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Ugh. One down, thirteen to go.  😑

If you ever see me complaining about card radial engines, this is why!

3 hours ago, TheDuckDetective said:

The building quality is relatively high which makes me suspect that this wasn't someone's first rodeo. Which also makes one wonder why it ended up at the thrift store.

Sadly, in our hobby, the reason is often that the previous builder expired, and his or her family didn't know what to do with a partially-built kit.

On 7/5/2023 at 4:24 PM, Der Alte Rentner said:

Yikes, I goofed.  I don't know how I set this build log up in the wrong era.  I couldn't see a way to move from one era to another

I've taken care of it for you (and deleted the duplicate log).

17 hours ago, mitchel said:

Things like how to iron out humps and fill in hollows.

The Shipyard designs, with their multiple skinning layers, are intended to eliminate the typical "starving cow" look sometimes seen in card model hulls.

13 hours ago, grsjax said:

someone might want to make a list of all the old manufactures and kits

As one of my college professors used to say, "Sounds like there's a thesis in there."

Welcome aboard! Look here to kick-start your Thermopylae research

Very nice, Maurino!

1 hour ago, cardensb said:

I don't know if my photos will remain available after this month, they were uploaded to photobucket and now the bucket wants to charge a fee for use.

Which is why we strongly encourage our members not to use third-party image hosting sites.

I hope you were able to make some progress on your model since your last update?

54 minutes ago, cardensb said:

Did your kit include anything?

This kit's framing is pretty rudimentary, and I'm skeptical that its stern framing would correspond very well with Mr. Hahn's plans.

Welcome to MSW! The answer to your question depends in part on what medium you wish to work in. Liners in wood are relatively uncommon, except for the ubiquitous Titanic kits. Plastic is another story, but I'm not familiar with what's available. If you are interested in card models, liners are popular subjects in that medium. I can steer you toward some entry-level card kits if you'd like.

Cheers!

Okay, mystery solved -- and boy do I feel a little sheepish about the whole episode! It turns out there is no missing disk. Instead, part 34d wraps three times around the top of the cylinder formed by 34c. Derp!!

Trust me, folks, I have pored over the parts sheets and diagrams multiple times, and I have built many radial engines from paper. The indicated part is missing. I will figure out a way around this issue, and when I do, you'll all be the first to know. 😉 

3 minutes ago, Egilman said:

34b, c, d & e, b,c & d are rolled and slid into each other forming the cylinders with e capping the end....

Nope. E is the base for the two cylinder heads and fits inside the smaller shaded circle on the un-numbered, missing part.

47 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

Is it even a part? Are parts 34 b c and d meant to form a hollow tube with part 34  e meant to be a capping piece?

 

Andy

Nope. 34e is the base for the cylinder heads and is narrower in diameter than the missing part, as indicated by the lighter circle inside the dark ring on the missing piece. Obviously, the head assembly has to sit on something, but the something isn't anywhere to be found in the kit. This is a first for me.

Great job on a very unusual subject! I think the lettering looks appropriately in character, since precision masking and painting does not seem to be normative for these colorful craft.

Cheers!

Small problem -- the indicated part does not exist (34d is just an edge strip), neither as a printed part, a laser-cut element, nor even a numbered part in the diagram. Strange. Gonna have to mull this one over a bit -- the needed part is too big to conveniently cut out with my hole punch.

14 cylinders x 15 parts per cylinder = 210 parts. 🤪

So far I have cut out 70 parts and assembled 32 of them.

To be continued . . .

1 hour ago, Glen McGuire said:

Next time I'm down there I'm going to ask if they are modeled after Trajineras.

Based on the metal hulls and rubber bumpers, the Texas boats appear to be built to a different set of requirements. 🤔

Congratulations! That's two great-looking models.

This is a delightful kit and makes a very interesting model with minimal space requirements. If you read my build log, then you already know that the only real gripe I had with the kit is its poor-quality rigging line. You would do well to shell out a few extra bucks and replace that material.

Good luck!

Well done! I bet all wooden ship models secretly wish they were on display in a nautical museum somewhere!

Your model brings back fond memories. I've had the good fortune to visit the Central Highlands of Mexico on a couple of occasions after flying in to Mexico City. It's beautiful country, and the Mexican love of bright primary colors is evident everywhere. If you ever get the chance to visit Tlalpujahua, do it! My only prior travels in Mexico had been in Baja California, and I had assumed (silly me!) that all of Mexico was hot and semi-arid -- like Baja. Wrong! The Highlands have a wonderfully temperate climate.

Cheers!

First-class workmanship!

Your hull looks fantastic! I edited your title to show WAK as the publisher (though our friend Tomek, aka Seahorse, is indeed the designer), since on the remote chance that someone searches the forum for this kit they are more likely to search for it by that name, and we should also give credit to the publisher.

Cheers!