Cap'n Rat Fink

Hi Tim,
 
    Any O-scale will work for 1/48. Peiser is a good site to purchase a good assortmanet as stated above. But Like I said O-scale works for 1/48. Only trouble is the choice you got is civilian life on railroads and the only Naval figures you will usually find is Navy WW ll on up. Nothing early in Naval for 1/48. Believe me I have tried.
 
   I even called several military miniature outlets and they told me right of the bat, good luck finding something like that....
 
Your best bet is to purchase O-scale and take a dremel and file and create what you want. Then cast them in diecast metal or resin and create your molds for future builds. that way you will always have your little navy in the era you want. Here's a little help on how to work over your little figures................hope this helps

Hey I got a day off today....
 
Hi Qwerty,
    The Minnow! Wow that is back in my day when I was a kid. So young man like you knows the Minnow. I do have plans on that one too.
    But have you ever heard or seen the Vrolijkhied??? It's from the movie "Father Goose"....Now you other guys John, mark, John, and Bob you have to know. !964 staring Gary Grant and Leslie Caron. When I first saw the movie .....OH BOY DID LASLIE CARON STIR MY BLOOD A BIT. But I was lucky to get passed that and noticed the lovely cruiser in the movie. That will the next r/c build.
 
But when I'm away on the job I still will be research my Rattlesnake cross section I will be doing. I want it highly detailed so since a cross section and detailed 1/32 sounds about right and I will give it to one of my kids or a museum if nobody wants it. Because I like building but do you notice you hardly ever pay attention to them once they are just sitting there....haha!!!
 
But back to the orca. should add updates at the end of the month.................Later my buddies
 
OOOPS FORGOT THE PICTURE.....THE VROLIJKHIED
 

Cool, Mario.   Do what you need to do.  We'll be here patiently waiting. 

Great!  Another project by Mario!  I'll just pull up a chair and enjoy the show, mate!
 
John

Congratulations on the completion of yet another masterpiece, Mario. Wonderful accomplishment!!!

I go on holidays and you finish another one, Mario!
 
Another little masterpiece, Mate - she looks the 'cat's pyjamas'.
 
John

Ratt Fink????   Boy is Mario gonna' be surprised.   But we know the knife works.

I use whatever glue that I would use on a static model but I make sure that I coat the entire hull in fiberglass resin to seal it.
Also the bigger the model the easier to RC. I built the HMS Sovereign of the Seas in 1/100 scale now I Know that was way to small hence why I stopped working on it and started on the much larger 1/20 scale Byzantium.
 
Lextin.

I use Tightbond III for wood-to-wood joints, and epoxy everywhere else.

I have also used the Titebond III building a deck hatch for my T37, once all was dried I went over it with Z-span varnish from West Marine.
Put it the sink submerged for 24 hours, took it out had it air dry. No peeling and all was good.
 
Much easier and less messy than epoxy.
However, I think I still make sure to join all the wood parts for hull with epoxy.
Water and some glues doesn't work together. Experiment with other pieces first before building the hull.
Have fun and show us picture of your build.

The reflector seen in the black and white photo is the next item to make. This is not very hard. Use the leather punch (item 10) and some of the cheap plastic craft Mylar items . I found mine in the garage from a craft project of the kids. They should be relatively firm but THIN. Punch out a reflector from the smallest setting on the punch. They tend to get stuck in the punch (since we want what would normally be waste for this tool.) A long tooth pick or straightened paper clip will free your reflector.
 
The punch process creates a natural concave image on one side. Locate it. This is the inside of the reflector. Glue it on with Hypocement or CA (although I have not tested the CA for clarity it will have a better bond.) Center it carefully behind the optic to match the vintage B & W photo seen previously. Let it dry completely.
 

 
After the reflector is attached we are ready to prepare the bulwark.
 

Hi All,
   Well I have been working so much, but finally had a little time to get back to my little boat. Well the display case is almost done. All that is left is to cut the plexi-glass, sand finish the edges and weld them together.
    I did away with Scott's display base for the simple reason is that my little boat will be donated to our church parish. So I thought it would be a lot safer to put it under glass and secured to the base. I also put a brief story behind the great discovery of the boat, so when it is displayed all can read about and not just see the boat. I also will be making my own basswood name plate located at the right lower corner of the base....
 
