cog

I somehow always smile when I see your photos Patrick, your models have this feelgood aura that is difficult to put into words.
 
Vaddoc

She Looks Fantastic Patrick, Beautiful work 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I have always enjoyed looking at small scales with awe when they are well done.
David B

Innovative approach to building the deck, I like the result.  I am putting that idea into my idea toolchest!
 
Small scales intimidate me but you are making it look easy.  Thanks for sharing,
 
Mark

Hi everyone
 
It may have been a few days since my last update, but, things have moved ahead steadily.
 
For instance, Symphony now has the planked floors installed inside her hull, in readiness for the cabins and bulkheads, etc. I've also built the deck. Notably, when you see the deck, you'll notice that Symphony has a huge oval shaped cabin, as witnessed by the size of the oval in the deck. At the aft of the deck, you'll also notice a much smaller oval shape, which, eventually will become the seating area for the helmsman and other crew, etc.
 
I hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

ohhhhh wait.....what about those chrome parts I've been soaking?  well.....I checked them,  and they look ready.   so, I brought them all to the kitchen counter and set up the plastic bags again.   pulling them out one by one and scrubbing them with the stiff brush,  they cleaned off well enough to be thrown in the tub of soapy water.  when I was done,  everything was triple bagged and thrown in the trash.   the parts are tiny......I used a strainer to rinse them off after washing.
 

 
when they were dried off.....this is what they look like now.   I used a dime for reference.
 

 
the A deck when I turned it over.........
 

 
some assembly was done to the fore deck......four of the capstans and two of the hold covers.   I'm kinda miffed about the hold covers.   clear parts are nothing but pure styrene......the hardness hasn't been compromised by the addition of color pigment or additives.  even though I took care to get them off the sprue,  marks can still be seen.
 

 
...and of course,  the A deck with all the clamps off of it
 

 
there are some small part to go on there yet........then I can get going on the boat deck.   I will continue with the fore deck, and begin work on the stern.   the fore deck has two lengths of chain {plastic} that needs to go on there........I want to sub in a couple pieces of actual chain.   I have been looking for a good picture of the chain routing.........if anyone has one,  I'd be pleased to see it.......can't find one out there,  anywhere!   {so far....anyway} 

so......as far as the railings are concerned,  they have been set aside for the moment.  I had to fix a couple repairs while cutting out the rungs,  and I want them to dry totally before I start fidgeting with them again.
 
I went back to the bridge deck and added a couple more parts....some benches and a pair of vents.
 

 
the fore deck and the stern section were repainted.   the sand color that didn't come off did make these parts look a tiny bit darker,  but it's OK........these decks were planked with pitch pine and will appear darker anyway.
 

 
I was looking for the hold covers for the foredeck........I found them in the last place I would expect to look.  they were on the clear plastic sprue!  this is a bit strange,  since they are to be painted flat white.  what a waste!  I already painted them here.
 

 
I painted the inner structure areas on the boat deck......let these dry.
 

 
...and I began to assembly the cranes.
 

 
note that I painted the inner wall structure on the front section of the boat deck.........I did the same thing with the A deck,  which has three of them.    not that anyone will ever truly see through the windows,  I painted these areas.....I went darker with this deck.   I want to put all these decks together,  to see if the stairways need to be done.  I'm thinking no.......but I will if I need to.....not a problem.
 

 
the outer wall structure has been painted flat white.   it was clamped in place and all the tabs were fitted in their slots.  I dabbed these slots from underneath with cement.......makes for a much neater job.
 

whoa.........74 inches!!!  must be the Warrior that's 51 inches.  one of these days Gary......I hope to attempt a build that size.  glad to hear you have that site to work from 
 
 
I hope to do something like that with the handrails.......they are like that throughout the entire ship.   there's quite a bit too!   I like the color of the decks.  the sand that is still on there does give it some different hues.   I did the fore deck and the stern.......came out pretty good.  these two deck should be slightly darker due to the different woods used.   spotty progress today,  but I did get something done.   I'll post the progress soon.
 
at the moment,  everyone's clammering for food...........better go man the grill 

Thanks Russell.
 
First job is to get the Plug ready. This comes in 3 pieces, two hull halves and a removable piece in the middle to enable it to be removed from the framing later on. I drilled two 1.2mm holes through all three pieces whilst holding the whole thing together in the vise. Then I inserted two lengths of brass wire to keep everything in line :
 

 

 
I gave the plug a light sand to remove any lumps and bumps. Due no doubt to some limitations in the casting process the grooves for the frames weren't perfect, so I used a narrow chisel blade to scrape them out :
 

 
 Danny

Welcome guys .
 
I remarked earlier on that there were no Instructions for making this boat.
 
Thanks go to David Antscherl who emailed me the complete set . He'd pulled the Instructions from the Admiralty Models site when the Timbering set was no longer available.
 
I don't know how I'd have got on without them - there are 19 pages of beautifully written instructions, complete with pics and plans. I expected nothing less .
 
 Danny

The main question being: is it large enough for Pud....
 
Jan

Looks challenging ... I'll enjoy this with your prowess ... no need for a chair .. I'll watch over your shoulder

Jason,
 
To me that is about the only possible solution. Since you have an inner and outer planking neither the rigidity, nor the strength of the hull will suffer. You could have inserted additional frame pieces on both sides of the port. Well done

No No you have it backwards Pud is training Danny,   Pud could see that Danny needed more practice on those parts so gave Danny a bit of a push, you have to understand how a cats mind works.
Perhaps a large mosquito net shrouding the bench area might cover for the lack of a door Sir.
 
