KeithAug

On 11/14/2023 at 10:05 PM, mbp521 said:

used a light weight air drying clay to fill in between the bulkheads,

That's novel Brian. I have not seen that before. As you say the result looks really sharp. I guess she is quite stern heavy - a common problem! 😀

Good progress Pat. The brass work looks very good. I enjoyed catching up, thank you. The bending jig for PE looks like quite an easy workshop project.

The hull is looking excellent John. Are you planning to do a log on your restoration project? 

Superb work as ever. loved the anchor buoys and the rails. The images of the gun emplacement are wonderful. You ended your summer break much sooner than I. 

As usual a great model Dan - but alas a tragic story.

Good to find I haven't missed much during my absence. I'm looking forward to seeing her develop.

My you have been busy Nils. I love the way you press every day objects into service - i.e the vent cowls. Well done.

Hull looking good - workbench may take some time to find😀.

Wonderful project Andy. It will be a pleasure to watch the model come to life.

Nice work on planking Hakan. I see your summer break turned out to be shorter than mine. I only recently returned to the workshop having missed the autumn temperature sweet spot. It's now pretty cold which should be an incentive to work harder. Hope you are keeping well. 

An unusual and interesting project. I hope she has a longer life than the original. The giant seagull attack wasn't mentioned in the film!!!!

Nice project Richard. Pity about the financial machinations I think you need a fairly punitive break clause in future contracts.

Thank you all for your congratulations. Its now day 12 and todays report from the mother is he has made an amazing discovery "humins is nocturnal". He had been sleeping very well.

3 hours ago, FlyingFish said:

I do believe he is saluting you!

Andy - yes I noticed that. Maybe a Naval career.

54 minutes ago, TBlack said:

What will he call you?

His big sister has always called me Grandi and my wife is Nano. So I think he will follow her example.

Thanks to everyone for their best wishes.

Very punctual - 8lb exactly - but no name as yet. Very happy.

11 hours ago, Keith Black said:

has your newest grandson arrived?

Keith - Not yet - apparently he is last on the list for today. If they run out of time he will be bumped to tomorrow. They are a bit short of staff today - his mother is one of the doctors on the delivery team and she isn't planning a DIY job.

For those not wishing to download the PDF's here are examples.of some of the lines drawings.

On 13 May I commented "i can start generating the hull transverse sections corresponding to the frames on Cangarda". Somehow we are now at the the last day of August and I have just completed the task. My productivity is sadly lacking,

Cangarda has frames on a 18" pitch or 3/4" at model scale. The pitch is a bit over the top for model purposes so I plan to make every 2nd frame giving a frame spacing of 1.5".

I have kept the numbering as per the plans supplied by Tr1-Costal Marine so every second section is missing. I took a lot of care with plotting (using the pencil, dividers and french curve method). I then spent some time reviewing the nested section to identify and obvious glitches. 

Generally the nested lines seem to have turned out reasonably well.

I have included all the drawings as PDF files  in the event that others want to have a go at building Cangarda.

Full frames 01 to 35.pdf Full frames 01 to 37 to 39.pdf Full frames 41 to 45.pdf Full frames 47 to 61.pdf Full frames 63 to 81.pdf

20 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Here in the US, “gender reveal” parties

Roger

Amazing, but it strikes mw that with the modern trends towards  "self identification" that it will take many years before parents will know for certain! Or perhaps they just delay the parties for later in life?

Thanks to everyone for the good wishes.

Hello friends. Just touching base to confirm that I am still in the world of the living. Sorry about the absence. Lots of family duties got in the way of ship building and the workshop has been collecting cobwebs for most of the summer. The geriatric members of the family (my age) seem to have accumulated various degrees of serious illness necessitating ongoing visits. Meanwhile my son and daughters house moves respectively have provided a string of opportunities from simple decorating up to patio construction and garden re-modelling. Grandparental duties are also likely to be in sharp focus for a number of months - grandchild number 2 (boy) arrives next Friday. In my day the sex and the arrival time were a mystery but it seems that in our modern word all uncertainties have been removed 🤞. I hope to get back onto a bit of modelling in the autumn as the weather deteriorates. In the mean time I will try to catch up with all your build logs. Best wishes.

On 5/15/2023 at 8:19 AM, clearway said:

I swear, if I build another ship it's gonna be a kit with plans! 

You will spend all your time improving it!!!!

4 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

automotive putty and masking tape

Thank You Valeriy

1 hour ago, Valeriy V said:

I don't quite understand your question,

Valeriy, Te hull seems to have lines running along its length. I think this is to represent the steel plates that the hull was constructed from (presumably the plates were riveted together). My question was how did you simulate the these on the hull. 

Thank you for the details of the power plant - it looks like triple expansion steam engine. The stokers must have had a difficult life - very cramped space, lots of coal dust,  lots of heat. It must have been hell.

Rob - the waves look very sharp (small wave length and high amplitude). I wouldn't fancy the trip.

18 hours ago, Keith Black said:

our iMac 27. 

Ah! Maybe in need an upgrade. There is not a lot wrong with me that a whole body transplant wouldn't fix - or maybe all I need is a better computer.