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michael mott got a reaction from PeteB in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from themadchemist in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, no.
The inner core is some brass cross bored to accept a couple of small 1/4 inch diameter ceramic magnets the dial is a drawing done in cad I'm still playing with the final design.
The centre is bored out to 1/2 inch diameter.
The base which still need the holes bored for attaching it to the deck, has a 1/8th diameter rod with a dressmakers steel pin cut and glued into the top, At first I just used the pin but the magnets pulled to it , so with just a short piece the magnets are OK. the diameter is 1 3/16 or 9 1/2 in scale.
My silver smith friend had given me a piece of copper that she had drawn into a cup shape on her press the OD is 1 1/4 inches in diameter I had to dome the top a bit because it was rounded but flat in the middle a bit like a copper end cap for plumbing pipe.
I machined up a ring of brass that will get the holes drilled for mounting on the deck and some copper rivets to attach it to the copper.
A rotation to check that it is still working.
placed in front of Arnold who is sitting in the cockpit.
I still need to make the glass cover plate and brass ring. and nameplate.
I know its not fully gimbled, perhaps the next one.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from archjofo in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, Mark, Joe, Tom, Bob, Guy, Thanks for the kind comments.
Back to the cabin Planking, I thought about the deck and so did another test this time with the planks being pine and the redwood to simulate the caulking. I haven't tried using Fir yet.
I'm feeling more comfortable with this combination. Which I suppose would be better.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from trippwj in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, Mark, Joe, Tom, Bob, Guy, Thanks for the kind comments.
Back to the cabin Planking, I thought about the deck and so did another test this time with the planks being pine and the redwood to simulate the caulking. I haven't tried using Fir yet.
I'm feeling more comfortable with this combination. Which I suppose would be better.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from PeteB in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Had a bit more play with some massing and using the fir planks with no pinstripe, I feel that I am on the right track now.
I will sit on this for a bit and if it still feels right then start framing it up.
I will keep the hatch to the port side, I am thinking also of a small slope forward on the raised section.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from archjofo in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Elia in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from coxswain in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Padeen in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from trippwj in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Elia in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, no.
The inner core is some brass cross bored to accept a couple of small 1/4 inch diameter ceramic magnets the dial is a drawing done in cad I'm still playing with the final design.
The centre is bored out to 1/2 inch diameter.
The base which still need the holes bored for attaching it to the deck, has a 1/8th diameter rod with a dressmakers steel pin cut and glued into the top, At first I just used the pin but the magnets pulled to it , so with just a short piece the magnets are OK. the diameter is 1 3/16 or 9 1/2 in scale.
My silver smith friend had given me a piece of copper that she had drawn into a cup shape on her press the OD is 1 1/4 inches in diameter I had to dome the top a bit because it was rounded but flat in the middle a bit like a copper end cap for plumbing pipe.
I machined up a ring of brass that will get the holes drilled for mounting on the deck and some copper rivets to attach it to the copper.
A rotation to check that it is still working.
placed in front of Arnold who is sitting in the cockpit.
I still need to make the glass cover plate and brass ring. and nameplate.
I know its not fully gimbled, perhaps the next one.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from qwerty2008 in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Jay, John, thanks for the input on the cabin top planking. I'm torn about it because I really like the pinstripe planking, Like that on the power boats and the water taxi that was featured here on MSW 1, but it does feel a bit over the top on this boat. I'm just going to have to build one of those power boats down the road.
I did some other stuff today while I think about the Cabin.
Doing this took my mind away from the service this morning-- I placed a wreath at the Stony Plain Remembrance on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons... always a sobering memorial
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Small Stuff in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, no.
The inner core is some brass cross bored to accept a couple of small 1/4 inch diameter ceramic magnets the dial is a drawing done in cad I'm still playing with the final design.
The centre is bored out to 1/2 inch diameter.
The base which still need the holes bored for attaching it to the deck, has a 1/8th diameter rod with a dressmakers steel pin cut and glued into the top, At first I just used the pin but the magnets pulled to it , so with just a short piece the magnets are OK. the diameter is 1 3/16 or 9 1/2 in scale.
My silver smith friend had given me a piece of copper that she had drawn into a cup shape on her press the OD is 1 1/4 inches in diameter I had to dome the top a bit because it was rounded but flat in the middle a bit like a copper end cap for plumbing pipe.
I machined up a ring of brass that will get the holes drilled for mounting on the deck and some copper rivets to attach it to the copper.
A rotation to check that it is still working.
placed in front of Arnold who is sitting in the cockpit.
I still need to make the glass cover plate and brass ring. and nameplate.
I know its not fully gimbled, perhaps the next one.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Trinkstein by dafi - FINISHED - diorama - Stone on Soil - Flush deck frigate of the Austrian Mountain Navy
I too had not seen this before, what a wonderful whimsical story and so beautifully executed. thanks for sharing it.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from PeteB in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, Andy, Mark, your comments made me smile.
This evening after supper I did a little experimenting with some scrap wood my Brother In Law gave me this summer. He replaced his redwood 16 foot wide door with a new metal one and gave me the old door, some of it was rotten near the bottom but most of the panels are still OK, a couple of them I have done some re-sawing for some planking or panels.
the wood on the right is planed with a hand plane
the dark piece is the inside original varnish
The light wood strip is yellow cedar
the lighter redwood is straight off the table saw cut.
tomorrow I will see what it looks like oiled.
