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Lovely details, and a thorough construction on those companion ways. Will you add the cross "timbers" on top of the hatches too?

Enjoy the hangover ... wedding I mean. Congrats to you, your wife and the to be newlyweds. Enjoy the day

Hi folks, another update - Ron talked me into it
 
I played around with some materials and the result is shown below - still a few minor errors to correct - but largely there.  
 

 
Next job - work out how to apply all of this to reflect the cannon and carriage design for the HMCSS Victoria.  That part will not be so easy
 
Mark - don't say I don't do as I am told - off to prepare for the hangover
 
cheers
 
Pat

Just a bit of work tonight on the bench  - I decided to work on the Barbette funnels, I cut these from the frets and cleaned them up then placed them on some tape, I decided to shade them by applying a darker shade on the edges and in the grooves, next I applied an almost dry coat of mid grey.
When dry tomorrow I will glue them in place around the front of the Barbettes.
 
Just the one pic folks.
 
OC.

Update:

Today fitted stern anchor crane, and anchor rest cradle

Nils


 
the chain is a liitle bit thinner than the bow anchor chains



 
 

Thanks for all the visits and positive comments.
 
My new miniature sander works nicely by using the same principle as when I was sanding drywall I can get a nice even pressure in some tight corners.
 

 
Michael

Part 53 – Companions
 
It’s been a while since my last post as a result of chores that needed to be done, planned travel, holidays, and some bronchitis.  During that time I spent a lot of time thinking through how to build the companions over the two ladderways from the main deck.
 
The companions on the replica ship are constructed with curved sliding roofs, as shown in the following photos.
 

 

 

 
I decided to build the companions with working sliding roofs so that I could choose how to display them.  This makes the companions a fairly complicated construction project.
 
The head ledges on the replica ship appear to be cut down to deck level, presumably to allow safer passageways for visitors, as shown in the first photo above.  I don’t think this would have been done on the real ship, since it would allow water to reach belowdecks.  I decided to leave the head ledges as built.
 
The first part of the construction was to add two more layers of beams to the ledges as a foundation for the companions.  A passage opening was left in these layers, and the opening was grooved to allow the installation of a hatch board in the opening.
 
                       
 
                       
 
Railings for top and bottom of the walls were milled from 1/8” square stock, and a .042” slot was cut through these railings.
 
                       
 
                       
 
.041” Sheets were milled for the walls of the companions and these sheets were test fit to the milled slots.
 
                       
 
                       
 
The railings for the base of the walls were installed on the beams, with the rear corners mitered.  A half-lap was cut into the front of the side pieces to accommodate a vertical beam.
 
                       
 
As can be seen in the above photo, the companions don’t cover the entire hatch, but are located to enclose the ladderway and the associated clearance space.  The rest of the hatch will be boarded over.
 
The wall panels are slip-fitted in place.
 
                       
 
Corner molding was prepared for the back corners of the companions.
 
                       
 
Top rails installed are a mirror image of the bottom rails.
 
                       
 
A center pillar was installed on the sides and the end panels to provide a finished appearance.
 
                       
 
Both companions were worked on in each step.
 
                       
 
When this point was reached I discovered that my measurements for the height of the companions were wrong.  I had based the measurements on the photo (above) that shows a woman standing by the Main Hatch Companion, and assumed (incorrectly!) that both companions would be the same height.  In reviewing the following photo, it’s clear that the aft companion is considerably shorter than the main companion.  This also accounts for the fact that the aft (shorter) companion only has hatch panels for closing off the entry, while the main hatch has a combination of doors and panels. 
 
                       
 
I carefully separated all of the companion pieces, reduced the height of both companions to their more appropriate sizes, and reconstructed the companions.  The following photo shows the aft companion resized, and with curved roof beams in place to support the fixed part of the roof.
 
                       
 
All of the curved beams were carefully cut on the scroll saw and finished on the disk sander. 
 
The following photo shows the fixed roof in place and the entire companion finished with wipe-on poly.
 
                       
 
The sliding portion of the roof will ride on rails mounted to the forward part of the companion wall and extending over the fixed roof.  These rails were slotted to provide tracks for the sliding roof.
 
                       
The cross beams for the sliding roof were cut on the scroll saw.  The piece at the top of the photo is the aft beam that will traverse the fixed roof.  The piece at the bottom is the forward beam, and the extended bottom of the beam serves as a stop for the sliding roof.
 
                       
 
A .020” slat was fixed to the top of each beam to provide an overhang for the roofing and to secure the beam in the slot.
 
                       
 
1/8 x 1/32 planking was used as roofing for all of the companion roofs, both fixed and sliding.  The following photo shows the aft companion in place with an open roof.
 
                       
 
The main companion has a hatch board and doors in place, with the roof closed.  Simulated hardware will be added to these doors at a later time.
 
