NenadM

Not serious working this days, which were filled with different activities out of workshop

Spring comes, and everything, (including weeds) in  homeyard is getting wild

So, get down on your knees, Chief,  and worship botany God ...

before

and after 

and that is only one of places where is jungle in yard. This Yuka stayed, because it is planted in top of old boiler, and limited to grow anywhere around

At the evening, we visited my father (90) still very connected with his excellent brain and with reality. Three generations ... My father, as specialized engineer was first person who ride first former Yougoslavia nuclear reactor in Vincha

Next is very old historical picture found in family archive, from opening of nuclear reactor, my father is sitting on a control desk, after him is President Tito with top-level leaders of Yugoslavia ( Aleksandar Rankovic, Edvard Kardelj, Mosha Piade, ...

Just to mention, my father is author of famous (in that time) "Mostar appeal" about prohibition of bombing nuclear plants, which later developed to international Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). He had more than 150 scientific works in matter of nuclear energy, nuclear safety, and environment pollution protection. he is retired more than 25 years from now, and very very old

But still live

Nice family story

Nothing wrong with using card stock for such fine cuts Nenad. Looks same when stained or painted, and makes life much more simple for sure.

You are probably right, my friend. In this scale there is something interesting. Gluing vertical strips made ftrom 0,5mm strips of veneer were made with usual white wood glue, water based, and it was easy to wipe excess of glue with semi-wet, almost dry thin brush ( of course, sanding after). Rings from Cu foil can not be glued on such a way, and CA was entered to game. But ... on the thinned top of tooth-pick as a applying tool, I picked up the smallest drop of CA less than cca 0,5 mm dia, the smallest I can pick, but it is even too large against whole construction. This drop of glue was mainly absorbed under Cu Foil on both sides, but there are still microscopic remains and a thin layer over and on Cu foil, which gives matte effect I do not want. With card stock I think there will not be such a problem

I do understand perfectly what you're doing and why. By saying that, I think I need to see Dr. Per also.

Hello Mark, fellow patient of our Doctor I visited him, and have got excellent advice and therapy ... more and more casks ... maybe he will have similar advice for you - more rudders ...

Very nice looking model !!!!!

Bravo !

It looks very well, Mark. It just can not be better, I think

That's "playin' around"???? Looks great to me.

Hello Mark. I am aware that anyone who even will notice casks, even who eventually wants to see planks on cask and rings must use magnifying glass.

Problem is obviously in my head and brain ( eaten by worms ). I want 5 rings, and I want it more clean, clearly and neat, and to look as a cask on a first sight. Every day I become more and more idiot .... it was a long time since I visited Dr Per ...

Hi Nenad

 

If that's only 'playing around', please send it to me. I can make use of it, that's for sure!!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

It really was just testing and playing, Patrick. Idea "how to" came, and I tried. Almost satisfied

That and another test-pieces are reserved, my friend ... My brother`s wife collect a thousand pretty little things and spread them on every horizontal surface all around their flat, each one on exactly specific place ... so ... from time to time, I use test pieces ( as three "Star of India" and box-for-small-items made from test deck house item, earlier) and made something for her to help her to complete her dust-collecting-collection. Right now, there are several test pieces waiting for me to make another part for her exhibition ( pin-rail, wheel and this gask )

Hi Nenad

 

THIS is it!

Nobody will care, if there are four or five rings around. This looks good to me!

 

Regards

Gerhard

You are absolute right, my friend, but my building-brain is a bit bugged ... and I want to test my possibilities

Rings are made from 1mm wide strips of Cu 0,5mm foil. Devil hard to cut so slim pieces, and them seems to be to much wide - there is no room for five of them. Considering I am not able with my tools to cut them 0,5mm wide, I have to find another solution ( thin wire, paper, .... )

looks awesome Nenad..........now you need to make the other one the buckets came out great..........nicely done!

Thank you Denis. I`d rather say - to make two new one

Nenad,

 

You should really make it to scale .. oeps, you did ... it looks great for someone who's just playing around ...

 

Cheers

I enlarged it a bit (cca 0,5 mm in dia). insensibly to eyes, but over all expectations helps a lot during making process

Still playin' arround

Testing piece

Thanks everybody for likes and nice words

Preparing for two very nice details ... Harness Cask

Very nice looking model! I like it

For my soul ... Ropes on buckets

Unbelievable !!

Hand-hold rail done after two cracks and re-do works

Many ears ago, I have done this model from original TEHNODIDAKTA kit, before cca 35 years. Bought in Pula when I was in Army. Unfortunately, model stayed with my ex wife after divorce 1984. ( it was my gift to her) and there is no saved photo or any track of it

Hello from Belgrade! Can I join to watch?

simply super glue them on......probably not a good idea to try and drill holes.

