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KeithAug got a reaction from piperck in Ship lettering
Hello Chris
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KeithAug got a reaction from Canute in Ship lettering
Hello Chris
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KeithAug got a reaction from Nirvana in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Hello Tom
Thanks for the feed-back.
I plan to paint the plywood bulwarks, and a waterline strip in white. The hull between the bulwarks and the waterline and below the waterline will be left as mahogany - probably finished in satin poly.
I have to force myself to find time for Altair - usually after 10pm when my wife goes to bed.
Toby looks like a character!
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KeithAug got a reaction from KORTES in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Thank you Mark.
A couple of bits of minor progress before returning to house repairs for a while.
Planking around the hole where the prop shaft exits the hull was always going to be a bit tricky and I wanted to get it right. Some very gentle filing with a circular metal file was necessary but it turned out well.
I also thought I needed a profile gauge for getting the bulb of the keel correctly shaped. I drilled a series of different sized holes in a scrap of ply and slit through the centre.
Here are the jobs for the next few weeks:-
Daughters flat:-
Rebuild the steps down to the kitchen.
Replace skirting boards in 2nd bedroom, prepare for painting and paint.
Prepare hall for painting and paint.
Replace ceiling lights and light switches.
Lift floor coverings in preparation for replacement.
Home.
Dig and install a new land drain to protect annex from water ingress.
Treat all woodwork with preservative.
Replace joists and floorboards in ground floor.
Lay new bamboo floor.
Sons house.
Replaster damp damaged areas in second bedroom.
Redecorate.
I sometimes wonder why I retired. I have gone from a reasonably well paid job in industry to become a jobbing builder!!!!!!!!!
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KeithAug reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Pawel
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KeithAug got a reaction from mtaylor in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Hello Tom
Thanks for the feed-back.
I plan to paint the plywood bulwarks, and a waterline strip in white. The hull between the bulwarks and the waterline and below the waterline will be left as mahogany - probably finished in satin poly.
I have to force myself to find time for Altair - usually after 10pm when my wife goes to bed.
Toby looks like a character!
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KeithAug reacted to wyz in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Altair is coming along REAL NICE Keith! The planking and the nose turned out great. I look forward to seeing more. How do you intend on finishing the planking? It would be a shame to cover up such gorgeous work with paint. Do you plan to leave one side showing that beautiful planking job?
As for doing jobs around the house(s), well, I can certainly relate. For the last six months I've been up to my eyeballs in domestic projects, and like you many of them not even in my own home. Count your blessings Keith, at least you get into your shop to work on your model some. I'm so damn busy my HMS Camilla project seems like a distant memory.
Tom
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KeithAug got a reaction from Nirvana in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Thank you Mark.
A couple of bits of minor progress before returning to house repairs for a while.
Planking around the hole where the prop shaft exits the hull was always going to be a bit tricky and I wanted to get it right. Some very gentle filing with a circular metal file was necessary but it turned out well.
I also thought I needed a profile gauge for getting the bulb of the keel correctly shaped. I drilled a series of different sized holes in a scrap of ply and slit through the centre.
Here are the jobs for the next few weeks:-
Daughters flat:-
Rebuild the steps down to the kitchen.
Replace skirting boards in 2nd bedroom, prepare for painting and paint.
Prepare hall for painting and paint.
Replace ceiling lights and light switches.
Lift floor coverings in preparation for replacement.
Home.
Dig and install a new land drain to protect annex from water ingress.
Treat all woodwork with preservative.
Replace joists and floorboards in ground floor.
Lay new bamboo floor.
Sons house.
Replaster damp damaged areas in second bedroom.
Redecorate.
I sometimes wonder why I retired. I have gone from a reasonably well paid job in industry to become a jobbing builder!!!!!!!!!
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KeithAug got a reaction from tasmanian in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Thank you Mark.
A couple of bits of minor progress before returning to house repairs for a while.
