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Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line March 6, 2016

Hi nils

Well made, how did you colour the gear wheels? I`v tried several tims to paint that Plastic wheels, nothing worked out well.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 8, 2016

Hello Nenad
Sad news! My sympathy for you and your family,take all the time you need for mourning.

Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 8, 2016

Hi Nenad

I knew you could do it! Well made, 1:100 is a bit more complicated than my giant 1 : 50 measure! Congrats to you, keep on going further!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 8, 2016

Hi Nenad

It`s just great, how you made it. The trick with the light diluted glue is superb, noted that for my next wheel, Thank you! to be serius, you know what you can do, when you try. Thats how I make it all the time, and mostly it works. Keep on going, I like that built!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 6, 2016

Hi Nenad

THIS is it! Fine job done.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ... March 5, 2016

I have no clue, but I konw you will surprise us again..............
Now I call it Victory by Dafi Surprise

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Canute in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO March 14, 2016

Hi Nils

I`m just using a normal 30 watts electric solderin iron, bought at Zgonc here in Vienna, for about 19 Euros . For the Steam engine and boilers I will have to learn hard soldering with propane gas and oxygen, I`ve never done that before. More pics will come maybe in the evening, curios how far I can go today.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line March 6, 2016

So the Humbrol seems to be better for that than the Revell coluors I always use. I must try them on my next winch. Thank you for advise!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette March 5, 2016

Hi Johann

Great as ever, I`m just speechless............................

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Omega1234 in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 6, 2016

Hello Nenad
Sad news! My sympathy for you and your family,take all the time you need for mourning.

Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 6, 2016

Hi Nenad

I knew you could do it! Well made, 1:100 is a bit more complicated than my giant 1 : 50 measure! Congrats to you, keep on going further!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 6, 2016

Hi Nenad

It`s just great, how you made it. The trick with the light diluted glue is superb, noted that for my next wheel, Thank you! to be serius, you know what you can do, when you try. Thats how I make it all the time, and mostly it works. Keep on going, I like that built!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in Cutty Sark by NenadM March 5, 2016

Hi Nenad

THIS is it! Fine job done.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line March 5, 2016

So the Humbrol seems to be better for that than the Revell coluors I always use. I must try them on my next winch. Thank you for advise!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line March 5, 2016

Hi nils

Well made, how did you colour the gear wheels? I`v tried several tims to paint that Plastic wheels, nothing worked out well.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from WackoWolf in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO March 8, 2016

Hi Nils

I`m just using a normal 30 watts electric solderin iron, bought at Zgonc here in Vienna, for about 19 Euros . For the Steam engine and boilers I will have to learn hard soldering with propane gas and oxygen, I`ve never done that before. More pics will come maybe in the evening, curios how far I can go today.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 27, 2016

Hi Nenad
Absoluteley, you`re welcome! As everyone who wants to visit this report! Thank you for your kind comment, I am always searching for new methods to do several things better, next steps will take a bit more time, with a lot more of soldering work. As this is from now on a realtime report, things will go more slowly.
But now a short "in the report" report, what I have done the last days, what stopped me from working on the model. I have decided, that my SMS Danzig will need a new showcase, the old one was not large enough. So I built a large case for my different tools and materials, and a display case above, the lower case is 78 cm high, 2 meters long and 60 cm wide, the display case above has the same measure with 1,50 meters high.

The lower case from left side

The display case "as built"

The same, with a background photo set in , this was done with open office, just to have an impression how it would look like then.

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 26, 2016

Hi to All and back again with the last parts of the review.
The last things i made for the DANZIG until now were the davits for the wheelhouse mounted boats. I used thedrawings '233 from the "Atlas du Genie Maritime" for that, parts Nr 4, brought them to correct scale, and made 8 printouts for the 4 pairs of davits.

The copys were glued to a sheet from 0,5 mm thick brass, and cut out.

Between the 0,5 mm parts were 2 x 2mm brass bars placed for soldering

First pair of davits after the first soldering

The next step wasmuch more difficult, soldering the rounded parts. I used stripes from 0,5 mm brass sheet, bended them to shape, and layed the stripes between the rounded upper ends. This section was supported by a piece of 3 mm plywood, also the eye in the middle was filled with plywood. Here will a roll be built in, even at the top, so this parts must be kept clean from any solder.

The soldered davits were cleaned from soldering dirt with a rotating brass brush

Both pairs done,

So this was the last part of my short review to the SMS DANZIG, from now on we are in present times...........
I hope you will enjoy it, I`ll be back , with the next parts for the davits and hopefully a lot more!

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette March 5, 2016

Hi Johann

Great as ever, I`m just speechless............................

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette March 5, 2016

Hi Johann

Great as ever, I`m just speechless............................

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna reacted to Siggi52 in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale March 5, 2016

There is another barge at the NMM where you could see this board that supported the footwaling.

Regards,
Siggi
Gerhardvienna reacted to dafi in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ... March 5, 2016

Thank you Gerhard!
And now, what were those parts? ...hihihihihi... They were a provocation!!! Why?!? As always, when i find obscure details, I just build and wait for the horrified outcries ;-) These parts are the shoes for the fishing david, mentioned in Marquardt and described by Lee, but only found two very vague contemporary drawings that do not really define the form. The shoe serves for the david not to damage the hull or channels and also avoids it sliding sidewards. To define the form of the shoe, of course the davit is necessary, just to fit like a shoe :-) Some blocks help rectangular sanding. Eine erhöhte rechtwinklige Unterlage und ein fixer Führungs- und ein geführter Schleifklotz sorgen für geraden Abschluss. As already done with the anchors, I used my Edding-technic ... ... as the color shows nicely ... ... if the sanding is getting even ... ... also at the conus. Applied some paint and it is finished fast ;-) And to see if the shoe fits, immediately applied to the place McKay suggests. But that looks strange as the deadeyes are in the way. I think one more deadeye aback there is the opening for the chasing gun, that would be the mire appropriate placement also no hammock netting in the way there, which would facilitate handling a lot. XXXDAn
Gerhardvienna reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24 March 5, 2016

Continuation.

Fittings are made of sheet zinc .

The beginning of the relation is available at this address:

http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516

Regards, Paul
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from JesseLee in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette March 5, 2016

Hi Johann

Great as ever, I`m just speechless............................

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna reacted to ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River March 5, 2016

With the deck finally complete on the second model, i was able to convert my mill from a thickness planer back to a mill. I have been putting off turning the paddlewheel shafts because they have hexagonal bosses that require a dividing head on the mill. This week I was able to make some progress on the paddlewheels.

Turning the paddlewheel shafts.

Milling the hexagonal bosses.

Test fitting the paddlewheel flanges. On Heroine, all of the flanges were damaged to some extent. A few had several of the arms broken off and were reinforced by flat iron strap. Next week I will reproduce this damage and repairs.

Bearing timbers in place with iron tie rods.

Paddlewheel spokes fresh from the mill.

The mill cuts the mating pieces so accurately, there is almost no fitting required. Just a little clean-up and they slid tightly into the channels in the flanges.

Test fit of the starboard paddlewheels.

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