KeithAug

Valeriy, it has been a great privilege and pleasure to follow your magnificent build. Your skills are an inspiration to us all. I hope the new year brings with it peace and prosperity for you all.

13 minutes ago, druxey said:

Is the netting stiffened at all with acrylic matt medium or similar?

Druxey, no its naked as the day it was made, just fitted with a bit of tension.  The most pleasing bit is how nicely the edge closest to the hull sits. I was a bit worried that I would need to reinforce this with wire but in the event it naturally took up the required shape.

On 12/24/2022 at 4:44 PM, druxey said:

Slackers such as yourself are a bad influence on this site

I know, I should resign before I am sacked.

On 12/24/2022 at 7:08 PM, Wintergreen said:

Ever thought of turning to lace sewing?

No - that is the domain of my lady wife and I don't need the competition.

On 12/24/2022 at 11:29 PM, BANYAN said:

Marvin the Martian's shrinking ray gun stashed away somewhere

I think at present he has a full time job with Eberhard.

Keith, Druxey,  Hakan, Pat, Noel, Phil, Gary - thank you all for your very kind words.

I finally tackled attaching the netting. 

I gingerly started to remove the pins and as my wife said the lace didn't disintegrate.

The netting attaches at two points on the cranse iron, at multiple points on the jib stays and then to the brace for the stays.

Once the pins were removed the lace was very flimsy and this added to the difficulty of getting it taught. I started by attaching the fore and aft lines working alternatively on each side. I then started working fore to aft with the port and starboard stay attachments. I removed all the stray ends as i progressed.

It took me the best part of 2 afternoons to get the net looking suitably taught but I was very pleased with the result and in particular the contribution of my better half.

Not much more to do now but I do need to make a start on the display cradle.

On 12/22/2022 at 1:34 PM, Canute said:

What were they thinking?

We have all gone soft. Don’t you remember the electric fires with coiled wire behind a grid wide enough for kids to push their fingers through. In my day an electric shock a week was considered a good way of toughening kids up. All the electrical equipment in our house had mandatory rat chewed flexes repaired expertly with scotch tape or bandaids.😐

Good luck with the model. You are going to need a bigger supply of Maltesers.

Hakan, the framing and planking are looking pretty special. Excellent job so far. Sorry you didn’t all get together and I hope they are all well soon. There is always next Christmas.

Amazing job

Best wishes to you and your family Keith. My brother in law in Arizona says it might be as cold as 60f and that the barbecue Turkey may have to be eaten with jumpers on. Keep warm.

Thank you all - unfortunately I failed - it's not finished - Christmas got in the way.

But here is how she stands.

I had made the telegraph, wheel, binnacle and instruments some time ago but not fitted them in case of damage.

So I glued them in place.

I then stared thinking about attaching the netting to the already crowded cranse iron. You can see the attachment eye at the 7 o'clock position.

I am nervously approaching the task of removing all the pins from the netting. I think it will all collapse in a tangled heap but the Admiral assures me otherwise.

Merry Christmas.

Simply magnificent Valeriy. I hope that you and your family are safe and well over the festive season and through the coming year.

Eberhard, beautiful paint job.

On 12/18/2022 at 1:49 PM, mbp521 said:

keep your workshop so tidy.

Brian,  looks can be deceptive. It gets more and more untidy as I work and I start to get frustrated as tools and parts start to get lost. Finally when I am doing more searching than working I give up and tidy everything.

Keith, Dan, Andy, Steve, Mark, Druxey, Lefebvre, Brian, Pat, Zbip, Richard, and everyone else thank you all for your continuing interest and support.

To everyone may I wish you and your family a Happy Christmas.

Nicely done Roger. The best fun is working out how to do it.
 

Ras - nice job on the lockers. I particularly like the cup holder for the six pack of lager to the starboard side of the steering position. 

Thank you to everyone who has commented upon and / or liked my work.

Firstly a bit of catching up with the upper ends of the masts.

The lower foremast showing the crosstree and the shrouds.

The mainmast crosstree and shrouds prior to mounting the radar.

The small job of gluing on the previously made radar was completed.

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The mountings for the port and starboard navigation lights were made from .040" thick mahogany.

Painted brass lights were then made and fitted.

I still have a few things to do but it is now typically 2 to 3 deg c in the workshop so the model is going to be moved into the family room for completion. Here are the final 2 shots of Germania in the workshop.

8 hours ago, Hsae said:

Keith, may I ask you from where you got the the mentioned retains straps ?

Hermann -  they were just a set I picked up through a google search. i have had a look but can't find the exact ones but these are very similar.

https://www.aquamaremarine.com/uk/product/quick-release-pad-eye-ratchet-strap-kit-5-4m/

15 hours ago, druxey said:

Keith? Acrylic matte medium is kinder

Druxey - noted ! will follow your advice.

