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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:19 pm 
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I attend some RC fleet events and needed something to sail at them . Wanted something small and simple to build but powerful enough to take on the Big Boys .It had to have big guns and hard to sink . What better ship than a Big Bun Monitor with a really big gun . HMS General Wolfe fits here well . Received plans drawn by Norman Ough of General Wolfe with the 18" gun from a friend in Scotland .

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:37 am 
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Made a jig to make the barbette for the 12" gun . General Wolfe was one of the eight 12" gun Monitor's used during WWI .

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Stacked two pieces of plywood held together with spray adhesive and cut them out . That way they are the same .

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Set to proper distance .

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Each piece slightly taller than needed . After it gets sanded down flush with the top .

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Took one of the cut out pieces and glued it to the bottom after first drilling a hole for the shaft that will be used to rotate the turret .

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The other piece that was cut out will be glued to the deck after the shape of the barbette is cut out also . Then the barbette fits over .


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:54 am 
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Started the plug .

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