IT READS...............
 
An Extraordinary 2000
Year Old Discovery…
 
　
　
The Sea of Galilee Boat also known as the "Jesus Boat" was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century the time of Jesus Christ. discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea actually a great fresh-water lake receded.
The remains of the boat were found by brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan, fishermen from Kibbutz Ginnosar. The brothers were keen amateur archaeologists with an interest in discovering artifacts from Israel's past. It had always been their hope to one day discover a boat in the Sea of Galilee, where they and generations of their family had fished. When drought reduced the water-level of the lake, the two brothers examined the newly exposed beach and stumbled across the remains of the boat buried in the shore.
The Sea of Galilee Boat is historically important to Jews as an example of the type of boat used by their ancestors in the 1st century for both fishing and transportation across the lake. Previously only references made by Roman authors, the Bible and mosaics had provided archeologists insight into the construction of these types of vessels. The boat is also important to Christians because this was the sort of boat used by Jesus and his disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Boats such as this played a large role in Jesus' life and ministry, and are mentioned 50 times in the Gospels, though there is no evidence connecting the Sea of Galilee Boat itself to Jesus or his disciples.
The archeological discovery of this boat had validated certain questions that we had about this vessel. Prior to the discovery of this boat, all we knew about them came from art work on few pottery shards and a few brief mentions of them in ancient writings.
In the new testament there is a story about Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee in one of the boats during a great storm. This storm was so bad that it frightened the disciples, many of whom were veteran fishermen of this body of water. The story says that Jesus was asleep in the boat with his head on a pillow. Prior to the discovery of this boat this story seemed to not ring true for two reasons. The first of which is "how could anyone sleep through a storm in an open boat?" We are surprised to find that these boats were not open but had two decks which now makes it possible for someone to be shielded from the storm by being under one of them.
The second question still remains, "why a fishing boat full of scales, nets and baskets would have pillows in it?" After all this was a working vessel, not a royal yacht. It turns out that the ballast bags that were used for setting the trim of the boat are still commonly referred to as "pillows" to this day. So now we can see that Jesus was asleep, shielded from the storm by the aft deck with his head resting on ballast bags! Once again archeological evidence gives new witness to the fact that these ancient writings are valid.
 

 
 
 
 

Thank you all for your kind word  s my friends and your encouragement!!!

Hi All,
   Well I have been working so much, but finally had a little time to get back to my little boat. Well the display case is almost done. All that is left is to cut the plexi-glass, sand finish the edges and weld them together.
    I did away with Scott's display base for the simple reason is that my little boat will be donated to our church parish. So I thought it would be a lot safer to put it under glass and secured to the base. I also put a brief story behind the great discovery of the boat, so when it is displayed all can read about and not just see the boat. I also will be making my own basswood name plate located at the right lower corner of the base....
 
IT READS...............
 
An Extraordinary 2000
Year Old Discovery…
 
　
　
The Sea of Galilee Boat also known as the "Jesus Boat" was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century the time of Jesus Christ. discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea actually a great fresh-water lake receded.
The remains of the boat were found by brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan, fishermen from Kibbutz Ginnosar. The brothers were keen amateur archaeologists with an interest in discovering artifacts from Israel's past. It had always been their hope to one day discover a boat in the Sea of Galilee, where they and generations of their family had fished. When drought reduced the water-level of the lake, the two brothers examined the newly exposed beach and stumbled across the remains of the boat buried in the shore.
The Sea of Galilee Boat is historically important to Jews as an example of the type of boat used by their ancestors in the 1st century for both fishing and transportation across the lake. Previously only references made by Roman authors, the Bible and mosaics had provided archeologists insight into the construction of these types of vessels. The boat is also important to Christians because this was the sort of boat used by Jesus and his disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Boats such as this played a large role in Jesus' life and ministry, and are mentioned 50 times in the Gospels, though there is no evidence connecting the Sea of Galilee Boat itself to Jesus or his disciples.
The archeological discovery of this boat had validated certain questions that we had about this vessel. Prior to the discovery of this boat, all we knew about them came from art work on few pottery shards and a few brief mentions of them in ancient writings.
In the new testament there is a story about Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee in one of the boats during a great storm. This storm was so bad that it frightened the disciples, many of whom were veteran fishermen of this body of water. The story says that Jesus was asleep in the boat with his head on a pillow. Prior to the discovery of this boat this story seemed to not ring true for two reasons. The first of which is "how could anyone sleep through a storm in an open boat?" We are surprised to find that these boats were not open but had two decks which now makes it possible for someone to be shielded from the storm by being under one of them.
The second question still remains, "why a fishing boat full of scales, nets and baskets would have pillows in it?" After all this was a working vessel, not a royal yacht. It turns out that the ballast bags that were used for setting the trim of the boat are still commonly referred to as "pillows" to this day. So now we can see that Jesus was asleep, shielded from the storm by the aft deck with his head resting on ballast bags! Once again archeological evidence gives new witness to the fact that these ancient writings are valid.
 

