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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
so, here is some further progress. finally finished planking and sanding out the windows and door frames of the second deck structure. at the moment it has only 1 coat of paint and is just sitting there. not glued down yet, hence its not really level in these pics, plus I reckon it will be a lot easier to place the windows and doors before its stuck in place. I need to put some fine filler between some of the planks, but I may also leave a few as I think it adds to the rustic character of the boat. also, I am brushing all the paint work to achieve a more realistic look for the period. the only medium I am spraying on this is the final clear matt coat as I finish each section.
when I get the windows and doors all in, complete with curtains, I want to see just how visible the interior of this structure will be from the outside when the third deck is also attached. if I can see fairly clearly inside this space I will install a floor and add carpet, dining tables, and a gambling area down aft.
cheers
chris
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vossy got a reaction from yvesvidal in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from yvesvidal in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
crawling along with all this planking of decks and cabin structures! finally have second deck glued down, but requires another coat of matt clear I reckon. second deck cabin structure is a slow process to plank. here it is just dry sitting on top of the deck itself. when completed and ready to mount, it will also be white, so any small gaps the camera shows up can be filled if necessary.
none of my passengers and crew have been glued into position as yet, and I am still procrastinating over the horse bay area detail. anyway, sorry, not much of an update, but it is a way to bump my log up from page 5 I guess
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
a bit of an update. the second deck and the beginning of the main staircase are just preliminary dry fittings. as you can see the second deck is quite warped. this isn't so much a problem as more than an annoyance really. it should glue down just fine. the main reason its not glued down now is that I want to add more detail to the horse bay area and it is a lot easier without the deck covering it.
have searched high and low for some horses at the right scale, but cant seem to find any suitable candidates. the kit comes with a red sticker to simulate carpet (I guess) going up the main stairway. I figure my fancy ladies deserve better than that so will source some fine reddish material and cover each rung individually.
to take these pics I am using a Nikon Coolpix a300 20 megapixel camera. as you can see it shows up every blemish/error known to mankind. these are not visible to the naked eye however, so at this point I am pretty happy with where I am at.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Some more views of how the underside of the second deck will look once it is glued into place.
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Hi all, some more pics of the progress. Nothing has been sanded, glued etc. Mainly pics to show where my passengers will end up etc. My trusty night porter will make sure the ladies get up the stairs in dim light as they enter the main dining hall.
Take no notice of the out of whack second tier cabin structure. Its only there to show what I intend to happen later. Plus with all this planking taking an eternity I feel I need to show something!
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
So here is where I am at currently. have done the underside of the second deck. This is a bit tricky as you have to mark it out from underneath when you place the deck on top of the boiler and engine room structures. As you can see over the horse bay, one went a bit wonky, but you cant see this when the deck is fitted. Made a novice mistake here of actually gluing the battens into place before painting the underside white! A lot of careful painting the result! After all had dried a test fitting revealed a really good fit of battens against all upper wall structures. Only real problem I encountered was that my deck in this particular kit was pretty warped. Really had to make sure the outline was correct before cutting and placing the battens. At this stage I could glue the second deck on I guess, but I have chosen to plank it first. Plus I want to add more to the horse bays, and it will be easier to access that area without the deck attached.
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vossy got a reaction from James H in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Possibly a bit late to start a log, but what the heck! Being an old steel boat sailor myself I never thought I could fall in love with any other type of craft. I was wrong! When I saw Charles's build log of this vessel I literally fell in love with this type of craft. Since then I have tried to learn as much about them as I possibly can. Kurt and Cathead have provided a wealth of information, and for that I am truly grateful.
Previous to starting this model my main understanding of this type of vessel came from multiple viewings of the Jodie Foster ( best actress ever) film, Maverick. Obviously I had a lot to learn!
The thing I learnt very quickly was that this particular model was not a very true, or accurate depiction of the type of craft of the day. Spewing, as Jodie would look fine on mine! Anyway, so given it is a bit of a fantasy boat, I intend to try to glam mine up a bit (as would befit Jodie).
There are a few gaps between pic updates, but since Santa deemed I had been extra good this past year I was presented with a cool new digital camera! So once I get to master it a bit better I hope the updates will be more frequent.
Anyway here is where I am at the moment.
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vossy got a reaction from lmagna in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Welcome aboard a new crew member!
Chris
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vossy reacted to drobinson02199 in HMS Fly by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Victory Models - Scale 1:64 - with upgrade kit
Chris:
I never know -- but a series of winter vacations has now come to an end, so I have more time to work on the model. I can't tell yet how complex this one will be. I know that it has fewer decks than the Revenge did. I expect to hit hull planking within a few days.
Regards,
David
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Another quick update. Posts and rails in place lower port side. Rails need another coat of white.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from lmagna in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Hey Dave, the nails are actually false nails. What I did was first cut the blades to length. Then got a heap of old bent planking nails from previous builds and cut them down to about 1mm in length. Next I carefully lined up the blades on the wheels and marked where the nails would go. Then I drilled a tiny (very tiny in fact) hole and just tapped the cut-down nails into the blades. When they were all in, I gave the blades a few coats of matt clear, which further helps stick the nails into the blade, then line up the finished blades on the wheel and just glue them on. The nails therefore don't actually penetrate the spokes at all. They are only there for looks. I like the way they turned out, but it was pretty fiddley to do.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
another quick update. a dry fitting of the paddle. still needs some excess glue taken care of and a coat or two of matt clear to finish. the actual red color doesn't look anywhere as bright irl.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
some more updates. stuck the next deck on using the tried and true flattening method
more work on the main passenger staircase leading up to the new deck and also began lower posts and rails. also began planking the next level cabins.
cheers
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
continuing on with the very tedious louvre shutters for the starboard side windows.
they come on the fret as a dual piece that must first be cut in half. once cut the frames measure 40mm x 10mm
once cut and edges sanded I glue a tiny backing board to the frame. this board is 5mm x 0.3mm
pieces of very thin, 3mm x 0.3mm plank are then glued together in a step like fashion.
I use another backing board, slightly smaller than the area of the interior framework to glue these on. it makes them stronger and far easier to sand prior to fitting.
hopefully once all is glued, sanded and fitted, I end up with something like this to attach to the windows in the structure.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from Jack12477 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
also made the lower main staircase. still undecided as to whether or not put down carpet stair runners as per the box art. if I do it certainly wont be the red sticker that comes with the kit!
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Another quick update. Posts and rails in place lower port side. Rails need another coat of white.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Hey Dave, the nails are actually false nails. What I did was first cut the blades to length. Then got a heap of old bent planking nails from previous builds and cut them down to about 1mm in length. Next I carefully lined up the blades on the wheels and marked where the nails would go. Then I drilled a tiny (very tiny in fact) hole and just tapped the cut-down nails into the blades. When they were all in, I gave the blades a few coats of matt clear, which further helps stick the nails into the blade, then line up the finished blades on the wheel and just glue them on. The nails therefore don't actually penetrate the spokes at all. They are only there for looks. I like the way they turned out, but it was pretty fiddley to do.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
another quick update. a dry fitting of the paddle. still needs some excess glue taken care of and a coat or two of matt clear to finish. the actual red color doesn't look anywhere as bright irl.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from pythagoras in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
some more updates. stuck the next deck on using the tried and true flattening method
more work on the main passenger staircase leading up to the new deck and also began lower posts and rails. also began planking the next level cabins.
cheers
chris
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Another quick update. Posts and rails in place lower port side. Rails need another coat of white.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy got a reaction from drobinson02199 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Another quick update. Posts and rails in place lower port side. Rails need another coat of white.
Cheers
Chris.
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vossy reacted to drobinson02199 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Brilliant!
Regards,
David
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vossy got a reaction from Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
another quick update. a dry fitting of the paddle. still needs some excess glue taken care of and a coat or two of matt clear to finish. the actual red color doesn't look anywhere as bright irl.
chris
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