AnobiumPunctatum

Hi friends,
 
construction mistake removes,
some accesories there made.
Karl

I use normally veneer for treenails, if I need a diameter smaller 0.7mm. For pear I uss pear treenails.
 
I cut small square strips. Then I  draw them 3-4 times through the draw plate. They are not perfectly round, but I can hammering them in the whole. After this the are round.

I use normally veneer for treenails, if I need a diameter smaller 0.7mm. For pear I uss pear treenails.
 
I cut small square strips. Then I  draw them 3-4 times through the draw plate. They are not perfectly round, but I can hammering them in the whole. After this the are round.

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

Why do you apologize?
 
The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.
 
I'll follow your log with great interest

Why do you apologize?
 
The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.
 
I'll follow your log with great interest

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

Why do you apologize?
 
The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.
 
I'll follow your log with great interest

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

Why do you apologize?
 
The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.
 
I'll follow your log with great interest

Why do you apologize?
 
The styrene kits are some times better than wooden kits. It's not the material, it#s the model builder who makes the model.
 
I'll follow your log with great interest

Worked on the aft frame steps in the deadwood and stern post.
Finished one side with an error realised at the end... I went too high up on the stern post.
(I thought I was being so careful)
Now I must sleep on how to fix it... I have a couple ideas in mind.

I love your build, Albert, Really excellent work

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

The type of ship doesn't really matter. I prefer ships between 1750 and 1785. A ketch rigged sloop in a larger scale (1/48; 1/32), perhaps a bomb vessel, but historically accurate. There are more than enough fantasy and bad designed kits in the market
 
What I think is really necessary: a new or very old way of commercialisation of kits.
 
I think it is a good idea to offer a kit in different parts. Most of us like good quality wood (box, pear, ...) but this is very expensive and in my opinion not a good option for a kit as it will offered today. The kit will become expensive and less costumer will buy it.
 
So my idea is to offer the kit in three, perhaps five parts
 
-Part 1: bulkheads and drawings
-Part 2: wood for building the hull (perhaps in two different qualities: lower quality basswood; higher quality: pear)
-Part 3: fittings (Chucks way with laercut parts is a really good way)
-Part 4: Mast and spars (perhaps also i two qualities); blocks and so on
-Part 5: Rigging Material
 
The modeller can choose the qualities and don't need to buy every part in one time. The problem is, that the company needs a bigger store.

I love your build, Albert, Really excellent work

Hello Everybody,
 
I didn't get a chance to post last week.  I took a few days off to take the family to the beach before the Memorial day weekend.  We had a great time but returned to Tornadoes and floods in College Station. 
 
Since my last post, I spent three days framing the boiler deck and two days tearing it apart and rebuilding it.  One incorrect measurement threw several of the beams out of location.  I think everything is finally correct and I should be able to drop the deck on the model in the coming week.
 
The deck before the rebuild.

 
After rebuild.  The shifting of the deck beams is difficult to see but, I also found it necessary to extend the overhang of the walkway by a few inches.  The notch in the doubled beam amidships will fit around the two posts supporting the feedwater pump lever.

 

 
I've been putting off securing the paddle wheels in place -- it's easier to move the model with the wheels off.  Now that the boiler deck is going on, it's time to assemble the clutch mechanism for the paddle wheels.
 
Milling the pocket for the shaft end.

 
Before and after milling.

 
The final contour was hand filed.

 
Test fitting one of the throw-out bearings.

 
The original throw-out bearing weighed over 300 pounds.  Amazingly, when we reassembled the the original pieces, the heavy bearing slid easily and smoothly along the shaft end with only the moderate pressure of one finger on each side.

 
 
 

Really wonderful, Dan.

a beautiful day today and im going on holiday for two weeks tomorrow so i took the opportunity to take some photos outside in the sun, i have just finished the gun deck this weekend , just need to remake the capstan and  a few other bits like guns!!! i oiled the starboard side just before the pictures so its a bit shiny in places but nice to be out in the sun from the garage
 

 

 

 

 
i have also added the tiller sweep and the cross pieces with sheaves for the tiller ropes which can be seen in this last photo
 
thanks everybody and see you in a couple of weeks

Really wonderful, Dan.

But I hope you only use it, for separating parts

But I hope you only use it, for separating parts

But I hope you only use it, for separating parts