Landrotten Highlander

Hello,
 
today I turned over the first chairs for the lobby. The other chairs are for his privat cabin.
 

 

 

 
When the Dragon was launched, March 4th 1760 the young Georg was the Prince of Wales and his grandpa Georg II King. This is the picture of his inauguration as the new British King Georg III, Oct. 25th 1760. I don't know if he lost his title Prince of Wales and the patron of this ship, because he was't married at this time and had no children. 
 
But the captain got a copy of this picture and hang it in the lobby. He was here the representative of the King.
 

 
David, the rum can come. We loan drinking glasses from the ward room    
 
Regards,
 
Siggi
 
 

The rest was routine, he says

The rest was routine, he says

The rest was routine, he says

In my other hobby - Bonsai - we used some old haidresser's chairs.  Just replace the seat with a thick board, and what you are left with is the pumping mechanism (for up-down) and the turning ability.  Used to work a treat on really big Bonsai (3-4foot high).

The rest was routine, he says

The rest was routine, he says

cheers for that Remco

The rest was routine, he says

In my other hobby - Bonsai - we used some old haidresser's chairs.  Just replace the seat with a thick board, and what you are left with is the pumping mechanism (for up-down) and the turning ability.  Used to work a treat on really big Bonsai (3-4foot high).

Paragon – a Modified Mayflower
Part 22 – Running Rigging
 
I didn’t get any rigging done before I left for my trip to the NRG meeting, so it has been a while since my last post.
 
As an aside, the trip was great.  The conference was very enjoyable, and I spent an extra day in Mystic to see the Seaport in detail.  I also got to see several interesting museums during the trip: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD; the Mariners Museum in New Port News, VA; the Smithsonian ‘On the Water’ collection, and the Naval Academy Museum at Annapolis.  I also visited the ships that had participated in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race when they were docked in Portsmouth VA, and got to board and wander around on the Skipjack Kathryn at its berth in Deal Island MD (this will be one of my next projects).  Also got to spend some time with family and a couple of good friends, and to top it off my son took me to the NY Giants vs Dallas Cowboys NFL football game, and our favorite team won.  All told a great trip, but a little tiring – drove 2,000 miles in 11 days.
 
OK – back to the Paragon build. 
 
As one of the conference’s roundtable sessions David Antscherl (Druxey) showed a few rigging tips and tricks, and a couple of them really helped.
 
He uses Acrylic Matte Medium to seal the knots on his rigging.  He uses this instead of diluted white glue because when dry there is no residue showing, as can happen with the glue.  I already had some on hand and tried it, and I’m sold.
 
              
 
We also noted that he uses a long and slender handle for his scalpel blades, and this looked interesting.  I’ve tried scalpels before, and while they are very sharp I’ve always found the regular handles to be uncomfortable so I haven’t used them.  I decided to look for the longer handle (a #7) on eBay, and found a very nice alternative – round and very comfortable.  Here’s a photo of the new handle next to a more commonly seen handle.
 
              
 
When I rigged my first model (MS Phantom) I made a workstation with a turntable that would allow me to rotate the model as needed, and to lock it into any position.  It has a pull-out tray for holding tools and for catching tiny bits when they fall.
 
               
 
               
 
The workstation is held in position by pushing a wedge between the table and the body of the workstation – simple, but it works.
 
               
 
I also found that I needed to make some miniature rigging tools.  I used a couple of clay modeling tools and customized them to suit my needs:
 
               
 
The upper tool in the photo was simply bent to the shape I needed, then cut and filed to the proper size.
 
              
 
The lower tool started with a small disk-shaped end.
 
               
 
I shaped this end using a diamond bit in a rotary tool, then finished it off using files.
 
               
 
This tool in particular quickly became a favorite for tying the lines around the tiny belaying pins in the model.
 
