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Hull fairingFor the hull fairing a used a Dremel 4000 at the lowest speed. The bulkheads material is tougher than the material that the SOTS is made from so manually sanding the frame would have been much more difficult. Triangular sections had to be fitted to the bottom of the stern, to do this I had to remove some of the existing material on the spine Picture 1 Balsa wood blocks were added to the bow and between frames around the middle of the ship. The provided planks are not long enough to go end to end so I will use the midpoint extra surface area as the join point Picture 2-3 The final bulbous bow frame had to be removed because it wasn't fitted correctly. I soaked the front section in warm water for about twenty minutes to soften the glue. The miss-alignment was caused by a glue plug that had formed because the tight fit of the parts hadn't allowed the excess glue to escape. The part was replaced without glue as it wasn't required. Picture 4 File Attachment(s): michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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Hull stripsThe top section of the hull is formed from two pieces of wood, these will need to be soaked to allow the correct curvature. This will be done once I have painted the inside area that will be visible michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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Some nice build pics. Your making great progress looking fab. I am enjoying this! Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain
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 Nice progress Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good Michael, really nice work going on here..... Regards Alan
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Hull stripsThe hull strips were soaked in warm water and then bent into shape. Once the parts had dried they were glued inplace and brass pins used to hold sections where I couldn't get clamps in place. File Attachment(s): michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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Wheel houseThe wall sections of the wheelhouse were glued in place and any gaps filled with wood filler. Picture 1-3 Finally the wheelhouse instruments were glued in place Picture 4-5
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FunnelsNext step was to build the two funnels, while assembling the parts I found that the top sections didn't fit correctly so I made replacements from the spare parts of the sheet. The chimney parts are actually portholes attached upside down
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Aerial superstructureThe final major component of the ship is the aerial superstructure. The mast ladder was created using the same methods as previously used on the wheelhouse. Picture 1-2 The inner parts of the platforms where sanded until the platform fitted at the correct height on the mast. The locations of the rail posts was predrilled and the posts fitted and secured with superglue. Picture 3 For my first attempt to fit the rails I pulled the copper wire thought the holes while the posts were in place, this proved to be quite difficult and lead to some kinks that were difficult to remove. Picture 4 For my second attempt I prebent the wire and then added the posts before trying to fit them to the platform. This worked slightly better than the first attempt but was still rather fiddly. Picture 5-6 File Attachment(s): michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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Coming along at a nice pace, looking good Michael Steve
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Looking good Michael, I have used thin steel rods sometimes for the railings.They are tough to bend, but they don't kink as much as the copper ones
Carl
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 Lovely work Michael great build Rgd Martyn Building ? Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa Next Build ? When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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 Nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Lovely progress Michael, really starting to look the part
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Planking the hull 1I decided to put the work on the wheelhouse on hold while I concentrated on the planking. The hull is a single layer plank. As the hull will be fully painted I will be able to hide any minor problems with wood filler. The planking towards the bow required little bending or shaping to fit. The initial stern planks were quite tricky and I ended up cutting some parts off and patching it with leftovers from the bow. The problem shouldn't be noticable once the filler has been used. Picture 1-2 Once I got to the section above the bulbous bow I skipped a couple of rows and added the plank running to the top of the bulbous section. I then used some small pieces to form the top of the bulge. Planks were then shaped to fill the gap and planking continued down to the section just above were the sides curve to become the bottom. Picture 3-5 michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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Planking the hull 2The stern planking became easier after the first few rows but it required a lot of tapering. Picture 1 Once the stern planking got to the same level as the bow planking I started planing from the bottom up. The first plank was set to run from the stern were it meets the keel. Picture 2 The trickiest part of the hull was the section were the side turns into the bottom as there as it was a 90 degree turn. Picture 3-4 The planking has been completed and I now need to begin sanding it and filling any gaps. Picture 5 michael.rolph attached the following image(s):
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 looking great, its funny how a layer of planking gives depth and shape to what was a frame with little idea of the wonders of watching it become something real looking Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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It is really coming together now.great job
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Coming along really nicely, looking great.....  .. Some areas do look a little tricky to plank but looks like you've done a great job there, well done..... Regards Alan
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