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Gerhardvienna got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 26, 2019

Back again for a bit more review
First of all, THANK YOU for your so many spended Likes
Next things to do were the gun carriages. The DANZIG had 12 pivot guns of three different weights on board, all in 20,4cm caliber. The weights were 95 - 60 - and 52 hundredweights.

First to build was the upper carriages, they are made from birch wood of 3mm thickness, milled as 4 pairs at once, and then glued together in a glueing form

After glueing this parts I drawed some photo etched parts and gave them to the etching fabric, all blue drawn parts are for that.

When the etched parts were ready, I had to bend some of them for mounting them to the carriages, most of the parts were for the largest upper carriages. They have lifters at the rear, and they even work in my model carriages.

Also the pivot carriages are "ready for use" on deck, when this is built, some brass parts are not etched, but handmade. All eyelets are made from 0,5mm brass sheet, or from 0,3mm brass wire. Every single part that is shown in the drawings is mounted to the carriages, so I can rig them in original way at the ship.

This was only shown in a very short form, requests and critics are always welcome!

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line February 23, 2016

Keep your Lady happy Gerhard and also enjoy your hobby,
that smoothens life for the near 60 ties....

Nils
Gerhardvienna reacted to druxey in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 23, 2016

All those little holes? That must have been very frustrating. Nice work, though.
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 26, 2016

Hello again, and thank you for your nice likes!
Today I will continue with some of the fittings. The SMS Danzig had pivot-guns abord so there were a lot of fittings to make. The pivot bolts are turned in the lathe, made fron 3mm diameter brass. The handles are made from 0,3mm coppered iron wire from christmas hooks . So you can see, materials for our hobby are everywhere to find!

Pivot bolts in the lathe, first turn the shaft, then the heads

Then 2 grooves were filed into the heads, and the wire was bend

Sodering the wire to the bolts heads

Then the bolts were filed to their final shape

Also the pivot seats had to be made, I had ordered some photo etched plates, and took a piece of brass tube 2 x 1mm, cut that to a lenght of around 10 mm, and soldered them together, see the pics.....

Photo etched plates and brass tube

Soldering the pivot seats, the lower silver part of the soldering form is made from aluminium, the thorn was made from stainless steel, this will not solder to the brass parts!

All seats are soldered, but OH MY GOD(!!!!! ) All of the small holes are closed now!

So I had to reopen all the holes, took a needle and had work for hours.................

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from ggrieco in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 3, 2016

Hello again, and thank you for your nice likes!
Today I will continue with some of the fittings. The SMS Danzig had pivot-guns abord so there were a lot of fittings to make. The pivot bolts are turned in the lathe, made fron 3mm diameter brass. The handles are made from 0,3mm coppered iron wire from christmas hooks . So you can see, materials for our hobby are everywhere to find!

Pivot bolts in the lathe, first turn the shaft, then the heads

Then 2 grooves were filed into the heads, and the wire was bend

Sodering the wire to the bolts heads

Then the bolts were filed to their final shape

Also the pivot seats had to be made, I had ordered some photo etched plates, and took a piece of brass tube 2 x 1mm, cut that to a lenght of around 10 mm, and soldered them together, see the pics.....

Photo etched plates and brass tube

Soldering the pivot seats, the lower silver part of the soldering form is made from aluminium, the thorn was made from stainless steel, this will not solder to the brass parts!

All seats are soldered, but OH MY GOD(!!!!! ) All of the small holes are closed now!

So I had to reopen all the holes, took a needle and had work for hours.................

Best 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 February 24, 2016

Hi Nils

Just "flew" over this report, I see great things and a master at work.
Congratulations, I would be glad to do it that good in 1:50 measure!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Canute in HMS Sirius 1797 by paulsutcliffe - 1:48 - POF from NMM plans February 23, 2016

Hi Paul

Great job & education for me! The pump looks really great, and with the historic background infos this makes yor report more alive. Thank you!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO March 31, 2017

Hi Joe
Thank You....
and thank you all for your likes

Today is a bit less pictures, just the recoil brakes for the upper carriages. They are made from photo-etched parts and M 0,6 hexnuts. I have ordered some 1 x 0,5mm brass stripes with around 25 mm of length, they were bend around a piece of wood with 6 x 10mm. Then the brake bar was soldered to the frame, and as last step the hexnut soldered to the upper side. All breaks work fine, they will be fitted to the carriages, when they are painted.

