effects are apparent, although it may have been weakened slightly. As long as I'm careful with the repair, I think it should hold and once the cladding starts going on the structural integrity should be okay.
Happy building
David
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BUILD UPDATE #16
Welcome to this weeks build update of U-96
Issue #16 came with 1 laser cut sheet containing transverse frames 60,61,62,63 and 64 together with 2 more parts for the upper deck assembly which will be stored for future use. Also included this week was a pack nuts and bolts (4 of each).
First off, the nuts and bolts were inserted through the holes in the reinforcement plates at 4 points along the hull where the bulkheads butted together.
Next, all the transverse frames were fixed into place after first test-fitting for fit. I then started off as per instructions with frame #61, and after being left to dry, frame #60 was glued into place butting up to #61.
Assembly then followed in a straightforward manner with #62,#63 and #64 - frame #63, a half-size frame was glued in butted up to #64.
I've found the parts to be a very good fit so far with only minimal attention required from a file, and the only place I had to take care with was lining up frame#60 with #61 so that the slots all lined up correctly to facilitate the easy assembly of the longitudinal beams which will be fitted in update #19.
That's all for this week, thanks for looking in and for the positive comments from last week.
Happy building
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Hi David. Looking superp. Ther will be some nice shapes to plank around when it comes to doing it. Look forward to seeing your progress Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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That won't be too long now Ian, I think we start to get some cladding at issue 20 - which will be with my next delivery (20-23). I'm starting to look forward to it now as it seems that we have been assembling the frames forever now, but the end - (of the framework that is) - is in sight now
Happy building
David
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correct David, i am onto issue 22 and its the cladding for the lower hull, the parts are not large and not much to do but its great to see the shape filling out. current builds
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Looking great David, I too am looking forward to seeing it start to fill out. Your work on the frame is looking fab..... Regards Alan
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BUILD UPDATE #17
Hi again and welcome to this weeks U-96 build update which is continuing the fitting of more transverse frames up to the rear bulkhead of the engine room cutaway. Also included more nuts and bolts.
The nut and bolt sets were fitted to the remaining holes in the main framework. At this stage I had to purchase a few extra M5 nuts and bolts because the forward torpedo room conversion framework has 2 or 3 extra fixing points.
The laser cut parts consist of 5 transverse frames and a small curved section.
All the frames were test fitted first to check if any adjustment was necessary but apart from a light touch from a small file everything was OK.
Frame 65 was the first to be glued into place and this formed the forward bulkhead of the engine room cutaway. This was followed by frame 66 which was glued into place butting up against #65. Then #67 and #68, and last but not least #69. But before fitting #69, a small curved piece needed to be glued to it, lining it up with the small cutouts in the lower part of the frame. Frame #69 then became the rear bulkhead for the engine room cutaway.
That completes this weeks issue.
Thanks for the comments and thanks for looking in.
See you next week
Happy building
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She's coming along very nicely David and a pleasure to follow..... Regards Alan
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Coming along nicely David and she's certainly an impressive size - very difficult to photograph the whole model in one shot, I'll bet? Looking forward to when the detail work starts and keep up the good work. 
Might be an idea to add a drop of 'Loctite' Thread-Lock to those nuts and bolts before you start planking the hull David, just to prevent them possibly working loose over time? Too late once they are covered up, so just a precautionary thought maybe?
Kev 
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Thanks Kev,
A good tip about the Loctite, I'll do that, thanks.
Yes, it is difficult to photograph the whole length in one shot, even with my wide angle lens. Another problem I have with my camera is that with so many focal points, it seems to be 'hunting' around a lot, hence the soft focus on most of my shots - plus the fact that most of my shots are taken under low light conditions which doesn't help either.
Happy building
David
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Looking good David. I was thinking of running some thin superglue along the threads as the bolts won't be accessible once the cladding is on.
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BUILD UPDATE #18
Welcome to this week's build update of the U-96.
Being at a loose end, I decided to do a bit more work on her, hence this update being a few days earlier than it would have normally been.
Before I started, I took the advice of Kev, (aka ModelMania), and bought myself a tube of Loctite. I undid all the nuts one by one and applied a dab of Loctite to the threads and tightened them all up again. There shouldn't be any problem with them working loose now. Thanks Kev.
Right then, issue #18 contained one laser cut sheet with 8 transverse frames (parts 70,71,72,73,74, 75,76 and 77) to continue the building of the left-hand side of the hull. After a light sanding to remove any rough edges, the parts were test fitted and then glued into place in their respective slots. No problems here with everything going into place nicely. I am quite pleased with how well all the parts so far have fitted together with a good tight fit.
Thats it for this update, thanks for the comments and for looking in
Happy building
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Making nice progress David and thanks for the acknowledgement, always glad to help, if I can?
I doubt that those nuts would come undone now even if you suffered a direct hit from a depth charge!!
Kev
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BUILD UPDATE #19
Hi everybody, here's this week's update on the U-96 build.
Issue 19 came with a laser cut sheet containing the longitudinal beams - parts #106,#107A,#107B,#108,#109A,#109B and #110.
After removing the parts from the sheet, they were given a light sanding to remove any rough edges, and after test fitting, started gluing them into place.
Part #106 was fitted to the bow section between frames #43 and #49 - part #110 at the stern between frames #70 and #73.
Parts #107A,#107B and #108 were fitted to the upper mid-section frames in the corresponding slots.
At this point there was a small problem in that there is a double thickness frame at #65 and #66 and the corresponding slot in part #108 was only wide enough to accommodate a single frame, so the slot in part #108 had to made larger to make it fit correctly over those 2 frames. Not a serious problem and easily rectified (spoke too soon in my previous post about everything fitting together well). Finally, parts #109A and #109B were added to the middle slots in the mid-section frames.
So that's it for this week, the framework of the hull is now complete and ready to accept the cladding.
Another small problem has arisen from taking the pics this week. It was only when reviewing the shots that I noticed that the hull has a slight warp at the stern end. Perhaps I could throw it open to you guys to give me a few ideas on how this might be corrected, or do you think it may straighten out as the cladding is put on? What do you think?
Thanks for looking in and for the comments.
Happy building
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Hi David, that last pic certainly reveals her true shape, she really is coming along beautifully..... Lovely work... Regards Alan
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Hi David Is it the pic because you seem to have a bow at both ends, the only thing i can suggest is to make a dry dock and straighten the keel with clamps. once your happy everything is straight it must be kept in the dock until you have done as much planking as possible without removing it from the dock. This should straighten everything out, hope this helps. Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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BUILD UPDATE #19A
I managed to get the 'banana' shape of my hull sorted quite easily, although I want to take Andy's advice and make up some sort of jig to keep it clamped in until most of the cladding has been accomplished. Lots of things are going through my mind on that score, we'll see what evolves.
As I said, it was an easy fix due to the pliable nature of MDF on long, thin strips. So it was just a matter of applying gentle manual pressure in the opposite direction to the areas in question. Whether this 'hands on' technique is right or not may be questionable (the possibility of breakage being high on the list) - but then, whatever works!!!
Happy building
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Glad you got it sorted Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks Andy[
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