Valeriy V

4 hours ago, doivud said:

Valeriy and Phil, I wonder if I might be able to combine your suggestions in some way by covering the hull with thin layers of paper or fabric reinforced with epoxy. I have to do some thinking while I start the superstructure. 

It is better to impregnate paper with cyacrine glue, but several layers are needed for good strength.

I wish you success in your experiments!  

The rules for painting fishing vessels also include an option with a black freeboard. But to my taste the gray color looks more attractive.

4 hours ago, doivud said:

 Do you know if these ships would typically have wooden planked decks, or steel decks? I have been wondering about planking it.

 

If I understand you correctly, on trawlers there was a wooden flooring only in the deck area where they directly worked with the fish catch.

5 hours ago, doivud said:

With regards to your comment about warping and cracking: Unfortunately I dont really have the facilities to do any fibreglass work. I've helped build a carbon fibre sailboat before, and though I know fibreglass is much easier to work with, I think I would need a more dedicated workspace compared to my current setup on the kitchen table. I was planning on sealing the model with some kind of clear coat or epoxy once complete, which I think should be sufficient for my fairly low stakes project! 

If you cover the case with only one layer of epoxy resin without reinforcing it with any material, then after drying the resin will crack and fall off the case. If you cannot work with fiberglass, then it can be replaced with ordinary loose fabric like a medical bandage or gauze. But for epoxy resin, a reinforcement layer is required.

David! The ships of the USSR fishing fleet were painted according to their own rules.
I am attaching a file with a painting scheme for trawlers. It is taken from a document entitled “Rules for painting vessels of the USSR fishing industry fleet” approved by the USSR Ministry of Fisheries on 08.28.69.

David, if you don't coat your hull with a layer of fiberglass and epoxy resin, it's likely to warp and crack. Putty will not be able to protect him from this process.

Hello David!

This shrimp trawler was built according to Project 1329 in a single copy. It was called  "Krevetka"  (in Russian this is shrimp).

https://rybflot.com/rybolovnyj-flot-sssr/dobyvayushhie-suda/malotonnazhnye/malyj-krevetkolovnyj-trauler-morozilnyj-tipa-krevetka-proekt-1329/

https://rybflot.com/wp-content/uploads/MKTM-tipa-Krevetka.pdf

Eight more ships of this type were built a little later according to Project 1336 (Omar type).

https://rybflot.com/rybolovnyj-flot-sssr/dobyvayushhie-suda/malotonnazhnye/malyj-krevetkolovnyj-trauler-morozilnyj-tipa-omar-proekt-1336/

Initially, these ships were built for a customer from Kuwait, but it turned out that he was insolvent and they were subsequently completed for the USSR Ministry of Fisheries.

Thanks Gary!  

Wood is an unusual material for me, so I spend more time on it than on brass.

Wooden bulwarks on the bridges of a steamship.

Thank you all for your kind reviews and likes!  

I continue making wooden parts for the model.
The photo shows the cargo hatch cover.

Wooden flooring on the rostra.

Details of the bow superstructure.

The woodwork for the model is almost complete.
The wheelhouse has been assembled.

The vacuum cleaner is always next to me.

I have already developed a conditioned reflex and at the first opportunity, after completing one or another operation, I turn on my electric assistant.  

These intricacies of pipes are simply crazy! I will never build a tanker model. 

  Great job, Roel! ✌️

Gary, I am amazed at your ability to work with wood so carefully! The body is very elegant. 👌

You are actively progressing in your work, Nils! I'm watching with pleasure.

14 hours ago, KeithAug said:

I didn't have coarse enough jewellers saw blade but I ploughed on anyway, taking an excessive amount of time and breaking an excessive number of blades. I really must listen to my own mental advice in future and put stuff aside until I have the correct tools to hand.

I understand you - I once had to experience similar feelings. 

Great job, Keith!  

Ras, you are doing great! 👍👌

Thank you, Eberhard! I'm fine. Work on the model continues.  

Hello Daniel!

  Yes, I agree with you. Judging by the wooden deck flooring, there were no living quarters under the forecastle. This means that the ordinary crew was located only in the room below the deck of the poop deck.

Thank you Roger!

  If I understand you correctly, the crew of the ship was located approximately like this.

 Sasha, your path is right! 👍
  Impregnation with varnish or cyacrine glue will solve your remaining problems. 

Little progress in my work on Blagoev.

On 1/30/2024 at 11:16 AM, amateur said:

I was wondering: what will be the finish of all this: will it be painted, or will you leave (some of) the metalwork unpainted?

 

This model is built in the style of factory built models from the 19th and 20th centuries. Therefore, some parts will not be painted.