Bryan Woods
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I got the oval shape cut from the wood board I purchased. Glued two wooden pedestals on it, but wasn’t quite sure the wood glue was enough. I flipped it over and drillled from the bottom. Then inserted some brass rods. I’m going to stick some felt over them to cover the holes. Well that brings this build to a close. The Saturday after Thanksgiving I’ll be taking it halfway to its destination in Auburn, Alabama. My nephew is putting it in his office. Whether he likes it or not, that’s him and his family sailing:-) Thanks for all the views, likes and comments.
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Good morning, I find mine by searching under members using my name. Then choose content, and then choose topics.
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Thanks Jacques, It’s 8 1/2” long. And yeah the close bulkheads are nice. The planks are going on easy but because they are so thin there will be little room for error. I can already see through them before sandpaper even hits them.
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The planking has begun. On my last build I glued the false keel on before I faired the hull. Resulting with sanded down areas of the keel. Which may it harder to fit a pedestal on it. This time I left it off. I built up the bow to give a little more gluing surface. With just these four planks on it may look like I know what I’m doing. But now the guess work begins. I’m going to try to do a little math but that doesn’t mean I’ll listen to it.
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Wow! Thanks tmj that’s exactly what I was looking for:-)
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They have quite a few. You have to look around for them on their channel, they are mostly part of dioramas. I have little knowledge of any boats. I love to build them but not great at research. I would like to find some type of rigging used. I’ve found some pictures but I can only make out the mast. I would think some had winches on them.
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This I believe is a mid 1900 German fishing boat. Skills of their trade were passed down through generations. This kit is a part of a diorama that I don’t intend to build. Hopefully I can furnish it with proper equipment. I would like to try the weathered look. The frames and spine are plywood. The planking seems to be .5 mm basswood, the was laser cut. It has 3d printed tires, drums, fuel containers and small crates. The captains wheel, rudder and light are also printed.
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After I finished the last of the rigging I saw that the flag provided was not very manageable. I used the paper the sails were made from to make a new one, I could make wave. Misting it with water and diluted PVA and folding it in wire until it dries works great. I glued it on the rope before I tied it to the mast. Here’s the finished results. Now I just need to get it on a base of some kind. It’s going to be simple. I’m thinking an oval maybe. I picked up a 1/4” thick board of wenge wood (so they tell me). But I have no way to cut it. I’ve got a friend in mind that may do it for me:-) I’ve got two weeks to get it done so I can carry it Thanksgiving weekend to my nephew. He wants it in his office at Auburn University. Here’s some shots with it still in the building cradle.
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Great job Jacques. I would build it up 🙂 I’ve done it on just about every model I’ve built:-)
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Glen, as always your build is extra amazing. I get more enjoyment from a build when I know where it’s going before I start.
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The last few days has resulted in a few more raised sails. The middle jib sail and the top sail. The jib sail tied off on the stay at the bowsprit. And ran through a block at the mast. The top sail has a lot more going on. It took quite a bit of time deciding how I was going to go about it. Here it is ready to go up. I started by setting the location of the block that holds the center of the yard. the line through that block tie off on cleats on either side. I just taped them for now. I got it up, now comes the part that takes a light touch, which for me is only a short amount per day. After this gets tied off, I’ll be getting the flying jib up.
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Well, after I put on my big boy pants and got started back it did seem to go quickly and I might add it has been enjoyable and give me well taken experience.
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The next thing I worked on was securing all the lines on the main sail and lower yard of the top sail. These rigging tools were super helpful tying the lines to the pins. After that went the jib sail. It was laced to the four stay and the anchors hung. next, I’ll raise the middle jib sail.
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Jacques, what a brave, dedicated and skillful modeler you are! That information on the wood will sure add to your build. It could make it hard to gift though:-)
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After raising the main sail I did a look over, then I went back and fixed all the lines that twisted around something. I thought I better get the lower yard for the top sail next. That’s where I needed an eyebolt in front of the of the mast, that I forgot. I drilled it on an angle and didn’t even have to bend it. I’m not going to glue it until I see that the yard and the top sail is going to work. Here’s the eyebolt. I need to decide how I’m going to tie it off. It’s just run through and taped off to the building board now.
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So far so good, I got the main sail raised. I need to secure it to the mast. I drilled the keel and put brass rods in them. They stuck down further than the kit base. I glued the base to the old pram building board and drilled holes for the rods so it could set all the way down. That gave me room to tape the leads to the board and tie them off later. I have marked each line with its destination. I’m sure there will be some confusion later, but maybe not as much:-)
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I tied as much as I thought I could on the main sail, while it was on the work bench. hopefully the next post I’ll have it raised. I do need to take some action on the pedestals before I get carried away with the sails.
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This week I’ve tried to tie all the blocks on the mast and the stays. It got easier each time I sat down. one question I’ve been thinking about is the stand. The one that came with the kit has been good because it sets sturdy for me to work on it. But I thinks it hides the nice curve of the bottom of the boat. I added several pedestals the last time I ordered a kit. I liked the brass ones but because when I was fairing the hull long ago, I rounded the bottom of the keel at the bow. I tried grinding the brass to fit but it didn’t look very structural. So I went to wood. My question is , will I be able to just glue these on, after they are attached to a board. The stern fits pretty tight, l didn’t mess that end up as bad:-) But the bow is a bit wobbly, because it’s not a perfect fit and isn’t ever going to be. Should I try to drill through the top of the pedestal and through the keel and put a brass rod? Here’s a better shot of the bow. The next thing I’m planning on doing is tying the blocks on the yards.
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Everything is looking good Olli. There is an eyebolt in the deck, just in front of the mast it’s #139. I didn’t see it till now. I didn’t leave enough room. I may can angle it and then bend it up, we’ll see.
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After pulling off the Gretel for a month, to insulate and finish my wife’s garage, aka the old shipyard. I am super relieved to get back to scale building . 4’ x 8’ sheets of plywood and 15’x 4’ blankets of insulation are zero fun. When I stopped last month I was about to start the rigging. Everytime I go from planking to sails and sail to rigging, it takes me days to acclimate my brain and build up enough confidence to get back started again. I started on the bowsprit because I could see the end 🙂 I still have work to do to get the sails ready and I need plenty of time to keep studying the plans on the rigging. The only thing that’s bothering me is the possibility I will put something up that’s in my way:-) Here I’m trying to get these reefing ropes in the main sail.
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Looks Great! Olli.
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It all looks great Jacques, you’re way out of my league to offer any suggestions. But the frame reminds me of John Smith’s shallop. It had jigs to build the frames and a jig to set the frames. And I wondered through out that part of the build if I would ever get passed it:-) I can’t imagine doing it by scratch.
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Looking good:-) I’m on hold with the Gretel, until I get the inside of my wife’s garage finished.
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Once you get your back taken care of, I think you need to give up the yard work and just model:-)
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I’ve been shaping the yards and boom. Also making the sails. This teabag paper is working good for me. It doesn’t require a new skill:-) First I trace the sails on the paper then paint one side to give it a little stiffness. After a few days of drying, so it’s not tacky. I cut them out. next I cut strips for the seams, hems and corner supports. After all that’s done I paint over both sides. Then glue a rope around the sides. I still have four more sails to glue this rope on.
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