Pelikaan Dutch Beamtrawler 1999 by kees de mol - FINISHED - scale 1/75

[popeye the sailor]

awesome process Kees  

[kees de mol]

The chimney has a simple shape at first glance but I got some drawings of it and then you find out its a rather complex shape. There are some curved, round shape which run into each other. And there are some details which form a nice challenge to me.


offcourse I will add the details later

Edited September 26, 2017 by kees de mol

[Piet]

Fantastic stuff Cees.  This mold making thing is a mystery to me, lots to learn yet.

 

Cheers,

[Omega1234]

Hi Kees

 

I'm profoundly in awe, because you make things look so easy! I gotta lot to learn....!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

awesome process Kees!  

[kees de mol]

Thank you all for the motivations guys. I like your work very much too. This is a great forum!

 

Now on with the building. Next week I will focus me on the details because I missed that last week.

 

 

(I am currently also building the moulds for the GRP-hull. But **** that polyester smells bad And glassfibers irritates so mutch! )

[Omega1234]

Thank you all for the motivations guys. I like your work very much too. This is a great forum!

 

Now on with the building. Next week I will focus me on the details because I missed that last week.

 

 

(I am currently also building the moulds for the GRP-hull. But **** that polyester smells bad And glassfibers irritates so mutch! )

Hi Kees

 

Thanks. Your comment about the fumes from the polyester reminds me that safety is paramount when using these materials. Hopefully, you're doing it in a well ventilated area?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[kees de mol]

Yes I laminate with two windows fully open. And to keep the temperature high (15 degrees celcius) I've placed twee electric heaters next to the mould. Then after laminating I close the door (which is air sealed with rubber strips.) But the smell is there anyway. Its even in my workclothes so I have to leave them in the hobbyroom. Better is to work outside but the temperature is much to low

 

When I worked with epoxy I never had any problems beacause it has so little smell but I found out epoxy is way more harmfull for humans than polyester.

[Omega1234]

Hi Kees

 

Good to hear! Those types of fumes are nasty and well worth avoiding if at all possible.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming up next from your work bench.

 

All the best!

 

Patrick

[kees de mol]

Here I made a start with the winchhouse. I couldn't build this without the original drawings I got. The polyester hull is also a bit closer to completion but I will post the photo's when I have some more results.

To be continued

Edited September 26, 2017 by kees de mol

[Omega1234]

Hi Kees

 

...always nicely detailed! I know that there's more to come, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got in store.

 

Cheers and all the best!

 

Patrick

[Mirabell61]

Super and very inspiring work Kees,

 

it`s lovely to watch the experience you gain with this material and its possibilities for shaping / resembling model steel structures

 

Nils

[kees de mol]

I went building on the chimney's. They needed lots of detaills after I had cast them. They are finished for 75% now so I have some work to do yet.

See you with the next up-date

Edited September 26, 2017 by kees de mol

[Omega1234]

 

Very nice work, as always, Kees!

[kees de mol]

I finished the searchlights. Lot of parts and very small to make. I also used the lathe to make some signal lights (the glasses) There are 13 glasses per chimney. I made a toolbit to make the pattern in the clear plastic.

Next update i hope to show the finished chimneys

Edited September 26, 2017 by kees de mol

[tadheus]

Hi Kees

 

Very nice work.

 

Paul

[popeye the sailor]

sweet looking search light     you make your own decals too?    what program do you have?   I have the Testor's  'decal it' standard edition {it's put out by  'sure thing'}.  they come out nice,  but this program has a sort of transparency issue.  I don't have the means to darken them, or adjust the pixels.  so,  it limits where I can use them......mostly on light colored backgrounds.   I can change the background to match the color I'm using,  but there are so many off shades and hues,  it tough to get a good match.   does the manufacturer have a web address?

[Piet]

Very nice work on the search light Cees.  All that mold making and stuff is just a mystery to me, you are a genius. 

Cheers,

[kees de mol]

what program do you have?

I used a programm Paint.net to scale down the pictures. And I also use Testors white decalpaper. I dont know much about it and just tried it and it worked okay.

 

Very nice work on the search light Cees.  All that mold making and stuff is just a mystery to me, you are a genius. 

Cheers,

I am sure you can do it too. I am not much of a genius. I have just a lot of fun building like you all do with your wooden ships.

 

 I don't have the talent to follow Kees

I think it's right to say I have some talent (Thank God) but to say you can't follow me that's a bit exaggerated. There is so many talent here and I enjoy all the buildinglogs. Building with wood is for me a very big mistery

 

Kind regards, Kees

[popeye the sailor]

I use photo shop......sounds like they're pretty much the same.   I also use the Testor's decal paper,  both clear and white.   knowing that printers don't do white,  I've been able to print white decals by altering the background color,  like I did with the Andrea Gail.  white decal paper would be a good choice,  since the white decal film will act as a backing for the image and produce a bolder finish.   the only problem I see there though,  is that laying the decal on a different color surface,  would create a 'sign'  effect.  I saw this while trying to do the depth markers for the Cutty Sark {this build started me doing my own decals}.

 

 

 

I think you'd do well with wood Kees........you have the eye,  the skill,  and the talent.  most of all.....imagination  

[Omega1234]

Hi Kees

 

You never disappoint!  Totally marvellous work!

 

 

Cheers

 

Patrick 

[Mirabell61]

marvelous work Kees,

 

you sure know where to place all those lovely details   

 

Nils   

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[kees de mol]

  

Today I did the last things to the polyester mold. I cut all the edges sanded and everything. Then it was time to find out if both halves of the mold wanted to separate. First I very carefully put a chisel between the halves and into the gap I tapped wooden wedges. It took some time and effort but suddenly The first halve separated from the wooden hull and after some tapping the other half released.
I am very happy because it was quite a lot of work and it was very exciting if everything would work the way I wanted.

 

Edited September 26, 2017 by kees de mol

[amateur]

Ready for mass production!

 

Jan

[kees de mol]

Thank you Jan. I am very glad all went well. Now I want to make at least 3 three hulls out of it and then maybe more later.

[mtaylor]

Nice work, Kees. Breaking off the mold is always scary.

[michael mott]

Looks like a great mold Kees.

 

Michael

[Piet]

WOW!

 

Cheers,

[captainbob]

You should be proud of such a nice mold.

 

Bob

[kees de mol]

Printed some new decals with better resolution. They are much more sharper now