Originally Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:18 am
Post subject: Thoughts and Digressions on Parts and Progressions
Happy to answer your questions Jim and Maurice.
First Point: The Bellfry. I have already assembled the Belfry. It's living quit safely in a little plastic cup waiting to be glued to it's permanent home,. It sort of looks like a little Pagota, and yes, Jim, it does go on the edge of the Forcastle Deck, and it is bookended by fife rails. There are no "glueing location markers" as there are for the rail posts, but I don't see a problem in placement.....fortunately, there's a nice center line created by the deck planking lines that I can use for reference. There is one teensy-weensy problem with the bellfry, though....They seem to have neglected to give me a BELL! Rats! Oh well, looks like I get to make my own! Now, anyone know how you make a tiny little forge????!!!! :roll: Which leads to Gills thoughts on that odd piece at the foot of the Forecastle drop, which is definitely NOT the belfry! There are no pins called out for it, so it's not a fife rail, no rigging lines leading to it, as a matter of fact there is no other reference to it whatsoever, except for the fact that "there it is!" Being that it is placed directly in front of the doors leading into the space under the fore deck, I can imagine a lot of very sore sailors as they came running out of the area an smack into it! Maybe they used it as a booster step to get up to the fore deck? Maybe they used it as a Breakfast Bar? Who knows!!?? The search for the answer to this mystery continues ...!
Second Point: Assembling Parts Out of Sequence. Jim, as for your comment about the ships wheel...the reason I mentioned that you should DEFINITELY consider MUCH LATER attachment of this assembly is that I have already hit it twice and knocked off 2 handles in the process!!! Admittedly, it was pretty easy to fix, but the point remains, it requires so much brain strain to remember to whatch how I'm grabbing and moving the ship around, that it would just be easier if it weren't attached yet. There's really no need for it to be there until almost the end of the entire model....except that it LOOKS really cool when you look down the deck line!!
. Other things, so far out of sequence? Beside the cannon, not really too much. I've just tried to avoid adding small fragile parts (like the bellfry) for as long as I can to avoid the aforementioned damage. The sequence of the numbering seems to be pretty good as far as the overall assembly plan goes. There are a number of "sub-assemblies" illustrated on other pages of diagrams, but they kind of take care of themselves in the "attaching" sequence by just following the main diagram. The other things I've done out of sequence have been noted earlier in the thread...false cannon wells, cannon under the overhaning aft deck, etc.
Well guys (and gals...by the by, if there are any ladies out there reading along, please say "howdy". Just my curiosity to see if there are any lady ship builders out there...this hobby, and this genre of this hobby seems to be pretty gender specific! Specifically, male! :cry: ) that is quite enough rambling from me....I'd much rather just build my Cleo and post pics and let the work do the talking! (I'm pretty sure most of YOU would rather I did that too! hehehe!)
Checking out for this afternoon.
Happy Valentines Day
Max
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