Salty Sea Dog
-
Posts
666 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Reputation Activity
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to albergman in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
I'm with you there Julie ... that really old, boxy look just doesn't do it for me either.
Can I be so bold as to suggest you look at this 130' modern yacht but with classic lines built by Spirit Yachts . I like the modern look of the deck "house" and you might get inspiration from it. I think it's a wonderful blend of the modern and classic.
Frank
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
The brain won't stop until it's happy. If I can be so bold, I admit to hating what the kit provides for the deck cabin. My vision is to have something less boxy, something that has accommodations for guests, something more inviting and maybe a bit more modern. Time to push the envelope without committing any aesthetic crimes.
I looked at several photos of the current Endeavour and the deck cabins and surrounding woodwork are all pretty boxy except this:
I like the idea of a "safe place" for guests. Lionheart has this:
Something like that would work. I like the fact the forward part of the cabin doesn't look as boxy. Boxy is the one part of the J-Class boats I've never liked. So boxy has to go.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Here's today's work
Right now, I'm not liking it. The crystal ball is predicting some changes.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
I spent the last couple of days working on some minor details. Some of the planks at the rail weren't firmly bonded so I fixed those. I also planed down the rough edges at the rail and checked the fit of the plywood deck. But before I could do that work I had to make a working cradle.
As the work moved away from midship it became obvious I'll need to add braces closer to the bow and stern. I also decided to make up a laminated piece for the keel. The solid mahogany just doesn't look right, too monolithic and too dark. Lead shot and epoxy are on their way so the deck attachment will have to wait. In the meantime I decided to tackle the deck cabin.
These are the parts:
Before removing them from the plywood sheet, I lightly sanded the entire sheet with 320 grit Granat sandpaper, being conscious of minimizing loss of thickness.
The tolerances weren't what they were with the frame. Kind of disappointed with that.
You can see how sloppy the tolerances are in the above picture. There's no way the light sanding took THAT much off.
In order to get everything plumb and square, the pieces will be glued together in sections using the base of an engineer's square.
The hide glue should be ready now. Time to begin assembly.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Thank you so much, gentlemen! Such compliments. I don't know what to say but thank you, again!
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to albergman in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Congratulations Julie
I've been watching quietly from the background and willing you on to finish this beautiful hull. Pity about the minor setback but I knew you'd figure it out.
That lacquer finish just makes it all worth while for me ... seeing all those individual planks suddenly transforming into a uniform, beautiful, organic shape!!
Love it.
Frank
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to rony in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
What's good in a tree that can always be fixed.
Nice and clean work.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Rat-Fink-A-Booboo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Fantastic Job Julie.
Best wishes
Don
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to cog in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Lovely job Julie. What rubber bands are good for ...
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Omega1234 in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Hi Julie.
My my heart always skips beat when I see beautiful work being accidentally damaged. The good bit is that you're well on your way to fixing it.
A quick question about the diagonal hull planking and I'm sorry if I missed it in earlier posts-would the real hull have been planked like that and then given a clear varnish? Just curious.
All in all, lovely, lovely, lovely work!
Cheers
Patrick
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Here's the damage:
There's a little crack that was washed out when I took the picture. It's just above the bitter end of the transom planks that are broken off. So they all had to be removed.
When I started removing the top planking, it took some of the sub planking with it.
On the transom there was an extra sub planking laid in so I pared it smooth with a chisel and cleaned up the edges. I could have used some mini chisels for this operation.
I couldn't get the last two planks to stay so I had to remove them for later installation. They are in place now so I'm waiting for the glue to set.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to cog in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
You could make a mold to keep her from moving around, and have notches to attach rubber bands to ... or ridges for clamps (i.e. on the mold )
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to RichardG in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Sorry to hear about the backward step.
The two steps forward are really good though.
It's been nice to see you back and working on this.
Richard.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Thanks guys! Always nice to hear compliments from the pros. That means a lot to me.
Sam, yes, I should be able to repair it. I just have to remove the old planking from the transom and replace it. The only hurdle working on the transom is getting some sort of clamping or banding that won't pop off. I don't remember how I did it the first time but I'm sure I'll figure something out.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to src in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
That finish looks amazing Julie. Really sorry to hear about the mishap though. It is repairable?
Sam
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to cog in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
It looks like it is cut from a single piece of wood ... smashing job, Julie ... darn beauty
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Yes, Richard, I will be using nitrocelluose lacquer. In fact I did a light spray on one side of the hull today. It's primarily to protect the mahogany planks from oils and other contaminants until I'm ready to do a final spray.
Hi Bill,
I've been using CA glue sparingly because it can be such a mess, though I haven't tried the CA/PVA trick. With those thin strips I glued to the keel, that would have indeed been a trick. Sometimes I wish I could shrink myself because working with these tiny parts is VERY challenging!
What I most like CA for is filling in those tiny areas too small to use wood slivers. I take some sawdust from the same wood and fill in the gaps. Then I dab CA on it. After it's cured, I sand it smooth. It's great if you aren't planning on using stain or dye but sometimes the CA-sawdust composite can be darker than natural wood after a clear finish.
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
No matter who won the Cup, the Boys Down Under would have been the winners. It wouldn't surprise me if they made up 75% of all the crews combined. Thanks to the Kiwis and Aussies for allowing their talent to race for other crews!
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to src in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Cant wait to see that with some clear on it.
Sam
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Omega1234 in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Hi Julie
Outstanding job! Lovely planking for a lovely hull.
Couldn't get any better than that.
Cheers
Patrick
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to cog in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
"If I don't keep my word, bug me mercilessly. " That's easy, but will it motivate you ... You did, however, picked up where you left off, and make progress. A slow start is as much a start as a running one Keep it up
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to popeye the sailor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
super nice job on the long boat! the inner detail you've put into it so far really set it off nicely
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to Piet in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Very well done JesseLee, she looks marvelous.
Cheers,
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to SGraham in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Honey, I shrunk the boat! Seriously, Jesse, that looks like the real deal.
Steve
-
Salty Sea Dog reacted to CDW in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
That looks super, Jesse! Very nice indeed.
Our Emblem ®