I am wondering about the cabin roof so did a test with some strips just laying them on the end with a temporary beam near the middle, the yellow cedar is short because that is the length of the billet that I have. I am only concerned with the style of the planking at the moment.the light planks in the middle are because I did not have enough cut with the varnished edge.
changed the setting to tungsten
Should I forget about the contrasting colours and just go with plain dark caulking as on the deck.
The other thought is to make it white with canvas.
Thoughts?
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from texxn5 in Holiday Harbor by popeye the sailor - 1:20 scale - multi build
Well Denis that is a disappointment. As you say everything happens for a reason so perhaps there was something about the third floor that would have been a problem.
Hope you get back to your models soon.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, Andy, Mark, your comments made me smile.
This evening after supper I did a little experimenting with some scrap wood my Brother In Law gave me this summer. He replaced his redwood 16 foot wide door with a new metal one and gave me the old door, some of it was rotten near the bottom but most of the panels are still OK, a couple of them I have done some re-sawing for some planking or panels.
the wood on the right is planed with a hand plane
the dark piece is the inside original varnish
The light wood strip is yellow cedar
the lighter redwood is straight off the table saw cut.
tomorrow I will see what it looks like oiled.
I am wondering about the cabin roof so did a test with some strips just laying them on the end with a temporary beam near the middle, the yellow cedar is short because that is the length of the billet that I have. I am only concerned with the style of the planking at the moment.the light planks in the middle are because I did not have enough cut with the varnished edge.
changed the setting to tungsten
Should I forget about the contrasting colours and just go with plain dark caulking as on the deck.
The other thought is to make it white with canvas.
Thoughts?
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from bp1535 in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Rob I have not put any radio gear in it yet, I will keep it very simple for this first build. I do live at a large lake it is Lake Wabumun in Alberta I am not lakefront but do have a nice view from the workshop of the lake.
This picture was taken from the living room last year, with the frozen lake in the long view. We can walk down to the lake in 5 minutes. the place where I can sail the model is at the Seba village beach which is around the lake a couple of kilometers.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, Andy, Mark, your comments made me smile.
This evening after supper I did a little experimenting with some scrap wood my Brother In Law gave me this summer. He replaced his redwood 16 foot wide door with a new metal one and gave me the old door, some of it was rotten near the bottom but most of the panels are still OK, a couple of them I have done some re-sawing for some planking or panels.
the wood on the right is planed with a hand plane
the dark piece is the inside original varnish
The light wood strip is yellow cedar
the lighter redwood is straight off the table saw cut.
tomorrow I will see what it looks like oiled.
I am wondering about the cabin roof so did a test with some strips just laying them on the end with a temporary beam near the middle, the yellow cedar is short because that is the length of the billet that I have. I am only concerned with the style of the planking at the moment.the light planks in the middle are because I did not have enough cut with the varnished edge.
changed the setting to tungsten
Should I forget about the contrasting colours and just go with plain dark caulking as on the deck.
The other thought is to make it white with canvas.
Thoughts?
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
John, no.
The inner core is some brass cross bored to accept a couple of small 1/4 inch diameter ceramic magnets the dial is a drawing done in cad I'm still playing with the final design.
The centre is bored out to 1/2 inch diameter.
The base which still need the holes bored for attaching it to the deck, has a 1/8th diameter rod with a dressmakers steel pin cut and glued into the top, At first I just used the pin but the magnets pulled to it , so with just a short piece the magnets are OK. the diameter is 1 3/16 or 9 1/2 in scale.
My silver smith friend had given me a piece of copper that she had drawn into a cup shape on her press the OD is 1 1/4 inches in diameter I had to dome the top a bit because it was rounded but flat in the middle a bit like a copper end cap for plumbing pipe.
I machined up a ring of brass that will get the holes drilled for mounting on the deck and some copper rivets to attach it to the copper.
A rotation to check that it is still working.
placed in front of Arnold who is sitting in the cockpit.
I still need to make the glass cover plate and brass ring. and nameplate.
I know its not fully gimbled, perhaps the next one.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Andy , John, the sun is shining again this morning.
Just a teaser shot I ran out of battery, more to follow later.
My trip to the town yielded nothing, so a bit of head scratching and I came up with this, and yes it actually works. these parts are just resting on each other I need to finish the fabrication including glass.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG
Looks good Mark it is great to see the overall view of her.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from mtaylor in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Andy , John, the sun is shining again this morning.
Just a teaser shot I ran out of battery, more to follow later.
My trip to the town yielded nothing, so a bit of head scratching and I came up with this, and yes it actually works. these parts are just resting on each other I need to finish the fabrication including glass.
Michael
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michael mott got a reaction from druxey in Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF
Andy , John, the sun is shining again this morning.
Just a teaser shot I ran out of battery, more to follow later.
My trip to the town yielded nothing, so a bit of head scratching and I came up with this, and yes it actually works. these parts are just resting on each other I need to finish the fabrication including glass.
Michael
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