You read my mind Denis. You are right. My smallest drill is 0,5 mm, but I think there is no point to make details which can be seen only by microscope. 0,5 mm knot ? Don't think so. Even ants can not see them

Another glass of red wine, and little pillars for hand-hold rail done. BBQ strips again

I learned basic technique how to carve their shape, and it was easy to make using dremell

Hi Nenad

 

For the rope on your buckets have you thought about some fine electrical copper wire.

 

Denis.

I think this is only solution, Denis.

Ok, Spice flows again, working ants also running on my bench, patience is ... hmmm ... almost here ... glass of fine red wine, nice music ...

Basement for buckets done

And buckets, this time in scale

You can see that bucket I made yesterday is not in scale, even been made as miniature, and it is almost doubled against new one which is in scale

Which leads to conclusion: New buckets are 2-2,5 mm dia, and it is so small to even try to make ring arround. Rope -maybe

And which shows how hudge one milimeter can be. Old bucket has 3mm dia, only one mm more

1:100 is to much small scale for such a details to be more detailed. Some points have to be just signed

Buckets are made from BBQ toothpicks 2,5-3mm dia, glued in hole, and drilled after carefull with Dremell. Bucket's holding rope will be mounted at the end, when I found adequate material for this (cca 1/4mm)

Bucket ... just fooling arround ...

I have been absent for a while from my workshop ... usual stuff - rush of jobs in office, and early spring in the home yard, first grass cutting, cleaning flower alleys and alpinetums, Yuka war etc etc

At first I wan to say a big thank you to you all for your very nice words and supporting for my trip to the devil`s line of my micro work attempts

Now,it seems to be a time for next challenge - fire buckets

Some photos

I could not find photo representing detail where front entrance of deck cabin meets handrail and base plate, so I have to improvise, considering in mind that mast is near, and it will mask eventually missing detail

Preparing for work, as usual, in Adobe Ilustrator

Outer/upper diameter of every single bucket is only 3mm. Height of single bucket is only 4mm

Hmmm

My spice worm, where is my spice worm ...

It seems that "re-do MSW Club" keeps doors wide open this days, Mark

Be careful  inside my friend ... find your Dragon, Daenerys Targaryen, it is a house of Undying ("undying" in any mean) ... and keep in mind Daenerys quote " If I look back, I am lost" 

BTW, I gave to visit eye doctor - I can not see any mistake !!!

Looks nice.

I have to ask: is there ani reason to step of the regular coopering approach?

I was thinking it is not important. But when lines started to narrow, I realised rule for coopering is not accidental!

Still not to late to correct. You are doing fine, and it will not be hard for you

Big smiley !!!

After fine fine trimming and painting, added hinges and name table

Final product temporary on place

This year

Hi Nenad

 

I dont think so! Remember, at your small measure the wheel should not be thicker, as I believe. Looks good, I would use it

 

Regards, and hav a happy easter time, as possible!

Gerhard

We`ll see about wheel, Gerhard ... it seems it has to be a bit over-scaled ... we`ll see it ...

This year Catholic and Orthodox Easter are separated almost a month. The exact date of the celebration was the reason for many discussion since the time when Christianity outgrow from Judaism (first time at 154 year b.c), then at 325. ( first Nicene Council) etc etc until establishment a difference between Solar year and lunar Year  and Gregorian and Iulian Calendar. In Wikipedia it is elaborated very well. I have read a lot of books about religion development, and formed my own opinion, considering I am atheist

And now we are here we are, in my opinion, artificially separated to Catholic and Orthodox long time ago by religious or "religious" leaders wishful of power. But, this is ancient history, and some events in history followed with a particular course of conduct repeated through centuries becomes national custom and a part of national identity, national and religious holiday, anyhow nice time for family and friends to get together and to spend a good time.

This year Orthodox Easter is dated to may 1th, and considering there are five connected days of both holidays, my twin brother and his wife, my cousin and his wife, my niece and her husband and me, plan to travel couple o days and to visit famous locality  Đavolja Varoš  ( Devil`s town) 350 km from Belgrade to South, if zou can remember, a candidate for "seven wonders of world" couple of years ago. It will be a really great time, and I need it, desperately 

If I did not explain well name of thos locality, here are some pics from last time I was there nine years go traveling to Bulgaria, and I am sure you will recognize this place. I am sorry for bad pictures, they were made with bad camera many years ago

I wish to all of my Catholic MSW friends to spend a good time during Easter !!!!

Jusy testing proportions and trying to simulate steering mechanism under

Maybe to thin wheel a bit?

What kind of magic you use, Michael?

Just briliant!