Dan Vadas

It's been a long time since I updated this log, but I've actually done quite a lot as you'll see. The battery in my old camera failed and it took me a while to find a replacement .
 
The fuel tank is finished, although I had to cut off a couple of pieces, re-print them and glue them back on which I did after taking these pics :


 
The chain took a while to make, but I'm really happy with the results. I only glued on the front and rear sprocket pieces at this stage, the straight bits came after the engine was fitted to the frame :


 
A few of the smaller pieces. This is the piece that made up the gearshift pedal :


 
The carburettor and fuel filter :


 
The rear mudguard. It is lined on the under side, the same as the front guard :


 
The rear rack :


 
And finally for this post - the exhaust header pipe :

I'm using Matte Photo Paper - 170gsm weight, which measures at 0.25mm thick.
 
Danny

A couple more steps in the build - the Fuel Tank, Drive Chain and Engine :
 



 
The tank still needs a couple of pieces to be added before it's finished. I need to re-print a page for one part, which I'll do when I get more photo paper :

 
The drive chain comes in several sections, and takes some cutting. It's actually easier to make than it looks :



The curved sections of chain need to be squeezed in and glued between the links :

 
The Engine took me three days to build. The crankcase hasn't turned out too bad, considering the different sections in it :




 
I fitted the forward section of chain before gluing on the R/H crankcase cover, it would have been impossible later on :



 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

Looks pretty darn good from here, Danny.  An impressive bit of work involved from watching the buildlog.

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Next up is the hardest part of the whole build _ the wheel/tyre combinations. If I'd have done these first I wouldn't have continued with the build. The design is very poor to say the least (it's much improved on other motorbikes in this series) and I'm not very happy at all with the way they turned out. But it is what it is - I won't be re-making them.
 
Here are some of the pieces for one of the wheels :

 
As this model Yamaha has spoked wheels rather than the mags of later models work starts with a "frame" that holds the hub and spokes. Why they chose that horrible aqua colour is a mystery, it gave me a bit of grief later on. If they were light grey it would have been a lot better :


 
Once I'd finished the spokes, for which I used mercerised cotton, the temporary spokes were cut off :


That was all the progress pics I took - the following post has the pics of the finished model.
 
Danny

It's been a long time since I updated this log, but I've actually done quite a lot as you'll see. The battery in my old camera failed and it took me a while to find a replacement .
 
The fuel tank is finished, although I had to cut off a couple of pieces, re-print them and glue them back on which I did after taking these pics :


 
The chain took a while to make, but I'm really happy with the results. I only glued on the front and rear sprocket pieces at this stage, the straight bits came after the engine was fitted to the frame :


 
A few of the smaller pieces. This is the piece that made up the gearshift pedal :


 
The carburettor and fuel filter :


 
The rear mudguard. It is lined on the under side, the same as the front guard :


 
The rear rack :


 
And finally for this post - the exhaust header pipe :

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 302 – Spanker Boom 1
 
This is a slight diversion from the fore topgallant yard left unfinished in the last post.  I will return to that shortly.  The work described below was concurrent with that.
 
The spanker boom is a large spar – 62' long and 14" maximum diameter.  It is anchored to the lower end of the spanker mast with an iron gooseneck inserted in a fitting that was described in an earlier post.  The first picture shows the boom temporarily set up in position.
 

 
Some of the copper ironwork has been fitted in this picture.  Unfortunately, the band over the wheelhouse had to be moved aft.  In this position the boom sheets that attach to it would foul the wheel house as will be seen later.  After the correction – including the drawing correction - the hardware on the boom was completed and blackened, as may be seen in the next picture.
 

 
The boom sheets and footropes seen in this picture will be described in a later post.  The first lines to be installed were the two boom topping lifts shown in the picture.  Each of these consists of a 5" central pendant with 10" blocks spliced on at each end.  The lower blocks are reeved with a 3" span that is shackled to the boom at each end.  The span allows the boom to be supported equally at two points regardless of angle.  The shackled connections at the center of the boom are shown in the next picture.
 