Braking bar soldering to frame

Hexnut M0,6 soldering to frame

24 brakes for 12guns

Mounted to upper carriage just for a test

Most important is at this work, to keep the threads clean. I use normal needles, and stick them as hard as possible into the threads. but even with that I ruined some of the nuts, maybe 5 or so. So; best to order some more than you think you need, you will use them...................

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Sirius 1797 by paulsutcliffe - 1:48 - POF from NMM plans February 23, 2016

Hi Paul

Great job & education for me! The pump looks really great, and with the historic background infos this makes yor report more alive. Thank you!

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Sirius 1797 by paulsutcliffe - 1:48 - POF from NMM plans February 23, 2016

Hi Paul

Great job & education for me! The pump looks really great, and with the historic background infos this makes yor report more alive. Thank you!

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

Hi Joe
Thank You....
and thank you all for your likes

Today is a bit less pictures, just the recoil brakes for the upper carriages. They are made from photo-etched parts and M 0,6 hexnuts. I have ordered some 1 x 0,5mm brass stripes with around 25 mm of length, they were bend around a piece of wood with 6 x 10mm. Then the brake bar was soldered to the frame, and as last step the hexnut soldered to the upper side. All breaks work fine, they will be fitted to the carriages, when they are painted.

Braking bar soldering to frame

Hexnut M0,6 soldering to frame

24 brakes for 12guns

Mounted to upper carriage just for a test

Most important is at this work, to keep the threads clean. I use normal needles, and stick them as hard as possible into the threads. but even with that I ruined some of the nuts, maybe 5 or so. So; best to order some more than you think you need, you will use them...................

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from kees de mol in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO March 15, 2016

Hi Joe
Thank You....
and thank you all for your likes

Today is a bit less pictures, just the recoil brakes for the upper carriages. They are made from photo-etched parts and M 0,6 hexnuts. I have ordered some 1 x 0,5mm brass stripes with around 25 mm of length, they were bend around a piece of wood with 6 x 10mm. Then the brake bar was soldered to the frame, and as last step the hexnut soldered to the upper side. All breaks work fine, they will be fitted to the carriages, when they are painted.

Braking bar soldering to frame

Hexnut M0,6 soldering to frame

24 brakes for 12guns

Mounted to upper carriage just for a test

Most important is at this work, to keep the threads clean. I use normal needles, and stick them as hard as possible into the threads. but even with that I ruined some of the nuts, maybe 5 or so. So; best to order some more than you think you need, you will use them...................

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

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna reacted to chborgm in Mississippi Riverboat by chborgm - Mantua - Scale 1:50 February 22, 2016

I finish the main staircase and the lights for that area. All the lights are 12v 1.8mm LEDS. I have a variable resistor that I may have to use to dim it a little. I'll wait till after I finished to see if I need it.
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from ianmajor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 25, 2016

Hi Joe
Thank You....
and thank you all for your likes

Today is a bit less pictures, just the recoil brakes for the upper carriages. They are made from photo-etched parts and M 0,6 hexnuts. I have ordered some 1 x 0,5mm brass stripes with around 25 mm of length, they were bend around a piece of wood with 6 x 10mm. Then the brake bar was soldered to the frame, and as last step the hexnut soldered to the upper side. All breaks work fine, they will be fitted to the carriages, when they are painted.

Braking bar soldering to frame

Hexnut M0,6 soldering to frame

24 brakes for 12guns

Mounted to upper carriage just for a test

Most important is at this work, to keep the threads clean. I use normal needles, and stick them as hard as possible into the threads. but even with that I ruined some of the nuts, maybe 5 or so. So; best to order some more than you think you need, you will use them...................

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna reacted to WackoWolf in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 22, 2016

Excellent metal work, love the detail and the walk through. Keep the post and pictures coming, I am enjoying this very much.
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from druxey in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 4, 2016

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

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

Back again for a bit more review
First of all, THANK YOU for your so many spended Likes
Next things to do were the gun carriages. The DANZIG had 12 pivot guns of three different weights on board, all in 20,4cm caliber. The weights were 95 - 60 - and 52 hundredweights.