1 hour ago, Veszett Roka said:

My concern is the keel, what material it is? If thats wood,

Veszett - it is steel - it is quite heavy so it should be ok.

43 minutes ago, ccoyle said:

also has a Bean (it rhymes with her given name, Kathleen), although I'm probably the only one who calls her that with any regularity. Ironically, her dog is also named Maisy.

What a coincidence Chris. Dogs and Grandchildren are a delight.

On 12/13/2022 at 7:05 PM, booher.rm said:

I am interested in making a half hull model of the Jolie Brise for a birthday present for a friend.  Looking for line drawings to get it as close as I can. Do you know where I can find a copy.

The book "Jolie Brise - A Tall Ship's Tale" by Robin Bryer shows line drawing of the hull of the Jolie Brise taken off the actual hull in the 1926 by Jack Laurent Giles.

6 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

I bet she'll love that gift and keep it forever.

Mark - Thank you but I recall a story on MSW ( I think by Patrick of Omega fame) about a model yacht that was lost on its maiden voyage. Fingers crossed that she keeps it for some time as a memory of “ Grandi’.

53 minutes ago, TBlack said:

And Eve is.....?

Tom. Beans Christian name is Eve. Her mother started referring to her as “my little bean” when she was about 2 months old and the rest of the family have called her Bean ever since. 
 

3 hours ago, Mark Pearse said:

will you be adding glue to stabilise the rope coils?

Mark yes I will - probably CA

55 minutes ago, TBlack said:

I'm guessing you had some surplus fixtures to help.

Tom, yes the winches arose from a discrepancy between Germanias deck plan and photographs.

Andy Mark Pat Tom and Brian - thank you all for taking time to comment. 

Thank you Pat, Mark and Andy.

You may recall that about a month ago I decided to do a parallel build of a pond yacht so here it is.

The starting point was an old hull that had been collecting dust in the garage for 35 years plus. My original plan was to mount a mast and hack some sails out of a bit of cloth and give it to the granddaughter (Bean) as a stocking present.

But I looked at it and thought the deck might be improved a little. So I got some 1/4 inch thick spruce and glued a sheet of black card to one side.

I then slit off deck planks with the pre attached caulking.

The planks were then glued to the hull and the edges were planed to match the hull profile.

I then started to think maybe i need to elaborate on some of the other features. So the yacht acquired a deckhouse, brass fittings etc. Bean loves Maisie the dog so she had to go on board.

And the yacht needed an owner "Captain Bean". Hopefully Captain bean will be a proud owner and therefore the yacht needs a display stand.

By this stage I was starting to worry it my disappear over the horizon on its first outing so it got a rescue line.

Now it just needs wrapping and sending to Santa.

Tom - A charming bunch, you must be very proud. Some of them seem to have outgrown you. I constantly criticise my daughter-in-law for letting my granddaughter grow too fast.

Congratulations Brian, a wonderful model and the stand is inspired. It has been a great journey and it has been a pleasure to follow your build. Your craftsmanship and dedication has produced a truly remarkable result that I hope will bring you pleasure for many years to come. 10/10 for your first scratch build, so what next?

3 hours ago, Dr PR said:

It is always annoying when the other grandparents want your grand kids over for Christmas!

It is bloody unreasonable, They have 6 and we only have 1. Didn’t their parents ever teach them how to share!
 

And thereby hangs a sad but funny story. Forty years ago both my wife an the next door neighbour “Alison” were pregnant for the first time. Unfortunately Alison’s husband was dead from a brain tumour within the year. After that Alison’s child “Lizzie” and our children were virtually brought up together. At about the age of four Lizzie asked Allison why she didn’t have a daddy and Allison explained why. Lizzie then asked if Keith could be her daddy and Allison explained “No, Keith belongs to Ann” to which Lizzie replied “Doesn’t she know how to share?

After about 7 years Alison remarried and we moved to the other end of the country and over time contact became less and less. However 14 years ago we were invited to Lizzie’s wedding and I will always remember at the reception that we were introduced to the groom by Lizzie as “this is Ann and Keith my other Mum and Dad” Lizzie’s mum died about 4 years ago so now Lizzie has adopted us and we her. Both my son (Paul) and Lizzie have their 40 Birthdays in the week before Christmas.

Thank you for your support Gary, Phil and Valeriy.

47 minutes ago, TBlack said:

I think youought to just go to Spain, Majorca, or some place warm

Tom, Actually Bakewell In the Peak District - where Bakewell Tarts come from - that’s pastry type tarts. Currently about -5 deg c ( 23 deg f ) - with snow. Every year Chatsworth House ( magnificent stately home) put on a Christmas Fair and  Garden light show - Very special - particularly if you have a 3 year old granddaughter called Bean! I love her to bits but it’s her other Grandparents turn for Christmas.😞

Druxey / Keith / Tom - Thank you sincerely.