Bob Fraser

Late 2012 Mac running Mojave 10.14.6
 
Using Wine/Winebottler I have Delftship v5 working, but can't get v10 or 13 to work.
v5 is 32bit as is Freeship v3.4 which I also have working.
The new Delftship v13 is 64bit, as is Freeship V5 which I can't get working either.
There are problems getting some 64bit programs to work as Wine is a 32 bit program. There is no 64bit Wine version for Mac, so it will only work properly in Mjoave (10.14) or lower, as Catalina is pure 64bit and won't even run OSX 32bit apps.
Also it appears OSX deprecated OpenGL3 in Mojave and above for Metal.
If you want to try either on a Mac you really need an older 32bit version.
 
It looks like either dual booting or a virtual Windows environment (Virtualbox, Crossover - who say they've got it running, Parallels) is the only viable solution for some programs.
 
Hope this helps a little.
Bob
 
A small update.  Using Virtualbox and Win7 64bit installing delftship 1330_334 on a Mac Mojave 14.6 it won't run.  However, putting the file opengl32.dll into the same directory as delftship.exe it starts and runs. Tweaking the Vm settings for RAM and Video RAM will get it to work at least usable.

These are not a patch on the artist ones above, but here are my 1/64 scale (25mm / 1 inch) Amati white metal figures I have just finished painting for my current "Bounty" build.
 

Personally, one reasonably accurate set seems sufficient to me, since pure accuracy isn't attainable in this kit and one was very common. You'll improve the looks a lot just by getting the one set right.

I've been kind of becalmed by indecision regarding painting. I have purchased an airbrush and compressor, plus some accessories. At the hobby shop I bought some Tamiya paints, but have read here since that these paints might not be suitable for wood. I do not want to obscure the lines of planking on the buildings. 
 
Today I ordered some marine colors of pre-thinned paint from USA Airbrush, as recommended by moderator Kurt in another log.
 
I also have some Stynylrez primer in white and gray. I hope that product is suitable, as I read somewhere that it would not obscure details. What is your experience with these products?
 
In order to keep on without causing too much extra masking, I started planking the second deck in the herringbone pattern.
 

Congratulations to you and your wife! Life will get very busy from now on - I know!
Those stairs - well, I just did something different, even AL have now given up on them and have straight ones on the new release model.
All the best,
Bob

Well, I’m really glad to see this thread wasnt deleted for inactivity haha. Life has been nuts, great, but nuts. Not much time at all has been spent on the ship. I recently got married and my wife is pregnant, so my wife and I have been focusing a lot of our time on preparing for the baby. I do have some updates from the last post. However, I have to put a layer of Tung oil on everything before I glue things together. For now. I’ll just post a picture of the stairs (which I loathed) and a few recent projects I made for the house. 

Brushing off done, and new wood oiled.
Having already painted the smoke stacks I decided to sort them out, and the other smaller stacks to make sure the sizes and holes were correct before doing fiddly delicate work that could be broken off.  These are just paced at the moment.
Also did the side masts that AL call "turnbuckles" as these run alongside the side railings.

 
The smokestacks I'd already painted - bad move as it turned out.  The brass rings wouldn't fit! So some sanding and fit testing ended up with this -

 
Still to paint the fancy bits, and will put a brass strip around the expanded base inside the indent.
 
For the turnbuckles - well, the deck holes are cut through vertically and are too small for the width of dowel required, so some shaping and angling of the holes on both decks is required. Again best done before any railings are fitted!
 

 
Engine room stacks, again holes too small for the required dowel and didn't quite line up straight - probably my fault when fitting the upper decks.
On the revamped release these at turned in at the bottoms, so holes resized, bottoms shaped to a curve, and shaved to fit.

Going to put a brass strip around the outer to hold it against the upper deck.
 
The guard railings around the stern were made and fitted.

 
I noticed that the upper two decks upper and lower railings are inset into the newels. This is only visible on a couple of pictures, and not mentioned at all in the instructions. Bad photo, but you can clearly see the mortice cut out on the centre deck, and that the lower rails are inset on both levels.

Going to give it a try!
 
Got the grandkids today, so all work put safely out of reach!
 
Cheers for now,
Bob
 

Yeah, you can easily hide that behind deck detail. Anything like a rope coil, barrel, or crate would work fine and not be too out of place. Also, as it looks like the kit places some bitts right there, you could even build a thin planked and framed base below the bits that wouldn't look out of place, especially as this kit isn't a realistic depiction of an actual riverboat anyway.

I made the ventilation grilles. I haven't attached them yet as I'm still thinking about painting scheme. The instructions called for drilling 1mm dia. holes for the bars, which results in a very loose fit. I instead drilled holes slightly smaller than the pins, using a drill press. I then used the first grille as a template for the rest. They came out pretty good, and are uniform in appearance. No glue required, because of the press fit, and because the grilles will be fully enclosed with the second deck installed.
 
Started on the boiler room doors. The instructions call for planking the doors with the same basswood as for the deck and building walls, yet the pictures in the manual show much narrower plank width. I ending up cutting them in half lengthwise.  I think it's going to be the same for the door framing, as the wood that is called out is so wide that half the planking is obscured.
 