 
 
 
 

Hello all, and back to the boat.
 
I mounted the bow and stern sprits, added the bulwarks and cap rail and put in eye bolts all over the deck for the rigging.  I painted and put the hand rails on the cabin roof.  I also added the companion way hatch, which still needs painting.  If you look carefully you can see the anchor chocks at the bow, and that reminds me, I will need to make an anchor.  Ah well, one thing at a time.  Next are the masts, booms and gaffs and all the little bits that hold them together.
 
Bob
 

 

 

 

 

Hi All,
   Well I have been working so much, but finally had a little time to get back to my little boat. Well the display case is almost done. All that is left is to cut the plexi-glass, sand finish the edges and weld them together.
    I did away with Scott's display base for the simple reason is that my little boat will be donated to our church parish. So I thought it would be a lot safer to put it under glass and secured to the base. I also put a brief story behind the great discovery of the boat, so when it is displayed all can read about and not just see the boat. I also will be making my own basswood name plate located at the right lower corner of the base....
 
IT READS...............
 
An Extraordinary 2000
Year Old Discovery…
 
　
　
The Sea of Galilee Boat also known as the "Jesus Boat" was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century the time of Jesus Christ. discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea actually a great fresh-water lake receded.
The remains of the boat were found by brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan, fishermen from Kibbutz Ginnosar. The brothers were keen amateur archaeologists with an interest in discovering artifacts from Israel's past. It had always been their hope to one day discover a boat in the Sea of Galilee, where they and generations of their family had fished. When drought reduced the water-level of the lake, the two brothers examined the newly exposed beach and stumbled across the remains of the boat buried in the shore.
The Sea of Galilee Boat is historically important to Jews as an example of the type of boat used by their ancestors in the 1st century for both fishing and transportation across the lake. Previously only references made by Roman authors, the Bible and mosaics had provided archeologists insight into the construction of these types of vessels. The boat is also important to Christians because this was the sort of boat used by Jesus and his disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Boats such as this played a large role in Jesus' life and ministry, and are mentioned 50 times in the Gospels, though there is no evidence connecting the Sea of Galilee Boat itself to Jesus or his disciples.
The archeological discovery of this boat had validated certain questions that we had about this vessel. Prior to the discovery of this boat, all we knew about them came from art work on few pottery shards and a few brief mentions of them in ancient writings.
In the new testament there is a story about Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee in one of the boats during a great storm. This storm was so bad that it frightened the disciples, many of whom were veteran fishermen of this body of water. The story says that Jesus was asleep in the boat with his head on a pillow. Prior to the discovery of this boat this story seemed to not ring true for two reasons. The first of which is "how could anyone sleep through a storm in an open boat?" We are surprised to find that these boats were not open but had two decks which now makes it possible for someone to be shielded from the storm by being under one of them.
The second question still remains, "why a fishing boat full of scales, nets and baskets would have pillows in it?" After all this was a working vessel, not a royal yacht. It turns out that the ballast bags that were used for setting the trim of the boat are still commonly referred to as "pillows" to this day. So now we can see that Jesus was asleep, shielded from the storm by the aft deck with his head resting on ballast bags! Once again archeological evidence gives new witness to the fact that these ancient writings are valid.
 

