DanielD
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Good evening mates, it’s a winter wonderland here so that means more time in the shipyard. The last few days I’ve been working on the AV radar antenna farm. Totally off OcCre plans, but very much like the working Amerigo Vespucci.
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Good evening mates, slow progress this week. I did make the lectern narrower, more like the actual AV (see above) and also working on the railing and equipment on the top of the bridge. Like I said, slow progress.
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Good evening mates, today I spent time in the shipyard working on some details I forgot. In this image reproduced the lectern that exists on the Amerigo Vespucci. The second image is an actual shot of the AV. I think I need to make it a bit narrower, but that’s an easy thing to do. The hard part was a very small rifle, jus 6-7mm long and still make it look like a rifle.
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Good afternoon mates, I hope you all are having a great start to 2024. This week progress has been slow but I finally have finished all four grand staircases, two from the mid deck to the fore deck and two from the mid deck to the stern deck. Finishing these features about completes the hardware for the ships mid section. Now I need to focus building the stern equipment.
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Happy New Year mates. Today I spent some time completing my first of four wood grand staircases that go between the mid deck and the fore/aft decks. I think my fingers are too big for these small parts! Size comparison is with a U.S. dime.
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Another update has to do with the wood staircase between the different decks. The first image is the metal part supplied in the OcCre kit. I have been thinking for weeks how I would make this complex staircase look like wood. This is my first attempt and I think it came out well so I will do the other three staircases the same. I could have painted the steps brown, or attempted to make a paint pattern that looks like wood, but what I decided to do is laminate the metal part with very thin lime wood and then stain and varnish to look like the rest of the wood on the model.
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Good evening mates and a Happy New Year! Today’s update is the completion and permanent installation of another hatch. Only two more hatches to make on the mid ship.
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Good evening mates, here is a simple hatch update. Another departure from the OcCre plans, but a nice set of hatches.
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Question for the more experienced ship builder. In my previous post I manufactured a “toolbox” that is covered by a blue canvas. My question is how can I stick the blue fabric down to the frame without losing the look of it being fabric? I can’t use glue as it soaks into the fabric and alters the color. Double sticky tape would work, but it dries out over time and becomes ineffective. Is there a process or product that acts like double sticky tape but lasts, well…forever?
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Well mates, not often I update twice in one day, but a significant part was completed today. One that I’ve been putting off as I was not sure how to manufacture them. Not sure what these are called, but on the AV they line the midship gunwale. These “toolboxes” appear to hold ropes and tools needed on the main deck and have a blue canvas/cloth cover to keep the water out and the deck looking clean. And in the case of the AV, have lighting.
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Good morning mates, it has been awhile since my last update, so...here it is. I have finally finished the aft section of the upper fore deck with all its motors, derrick, lines, and tool boxes. These parts are a huge departure from the kit and built much more like how the Amerigo Vespucci looks today. Next...moving on to the equipment of the mid deck.
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Good afternoon mates, more work on the derrick. Nearly finished with this part of the ship and ready for the next AV adventure. I think I’ve spent about a month working on this feature! Many thanks to Keith (clearway) for suggesting some railroad belt pulleys that I might be able to use on the derrick. I had to modify them a bit, but I think they look just right.
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Ahoy, and welcome to MSW.
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Good evening mates, time for a weekend update. I’ve continued to work on the main derrick with completing the motor sled and nearly have the derrick tower completed. Almost ready for permanent installation! This is my first time I’ve attempted a texture paint job. The base of the derrick tower on the real AV is covered with aluminum colored diamond plating. I’ve dabbed silver acrylic paint over the surface a couple of times with the hope of achieving something that resembles the rough texture of diamond plating.
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I’ll look and see, I’m not happy with the pulleys but when I try to add the holes, the entire thing falls apart. I hadn’t thought about railroad pulleys. Good one and thanks!
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Another update mates, more work on the mid ship derrick, building the equipment at the top. Below is a portion of an image I’m attempting to model after.
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Good morning mates, well…its seems that the best laid plans need room for change. As I have been working on the mid ship crane/derrick, I discovered that there are two lights on it that are important for the lighting effect. Except that I didn’t plan for them in my initial design. After a little fishing and rewiring, I was able to get the derrick lights to work with the deck lights. Change is good, or so I’m told.
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Quick update, derrick motor paint nearly complete. I covered it with a black wash to hopefully highlight the details.
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Good evening mates, more work completed on the Derrick motors, just about ready for paint.
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Another update, this time with my progress on the motors that drive the derrick. A few more odds and ends to add, but I’m happy with the progress. The last two images are actual images of this section of the ship.
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Good evening mates, more progress on the ships funnel as well as improvements on the derrick and its home resting on the railing.
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For all the US captains, Happy Thanksgiving and for all the other captains I hope you will have a great weekend! This last week I started working on the major crane on board the AV. I feel that OcCre failed us with their design of this portion of the ship in that their design feels/looks clunky. So…I have again deviated from the plans and am working from actual images of the Amerigo Vespucci. Below are the first images of my take on this section of the ship. The cranes boom is functional in both the x and y axis. If I was thinking about this area of the ship months ago in the planning stage, I think I could have made a working crane with motors, alas I didn’t think that far ahead. Also, I have finished the stack/funnel and first layer of primer and almost finished the railing with one more support to make before paint.
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My next project was finding wheel handles for the vents. I needed round wheels 4mm in diameter with three spokes. I wasn’t able to find any for purchase with these specs so I decided to manufacture them myself. I first tried using wood dowels, but that didn’t work at all as the thickness of the wheel just makes wood way too fragile for this use. Next I used brass wire connecting the pieces together with CA glue. As you could imagine, this was very messy, gluing my fingers more than the wire. Finally I soldered the wire together. While this worked well, it took several attempts to get something I liked. Keith (clearway), why do we continually put ourselves through these kind of things? …just follow the plans, it’s so much easier!
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Good evening mates, finally finished the hatch by making the vent more scale appropriate, finishing the port holes and even added a small red sticker that is present in many of the AV images available. Also added a valve handle to the fire apparatus but not sure if I’ll leave it brass or paint it black.
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