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 Hi Alan sorry to hear about your probs Just got back from carp fishing in France and have iooked at mine the mast hole is .5mm out  the hatch is spot on rgd Martyn  Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Hi Alan sorry to hear about your probs Just got back from carp fishing in France and have iooked at mine the mast hole is .5mm out the hatch is spot on rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, we get these problems from time to time but the important thing is what we do to find the solutions... At least with yours a .5mm deviation will be easy to fix and won't be noticeable....  Thanks again and regards Alan
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Well while waiting for the replacement decks to arrive I had a look to see what I would do next.. Settled on starting work on the hatch gratings and decided to make some changes here.. First thing I did was to cut away the deck support beam but left a small ear either side, filed the ears down to ensure the gratings would sit on top without ending up above deck level... .. This also helped to ensure the grating when being fitted wouldn't fall through the hatch hole... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Replaced the 2mm grating kit supplied with 1mm, took a total of 3 kits to complete one hatchway... Tried to ensure most of the joints would actually be on the underside and not visible... .. Once complete glued and fitted into place ensuring a snug fit... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Took some 1 x 3mm birchwood strips and gave them 2 coats of walnut stain, when dried cut to size to surround the gratings. Cut the corner joints at 45 degrees and test fitted, used very fine sandpaper to ensure nice joints.. .. During the test fit thought the hatches looked large so also decided to fit a cross member again in walnut, this also hid the couple of joints in the grating strips that could be seen... Once happy everything glued in place and am really happy with the results... .. Will make a start on the other hatch tomorrow.... Happy building all Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Lovely work Alan Looks great,notching the central rib into the frame is a nice touch Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Lovely work Alan Looks great,notching the central rib into the frame is a nice touch Kind Regards Nigel Thanks Nigel, notching the central rib into the frame just looked like the right thing to do, looked odd without and it just sitting flush.... ... Very pleased with it, all it needs now is a couple of coats of varnish.... Regards Alan
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Cracking work Alan, those 1mm Gratings look superb and the mod of the centre rib is a brilliant idea. Gratings were designed to be removed for access, so over large gratings would have been impractical to manhandle.
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Bril work as all ways Alan Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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You cut the skylight frames in a modern technique of 45 degrees (picture framing). Its to be overlapping if you want the authentic look. The gratings can be ordered from shops if you want to wait. Marcel "Rather try and fail than had failed to try".Sovereign of the Seas Model Space forum: Marcel's build
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court orchard wrote:Cracking work Alan, those 1mm Gratings look superb and the mod of the centre rib is a brilliant idea. Gratings were designed to be removed for access, so over large gratings would have been impractical to manhandle. Hi Andy, thank you for the very nice comments... Agreed, the gratings did look large when scaled up so simply decided to split into two halves.. it may not be authentic but I like the look of it... Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Bril work as all ways Alan Rgd Martyn Thanks again Martyn, appreciate your nice comments... Regards Alan
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Marcel wrote:You cut the skylight frames in a modern technique of 45 degrees (picture framing). Its to be overlapping if you want the authentic look.
The gratings can be ordered from shops if you want to wait.
Marcel Hi Marcel, appreciate your comment and know you are correct with the overlapping technique.. I'm not after true authenticity with this build, if I were then I would be following Nigels build as far as I could.... .. Am simply going to carry on doing the gratings as I did however, in future builds and especially the Vic I will be going all out to be authentic as far as possible... Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan 45deg joints have been around since the 12c just look at timber framed buildings Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Hi Alan As always your works looks great!  Regards Kobus
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HMS Sovereign of the Seas - First Build
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Hi Alan 45deg joints have been around since the 12c just look at timber framed buildings Rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, to be honest you can't see the joints with the naked eye, can only see them with optivisors on. I see it as a minor issue that doesn't detract from the build in any way.... .. Regards Alan
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KobusBeukes wrote:Hi Alan As always your works looks great! Regards Thanks as always Kobus, appreciate your support.... Regards Alan
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Been following your build with interest very impressive. Ongoing Builds
Deag HMS Victory
Deag Soveriegn of the Sea
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calv wrote:Been following your build with interest very impressive. Thank you for the very kind comment Calv, do hope my diary helps you in some way on your own build..... if you have any questions then please just ask..... .. Thanks again for looking in.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan. Shes looking superb. keep up the good work. look forward to seeing your progress. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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