 
 
 
 

Hi All,
   Well I have been working so much, but finally had a little time to get back to my little boat. Well the display case is almost done. All that is left is to cut the plexi-glass, sand finish the edges and weld them together.
    I did away with Scott's display base for the simple reason is that my little boat will be donated to our church parish. So I thought it would be a lot safer to put it under glass and secured to the base. I also put a brief story behind the great discovery of the boat, so when it is displayed all can read about and not just see the boat. I also will be making my own basswood name plate located at the right lower corner of the base....
 
IT READS...............
 
An Extraordinary 2000
Year Old Discovery…
 
　
　
The Sea of Galilee Boat also known as the "Jesus Boat" was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century the time of Jesus Christ. discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea actually a great fresh-water lake receded.
The remains of the boat were found by brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan, fishermen from Kibbutz Ginnosar. The brothers were keen amateur archaeologists with an interest in discovering artifacts from Israel's past. It had always been their hope to one day discover a boat in the Sea of Galilee, where they and generations of their family had fished. When drought reduced the water-level of the lake, the two brothers examined the newly exposed beach and stumbled across the remains of the boat buried in the shore.
The Sea of Galilee Boat is historically important to Jews as an example of the type of boat used by their ancestors in the 1st century for both fishing and transportation across the lake. Previously only references made by Roman authors, the Bible and mosaics had provided archeologists insight into the construction of these types of vessels. The boat is also important to Christians because this was the sort of boat used by Jesus and his disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Boats such as this played a large role in Jesus' life and ministry, and are mentioned 50 times in the Gospels, though there is no evidence connecting the Sea of Galilee Boat itself to Jesus or his disciples.
The archeological discovery of this boat had validated certain questions that we had about this vessel. Prior to the discovery of this boat, all we knew about them came from art work on few pottery shards and a few brief mentions of them in ancient writings.
In the new testament there is a story about Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee in one of the boats during a great storm. This storm was so bad that it frightened the disciples, many of whom were veteran fishermen of this body of water. The story says that Jesus was asleep in the boat with his head on a pillow. Prior to the discovery of this boat this story seemed to not ring true for two reasons. The first of which is "how could anyone sleep through a storm in an open boat?" We are surprised to find that these boats were not open but had two decks which now makes it possible for someone to be shielded from the storm by being under one of them.
The second question still remains, "why a fishing boat full of scales, nets and baskets would have pillows in it?" After all this was a working vessel, not a royal yacht. It turns out that the ballast bags that were used for setting the trim of the boat are still commonly referred to as "pillows" to this day. So now we can see that Jesus was asleep, shielded from the storm by the aft deck with his head resting on ballast bags! Once again archeological evidence gives new witness to the fact that these ancient writings are valid.
 

 
 
 
 

Thank you all for your kind word  s my friends and your encouragement!!!

Thank you all for your kind word  s my friends and your encouragement!!!

Thank you all for your kind word  s my friends and your encouragement!!!

Here are the final photos of the build thread











 

Thank You all for visiting my build log!!! More later!







As the lines dry another style of braid riggin line is they would splice the two lines together and then haull them up. This variation as you see I'm using is two separate lines. I will use the other variation on my second boat...




I love how Scott's Kit just POP's with the more detailed rigging on it...

I really had a lot of fun researching this type of rigging style!!!












Again another portion of this style of rigging with different variations. I decided on a simple drilled hole through the hull to secure the shrouds. But some of the these boats would secure the shrouds either to the inwales and eyespliced or tied off, another was tied off on the thwart, yet another style was with deadeyes. the last one being if this new owner could afford such an upgrade.

This style of rigging had so many variations it just made the researching a whole lot of fun and very interesting. Speaking of researching my loved this boat so much with it's ancient style she has made a request of me to build a Viking Ship!
 
 Here we go with more photos!




Braid rig boat come in many variations. I decided on one which will incorporate bee blocks at the top of the mast to support the stays and shrouds. I used a larger scale rope to give them a better look. At the tie off points these boats used half hitches or seized. I decided on half hitches. But I seized the lines at the bee blocks with other variations using eye splices....





I think they are called hanks but not sure. These are needs because the braid style I decided on has me eyesplicing one end to the yard. Then the line will feed though the hank at the sheet then up and through the fairlead. Then finsihed off by being secured to a rigging pin on the gunwale....