                       
 
                       
 
The companions are temporarily in place.  Cross braces still need to be added to the sliding roofs, and as mentioned above hardware needs to be added to the main companion doors.
 
                       
 
                       
 
                       
 
In addition to that remaining work, the capstan and one set of bollards still need to be prepared.  Getting very close to the end!
 
Thanks everyone!
 
 
 
                       
 
 
 

Hi Andy
My language was much more Anglo saxons!!!
Thanks for the compliment on the stove...will post more pics once finished and painted.
Cheers...mick

The stove looks nice... the finger.... not so much! Ow!
 
Andy

hi carl
must keep out the kitchen in future!!!
hopefully no more injuries.....too many models to make.
cheers...mick

Looks very imposing all the brass details. Do you use a CA gel? I've got both a gel and a thin liquid for CA.The latter I would use for doors a.o. I have no knowledge whatsoever about that acrylic glue.

Nice work, Mick. Got a little kiss on it from the missus You know you shouldn't touch the stove when it's hot!!! Your tile floor looks fitting mate
 
Cheers

Hi Bob
 
The cases will be made from red or green ABS or some better material, the engine stays hidden under the lid. I hope it will have enough torque to drive the boat in good speed!
 
 
Hello popeye
 
It took a few minutes to saw all that stuff, and some hours to glue and dry it. Now that little machine works fine, after I had to make some improvements as the bar in the front. I have made some coils for another engine (Inline 8) they all look good and have the same reststance of around 22 Ohm.

 
Best regards
Gerhard

As I meant above, here are the first steps of drawing work for the engine. The housung is only 82mm long, short enough to fit into the narrow hull of the Bootlegger.
Beneath the drawings I had to build a solenoid winding machine, I made a simple hand driven item, most important part of it is the counter. This is needed when more than one solenoid is to make, all MUST have the same number of windings!
 
The Crankshaft with Rods and "Pistons"

 
The same, now with solenoids

 
The engine housing`s upper part with all former shown parts

 
The winding machine

 
 
Regards
Gerhard 

Nice work, Mick. Got a little kiss on it from the missus You know you shouldn't touch the stove when it's hot!!! Your tile floor looks fitting mate
 
Cheers

It does make those details stand out

Sorry to hear about your wife's parents. I know partly what you're going through - my mother had parkinson + altzheimer in the end - and at times it sucks the energy right out of you. I wish you and your family lots of strength.
 
I like your "ratliner", an ingenious piece of work, small but efficient
 
Cheers

So with your trousers at your ankles, you were sanding lustily ... Thank you for tip about the belt, I'll have to get some suspenders as replacement

Ever seen an entirely unblemished baby bum ... That won't be a biggy ... <- the dimples

Despite the fact that you detest sanding, you've got it rather smooth. Looking at it from this side, it could be like a baby's bum ....

HI ALL
ITS ABOUT TIME FOR ANOTHER UPDATE.
 
TOPSIDES HAVE NOW BEEN PLANKED AS HAS THE STERN ALL TREENAILING COMPETED, IVE USED 0.8MM COPPER FOR THE WALE STRAKES....WILL PROBABLY USE A DILUTE LIVER OF SULPHER TO BLACKEN THESE LATER.
 
SOME REMEDIAL WORK TO DO AROUND THE GUNPORTS...NOT ENTIRELY HAPPY WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF THE GAP FOR THE GUNPORT LIDS.
 
DECK BEAMS CUT READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE.
 
AT THE MOMENT WORKING ON THE SHIPS STOVE AND OTHER THINGS BRASSY.
 
HAD A SENIOR MOMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK.....SOLDERING THE TOP SECTION OF THE STOVE I PUT IT ON THE ANVIL AT THE BACK OF THE VICE TO COOL DOWN.....AND THEN GRABBED HOLD OF THE VICE TO TAKE SOME TUBE OUT OF THE JAWS......*$%"£!&^%*(&^%$!!!!!!!!!.....THE BRASS COMPONENT MAY HAVE LOOKED COLD BUT I RECKON IT WAS STILL A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DEGREES C. 
 
FORTUNATELY THE COMPONENT WAS OK......ONCE A FEW BITS OF MY EPIDERMIS WERE REMOVED.
YOU WILL ALSO BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT MY TIRADE OF FOUL LANGUAGE,DIRECTED AT MYSELF FOR MY OWN STUPIDITY,WAS WORTHY OF THE SALTIEST OF JACK TARS.
 
AND YES IT STILL HURTS!!!!
 
PHOTOS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR PERUSAL AS ALWAYS
 
CHEERS.....MICK

Not much to show.  The holiday took a lot of my time.  But I did get the hull painted.  And I'm told the saw blade has been shipped so maybe I can start on number two.
 
Bob
 

When I see you at work, I strongly consider building without the PE Inspiring. Got those posts bookmarked!!
 
Cheers

Than you should use an AIRdryer 

Clever, Jesse. That will look a lot better than the cast part