 
Shackles allow the connections of the spans to be spliced eyes with thimbles (no thimbles at this size) and still be disconnected from the eyebolt on the spar.  The next picture shows the two pendants
 
 
A lot of loose ends visible in this picture and many not shown – soon to be tidied up.  The next picture shows a close up of the luff tackles at the top of the lifts.
 

 
These consist of single blocks on the pendants and double blocks hooked under the top.  The 3" falls are belayed below on the spider band as seen in the next picture.
 

 
Again, a lot of loose ends that will soon be clipped off when all the line tensions are right.  The spider band is about half full at this point.  More rigging of the boom in the next post.
 
Ed

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Next up is the hardest part of the whole build _ the wheel/tyre combinations. If I'd have done these first I wouldn't have continued with the build. The design is very poor to say the least (it's much improved on other motorbikes in this series) and I'm not very happy at all with the way they turned out. But it is what it is - I won't be re-making them.
 
Here are some of the pieces for one of the wheels :

 
As this model Yamaha has spoked wheels rather than the mags of later models work starts with a "frame" that holds the hub and spokes. Why they chose that horrible aqua colour is a mystery, it gave me a bit of grief later on. If they were light grey it would have been a lot better :


 
Once I'd finished the spokes, for which I used mercerised cotton, the temporary spokes were cut off :


That was all the progress pics I took - the following post has the pics of the finished model.
 
Danny

It's been a long time since I updated this log, but I've actually done quite a lot as you'll see. The battery in my old camera failed and it took me a while to find a replacement .
 
The fuel tank is finished, although I had to cut off a couple of pieces, re-print them and glue them back on which I did after taking these pics :


 
The chain took a while to make, but I'm really happy with the results. I only glued on the front and rear sprocket pieces at this stage, the straight bits came after the engine was fitted to the frame :


 
A few of the smaller pieces. This is the piece that made up the gearshift pedal :


 
The carburettor and fuel filter :


 
The rear mudguard. It is lined on the under side, the same as the front guard :


 
The rear rack :


 
And finally for this post - the exhaust header pipe :

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Dan,
 
This one zipped by me. How can you work that paper at that small scale and keep it so neat is beyond me. How do you avoid carpal tunnel.
Excellent work as always. Believe your having a paper model orgasm. As many as you have punched out I would have braces on both forearms and hands.
 
Kudos

Nicely done Danny!

Absolutley superb workmanship Danny, this is so impressive.
 
Richmond

Perhaps not up to your own 'personal standards', but as far as I'm concerned you did a very good model again. 
 
Jan

Beautiful work Danny,
 
not only in card but also as nostalgic oldtimer, a treat for the eyes !!
 
Nils

Dan I am impressed! I don't think I have the patience for doing one of those. It is amazing how much can be done with card.
 
Michael

Stunning to think you made this from card Dan! Well done. Looks super.
 
Cheers
 
Chris
 

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Next up is the hardest part of the whole build _ the wheel/tyre combinations. If I'd have done these first I wouldn't have continued with the build. The design is very poor to say the least (it's much improved on other motorbikes in this series) and I'm not very happy at all with the way they turned out. But it is what it is - I won't be re-making them.
 
Here are some of the pieces for one of the wheels :

 
As this model Yamaha has spoked wheels rather than the mags of later models work starts with a "frame" that holds the hub and spokes. Why they chose that horrible aqua colour is a mystery, it gave me a bit of grief later on. If they were light grey it would have been a lot better :


 
Once I'd finished the spokes, for which I used mercerised cotton, the temporary spokes were cut off :


That was all the progress pics I took - the following post has the pics of the finished model.
 
Danny

It's been a long time since I updated this log, but I've actually done quite a lot as you'll see. The battery in my old camera failed and it took me a while to find a replacement .
 
The fuel tank is finished, although I had to cut off a couple of pieces, re-print them and glue them back on which I did after taking these pics :


 
The chain took a while to make, but I'm really happy with the results. I only glued on the front and rear sprocket pieces at this stage, the straight bits came after the engine was fitted to the frame :


 
A few of the smaller pieces. This is the piece that made up the gearshift pedal :


 
The carburettor and fuel filter :


 
The rear mudguard. It is lined on the under side, the same as the front guard :


 
The rear rack :


 
And finally for this post - the exhaust header pipe :

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny