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Moxis got a reaction from druxey in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from michael mott in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

No problem aviaamator, just keep good advice coming. And happy Christmas & New Year to you.

matti
Moxis got a reaction from stanwill in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans January 2, 2016

Thanks Patric and Tom!

Now that I have gathered experience of ship model building about a month, I have to say that this is really nice hobby.
So was car and tank building too, but I think this is better.

And Tom, when I was nearing my retirement years, I purchased so many tools and machines I could, because I knew that after retirement there is no more money to spend on them.
I have been making models almost my entire life, so I knew that this is going to continue also on retirement. After all you must have hobbies when you have nothing more than free time. Without them life is going to be very boring.
Moxis got a reaction from druxey in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks guys for your kind words and comments!

It is time to write some update. Next I was building the bulwarks. To support them as rigidly as possible, 1,5 mm steel pins were glued into the holes provided at the edge of the deck. On those pins came bulwark supporting pieces cut from solid birch. And finally planks for bulwarks were installed:

At the same time the stem, keel and sternpost were cut from solid birch, sanded and glued. The whole hull was then coloured with oak stain and sanded lightly to represent somewhat weathered outlook:
Moxis got a reaction from druxey in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks Nenad, Jim Lad and aviaamator for reading!

And now to actual building. I selected the Plank on Bulkhead method for this model, and decided to make the bulkheads out of 8 mm MDF. I know the purists among you will say: "Wrong decision", but this was made because MDF is cheap, easy to cut, sand etc. and it is very obvious that the model will never see any water when standing at our bookshelf.
The planks were cut out of birch, which is also cheap, local and can be used as solid, veneer and plywood. And it is very tight grained so small details can be easily made out of it.

So here am I, half of the planks glued and no problems yet:

I didn`t want to use any nails which would be seen on the planks, so I made curved jigs like the one in picture to keep the ends of planks steady during the glue setting.

Very nice tool for tapering the planks is this tiny little plane made by Veritas, and the attachment where the plank was fastened during tapering:

And finally after few days work the planking was finished, and the hull was sanded smooth:

A false deck made of 1 mm birch plywood was installed:

And deck planking made using again 2x4 mm planks sawn from birch. Caulking between the planks was made by blackening the plank`s edges with soft pencil:

To be continued...
Moxis got a reaction from druxey in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks for your kind words Omega1234, Mark and Tom!

And again some more deck structures.

Pumps, hatch and some sort of cabinets. All made of 1 mm birch plywood and 0,6 mm veneer:

Cargo hatches:

Pentry house and winch:

And everything arranged on the deck but not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Dimitris71 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

Thanks for reminding me aviaamator, I have to do them as soon as possible.

Shiloh, I am always open for advice and questions, they are more than welcome before I make some crucial mistake.

matti
Moxis got a reaction from Dimitris71 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

No problem aviaamator, just keep good advice coming. And happy Christmas & New Year to you.

matti
Moxis got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 1, 2016

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Doreltomin in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks for your kind words Omega1234, Mark and Tom!

And again some more deck structures.

Pumps, hatch and some sort of cabinets. All made of 1 mm birch plywood and 0,6 mm veneer:

Cargo hatches:

Pentry house and winch:

And everything arranged on the deck but not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Doreltomin in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks guys for your kind words and comments!

It is time to write some update. Next I was building the bulwarks. To support them as rigidly as possible, 1,5 mm steel pins were glued into the holes provided at the edge of the deck. On those pins came bulwark supporting pieces cut from solid birch. And finally planks for bulwarks were installed:

At the same time the stem, keel and sternpost were cut from solid birch, sanded and glued. The whole hull was then coloured with oak stain and sanded lightly to represent somewhat weathered outlook:
Moxis got a reaction from hexnut in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans January 6, 2016

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans January 1, 2016

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Rudolf in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 26, 2015

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from capnharv2 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 26, 2015

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 3, 2016

Thanks guys for your kind words and comments!

It is time to write some update. Next I was building the bulwarks. To support them as rigidly as possible, 1,5 mm steel pins were glued into the holes provided at the edge of the deck. On those pins came bulwark supporting pieces cut from solid birch. And finally planks for bulwarks were installed:

At the same time the stem, keel and sternpost were cut from solid birch, sanded and glued. The whole hull was then coloured with oak stain and sanded lightly to represent somewhat weathered outlook:
Moxis got a reaction from reklein in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

First of all, very merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody! Santa Claus has started his trip to all parts of the world from Korvatunturi in Finland where his workshop is situated. Don`t worry if it takes a little more time than normally, because we have no snow here in southern Finland: http://youtu.be/9LDtPR8xHNg

And again it is time for a short update. I started to make the deck structure. First the rudderhouse, helm, binnacle and skylight.

Material for rudderhouse is 1 mm birch plywood. Framing is cut from 0,6 mm veneer. Roof was made by scattering thin sand on the roof which was soaked with diluted glue. Then painted with Vallejo colours and weathered with Mig pigments.

Spokes for the helm were turned from dia. 1 mm birch dowel. Other parts are 1mm birch veneer and 0,3 mm brass sheet.

