H.M.Y Fubbs 1/24 scale stern section by Bryian.

[Bryian]

Ahoy shipmates,
I am commencing my stern section Fubbs build which is one of 10 kits produced.

I was fortunate enough to be associated with a small model ship group called Weaselworks and have been watching this project develop over the last 18 months. I'm sure you've already seen several other members build log of this kit, so I won't go into details about the history of the ship or unboxing the parts.
I wish to express my gratitude to Mr Mike Shanks and associates for their involvement to producing this model.

Not much to show from me so far, only that I have glued up some frames and assembled the stern structure.

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[Bryian]

I have dry fitted the keel, stern post and rudder to check for fit before glueing up. My particular model is composed of maple frames with Alaskan yellow cedar parts.

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[Dematosdg]

Hi Bryian, nice to see you started your build log.

Best
Daniel

 

[Uwek]

I will follow your log with big interest - many thanks for starting

 

[glennb17]

Looking forward to seeing your progress Bryian. The stern looks fantastic so far!

 

[Mike41]

Hi Bryian, your progress is looking good. You will find beveling the frames a bit messy, but that is the worst part of the build.

Mike

 

[The learner]

I have plans for the Fubbs it promises to e a sweet build. Are there plans to produce kit beyond the initial 10? I am sure that there would be interest in her.

 

[The learner]

I see the build log on MSB, I will be following both builds now!

 

[shota70]

Dear Bryian, happy to see you started your build log I will continue to follow with great curiosity

 

[Bryian]

Haha, I wish I never sold you my Fubbs practicum, but all good my friend.

 

[Bryian]

I have plans for the Fubbs it promises to e a sweet build. Are there plans to produce kit beyond the initial 10? I am sure that there would be interest in her.

Yes perhaps there might be a kit available in the future, but it’s a long wait.

 

[oldflyer]

Bryian,

Just found your log - will also follow along - I've always admired your work.

Cheers,

 

[janos]

It looks great, Bryian! Are the keel parts and the aft structure CNC or laser cut? Fubbs is one of my favourites, I will follow this thread with great interest. Are the decorations 3D printed or CNC'd?
János

 

[Bryian]

Hello Janos,
the frames are laser cut and there is some char removal required for these parts. The wooden decorations are Castello boxwood CNC engraved.
I believe the rudder assembly is CNC machined, but I stand to be corrected.

 

[janos]

Thanks, Bryian!
I saw the laser cut frames which will require some serious cleaning. Maple might be better than Oak on my Batavia, which is very difficult to clean due to the coarse grain.
The rudder and aft parts look definitely to be CNC cut.
I am eager to see how the CNC Costelo decorations will look.
Good luck with the build!
János

 

[Bryian]

Thank you your comments Janos and John.

I glued up the rudder assembly which is Alaskan yellow cedar. I like to highlight the caulking so white carpenters glue and graphite from a pencil does the job.

Photos below after glueing up, and second photo after sandpapering.

 

[neptune]

G'day Brian, great looking another master piece from you, will follow with interest,
Best regards John,

 

[dockattner]

I love the simple solution of using blackened glue. Very clean and precise. Off to a good start here Bryian!

 

[Magic Mike]

Bryian, I'm pulling up my shop stool and a cold beer and will follow your new build with much interest. Good luck and have fun. Magic Mike

 

[DocBlake]

You figured out that stern pretty quickly! The rest should be a snap. Waiting to see more! Great job on the rudder, by the way.