First to build was the upper carriages, they are made from birch wood of 3mm thickness, milled as 4 pairs at once, and then glued together in a glueing form

After glueing this parts I drawed some photo etched parts and gave them to the etching fabric, all blue drawn parts are for that.

When the etched parts were ready, I had to bend some of them for mounting them to the carriages, most of the parts were for the largest upper carriages. They have lifters at the rear, and they even work in my model carriages.

Also the pivot carriages are "ready for use" on deck, when this is built, some brass parts are not etched, but handmade. All eyelets are made from 0,5mm brass sheet, or from 0,3mm brass wire. Every single part that is shown in the drawings is mounted to the carriages, so I can rig them in original way at the ship.

This was only shown in a very short form, requests and critics are always welcome!

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from ggrieco in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 3, 2016

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from ianmajor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 25, 2016

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 21, 2016

Hi Joe
That`s what i will do, some more explanations will follow, when my pics at. There are some tricks I used to keep the mechanics for the carriage-lifters working. This pictures will come in the next post, till then

Regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from Mirabell61 in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 9, 2016

Back again for a bit more review
First of all, THANK YOU for your so many spended Likes
Next things to do were the gun carriages. The DANZIG had 12 pivot guns of three different weights on board, all in 20,4cm caliber. The weights were 95 - 60 - and 52 hundredweights.

First to build was the upper carriages, they are made from birch wood of 3mm thickness, milled as 4 pairs at once, and then glued together in a glueing form

After glueing this parts I drawed some photo etched parts and gave them to the etching fabric, all blue drawn parts are for that.

When the etched parts were ready, I had to bend some of them for mounting them to the carriages, most of the parts were for the largest upper carriages. They have lifters at the rear, and they even work in my model carriages.

Also the pivot carriages are "ready for use" on deck, when this is built, some brass parts are not etched, but handmade. All eyelets are made from 0,5mm brass sheet, or from 0,3mm brass wire. Every single part that is shown in the drawings is mounted to the carriages, so I can rig them in original way at the ship.

This was only shown in a very short form, requests and critics are always welcome!

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from tadheus in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 23, 2016

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO February 23, 2016

So well, here comes a bit more to watch
How did i keep the lifter mechanics work? I use a small piece of baking paper between the brass parts, so I can avoid, that the parts I need to move free are solderd to the fixed things. But see the pics.............

One set for one lifter, just the wheel missing

Lifter mounting plate before soldering

All 8 plates soldered

Lever soldering to the axle, the axle is "invisible", it sits deep in the balsa wood plate

Soldering the lever to the lifter arms, use baking paper between arms and mounting plate!! Best to use double sided paper, no need to search for the "right" side!

Lifter completed for one side of carriage

Mounted lifter on gun carriage

Best regards
Gerhard
Gerhardvienna got a reaction from druxey in SMS Danzig 1851 by Gerhardvienna - 1:50 scale - RADIO April 4, 2016

Back again for a bit more review
First of all, THANK YOU for your so many spended Likes
Next things to do were the gun carriages. The DANZIG had 12 pivot guns of three different weights on board, all in 20,4cm caliber. The weights were 95 - 60 - and 52 hundredweights.

First to build was the upper carriages, they are made from birch wood of 3mm thickness, milled as 4 pairs at once, and then glued together in a glueing form

After glueing this parts I drawed some photo etched parts and gave them to the etching fabric, all blue drawn parts are for that.

When the etched parts were ready, I had to bend some of them for mounting them to the carriages, most of the parts were for the largest upper carriages. They have lifters at the rear, and they even work in my model carriages.

Also the pivot carriages are "ready for use" on deck, when this is built, some brass parts are not etched, but handmade. All eyelets are made from 0,5mm brass sheet, or from 0,3mm brass wire. Every single part that is shown in the drawings is mounted to the carriages, so I can rig them in original way at the ship.

This was only shown in a very short form, requests and critics are always welcome!

Best regards
Gerhard

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