Danny every time I see your rigging I realize just how much there was to sailing these early vessels. You are doing great work in detailing these areas.
 
Michael

And thank you George and Jack .
 
The Main Braces start at an eyebolt above the quarterlight. The halyard then reeves through the pendant on the yard, back through the fixed block near the taffrail, and belays to the aftmost timberhead :
 

 

 
 Danny

Thanks George. Maybe it's because they are among the last bits of rigging you fit? . I still have a few more to go, as I've found it easier to start at the stern and work forward.
 
Braces
 
I've fitted most of the Braces, which control the fore-aft swing of the yards. I've come to a slight stand-still as I've run out of 0.3mm line (I'm less than 1 metre short, but have to wait a week or so to get some more from Chuck).
 
The first ones to fit are the Topgallant Yard Braces, starting with the Mizzen mast. These are seized around the yard without a Pendant (all topgallant braces are similar). The brace runs through a double block fitted near the peak of the Gaff, through a lead block hooked to the taffrail, and belays to the quarterdeck rail :
 

 

 
Next come the Mizzen Topsail Braces. The halyards are attached to the strop of a block each side of the peak of the gaff, reeve through the blocks in the pendants, back through the first blocks, and belay off in similar fashion to the topgallant braces.
 
The Main Topgallant Yard Braces run through Pendants hitched around the Mizzen Topgallant Mast. The brace goes straight down to deck to belay to the quarterdeck rails :
 

 
The Fore Topgallant Yard Braces run through the pendants attached to the Main Topmast Stay, forward through two blocks hooked to the aft end of the fore top, and go to deck to belay at the cleats either side of the Belfry :
 

 

 

 
The Main Topsail Yard Braces make use of a Pendant clove hitched around the mizzen mast just above the Crossjack. The standing ends of the halyards are hitched to the strops of the pendants, reeve through the blocks in the pendants on the yard, back through the first block, and belay to cleats at the foot of the mizzen mast :
 

 

 
I can fit the Main Braces, but the other two Fore Braces will have to wait until my rigging thread arrives.
 
 Danny

They look great Danny! I don't know what it is about that phase of rigging, but every time I see the vangs go up, it seems to give the ship that finished look.  I feel bad for Pud though, with all that temptation always staring him in the face, resistance is futile. 

Thanks guys. I'd keep the door shut if I HAD one - no such luck . Pud stays outside while I'm working on the ship, but we have to let him in overnight (winter and all that ).
 
Vangs
 
The Vangs control the swing of the Gaff. They are clove-hitched around the end of the gaff, and the falls reeve through a lead block hooked to the taffrail and belay to the quarterdeck rail. In these pics the Mizzen Topsail and Mizzen Topgallant Yard Braces have also been fitted :
 

 

 

 
 Danny

I'm finally back at it.  Very little time for anything for some time, but the break from Snake has brought me back more energized than ever to get her finished.  I'll probably continue to provide step by step photo updates on the rigging as reminders for me and maybe something helpful to others.
 
Not much, but evidence of progress.  Foretopmast stay completed and belayed, and boomkins installed...
 

more of the structures were cemented on the bridge deck
 

 
there are a few small features that still need to be added.  I saw this picture and had to take a second look......the center portion looks to be unpainted.   it has been painted with the A&M sand......it's just the angle.
 

 
I kept thinking about those railings.......how was I going to make them look better?
 

 
these seem to be the only real problem with the kit.   it's a mixture of flash and mal-tooling of the molds.
 

 
I decided that I would try and save the frame work and go from there.
 

 
the bow railings came out pretty good........some fine tuning will be needed.
 

 
the stern railings gave me some fits though.......I will need to do a bit more to make them right.
 

 
the stanchions are very small......too small to drill.   I may try to use thread of thin wire to restring them.  I need to do four rows.......but if I get three,  it may just pass muster........depending how much grief they give me.
 
 

And now I get to watch you build another fantastic boat.
 
Bob

It was a problem to find any drawings but I found a very helpfull guy who gave me a complete set of original drawings printed in scale 1:75. I am so thankfull!!
 
 
 
 
 

Electric pulse system

 
 
Sumwings

 
 
 
 
 
 

NOTE: In this log I used Photo Bucket to add pictures but after problems with PB all my links to my pictures were blocked. I've replaced most of the dead links with new pictures but that was not always possible. (so there are still some deadlinks and sometimes the sequence is not correct)
 
movie.avi
 
In this buildinglog I will present you the build of the Dutch beamtrawler KW88, Pelikaan.
42,35 x 8,50 x 5,16 mtr
Build in 1999 as the UK 153, Lun Senior, sold in 2007 and named KW88, Pelikaan.
Motor: 2000HP Deutz
 
The ship has sumwings and uses an electric pulse system The sumwing are like wings and do not touch the bottom. With electric pulse the fish jumps of the bottom and ends in the net.
 
I started collecting information, photo's and drawings a few months ago and now I am at the point that I can actually start with the build.
I have a complete set of original drawings and almost 500 photo's
 
It will take some time before I start building this ship because I want to finish the KW49 first.
 
First some photo's of the ship.
 
As the UK 153

 
New registrationnumber




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dan,
 
Sorry to hear about the damage ... glad it was quickly repaired... maybe be prepared and have a ball of wool ready ...