I made a mistake and cut out the deck planking at the two hull mounting tabs, should have done so only at the building mounting tabs. Scabbed in pieces of planking. Does not look great. The one towards the stern is within a building, so no biggie, but the one at the bow is kind of an eyesore. . . There are some deck features that go in that area, so I will wait to make a decision on more corrective work.
 

 
 
 
 

sounds like a fit change for me!  ......where do I sign up?!   the stairs are done...yes.........thanks for the kudos,  but another problem has arisen.  I did not realize that the tinted window material is two layers....that's why one of the windows popped off.  I will likely just put it back on,  but foe the rest of the windows,  I think regular cello will be used.  not only that,  I didn't see the supplied window material for the helm,  so I might have to do them in the clear cello too.   the material had lines and stuff on it........would have looked cool.....oh well >shrug<
    thanks for look'in in........I should be resuming very shortly.  I got carried away with the Progress ......and then with the funny car  be back to hr soon   

Been working on this model here and there when I have time.  It’s frustrating because the instructions are not great, but from what I gather that is the standard.
 


 
for fun fun I built up the different layers...
 


 
Shes a big one 😂 

I feel the same at times with the Victory. Because of the size of the ship, there is a lot of " make 50 of this" and do this 124 times! I just plug along and over time get the jobs done, but this is why my  next build will be a smaller ship.

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

Small update.
Added the handrails to the upper level stairs.

 
These are the dimension used for my build - probably won't work for anyone elses. Quicker and easier to work out 1 and then copy it.
Used brass beading wire, 0.8mm diameter.

 
If anyones interested Artesania Latina now have a new website  and a New Revamped Kit!  The photo etch railings have changed for the better, and it comes with a base and nameplate.  You can also buy a not yet available  LED lighting kit and motor for the paddle, and a set of figures that are.
 
Now I need to give it a good brushing off - you can't see the dust under normal lighting!
 
Cheers,
Bob

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

Thanks all for the encouragement.
Realised I'd forgotten to put the bead cap on the railing newels - Doh!
Checked out the instruction manual and it shows them just glued on.  As this is going to be with brass railings, (no paint except where needed are the orders!), I decided to embellish them with a brass top. Holes drilled into the top where reachable, and brass nails cut to size slotted into place and glued.
Also added the three remaining upper staircases, thinning the sides down - something I should have done to the others before installing - as they're quite thick.  Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but always too late!

 
I've also rounded off the edges on the paddles as they just seemed "wrong" with the sharp corners.

 
Cheers for now.
Bob
 

Thanks all for the encouragement.
Realised I'd forgotten to put the bead cap on the railing newels - Doh!
Checked out the instruction manual and it shows them just glued on.  As this is going to be with brass railings, (no paint except where needed are the orders!), I decided to embellish them with a brass top. Holes drilled into the top where reachable, and brass nails cut to size slotted into place and glued.
Also added the three remaining upper staircases, thinning the sides down - something I should have done to the others before installing - as they're quite thick.  Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but always too late!

 
I've also rounded off the edges on the paddles as they just seemed "wrong" with the sharp corners.

 
Cheers for now.
Bob
 

Looking neat there - you probably could stand on it, but, just in case, think of all the work you've done on the stem! 
Bob

Laying the 3rd Deck.
 
 

Mark Twain is watching as I build this model.
 
The hull planking is almost complete. I need to spile (?) two pieces at the bow tomorrow. I have done some light sanding and applied some filler in a few areas. I'm going to paint the hull white. This thing feels as solid as a rock, I bet I could stand on it.
 




 
 

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

Background - 
One day earlier this year I found what I thought was an old penny at the entrance gate to the field where our horses are kept.
When I got it home and cleaned it up it looked like a token with the letters CD with a crown between on it.  After some research it turns out it is the cover of a button from the uniform of a Civil Defence Force member.
I asked the farmer if it could have belonged to a member of his family so I could return it, as he regularly uses rubble from a dumping ground to fill in holes in the tracks.
It wasn't, and he explained that he has an area of land that, during 1941 - 43, Bootle council used as a dumping ground for clearances from the bombing, mainly from the May blitz in 1941. Over the years lots of bits and pieces have turned up, including, gruesomely, some body parts. Over the years other local councils have used Crosby beach front to dump their wartime rubble, and to help create a sea defence.
After 1943 these buttons became plastic / bakelite, and where it came from definately dates it to the Blitz. The members of the Civil Defence Force were initially Air Raid Wardens, but widend into the CDF and became responsible for many other roles during and after the air raids. Liverpool Civil Defence Force
I've found bottles and cutlery but probably this is the most poignant and personal item I've found, belonging to an unknown person who, for whatever reason was unable to join up, took on this thankless and often dangerous job.
My grandfather was a member of the Home Guard during WW2, and one of his friends drove a fire engine His Story which he told me himself but here is told by one of his daughters. And more Civil Defense Liverpool stories Liverpool CDF Awards 1941
These stories and the brave actions were repeated all over the UK.
 
So this turned into my own little homage to these brave people.
This is the first time I've touched a plastic model airplane in about 45 years, but the button desreved a display, not just to be put away.
 

 
Thanks for reading,
Bob

At last - a real update! (Sorry for the delay)
 
Lower deck uprights added to the remaining side and both sides now have lower deck railings.
Steam stacks made and placed but removable for access to installing railings later on.

 
And of course the captain and his mate have to inspect

 
Cheers,
Bob