Mirabell61

Jason,
beautiful work on the head rails (your post #376) and the ornamentation astern  ...
 
Nils

Hi Jeff, Denis and Gerhard,
 
thanks so much for your kind words and compliments, very much appreciated...
 
Nils

Thanks very much MD1400cs, and Dan,
 
the case is done, except for the four bottom metal corners, I should have bought 8 instead of 4, ordered 4 more
Every time a case is complete, I `m glad there was no broken glass during process....
On the KWdG there is still some rigging to be done, I`ll forward a set of final Photos, when all is complete..
 
Nils
 

Baseplate with 6 positioning pins and removeable bottom rail of the glas bonnet
 

corner pin
 

mid-length pin, the width of the ships own stand base fits well in between those lugs
 

pins, (screws) clipped off at the rear side
 

frame, glass and metal corners....
 

 
 

have to mount the four bottom metal corners securely, before the bonnet can be taken off in one part
 

 
 
 
 

Wonderbar mein Brassmeister!
She'll look outstanding in the case Nils*

fantastic looking case  

Agreed!

Perfect work, Nils!

Thanks for the comments and likes everyone.
 
I did step away from the paintbrush.  Lot of work and a little progress.  The upper counter has been glued in place and trim added to the bottom of the lower counter.  These were once again pre-shaped and as it was can be a handful.  They highlight a few errors in the hull shape but shouldn't be noticeable to most (I hope).  Now the work on the side galleries can continues in earnest.  The main pieces had already been made up and just required a little fettling for now.  The lights are all in temporarily as I find they do alter the perception of the surfaces.
 

 
Following a similar approach to that laid out in the instructions, the lower counters were made up from laminating some spare 3mm pear, there's nothing wrong with the kit supplied mahogany parts its just that I messed up the first time and there wasn't enough spare, something for others to consider.  None of these items are glued in position yet.
 
The lower gallery piece was made up first, these were given a slight concave curve to avoid them appearing to sag, may need to do a little more here but I'm leaving alone for now.  The drop is proving the most challenging because its so fiddly and needs to follow the lines of the lower counter - this is still work in progress and have a few mistakes already behind me.  The upper finishing was cut from a 5mm pear which matched the ATOS profile dimensions best (the kit calls for 2x3mm laminated pieces) - this piece was a practice to get a sense for the suggested shape and will need more work.
 
Overall, everything seems to be fitting together as planned - although looking at the close up photos the camera is definitely not being my friend.  The bottom of the gallery should be parallel to the wale, also match the angle of the stern fascia...which needs to match the angle of the rearmost false light.

So now things are now being positioned, the first non-fixable alignment issue becomes apparent!  Looking at the AOTS profile, the bottom of the lower gallery should meet the top of the wale.  The bottom of the trim will sit at the top of the lower gallery - so this is out by 3mm.  Not much, it just means that the top of the drop will straddle the wale, and I'm not overly concerned as it seems looking at many other profiles that this positioning can be above or below the wale.  As for the reason for those also building the kit, there are probably many contributing factors - and I'm sure its a cumulative effect from positioning of the stern fascia where I estimated it needed to go, the wale could also be slightly out of position, the kit sheer of the deck could be different and the bottom of the counter way back when framing could also have been out.  Interestingly, had I used the 3mm strip above the wale for the black strake, and had this been painted black, this would have met exactly - but that I suspect would have been a lucky coincidence.
 
Bottom line, could be a lot worse, and I'm happy for now   Onwards!

Build log part 44
 
 
 
rigging the sails part 1 of 2
 
 
 

the wire in the bottom boltrope gives some bulging Appeal to the sails
 

the bulge in vertical direction is given by the brail ropes setting
 

now the leech- clew and burlines have to be attached
 

the gaffsails of the mizzenmast are attached to spanned wires parallel to the gaffyard beams and to the mizzen mast
 

ratlines completed and triangle stay-sails mounted
 

 
 

here again the effect of the wire reinforcement in the bottom boltropes
 

Crew entering up the shrouds on to the Yards, to fasten the sails, when Standing on the horses
 

 

 
 
 
Build log part 45 to follow
 
Nils

Thank you very much for your nice words, Patrick, Piet and Carl,
and thanks to all the "Likes" for looking in and pressing the button...
 
Patrick,
I had no doubts with the strength of the top lid glass....
This was the seventh  casing I`ve made in this way so far...
 
Piet,
I`m also looking forward to the "closing of the tomb", when all is in...
 
Carl,
nice compliment, thanks again...
 
Nils

Thanks very much MD1400cs, and Dan,
 
the case is done, except for the four bottom metal corners, I should have bought 8 instead of 4, ordered 4 more
Every time a case is complete, I `m glad there was no broken glass during process....
On the KWdG there is still some rigging to be done, I`ll forward a set of final Photos, when all is complete..
 
Nils
 

Baseplate with 6 positioning pins and removeable bottom rail of the glas bonnet
 

corner pin
 

mid-length pin, the width of the ships own stand base fits well in between those lugs
 

pins, (screws) clipped off at the rear side
 

frame, glass and metal corners....
 

 
 

have to mount the four bottom metal corners securely, before the bonnet can be taken off in one part
 

 
 
 
 

Thank you very much Denis and Patrick,
 
these little wooden corners will fit into the inside groove of the bonets bottom rails. The brass sleeves center on the cylindric portion of the screw members sticking upward on the base plate
 
Nils

 
 

 
 

 
 

Thank you very much for your nice words, Patrick, Piet and Carl,
and thanks to all the "Likes" for looking in and pressing the button...
 
Patrick,
I had no doubts with the strength of the top lid glass....
This was the seventh  casing I`ve made in this way so far...
 