The binnacle stand was milled octagonal from birch dowel. Brass looking parts are resin and styrene. And finally the skylight is made of 1 mm veneer. The black metal bars are 0,25 mm insect needles.

Turning the helm spokes in the lathe:

Rudder house, helm, binnacle and skylight:

And the structure on deck. Not yet glued:
Moxis got a reaction from Doreltomin in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 13, 2016

Thanks Nenad, Jim Lad and aviaamator for reading!

And now to actual building. I selected the Plank on Bulkhead method for this model, and decided to make the bulkheads out of 8 mm MDF. I know the purists among you will say: "Wrong decision", but this was made because MDF is cheap, easy to cut, sand etc. and it is very obvious that the model will never see any water when standing at our bookshelf.
The planks were cut out of birch, which is also cheap, local and can be used as solid, veneer and plywood. And it is very tight grained so small details can be easily made out of it.

So here am I, half of the planks glued and no problems yet:

I didn`t want to use any nails which would be seen on the planks, so I made curved jigs like the one in picture to keep the ends of planks steady during the glue setting.

Very nice tool for tapering the planks is this tiny little plane made by Veritas, and the attachment where the plank was fastened during tapering:

And finally after few days work the planking was finished, and the hull was sanded smooth:

A false deck made of 1 mm birch plywood was installed:

And deck planking made using again 2x4 mm planks sawn from birch. Caulking between the planks was made by blackening the plank`s edges with soft pencil:

To be continued...
Moxis got a reaction from mtaylor in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 23, 2015

No problem aviaamator, just keep good advice coming. And happy Christmas & New Year to you.

matti
Moxis reacted to aviaamator in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 22, 2015

Happy New Year!!! Merry Christmas!
Moxis got a reaction from Omega1234 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 22, 2015

No problem aviaamator, just keep good advice coming. And happy Christmas & New Year to you.

matti
Moxis got a reaction from michael mott in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

Thanks guys for your kind words and comments!

It is time to write some update. Next I was building the bulwarks. To support them as rigidly as possible, 1,5 mm steel pins were glued into the holes provided at the edge of the deck. On those pins came bulwark supporting pieces cut from solid birch. And finally planks for bulwarks were installed:

At the same time the stem, keel and sternpost were cut from solid birch, sanded and glued. The whole hull was then coloured with oak stain and sanded lightly to represent somewhat weathered outlook:
Moxis got a reaction from trippwj in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 3, 2016

Thanks Nenad, Jim Lad and aviaamator for reading!

And now to actual building. I selected the Plank on Bulkhead method for this model, and decided to make the bulkheads out of 8 mm MDF. I know the purists among you will say: "Wrong decision", but this was made because MDF is cheap, easy to cut, sand etc. and it is very obvious that the model will never see any water when standing at our bookshelf.
The planks were cut out of birch, which is also cheap, local and can be used as solid, veneer and plywood. And it is very tight grained so small details can be easily made out of it.

So here am I, half of the planks glued and no problems yet:

I didn`t want to use any nails which would be seen on the planks, so I made curved jigs like the one in picture to keep the ends of planks steady during the glue setting.

Very nice tool for tapering the planks is this tiny little plane made by Veritas, and the attachment where the plank was fastened during tapering:

And finally after few days work the planking was finished, and the hull was sanded smooth:

A false deck made of 1 mm birch plywood was installed:

And deck planking made using again 2x4 mm planks sawn from birch. Caulking between the planks was made by blackening the plank`s edges with soft pencil:

To be continued...
Moxis got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans December 25, 2015

Thanks guys for your kind words and comments!

It is time to write some update. Next I was building the bulwarks. To support them as rigidly as possible, 1,5 mm steel pins were glued into the holes provided at the edge of the deck. On those pins came bulwark supporting pieces cut from solid birch. And finally planks for bulwarks were installed:

At the same time the stem, keel and sternpost were cut from solid birch, sanded and glued. The whole hull was then coloured with oak stain and sanded lightly to represent somewhat weathered outlook:
Moxis got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Clara May by Moxis - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - ketch - after David McGregor plans February 3, 2016

Thanks Nenad, Jim Lad and aviaamator for reading!

And now to actual building. I selected the Plank on Bulkhead method for this model, and decided to make the bulkheads out of 8 mm MDF. I know the purists among you will say: "Wrong decision", but this was made because MDF is cheap, easy to cut, sand etc. and it is very obvious that the model will never see any water when standing at our bookshelf.
The planks were cut out of birch, which is also cheap, local and can be used as solid, veneer and plywood. And it is very tight grained so small details can be easily made out of it.

So here am I, half of the planks glued and no problems yet:

I didn`t want to use any nails which would be seen on the planks, so I made curved jigs like the one in picture to keep the ends of planks steady during the glue setting.

Very nice tool for tapering the planks is this tiny little plane made by Veritas, and the attachment where the plank was fastened during tapering:

And finally after few days work the planking was finished, and the hull was sanded smooth:

A false deck made of 1 mm birch plywood was installed:

And deck planking made using again 2x4 mm planks sawn from birch. Caulking between the planks was made by blackening the plank`s edges with soft pencil:

To be continued...

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