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David220747

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Bluebird of Chelsea - build notes - after jpdenver
« on: January 14, 2025, 03:44:44 am »

Notes of my build using the guidance of "Bluebird of Chelsea - my winter build
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Re: Bluebird of Chelsea - build notes - after jpdenver
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2025, 04:11:12 am »

I have started building the 1:18 scale Bluebird of Chelsea, making heavy use of Jim Denver's posts. I cannot achieve such a detailed description, but instead will seek to add some footnotes to it. I have finished the keel and hull framework.  Although at times difficult to understand I am impressed by the manual - it is quite detailed and compares very favourably with the perfunctory manuals that came with two of my previous Dumas kits (the USS Crockett and the Dauntless), where again I drew heavily on good online forums and liked the resulting models very much.  The hull positioning plate on which the framework is built is very helpful.  Note that the piece "L13" should be positioned within the ribs before they are glued down.  To bevel the ribs, I used a spindle sander.  The 6x6mm paulownia "dragon ribs" would not easily bend to match the tight curve at the bow, so I used a steam wallpaper stripper to soften the wood and then bend it to shape.
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Re: Bluebird of Chelsea - build notes - after jpdenver
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2025, 06:15:49 am »

G'day David...& welcome to MBM


Reading Jim Denvers previous work will assist greatly! O0


Keep us posted with images as the build progresses  <*<


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Re: Bluebird of Chelsea - build notes - after jpdenver
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2025, 07:32:31 am »

Photos of current planking progress.  So far all has been done with full length planks, bow to stern.  To complete it the planks now have to be cut to match the variable gaps, trickier!
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Re: Bluebird of Chelsea - build notes - after jpdenver
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2025, 11:42:18 pm »

Initial planking complete.  Main tools used are shown: clamps, spring clips, modellers' pins, weights and aliphatic resin.
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