Ras Ambrioso
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- Birthday 11/03/1936
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Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
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Well, here it is. Zulu is now completed. It has taken me one year and four month to complete which is nothing compared with Wefalk and Valeriy builts. This scratch built model of an Indian river boat is now FINISHED. I again thank all of you for the likes and comments. I learned quite a lot on this built and expect to do better in my next project: the fictional US Navy river gunboat San Pablo during the Boer revolution in China's as presented in the 1966 movie The Sand Pebbles, starring Steve McQueen. Ras
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After several weeks with poor progress, today I achieved about 98.5% completion. Missing items are, the mast (stack) position light (that is now drying its clear lenses of gorilla glue) and its rigging. I could not make the decal for the white lettered "ZULU" for the ships name so I and wound up getting the letters from Amazon. Also necessary will be a check out of the handrails that have been damaged by the fact that I built the railing before completion of other tasks in the corresponding decks. I also used an extremely thin (0.25 mm) brass wire. Should have used thin thread. Also, I skipped the galley stack. But, I could not wait to show you the "Almost Finished" Zulu. Expect to complete it early next week and I will prepare an album for the gallery. I thank all you followers for you likes and your valuable comments.
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Great stories Phil. I am learning a lot about minesweepers. Thanks.
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Pelican 1943 by FriedClams - 1:48 - Eastern-Rig Dragger
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The main construction is done and now it is time to make the accessories. Some have been built while I waited for paint to dry or glue to set. This week I fixed the railings on the boiler deck and started the dingy. I was going to use the mold I made for Amapá but I had a few Billings ship boats at different scales and checked them out with the plans. This whaler hull was just about right. The stern was cut and a transom made from styrene was added: The original Billings was modified to match the scale size of the dingy: An here it is with its ancestor whaler: Trim and painting will follow. Next the davits. Thanks for the likes and comments.
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The construction of the paddles continues. I knew there was some use for those mini-cloth pins. The finished product. I am amazed I have not heard from any of my followers about the fact that the paddle wheel cranks could not complete a revolution. (See post # 94). While building the hull I used two solid wood pieces to make the sponsons. I didn't realize that the cranks will actually rotate below deck. So I just painted a hole in the deck since this is a static model. Hope you don't mind. More forethought in the next build. So here is the final setup of the propulsion gear. To be continued.
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The Florida central lakes is one of my favorite places with interesting towns like Tavares, Howie on the Hills, Mount Dora, etc.etc. The area comprises several lakes that are joined by beautiful canals where you can enjoy the primitive Florida. We boat on it regularly and have explored the Oklawaha river. This river connected with the St. Johns river around Palatka and from there with Jacksonville. While entrepreneurs like Flagler and Plant improved the coastal market with the railroads, the Oklawaha river connected central Florida with the market with its fleet of steamers like Okahumkee. After following your build I purchased the book and will put the steamer this steamer in the list of future projects. Thank you for bringing such historic ships to my attention.
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Thanks Valeriy: you and Wefalk are my models.
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Maybe I am getting lazy in my old age. I agree with Wefalk on his system. I have used before. The African Queen And Krick's Patricia I have these model on the finished models gallery. They were done many years ago.
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Have to say that there was another build (I think Peerless) where the insulating of steam pipes was discussed. In Zulu the steam pies are supposed to be 3" (at scale would be 1/16"), the insulation would be 1-1/2"(at scale 1/32") with a total of 3/32" outside diameter. The tubing used is just that: 3/32". Therefore, consider the pipes are insulated and painted brass. 😏
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This is what Zulu will look when all parts are put together. After this photo, the paddles were painted and the engine mechanics and the steam piping was completed . First , the eccectrics. Then the pitmans and the fitting of the cross tree in the engine cylinders. An overhead look at the piping fore and aft. Currently working on installing the buckets (aka paddles) in the wheels. Thanks for the likes and comments.
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Thanks to all for the likes. To Keith: I have the same thoughts often but never build anything twice. I take the mistakes as lessons for the future. To Daniel: I joined this forum in 2019. At that time I operated with a +/-1.0mm tolerance. But by watching other people's work I was inspired to try harder and try to control my shaky fingers. I remember and advise from my shooting coach: "aim large = miss large; aim small = miss small". Since then, I have reduced my to tolerance to close to 0.5 mm. I still have to do a lot better to match guys like Valeriy and Wefalk.
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Great woodwork. Looks fantastic. Regarding the CA, I found that acetone tends to dissolve it. I have used to get metal pieces separated and to wipe set glue from my fingers. Don't inhale too much of it though!
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My guess is that each wheel was independent which will be helpful in navigating the narrow Indian rivers. Making the wheels independent gets too complex to make in a static model. I opted to provide the wheels with independent hubs which makes them rotate independently but the eccentrics will be attached to the common shaft. This makes it easy in the static model. Furthermore, While building the hull, I fabricated the sponsons out of a solid piece of wood without taking in consideration the eccentric travel which required an open space below the deck surface. As I said before, poor planning. So now I have two wheels that will rotate independently from engines that will not be capable to complete a revolution. I plan to paint a dark space where the cranks are supposed to get below the deck surface. Again this is a static model going nowhere.😏
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The paddle wheels are done and we are now working on the assembly. One of the the main bearings And the assembly presented to the sponsons. Now working on the eccentric cranks and the pitman connecting rods. Then finally add the paddles or what I have seen elsewhere called: the buckets. In September it will be one year since I started this model. It has been a wonderful experience and big lessons have been learned. Most important is to plan the order of the assembly to avoid interferences. In this model I added the railing way ahead of the bulk of the deck furnitures and now I am faced with having to redo it after damaging the fragile wires.
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