Not much more to say about the rigging – just lots of trial and error.  Here are the final results:
 
              
 
              
 
              
 
              
 
             
 
              
 
              
 
              
 
Now that the rigging is completed I’m on the home stretch.  I need to make and hang rope coils, make and install anchors, make some decorative pieces to enhance the model’s appearance, and do a little more work on the figurehead before installing it.

cheers for that Remco

cheers for that Remco

ditto here

Ok here we go.
 
When cutting a brass rod with a sharp knife a burr is created, I use this both to my advantage and at one point it needs to be removed (otherwise you'll have trouble inserting the bolt in the predrilled hole. Here are the steps involved:
 
1. This is the rod after the last bolt was cut
2. The burr is removed using a small steel ruler
3. A new diagonal burr is created to have the bolt firmly set in the predrilled hole ( I use bot 0,5 mm brass rod and a 0,5 mm steel drill to drill the holes, without the diagonal burr the fit is a bit loose)
4. Cutting off the bolt creates a burr this is the dome of the bolt
 

 
Tools needed (I won't cover the use of Liver of Sulphur which I use to blacken the bolts after they are in place):
 

 
Step 1 This is the rod after the last bolt was cut
 

 
Step 2 The burr is removed using a small steel ruler
 

 
Step 3 A new diagonal burr is created by rolling a sharp blade overt he rod to have the bolt firmly set in the predrilled hole
 

 

 
Step 4 Cutting off the bolt creates a burr this is the dome of the bolt
 

 

 

 
 
I use a brass rod with a small hole in the point to push the bolt into place leaving the dome of the bolt proud to the surface. When the are all done I treat them with liver of sulphur to blacken them.
 

 
The end result (it's hard to capture but each bolt has a nice subtle dome):
 

 

 
Remco
 

i'm glad to  introduce you the new monography by ancre :
 
http://ancre.fr/fr/monographies/78-hermione-monographie.html
 

Tadeusz,
 
Thank you so much for this continuing effort and wonderful posts ! All of it has been a fascinating view of ships and ship building. Very highly interesting !!
 
-Joe

Oh my word, what have I done!
 
There was a knock at the door at 7pm this evening and a young lady gave me a large box. In it were several other boxes, the main one being my first ever wood ship kit by Caldercraft, called "Convulsion".
 
Unfortunately Cornwall Model Boats were out of stock of the needle files I'd ordered so these were not present so I'll have to get some elsewhere. However, it would appear I now have to get cracking with making a work board and jig etc.
 
I've got one or two things to do before I start on this but I should be taking my first steps in wooden ship building in the next week or so.

gracias Mirabelle y Druxey.
I made the forestay, with its perfect keg in just over 1 hour, wow

Have already commandeered a corner

Have already commandeered a corner

Have already commandeered a corner

Good morning Don,
 
No, I haven't given up.
 
A number of things occurred to slow me down this summer.
First there was the warm inviting sunny days I hadn't seen for months.
Then extra work demanding more of my time.
Then I caught my finger on my table saw cutting stock to make a honey stick...it is healing and to my surprise the finger nail is growing back!
The end of my finger will almost look normal.
 
It has been an uphill battle with creating my templates, now using Autodesk Inventor.  My files were huge and going backwards to work on an earlier sketch caused crashes.
Then I learnt about dirty files and dumping the temp files to clean up.
I've just refined my process and starting over yet again (4th time) but not from the very beginning!
This time I honestly believe I will have it.
 
Hope to start reposting again soon.
I will also remake my keel and stern post assembly.
I know I can do a better job.
It is the learning curve that is killing me.
 
 
Alan

This is the last edition of the slideshow. Hopefully successful.
The following vehicles will certainly be. I very much hope that the next time I will have more time to show the technology works in more detail. Although I note that recently I often use digital technology and precision equipment. This aspect is not very useful for the creation of the classic models of the ships so little use.

I finished the shrouds.-start the stand. 2nd has left almost perfect- and I wonder ... I did this, wow?