Gerhardvienna

Hi Nils
 
Now she comes alive, so well done so far!
 
Regards
Gerhard

agree, live music is the solution....
as the ship is Prussian made, for compensation the music comes from the Bavarian corner of Germany...
Nils
 

 
 

WOW... is about all can put into words at this point, Nils.  Just takes my breath away and in a good way at that.

Thank you Pat!
So I`ve got 13 years more for the Cairo, but i hope it will not take that long. No clue what I will do next, today I must visit my parents-in -law, maybe there is little time later for the ship.
 
Regards
Gerhard

Hi Carl
I KNOW, I should have to speed up................
But there is so much to do exept model building, but with time there will be a new born Cairo
 
Best Regards
Gerhard

Has been some days till my last report, heer comes the news. I could set some timbers to the inner structure, just to make the walls look a bit better than they were from plywood. Cut a lot of 2 x 3 mm pinewood strips, and glued them to the walls. And I made 2 crossways from port to starboard, there I used 5 x 5 mm pine wood.
 
Timbers glued into the gas tank room

 
All internal walls related to the engine compartement are glued in, all unnecessary frame parts are cut away.

 
The crossways from port to starboard side

 
Thank you for watching, and comments or critics too!
Regards
Gerhard
 
 
 

Hi Nils
 
Now she comes alive, so well done so far!
 
Regards
Gerhard

Welcome back, pal!
Good to see ther`s something going on again, good start with the boat!
 
Best regards
Gerhard
 

Nice work Gerhard, your Cairo is progressing very nicely.  Any update is a good update - it took me 14 years to complete my first model   Life simply gets in the way sometimes.
 
cheers
 
Pat

Just an update on the barge prototype.  Work has continued since I got back from Annapolis.  It was quite inspiring.  Compare some of the images of the contemporary barge model.  It was very helpful being able to examine it close up.  The riser and stretcher timbers have been added.  All are laser cut.  Then the forward platform.
 
I am now test fitting the thwarts in position.   These are all just dry fit.  No glue.....yet.   The thwarts are all laser cut with etched trim.  There are little notches laser cut on both sides to accept the center board between each thwart.  I will dry fit them all together and then glue them in afterwards.  I want to ensure a proper fit with thaat center board going straight down the center.  Once I know that is OK I will glue them in and paint them.  Or paint them first...I am not sure yet.
 
Chuck
 

 

OK....I'm back.  oh......by the way.....Happy Father's day to all of you out there!   I'm home today....I took the day off     the admiral also talked me into taking tomorrow off,  so I did.  I really hope that all of the Fathers out there have the best day today.   I call it  'white hair counting day'      since yesterday,  I've been doing a little research on the Lindberg line company.  what I've found of it has been somewhat interesting.  I grew up with Lindberg line kits,  and the roots trace all the way back to the 30's.
 
http://www.scalemodelnews.com/2016/12/new-lindberg-line-1959-century-coronado.html
 
the original Lindberg line company was formed later from another company.....after Paul Lindberg joined up with a fellow,  only known as Olsen,  to form O-Lin models.   the very first companies to be formed to create the model industry was Varney,  Hawk,  and Empire.   Keen to note here,  that during the time between 1947 and {I would say} 1955,  these two had also been busy creating molds for other companies too.  Pyro models entered into the fray in this time frame....becoming another link in the chain........they phased out in 1972,  being sold off to a company called Life Like.
 
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/early-plastic-model-kit-development-in-the-usa/
 
Lindberg acquired some of the Pyro molds........could be that they created the molds for them too..........but they released the Pyro line of car models.  to me though,  Pyro's claim to fame was the series of gun and rifle models that they  released.....which can now be heralded as collector's items.   I haven't done much more research than this,  but Lindberg has either merged,  or was bought up by Round 2 models.   what I did find out points to this......research uncovered more.
 
http://round2corp.com/product/1967-oldsmobile-442/
 
http://round2corp.com/product-category/lindberg/
 
Round 2 has been reissuing older kits by MPC,  AMT,  and other by gone manufacturers.   Polar lights has been doing the same.   what cause this interest in Lingberg was what the admiral bought me yesterday.  while I was at work,  she went to Hobby Lobby and bought me some thinner and flat red.   she also bought me one of the other installments in the Jolly Rogers series {I now see that this is a series of models fitted under this pirate banner}......the Flying Dutchman.


this ship is the exact same as the model I'm building now.   the plastic that it's molded from is a special glow in the dark formula.   I've built one of these in the past {I believe it was a Revell kit},  in which it was painted with a solution when assembled, to possess this quality.  so long ago...........I forget the name    the parts for this kit is molded in a pearl, greenish white plastic.   it's the same scale.....the instructions are the same {with slight variation in procedure}....and the sail sheets are the same......I paired them up with the ones from the Jolly Rogers kit     the one thing that  ruins the concept of this kit,  is paint.   those who wish not to paint it will benefit more...but if paint is used,  it will kill the glow in the dark quality.  I failed to find the production date on the Jolly Rogers.....but I did look for it on this model.

interesting to see that it also has a date of manufacture too.  also interesting to see that this is laser printed,  and not etched into the mold.   it will be a bit harder to date the association of kits vs molds.   there was a bit of a pause here.......Kevin and his girlfriend Crystal came to visit.   the got me a father's day gift......so sweet!    I was surprised when I saw it.......and it convinced me that the Jolly Rogers and the Flying Dutchman are clones.  they got me the Henry Morgan!


closer examination revealed that this is nothing more than the Capt Kidd.

it has the raised stern and galleys like the Capt. Kidd and the instructions show all the tell tale 'points of interest' similarities.   it has plastic sails and actual decals of the pirate crests.  it can be seen that this kit is also put out by  Round 2 models,  and the date stamp confirms it.

the kit that I'm building now is not put out by Round 2 models........but by J. Lloyd International, under the Lindberg banner.   the instructions are dated 2009,  but I don't believe that this reflects the production date........it might though.   I know......what's the big deal..........I always had this thing about when a kit was produced.......I love the older models.   I think it's cool to pick up an older kit and think that you might have built it in your younger days  
 
there is a small bit of progress with the Jolly rogers.   trying to get a good picture of the blocks tied to the mast trees,  was a pain.  I did get a couple that were palatable.


the main mast is partially done too.

I will try to get more done today..........I hope you find this post interesting    
 

Thanks guys.  So far, I'm able to do just about everything I could before... there's a periodic brain fog but it's disappearing rapidly.    I hope to push the envelope this week and test fire the laser and cut some parts.  Now if I can just get the love of my life to slow down on her missions... 

Welcome back, pal!
Good to see ther`s something going on again, good start with the boat!
 
Best regards
Gerhard
 

Has been some days till my last report, heer comes the news. I could set some timbers to the inner structure, just to make the walls look a bit better than they were from plywood. Cut a lot of 2 x 3 mm pinewood strips, and glued them to the walls. And I made 2 crossways from port to starboard, there I used 5 x 5 mm pine wood.
 
Timbers glued into the gas tank room

 
All internal walls related to the engine compartement are glued in, all unnecessary frame parts are cut away.

 
The crossways from port to starboard side

 
Thank you for watching, and comments or critics too!
Regards
Gerhard
 
 
 

Has been some days till my last report, heer comes the news. I could set some timbers to the inner structure, just to make the walls look a bit better than they were from plywood. Cut a lot of 2 x 3 mm pinewood strips, and glued them to the walls. And I made 2 crossways from port to starboard, there I used 5 x 5 mm pine wood.
 
Timbers glued into the gas tank room

 
All internal walls related to the engine compartement are glued in, all unnecessary frame parts are cut away.

 
The crossways from port to starboard side

 
Thank you for watching, and comments or critics too!
Regards
Gerhard
 
 
 

Hi Nils
 
They remind me of many pleasant visits to the beer tents at Munich's Oktoberfest. 

Following and watching in amsement ... can't seem to get updates often enough, Gerhard.You need to speed up things

Has been some days till my last report, heer comes the news. I could set some timbers to the inner structure, just to make the walls look a bit better than they were from plywood. Cut a lot of 2 x 3 mm pinewood strips, and glued them to the walls. And I made 2 crossways from port to starboard, there I used 5 x 5 mm pine wood.
 
Timbers glued into the gas tank room

 
All internal walls related to the engine compartement are glued in, all unnecessary frame parts are cut away.

 
The crossways from port to starboard side

 
Thank you for watching, and comments or critics too!
Regards
Gerhard
 
 
 

I got the two Hagasawa engine kits. The detailing looks good, at least good enough for me.
 
The Le Rhone 110HP




 
The Clerget 130HP


A close up of the cylinder and vale rocker arm parts.
 

 
 
 

........thanks for the info!   I'll be sure and check it out!    no need to go into the corner.......I appreciate all input     this forum is based on the thoughts and views of us as a whole,  we would not grow otherwise.   as said,  there is no such thing as a silly question either.  the big obstacle will be to get the admiral's consent,  if I should start giggling like a school boy,  when I find it  !     I have a friend in Hawaii that has three other Cutty kits in his stash......one is the first production,  another is the 'museum' version,  and the third one is the 1959 release with sails.   I have built two of them so far.....a Thermopylae would be the feather in my cap right about now!  {oh god.......now you got me all peckish} 
 
the time aspect is hard to say.......we all are different slaves to it.  my blog writing started when I built my first wooden model.  when Billing Boats was located in Wisconsin,  I contacted them to order the hardware fittings for it.   I met and befriended the owner,  and he asked me if I would be up to doing a log on it.  I built two kits for him as well,  during the time of our exchange,  and I would help with customer service.  I wrote many build logs on the wooden kits I built.......even now,  I'm still writing them.....a habit that I view as fun,  since I love to write.  I also wrote blogs for a website called 'Model Buzz' ,  a Q&A site that I envisioned could be more than that...but the owners wouldn't listen.   I dropped them quite a while ago.
 
gotta take Gibbs out.....I'l be back......I have a story to tell  

Continued work on the top wing with the tips and leading edge now added. Some detail work to complete.
~john
 

Top wing making more progress tonight: majority of ribs glued onto the two main spars. This will dry overnight before continuing with the leading edge, ailerons and other details. After this, the bottom wing,,,, The last image shows the rib details: they are laser cut and then capped with curved planking.... these were most time consuming to do well. The gluing was painless. The plans are covered in regular wax paper, parts held with pins as needed, and then glued using standard yellow wood glue that had been thinned 30% with water. This flowed into the remaining gaps well, and it is solidifying nicely. A remaining issue will be to clear coat this first, before any color/stain/varnish is applied, as simple one-step staining will not work where the glue has already sealed the wood. 
~john
 
 

Thanks go to :  Don, John, Dilbert55, and Carl,
for your nice words, much appreciated....
 
and to all who clicked the "likes" button...
 
Don,
thanks for looking in regulary, am pleased you like the build...
 
John,
as you know I`m a fan of scale figurines on board, just for that reason...
 
Dilbert55,
...you seam to have read my mind relating to the musical backing up on board, I have a very cute 6 person brass band in correct scale, which I am hesitating to put on, fearing perhaps to overload "the life", but on the other hand there should be something to represent an early entertainment on the virgin cruise, what do you think ?
 
Carl,
many thanks for your nice and much appreciated words
 
 
Nils
 

Hear, hear Nenad,...
 
thats a very nice motto you have to challenge the future, I can only second that..., stay that way my freind !
 
Nils

Thank you Nils for your kind words. I read somewhere great and truth sentence: "Life is too short to be sad" After long discussion with myself I had last Autumn, I accepted this as my life motto, and direct myself in such a way. Why to wait for something nice to happen ? Enjoy in any moment of life. After court trial, step down to river and have coffee. Have a meeting ? Walk and enjoy in window shopping. Went to theater, listen Operas watch ballet, read a good book, enjoy with friends (male and female) , and work without internal pressure and nervousness ... you have time for all of this, if you organize your day well. Life is much better in this way