Planking around the hole where the prop shaft exits the hull was always going to be a bit tricky and I wanted to get it right. Some very gentle filing with a circular metal file was necessary but it turned out well.
I also thought I needed a profile gauge for getting the bulb of the keel correctly shaped. I drilled a series of different sized holes in a scrap of ply and slit through the centre.
Here are the jobs for the next few weeks:-
Daughters flat:-
Rebuild the steps down to the kitchen.
Replace skirting boards in 2nd bedroom, prepare for painting and paint.
Prepare hall for painting and paint.
Replace ceiling lights and light switches.
Lift floor coverings in preparation for replacement.
Home.
Dig and install a new land drain to protect annex from water ingress.
Treat all woodwork with preservative.
Replace joists and floorboards in ground floor.
Lay new bamboo floor.
Sons house.
Replaster damp damaged areas in second bedroom.
Redecorate.
I sometimes wonder why I retired. I have gone from a reasonably well paid job in industry to become a jobbing builder!!!!!!!!!
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KeithAug got a reaction from KORTES in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
For a while I have been thinking about giving Altair a nose and today was the big day. But first of all a photo of the real thing.
Also worth noting how the stem planks run along the keel.
I had already bored a 10mm hole through the "stub" nose and I needed the holes in the stub nose and the nose to align perfectly. So I took an off-cut of mahogany, cut the correct angle to mach the stub nose and bored a 10mm hole. the photo shows the block in place with a steel bar to give the hole alignment.
I then cut away the excess with a saw and disc sander and glued it in place.
The nose was then sanded to blend with the hull.
I also made a start on the keel planks and finished shaping the nose.
The hull is starting to look satisfyingly sleek.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Nirvana in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
I am nearing completion of the hull second planking so a few photos to show progress. By this stage all the remaining planks are parallel so the job is becoming much easier. You can see that I have had to add a couple of wedge pieces to fill out the back of the keel.
I have started looking for fill in jobs while the glue dries on the last plank. Here I have planked the stern.
I have also started doing a bit of rough sanding to get the hull planks smooth.
I also sanded the stem ready to lay up the longitudinal planks from which stem profile is shaped.
Only about 8 planks to go before the hull planking is complete.
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KeithAug got a reaction from michael mott in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Thank you Mark.
A couple of bits of minor progress before returning to house repairs for a while.
Planking around the hole where the prop shaft exits the hull was always going to be a bit tricky and I wanted to get it right. Some very gentle filing with a circular metal file was necessary but it turned out well.
I also thought I needed a profile gauge for getting the bulb of the keel correctly shaped. I drilled a series of different sized holes in a scrap of ply and slit through the centre.
Here are the jobs for the next few weeks:-
Daughters flat:-
Rebuild the steps down to the kitchen.
Replace skirting boards in 2nd bedroom, prepare for painting and paint.
Prepare hall for painting and paint.
Replace ceiling lights and light switches.
Lift floor coverings in preparation for replacement.
Home.
Dig and install a new land drain to protect annex from water ingress.
Treat all woodwork with preservative.
Replace joists and floorboards in ground floor.
Lay new bamboo floor.
Sons house.
Replaster damp damaged areas in second bedroom.
Redecorate.
I sometimes wonder why I retired. I have gone from a reasonably well paid job in industry to become a jobbing builder!!!!!!!!!
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KeithAug reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Keith,
I use just my smartphone - Samsung S5
Thank you for compliments :-)
Pawel
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KeithAug got a reaction from WackoWolf in blade for table saw (PROXXON FET) for planks
Michael
Sorry my reply wasn't easy for you to understand.
This is the type of blade I use. Sold by www.rdgtools.co.uk.
It is a bit too big for your table saw.
4" HSS SLITTING SAW 0.8mm WIDE / 1" BORE
MAXIMUM UP TO 130 TEETH FOR BETTER CUTTING
SEE OUR OTHER SLITTING SAWS
IN OUR EBAY SHOP
Be sure to add me to your favourites list!