Piet,
I`m also looking forward to the "closing of the tomb", when all is in...
 
Carl,
nice compliment, thanks again...
 
Nils

Thanks very much MD1400cs, and Dan,
 
the case is done, except for the four bottom metal corners, I should have bought 8 instead of 4, ordered 4 more
Every time a case is complete, I `m glad there was no broken glass during process....
On the KWdG there is still some rigging to be done, I`ll forward a set of final Photos, when all is complete..
 
Nils
 

Baseplate with 6 positioning pins and removeable bottom rail of the glas bonnet
 

corner pin
 

mid-length pin, the width of the ships own stand base fits well in between those lugs
 

pins, (screws) clipped off at the rear side
 

frame, glass and metal corners....
 

 
 

have to mount the four bottom metal corners securely, before the bonnet can be taken off in one part
 

 
 
 
 

Thank you very much Denis and Patrick,
 
these little wooden corners will fit into the inside groove of the bonets bottom rails. The brass sleeves center on the cylindric portion of the screw members sticking upward on the base plate
 
Nils

 
 

 
 

 
 

Many thanks to Greg and Albert,
 
for your kind comments....
 
Greg,
thanks fo your good wishes
the model length is not 2 meters, only 138cm long, and the case will be 148 cm long and 30 cm wide..
 
Albert,
you`re very welcome,
it was a pleasure in sharing this build with all who were interested in it...
 
Nils

Denis,
 
thank you very much for your nice compliments,.....
The case has been started, but then my wifes laundry dryer had a break down for a ripped off drive belt. I ordered a new one which came today, so I spent the remaining afternoon, taking the dryer apart, and searching U-tube and the web for a hint how to get the new belt around the drum and to get it spaned correctly. After 3 hours of sweat running and putting all together again, it works like new, and the admiral is happy.
 
The glasser did a very good job (exact cutting and all within required tolerances). Yesterday I made the Baseplate of the case with its quaterround concave edge lines all around, and shafted the 4 long beams......, next will be light sanding over, and staining of the wooden parts...
 
Nils
 

Thank you very much for your nice words, Patrick, Piet and Carl,
and thanks to all the "Likes" for looking in and pressing the button...
 
Patrick,
I had no doubts with the strength of the top lid glass....
This was the seventh  casing I`ve made in this way so far...
 
Piet,
I`m also looking forward to the "closing of the tomb", when all is in...
 
Carl,
nice compliment, thanks again...
 
Nils

Thanks so much for your nice and kind comments,
Bob, John, Greg and Piet,
 
Bob,
think you`re right,I really enjoy having the models around and in sight view...
 
John,
Thanks very much, now the journey is gently coming to the end...
 
Greg,
I was still in school when the first simple models got started. At that time there was no money for buying kits and so all attemps were made with scratch built models. Most of those models went lost or were somehow destroyed after all those years. Those that could be saved to a certain degree of staus to date, are shown on the enclosed pics....
 
Piet,
I`m pleased you enjoyed the developement and build of the KWdG so far, its been quite some experience to get there....
 
Nils
 
here some earlier models..., many years ago...
 

a little pond boat for my son, when he was 3 years...
 

This is from a Billing Boats kit (French Thunny long line fisher)
 

Billing Boats kit (not finished) Bluenose 
 

 
 

this and the forestanding pic...., schooner America, scratch built for RC sailing, but meantime sold...
 
 

Hull Endeavor for RC sailing built in lead keel (3,5 Kg), meantime sold
 
 

This was a great RC sailor, its built after the 2,5 times enlarged lines of Billings Thunny fisher, standing around rigg damaged and channel ripped off on stb. side
 

Billings Cux 87 shrimp fisher, never finished, dustcatcher, standing around, waiting for better times to come
 

 
 

 
 
motorized RC , scratch built Pilot Cutter 30 Ft, after the lines of the actual Cornish Crabbers Pilot cutter, not completed yet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Carl,
 
thank you very much for your kind appreciative words. For rounding up the build there will next to the appropriate post update, still be a set of photos to be made and to be placed in my gallery.
 
For my next model I have now made up my mind and chosen a Chebece type vessel. I simply just ca`nt free my mind from the lovely pics of this ship type that Karl, member (Jeronimo), did show in the introduction to his current build. I presume the French Chebec "Le Requin" may be a bit above my skill level, but I have ordered the plans and building intructions only, from Amati in Torino for the beautiful Arabian / north African Amati Sciabecco 1753 Chebec. The scale I am intending to enlarge from 1:60 to 1:48, and to perform it in a modified and customised POB scratch build (somewhat like the hull framing I did with the Pegasus build from Amati Plan some time ago). In the moment I`m still in the research and planning phase, while the KWdG is being completed.
 
When the time for the start shot comes, of course there will be a seperate build log....
The enclosed pic is borrowed from the web...
 
Nils
 

here a sample of the Amati Sciabecco 1753 Chebec in scale 1:60, as per kit
 
 

Thank you very much B.E.,
for your very nice compliment, much appreciated, I`m very pleased you followed and liked this heritage liner.
Just finished a nameplate, that will go into the case that will probably begin in the coming week, when I get the glas panes
 
Nils
 

We follow.
A walk with endoscopic camera ...
It is very melancholy. Let's see things that, in theory, were never going to see again

Really nice work all around. 
Steve

Krack ...                                                          (that was my lower jaw breaking when it hit the floor ...)

She'll look majestically in that gorgeous case Nils - - pun intended
 
Cheers,

Hi Nils
 
My heart just skipped a beat when I saw the photo of the KWdG sitting atop the glass!  Gulp.  Thank God it's hardened glass.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick