michael mott

Looks good Pete, almost there.

Michael

That green lathe looks like a Myford knock off.

Michael

Pete you seem to be racing along with this series.

Michael

Thanks for all the likes.

I stopped by the tire store and showed the owner the pictures of the boat in the water and told him that I needed some more weight and could he sell me some more.

We went out to the balancing machine and he asked the chap if they had any used weights, yes they had a bucket. I backed up the van and the young lad put it into the van. I asked the owner how much did I owe him $30 dollars he said. When I got home I went to lift it out and was stopped dead in my tracks...the bucket weighs in at 90 plus pounds.

first thing was to rig up a mould.

after a quick sweep under the wire wheel the ingot cleans up nicely this one is 2 lbs

This will be a lot easier to place in the hull.

Michael

Omega, Daniel, John, Yambo, Nils, Grant, Steve, Andy, David, Bob, Edwin, Pete, Lextin, Mark Pearse, Mark Taylor, Druxey, and Denis.

Thank you all for your very encouraging remarks.

Andy said

 

30kg, Steve. A launching trolley will be required!

Druxey said

 

You are going to either get insurance against a hernia or, more reasonably, build a rolling launch cradle.

This is why I have this.

I had anticipated that even 60lbs would need a trolly but I know that with the extra weight I will need to support the model properly as it enters and exits the water.

I am going to melt down the tire weights into some triangular section bar stock (Angle Iron mould) that will be more easily placed and removed from the hold., I need to go get some water today so will drop by the tire shop and see if I can get another bucket of used weights.

 

You may want to make a bolt on external keel to hold at least half the ballast so you can remove allot of weight for ease of transport then bolt the keel back on just before launch.

Lextin I do not want to have the issues that doing that would entail

 

I like the way you have scaled the paint finish - it seems that glossy topsides in a scale model need to be a bit satin to look right.

Mark yes I agree, Scale finishes are something that we need to pay more attention too I think.

Michael

A beautiful model Pete, I would be very pleased to have one of my models turn out so well.

Michael

Interesting work Piet.

Michael

Wow that is tiny Daniel looks great by the way.

Michael

She is looking very good Mark, so now you ar ready to tackle the challenging frames.

Michael

You are really clipping along Pete.

Michael

Nicely Done Mark.

Michael

John, Druxey, Lextin, Grant, Omega, Mark, Sherry. Thank you all for your encouragement with all you positive comments. thanks to all those who added likes.

Well I needed to get this next part out of my system, so Jude and I went down to the lake with a bucket of used wheel balance weights and the cutter. to get an idea of what I am dealing with, so this was a test not an official launch.

it took a while to add them all 60lbs a few at a time, the folk on the beach must have thought we were nuts.

We ran out of weights so I will need to get another bucket or two.

Took a few pics of it floating.

and this is my favorite shot of the day.

A number of lessons learned

1. It will be very heavy because I need a lot more weight to get it another 2 1/2 inches lower in the water

2. the weights will need to be set up so that they can be easily added and removed.

3. I will need a launching vehicle with small bicycle wheels to launch after the weights are added.

4 it was not pleasant lifting the boat out of the water with all the weight in it.

5. the weight was more forward than I expected it to be.

6. total weight was 66lbs with the stand

Tomorrow I will empty the weights out of the hold.

Michael

Kester the white spaces that form the scuppers of course also form the deck line, i had not thought about that to be honest, but now that you mention it i will nave to ponder it as well. Hmm more research

Michael

Thank you one and all for your thoughts and input regarding the colour.

I will add the white waterline when the red and Black are hard.

Michael

That look really sharp Dave, great job on the planking the deck is great.

Michael

Thanks for all the likes and comments, getting close to decision time.

I will ponder this as I do the final prep for the paint, I need to do a little tweaking on the bottom side of the cap rail.

Michael

And I thought I was doing well with my rigging on the pilot cutter. Dave your rigging just blows me out of the water.

Superb work.

Michael

Great another J class Yacht.

Michael

 

Can't wait,

Afraid you will have to wait just a little longer John, and Pete too.

Bottom coat done

One thing I learned as a professional model-builder making architectural models is that it is best to remove all masking as soon as is possible while the paint is still soft but flashed off.

Tonight I will mask the bottom and work on the areas above the waterline. Also this evening I will visit the paint store one last time for the top paint, because I am still not fully convinced that I have the right colour.

Michael

Beautiful yacht, I wouldn't call it HUGE, that might not be a term to use around your wife... perhaps you could use one of us as a scapegoat and mention the madmen on this site that are building hulls that are 5 or 6 feet long, that the canoe is tiny, that this would be a normal size, its only 30 odd inches long  Perhaps you wife needs a new dress or some other accoutrements, as a bribe?

Good luck

Michael

Thank you all for your considered comments regarding the colour and for all the likes.

Preparations are underway for the final painting, I purchased some masking tape for delicate and fresh paint surfaces. I set the roll up on the lathe and created a 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch division in order to deal with the soft curve.

The water line was set with the laser light beam then cross checked with a pencil attached to a scribing block.

The tape went on well and tomorrow I will finish the light sanding and if there is no wind I will start the painting.

Michael

Pete the photographs of her in the water are wonderful, you must be very happy with the final trials.

A wonderful model all round and it was a pleasure watching it come together.

Michael

Great clean soldering there Grant.

Michael

I have used a spokeshave for a lot of curved work, I would suggest that a small block plane would be an easier tool for the shaping of the spars for the general rounding or for creating an octagonal cross section, with the exception of creating an octagonal or flat that is scalloped from the round section of the spar, in which case I would use the round spokeshave not the flat one.

Michael

David i don't think I would have the patience to work with the card details the way you have. Cutting that curved chain looks like it took a while, well done.

Michael