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KeithAug got a reaction from WackoWolf in blade for table saw (PROXXON FET) for planks
Michael - sorry should have said the planks are .031 inches thick and .200 inch wide.
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KeithAug got a reaction from WackoWolf in blade for table saw (PROXXON FET) for planks
Michael
I use a metal cutting slitting saw blade which is 1/32 (.031) inch wide and has zero kerf. This gives me an almost polished finish to the planks and control on thickness of +/- .0015 inch. The blade has 108 teeth and was bought off the web for about £6 (probably originated from China). I don't have a Proxxon saw and I think the problem you are going to encounter is getting a slitting saw bade of 80mm X 10mm bore. I think this sizing is pretty much exclusive to Proxxon (unless someone else know different).
Example of my planks cut with the blade described above :-
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KeithAug got a reaction from Piet in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Pawel
Your photographs are very clear - what camera do you use?
Very realistic work.
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KeithAug got a reaction from mtaylor in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Pawel
Your photographs are very clear - what camera do you use?
Very realistic work.
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KeithAug got a reaction from tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Pawel
Your photographs are very clear - what camera do you use?
Very realistic work.
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KeithAug reacted to mtaylor in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
Nice work, Keith. She is looking sleeker with every update.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Tecko in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
For a while I have been thinking about giving Altair a nose and today was the big day. But first of all a photo of the real thing.
Also worth noting how the stem planks run along the keel.
I had already bored a 10mm hole through the "stub" nose and I needed the holes in the stub nose and the nose to align perfectly. So I took an off-cut of mahogany, cut the correct angle to mach the stub nose and bored a 10mm hole. the photo shows the block in place with a steel bar to give the hole alignment.
I then cut away the excess with a saw and disc sander and glued it in place.
The nose was then sanded to blend with the hull.
I also made a start on the keel planks and finished shaping the nose.
The hull is starting to look satisfyingly sleek.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Nirvana in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
For a while I have been thinking about giving Altair a nose and today was the big day. But first of all a photo of the real thing.
Also worth noting how the stem planks run along the keel.
I had already bored a 10mm hole through the "stub" nose and I needed the holes in the stub nose and the nose to align perfectly. So I took an off-cut of mahogany, cut the correct angle to mach the stub nose and bored a 10mm hole. the photo shows the block in place with a steel bar to give the hole alignment.
I then cut away the excess with a saw and disc sander and glued it in place.
The nose was then sanded to blend with the hull.
I also made a start on the keel planks and finished shaping the nose.
The hull is starting to look satisfyingly sleek.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Piet in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Tadheus
lovely work and very realistic.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
For a while I have been thinking about giving Altair a nose and today was the big day. But first of all a photo of the real thing.
Also worth noting how the stem planks run along the keel.
I had already bored a 10mm hole through the "stub" nose and I needed the holes in the stub nose and the nose to align perfectly. So I took an off-cut of mahogany, cut the correct angle to mach the stub nose and bored a 10mm hole. the photo shows the block in place with a steel bar to give the hole alignment.
I then cut away the excess with a saw and disc sander and glued it in place.
The nose was then sanded to blend with the hull.
I also made a start on the keel planks and finished shaping the nose.
The hull is starting to look satisfyingly sleek.
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KeithAug got a reaction from Omega1234 in Altair 1931 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:32 - schooner
I am nearing completion of the hull second planking so a few photos to show progress. By this stage all the remaining planks are parallel so the job is becoming much easier. You can see that I have had to add a couple of wedge pieces to fill out the back of the keel.
I have started looking for fill in jobs while the glue dries on the last plank. Here I have planked the stern.
I have also started doing a bit of rough sanding to get the hull planks smooth.
I also sanded the stem ready to lay up the longitudinal planks from which stem profile is shaped.
Only about 8 planks to go before the hull planking is complete.
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