KeithAug
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I have decided to concentrate on the deck structures between the main and foremast for the next phase of the build. I need to start by sorting out what they are going to look like - surprisingly I have options. The next photo is an early photo of the Germania. You can tell the early photos by looking at the inside of the bulwark. As constructed this seems to have been painted an unattractive brown. During a later refit many detailed changes seem to have been made as can be seen in the next photo. The most significant difference appears to be that the deckhouse tops have been changed from skylights to wood. I sort of think this may not be a permanent difference and that possibly the 2 versions are interchangeable to suit racing / cruising usage. I think the skylight version is both more interesting and more challenging to build so I intend to go with that. In the later an additional deck locker appears and a number of other detailed changes can be found. I will comment on these as I continue the build. Anyway getting on with the build I will start with the twin deck houses at position 1 - but first dinner is ready.
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Mark, Pat, Mark. The brackets are only at the stern and I don't think they are substantial enough to lift the boat. They could have something to do with sail handling but the few shots of Germania under sail don't show them being used - see photo (remember you are looking at the bracket and don't get distracted by other deck features). Thank you Richard.
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Welcome back Patrick. I missed you and on more than a few occasions wondered what you were up to. What a lot of cabins she has and all so nicely fitted out. At least this one looks like a boat.
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Geert, I liked the work ol the rudder, the sweep of the tiller is particularly attractive. I thought your numbers were finely done, not many would have gone to the trouble. What did you use to glue the glass together.
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Keith, I am liking the way the detail is building - it is bringing her to life. The chain work looks particularly good.
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.Smoke stacks looking pretty good to me and I don’t miss the turnbuckles. All looking quite authentic.
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Innisfree - thank you for your interest and comments. The bracket is actually symetrical but other than that your suggestion is as valid as any. The fact that a couple of very hefty bollards are attached to the deck a couple of feet away makes its use as a towing feature somewhat unnecessary. You can see one of the bollards to the right of the bracket.
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Keith, not really in the right position for fairleads. None of the photos I have ever show them in use.
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I am minded to think that we have one of the most appropriate pastimes to deal with current world events. I hope you are all keeping safe in these strange times. I made less progress than expected over the past few days. Two oddly shaped brackets are positioned on the aft deck. I am really not sure what they are for or why they are the shape they are. They were made from a scrap of aluminium - one bracket cut on each end. The base is .3" square and the web is .175" high Just forward of the main deck house are couple of boxes each with 3 vents. As usual I started with a sketch, the overall size is 1.4" long by 1.0" wide and 0.8" high. The boxes were built around oak block cores. The cladding was made out of mahogany ripped down to the 3 required thicknesses of 0.1" 0.125" and 0.150". The cladding process is fairly simple and not worthy of much explanation. The top surface is planked with caulking between the planks. The planks are 0.1" wide by .060" thick. The next post should be more interesting as I get onto more complicated deck houses. Keep safe.
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Beautifully done Richard. I must get me some boxwood.
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Eberhard - The room size is the table dimensions plus 5 foot cue length all round - so room size is 14' x 18' this and the fact that it weighs about a ton is the reason no one wants it. My wife says If I get rid of it I can move the workshop in but I think this is a ruse. Unfortunately Mr Trump has banned me from visiting for the foreseeable future. We were planning to visit my brother-in-law in Arizona - perhaps next year. Thank you John, nice to hear form you. Richard - I also have a load of granite worktops out back - recovered from the previous kitchen, you are welcome to them - but again Mr Trump probably wont allow.
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Keith - The playing surface is 8x4. It is quite a good table - solid one piece slate bed on a mahogany table. I really don't want to smash it up to dispose of it but no one wants them anymore. Probably incompatible with modern house room sizes.
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Very nice work Schooners. I will be interested to see how the building frame is constructed. Beware of face masks - the virus is small enough to pass though the fabric of most masks.
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Richard, Gary, Roger, Mark, Geert - Thank you all for taking the time to comment. And thank you to everyone for the thumbs up's.
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I agree - but will shorten them - I don't think acrylic would be strong enough without going to a bigger diameter.
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Yes Keith - snooker playing days are over, my playing partner (son) got married and had a child. The table is on the disposal list but I can't find anyone who wants it - even for free.
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Eberhard - yes it was for stability but having tested them out I think I can reduce them by about 2 inches without too much compromise.
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Ok - I apologise for my little game, I blame my incarceration. About 7 years ago I completed HMS Cornwall and since then she has resided in a plastic bag on a top shelf of the workshop, occasionally picking up minor damage. I couldn't be bothered to make a case, or get round to ordering one. Finally the need for workshop shelf space prompted me to buy one and fortunately it was delivered the day before lockdown. Rather than install the model on a stand inside the case, I decided to engineer the stand into the base itself - hence the metalwork. Well done Eberhard - you win the prize. Oh! and of course Steve you too!!!!
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Yes Javier - we all seem to be in prison, but at least here the criminals are getting early release. Funny world at the moment.
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Bad time to contemplate finishing Vaddoc, but I suppose you can just get on with other projects. She continues to look really smart.
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Another little gem Javier - but how do you make them so quickly?
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