KeithAug

On 6/20/2022 at 10:48 PM, wefalck said:

Not sure how it will turn out.

 

Eberhard - To my eye it seems to be turning out much more uniform, but i accept you have the advantage of seeing it in the flesh. I'm not sure I would have chosen the foam stuff, wouldn't a soft balsa have worked well?

On 6/14/2022 at 9:26 AM, O.B.one said:

I think it's too small.

The foil looks a bit big to me but then again I'm not an expert on these modern flying machines.

A lot of very nice detail and I think your reconstruction of the ships cat is extremely convincing😀.

An interesting little vessel, I will be interested to see how she turns out. The wide spacing of the aft frames might make planking a little tricky. Is there a reason for the spacing?

On 6/11/2022 at 10:47 PM, Woody S said:

It took many trys before I got the mirror finish on the topsides.

It certainly worked, looks beautiful.

22 hours ago, wefalck said:

Keith, the boat is 52 mm (2") long with an 11 mm (just under 1/2") beam.

Thank you - I assumed it would be about that length. I was a bit surprised about the length to beam ratio because visually it looks very slender.  The hull doesn't look at all bad to me although I can see your perfecionistic tendency getting the better of you.

1 hour ago, wefalck said:

only down to Mustique

Ah! Basils Bar. Our last Caribbean trip. We spent the afternoon in the bar watching the Germany V Argentina cup final - 13 July 2014. Seems like a long time ago now.

On 6/16/2022 at 10:20 AM, wefalck said:

Reminds me of our trips to the Carribean, e.g. the BVI and USVI.

I never did get to do the USVI. The BVI's were very nice but we found the sailing a bit limited with all the islands being quite close together. Our preferred sailing grounds in the Caribbean were from Martinique down to Grenada where the wind was invariably easterly force 4 to 5, occasionally 6 (on the beam). The crew and I did this for many years until retirement took its toll on some of the crews finances and it was then back to oilskins and heavy clothing for our final years around the Scottish Isles. Very pretty but usually miserably cold, wet and at times very windy. All now in the past i'm afraid as most of the crew are lacking in fitness and confidence. We do however meet up occasionally for a trip on the Norfolk Broads.

5 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Other than a very slight nick on the corner of the angle there is no slot.

Ah, now I understand. When I cut thin sheet I tend to stick it to a backing piece of ply to reduce the "chopping" effect caused by the tooth spacing being larger than the sheet thickness. I guess you prevent the chopping by having the blade set quite low and feeding the sheet slowly.

2 hours ago, wefalck said:

Eventually, we tied some towels to the rail, to look a bit more distinct ...

Eberhard - A good plan but not fool proof. We once had so find the yacht after a thick mist descended but drink made us brave and we were lucky. 

I too remember all those beach bars and lethal cocktails, even more lethal the day after I recall. 

10 hours ago, TBlack said:

Ever try rowing one of those things? No fun,

Yes many times - usually on route to pub when the motivation was high and then back from the pub when senses were dulled. But i was much younger then!

1 hour ago, Bob Cleek said:

Why, the prize is the satisfaction of victory, of course.  That in itself is enough.

Does the prize outweigh the downside of being dead?

Roger

The thief's among us would like to see a photo showing the rear side of the angle please. I am wondering how far you went with the saw slot. Also did you consider making the slot as wide as your thickest blade, it looks on the photos as though it is the size of the installed slitting saw?

The stop modification will also be of interest. I have a spare 1/2" micrometer body and was considering how this might be incorporated.

Prop support frames can be very tricky with all those compound angles to negotiate but you pulled it off rather well. The hull plating also looks very good. Well done.

Thank you Tom, Veszett, Mike, Hakan, Andy and Gary for all your contributions and as always thank you to all my other visitors.

I continued on with the RIB. The rowlocks were made from small bore tube soldered to a strip of brass. The middle of the tube was then removed. The seat was also made - pinned into the the sides with bent brass wire.

I then started to make the oars from brass rod, brass tube and thin brass sheet. Here the blade is inserted into a slot in the .040" brass rod thickened with brass tube. Also the rod is thickened at the rowlock to take the rowlock shaft. Braces that strengthen the transome were also attached.

The blades were soldered in and the rowlocks were attached. The handles were made from heat shrink tube.

The oars are stowed along the RIB sides as per the next image.

Clips that support the blade end of the oars were made and attached. They were made from tube attached to brass strip as per the rowlocks. The top of the tube was then filed away to form the open jaw. The fabric of the inflatables is reinforced in high load and high wear areas. I started to attach fabric tape to simulate these areas.

4 hours ago, wefalck said:

I was debating with myself,

I think it is a common symptom of exposure to this forum and is more severe among micro

modellers. I prescribe a good bottle of wine and a night off.

4 hours ago, wefalck said:

the cover was a piece of ironed-flat toilet-paper

Was it quilted or just the standard stuff 😀.

Nice little boat. What is its actual length and beam?

Yes - I saw a very good video (with survivor interviews) several years ago. If my recollection serves me well (which isn't always the case) she could have arrived early but choose to delay entry to "arrive on time". Am I fantasising???

11 hours ago, lmagna said:

Must be all that Scotch in my heritage

Lou

You are walking a tight rope. Scotch is indeed a drink and Scot is a person. They get very touchy about the distinction north of the boarder. On the other hand you may indeed have a lot of scotch in your ancestry - I remember all of those western bar scenes.

1 hour ago, Mirabell61 said:

depending also on the condition of my wife`s sewing machine

Nils - Maybe she deserves a new one😀

With 6 sails I suspect she will look magnificent.

She is coming along really well Nils. Are you planning to model the full set of sails?

Hi Dan, that was a very quick start. As I was reading through everything I was starting to think that maybe you were about to complete the build in one post. Fortunately my fears were unfounded and with relief I look forward to the next post.

1 hour ago, Richard Dunn said:

Lead is $2100 per ton here and copper just over $9000

Eye watering - I think I would be considering dry sand sealed in heavy duty plastic bags - but then again I'm a bit of a Scrooge.

On 6/9/2022 at 8:59 PM, FlyingFish said:

2HP of reliable power. And you can start one with your belt.

Yes my memory was they were sometimes difficult to start but once started they would run trouble free all day long. Unlike the early Japanese outwards that always started but then died at the most inopportune and sometimes dangerous moments. Nice model Andy its takes me back.

Beautiful Rob.

Pat

Pat, -  The best plan would be to post a dimensioned sketch of the part you are trying to make. Then you can challenge us all to have a go at making it, with a prize for the winner. Given the interest you have generated  I bet you would get a flood of submissions. What do you think 😃!