Jump to content

Mirabell61

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7,377

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Mirabell61

  1. Mirabell61
    Update today the standplate (not stained yet) and the two pedestals are made. the front pedestal gets a narrow spacer underneath in oder to set the hull waterline horizontal Nils the baseplate is made just like all my stands to date the upper sheathing waterline is set up absolutely horizontal the counter of the spindles is done with a upside down press in nut (longer threaded sleeve and a larger contact diameter compared with a regular M3 nut
  2. Mirabell61
    Update making the sheathing plates fom 0,1 mm thick copper foil ..... The stb. and port ones require a mirrored poncing. It takes about 25- 30 single plates per sheathing-row on the hull Nils poncing the foil stripes with a self made poncewheel cutting the stripes off a multi panel pattern. I make about 25 -35 plates from 7 stripes at a time flattening the stripes from the rear side by rolling over with a glas jar ( is simple and works well ) stripes after flattening. This will provide complete identical sheating plates 15 x 20 mm afterwards, cutting at the black lines
  3. Mirabell61
    Many thanks Allan, am pleased you like the "nailed version" of the sheathing.... Nils
  4. Mirabell61
    Thank you Eberhard, and also for your tip to use steel-wool. Up to now the deck is only treated with Clou Schnellschleifgrundierung... Nils
  5. Mirabell61
    Update Stb side complete sheathed, and tiller made Nils
  6. Mirabell61
    Update Rudder arrangement.... Nils the part of the rudder above the waterline will be painted white the actualship is equipped with twin props
  7. Mirabell61
    Update started with the aft section belaying bank and the pump-spill..... Nils the holes for the belaying pins will be drilled the size later on upper part of pump spill fastened to the post that also will take up the aft end of the bow sprit arrangement of the spill on deck
  8. Mirabell61
    Thank you John, were those the actual comands for launching the boat winding through the davits......? Great, you seam to have exactly experienced yourself what you are talking about Nils
  9. Mirabell61
    Update preparing for how the seaworthy transfer boats can be swiveled out/in with the davits Nils one of the four davits made from brass tube I made a dummy for checking the geometry how to get the boat swung out and hanging over the shooners side, ready to be lowered to the water in the swinging area the bulwarks have a limited less high section (outcut). The length of that outcut will be determined also with help of the dummy swinging operation completed, transfer boat hanging free from shooners side over the water the two boats will be placed on cradles on deck, next to the bulwarks, and between the masts Card template for rudder blade
  10. Mirabell61
    Beautiful work Siggi, she`s looking very good Nils
  11. Mirabell61
    Thank you very much John, I`m pleased that you like the progress Nils
  12. Mirabell61
    Update deck completed, eyebolts fitted for the rigging later on, mastholes drilled, then the deck was glued into the hull Nils the ply raw deck is fitted with caulked stripes 0,8 x 3 mm I tried to glue them on as neat as possile the outer eyebolts are for the shrouds, the inner ones are for the foresail sheet and the bowspritsail sheets Am pleased withfitted in deck so far Have just received the ordered copper material for continuing with the hull sheeting
  13. Mirabell61
    Very nicely modeled seascape Eberhard, its looks good... Nils
  14. Mirabell61
    Update transfered the card template to 0,8 mm ply, now ready for planking the deck with pine strips (leftovers from the Chebec build) The strips have to be caulked at the side edges with a soft HB pencil. For holding the strips to the side edges I built a simple slot holding gauge that works quite well Nils for the deck base of ply I had to glue 3 parts together prior to planking with 0,8 x 3mm strips Slot gauge for holding the strips upright for caulking the edges
  15. Mirabell61
    Exellent work B.E I like the quaterdeck cutouts Nils
  16. Mirabell61
    Update Card template for the front deck-half. The deck will be made from 0,8 mm ply and later plankes with pine. The figure is scale 1:50 Nils
  17. Mirabell61
    Update cutting away the mounting aids, trimming the upper bulwarks edge line, bringing the stand pedestals to correct hight, and preparing for making the deck templates.... Nils more copper metal is on order. the front pedestal will be arranged a bit higher made froim brass candle holders trimming the frame inside to bulwark conturs, and mounting some spacer strips where necessary to meet the planed deck curvings
  18. Mirabell61
    Many thanks for your input Bob, very interesting and realistic remarks.... Nils
  19. Mirabell61
    thank you John, I have meantime found evidence for the expence of coppering, specially on early Pilot Schooners ( Author H. Karting, about the history of early Pilot Schooners ) Nils
  20. Mirabell61
    Am pleased you like the Pilot Schooner in progress Ian, and many thanks for your words.... Nils
  21. Mirabell61
    thanks for your input Eberhard, I`m also not sure if she had a coppered bottom at time of early duty, but I like the appeal of sheeted underwater skin for the model and it corresponds with to days overhauled vessel. Nils
  22. Mirabell61
    Hi Keith, as I mentioned earlier this is the first time I tried to use copper sheeting. the sheet thickness 0,1 mm was ideal for poncing and flattening but unfortunetly there is no self- adhesive copper material available in that thickness. So it was a dive into cold water when applying the sheeting by means of contact glue. I`m pleased to see that it works, allthough its quite a procedure to get the sheeting done clean enough avoiding a messy look. Nils
  23. Mirabell61
    Update 0,1 mm thick Copper Plating / sheeting is now well under way..... Nils
  24. Mirabell61
    You may be right Eberhard, its the first time I`m using contact glue, so learn by doing.... Before that I was always using self adhesiv Aluminium tape Nils
  25. Mirabell61
    Update today I start the preparation for the copper sheeting below the waterline. I`m using 0,1 mm thick copper sheet, but have to glue these tiles to the hull by means of contact glue. (apply on both surfaces) I have a copper sheet sample which allows about half the job quantity to be done. If it works out right, I`ll buy some more copper. With the contact glue there is no adjustment possible in moving the tiles any more. Thats why I brought the white tape lines as a guide to the hull. The sheeting strips will be cut from the ponced length of 5 to single tiles, each overlapping edges on two sides. It will be easier to apply the glue to the longer strips Nils the ponced stips are flattened in order to simulate the sink in dents from the nails two sorts for port and starboard side sheeting first the hull gets a wood-surface bounding primer for better glueing contact the guide lines with masking tape. This also helps to limit the appropriate glue application to the hull this is a 350 ml this is a 350 ml can of contact glue for Wood / metal connection

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...