Oystein

Build log part 51
 
Update....
 
the forward boatsdeck ply-sheet is in dry-fit mode, in order to fit the semi-round front part, the slightly raised intermediate podest ( about 5 mm higher than the boats deck, where the boats will be seated), the stairs to the lower bridge level, the positions of the vents, ......
The stair-etch patterns I had were not long enough, so I am making these from longer patterns, ac.. to scale, but that unfortunately does not have rails, so bend and solder from 0,5mm brass wire. The bridge elevation will (not shown here) be reached by an additional upwards pair of stairs....
 
Nils
 

 
longer made stairs
 
 

 
the plank on edge resembles the level of the podest
 
 

 
due to the curvature of the deckhousing roof, the semi round white piece must be glued down later on and secured with two micro screws, that are srewed in here for dry fit already
 
 

 
 

 
the pair of face vents will be shortend later on
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
the support-beams rest on small cut-outs in the two nav-light towers
 
 

I hope everyone made it safely into 2017. Now that various toolmaking and machine-building projects have been completed I am returning to SMS WESPE after a long break.
First I had a look at the box with the parts already made to aid my memory a bit:
 

 
Also, the building-log proper is a great aid in recapitulating what has been done already. I hope to be able to report soon here on real progress ...

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year, and thanks for all the support and positive feedback on this project so far.
 
I have been working away at filling the paint damage with just paint I did not want to use any different types of material other than the enamel paints over the wood and restored metal.
 
A couple of shots to show this progress.
 

 
Just a small bit left on the black where the almost 1/8th inch deepest gouge was. Once it is filled I will paint over the repaired area and then polish the surface to bring it to the same level of finish as the rest of the black on the side, to blend in the edges.
 
Michael

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

A little update...
 
the aft vents are tuned to the right lengths and painted. The aft mast is is rigged, the stays and backstays set and the ratlines are mounted to the shrouds.
Some additional lifesaver rings are assembled
 
Hope you are all had a nice Christmas time and Santa has delivered the one or other little surprize.....
 
Nils
 

 
about 2/3 of the boatsdeck are on (without boats)
 
 

 
Aft mast rigging....
 
 

 
the vents are shortened and painted
 
 

 
 

 
have to continue with the forward boatsdeck, right up top the command bridge area

It has been a while but Th schip of "Willem Barentz" is now compleet .
The only thing I need to make is a glas box for it.
I wish everyone nice holyday's and a good building year in 2017
Greetings Cees

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

Back before the "Great Crash" of MSW I had built the Triton cross section. I had a pretty robust build log to go along with it where I detailed just about every little step of my build. As it turns out, a friend of mine had actually saved about 95% of it and it has been sitting on my hard drive for quite some time. I haven't been on here much at all the last couple years but I saw my wood list made it's way on here and has hopefully helped a few people. It got me thinking that I would be good to get the build log out there to help others, also. I am going to try to start parsing it out in posts over time starting from the beginning going step by step, but I also have no problem giving out the .xps file to anyone currently building who doesn't want to wait (just be warned it is 180 pages long and includes a lot of fluff you would have to wade through!).

-Chad 
 

 

 

 

 

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

It's a pleasure to watch your build progress.
Frohe weihnachten Aus Norwegen. (Merry christmas from Norway.)

Little update....
 
started with the aftmast shrouds (no ratlines on yet), and some of the "fences" on the aft boatsdeck. The boatsdeck, seawards of the boats gets no railings later on...
Nils
 

 
shrouds are spaned with M1 turnbuckle screws
the remaining two of the 6 turnbuckle screws on each side will take up the aft mast backstays (when the ratlines are on the shrouds) 
 
 

 
divding the aft boatsdeck with fence-like barriers, to prevent passengers from going the the boats area (without railings)
 
 

 
The first third and the last third are almost done, now the mid section has to be further built

What a really nice build so far! And thanks a lot for the tip to soak the wood in gin - will indeed prove valuable

Hello 'BlockPlane', and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'.
 
Looks like you've made a good start on your model.
 
John

Initially, my "go big or go home" way of thinking was pushing me towards a big beautiful 3 decker with an extensive built log to go with it. Fortunately, while living in this dream world I realized I didn't want to be one of those guys that starts a build and never finishes it. So instead of cutting teeth on a ship, I decide that building a boat was a more appropriate place to start. With that said, I decided on Chaloupe Armee En Guerre 1834 otherwise known as a Longboat Built For War. I purchased the plans from Ancre. They are well done and are accompanied by a 40 page method of construction booklet.
Here I am, many months in to the build and I have decided it's time to create the build log. I Initially decided to wait on the build log until I was sure I was capable of finishing. Over the next few days I will post pictures etc..until I am caught up.
 
Thanks to all for creating a great site to hangout in.
 
 

 
 

 
 

Shaping the mold was my first challenge. Getting it right proved to be a daunting task. The picture below shows where I got a little carried away and had to add some filler to bring it back to where it needed to be.
 



At this point I should say that I'm using Cherry to build this boat. I was able to bend the frame members by soaking them in alcohol (Gin) for a couple of minutes. For the most part, it was a pretty straight forward process. Attention to grain direction was important to getting a splinter free bend.


For bends that needed a little extra help, I made this make shift bending iron.
FYI, these photos seem to be a little compressed, I will try to work on that.

Thank you to all who have been watching and following quietly. And for the nice comments about the progress.
A little more work to report.
 
One of the eyebolts that holds the lower end of one of the funnel stays was missing. On close examination of those that are remaining they look to be formed from a Jump ring soldered to the head of a small brass escutcheon pin. After looking through the pin drawer and not finding the right size I had to make a pin. 
 
I used the blue third hand to set up to solder and used the weight of the clamp to create a steady pressure so that as the solder melted on the head the ring pressed down using gravity.
 

 

 
Yesterday after looking for the micro turnbuckles that Nils had Mentioned and not finding any really small ones I had a go at making one the same size as those of the ship and used one of the solid pretend ones as a guide.
 
I used a 00x90 thread into some .082 brass rod (actually I turned it all down from free machining brass rod) then machined a swivel hook for one end that fitted through a .040" hole in the bottom of the threaded center part. I annealed the swivel and made the eye with some round nose pliers. The threaded eye was also turned on the lathe. The eye was filed and drilled from a ball formed while turning. In retrospect it would have been better to form the eye the same way as the swivel end.
It is only a single acting because I don't have a 00x 90 left hand tap and die.
 

 
I found out that the car needs a new computer......Oh well, at least it warmed up a bit it's only -14C today.
 
Michael

Really nice work, Nils !
You might have solved a puzzle for me: Do you know if the warning sign of twin screws was mandatory?

Really nice work, Nils !
You might have solved a puzzle for me: Do you know if the warning sign of twin screws was mandatory?

Really nice work, Nils !
You might have solved a puzzle for me: Do you know if the warning sign of twin screws was mandatory?