NenadM

Like many things in life, Nenad, there's a compromise. A bit overscale won't hurt the final appearance and it's better to have the strength you need than to get way beyond this and suddenly the part breaks.

 

 

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I agree Mark. And just have got idea how this beast to make usefull ...

Like many things in life, Nenad, there's a compromise. A bit overscale won't hurt the final appearance and it's better to have the strength you need than to get way beyond this and suddenly the part breaks.

 

 

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I agree, Mark. I've just got an idea how to use domestic beast

There are two of standing pin-rails on aft deck Denis, one on fore deck, and couple on main deck near masts, with more complicated structure. Also there are longitudinal pin-rails along both bulwarks inside

But, you know that, Denis

After having a good day with kids celebrating their birthdays (feb 22 and 24), I made last testing, trying to make pinrails more in scale (not painted)



Some conclusion and thoughts...

This time I used toothpick (bamboo) for little pillars, and cut all only by hand and scalpel. Thinner, yes, but more more fragile, and ... whole structure is more weaker

I can not shrink their tallnes more, because then I will lose their look with this nice curvature on only 5mm long space

I reduced lenght for 5mm, and result is - bunch of pins in very small space, so I was forced to use 0,5mm wire for pins to get proper look. That opened question about thickness of ropes and lines supposed to be attached there ... Human hair ? I think - no

And here is my question: is there any point to do this in scale when you can not use it to be nice?

And conclusion: some elements just have to be and must be a bit overscaled

Whoa !!!! So small ... And just wonderfull!!!

You are so kind, Denis. Thx for nice words and the like

So, I enlarged whole structure a bit to be able to do anything, and here it is ... In 100% scale, pillars in their largest diameter are thinner than toothpick, and horizontal molding has to be less than a 1mm thick, and pins thinner than 0,5 mm. All this can be seen on a little drawing on a paper below, at a photo No#1. I am not sure, even I eventualy succed to make it so small, that structure aven made of bamboo can hold any force of a one single attached rope line. So, my decision was to overscale a bit just to get some additional strenght, and to make it possible to be made for my fat fingers and bad eyes.

All is made from bamboo (except base of pillars)...

So, last attempt or first of two ... ... We'll see ...Something to think about over night

Temporary on place with bollard. Pins are brass wire 0,75mm dia, painted with acrylic. It seems to be pointless on such a scale to thin diameter of lower part of pins.

Considering I have seen CS kits where pinrails on aft deck are doubled size, I think it all will be just fine

Only left to drill and mount brass wire as future connection to deck

it's not too hard Patrick.......I'll find a good 'pause' area sooner or later. I put in another order for parts. had trouble with stanchions...out of stock. perhaps I can pick back up with one of the other builds. thanks for the good word

 

thanks Greg.......welcome to the asylum

Denis VS pause ... It is not you my friend. You just can not stand in place peacefull. To me, it seems a time for new build is to come soon

Answer :

Bamboo, sort of

Interesting material. Strong and pretty fat longitudinal fibres not connected strong. Hard to cut and almost impossible to fine sand and use, for instance, as spar and masts. Impossible to be used for dead eyes and small consistent parts, But very strong and resistant to latitudinal and longitudinal force. With patience, can be shaped in rotary tool, if you do not need glass surface. My choice is result I do not have adequate rottary tool to be used with solid wood, only Einhell, and 2-3mm dia stick fit perfectly in jaws, so I played a bit

Very very very ... Just can not find proper words. Just perfect!

Working drawing in AI with C-plans 1:1 at background, and measurement for pin rails .... huh ...

It seems they have to be a bit enlarged ... more testing, visual this time, has to be done 

BTW, you can see comparing to photo in post #2870 that "pillars" are a bit higher than on C-plans, so ... here is a space for enlarging : Pillars to 10-11mm, longitude of rail to 20mm and width to 3mm, width of pillars at base to 3-4mm ... we will see ...

Very nice Nenad! Nice work!

Thanks George. Just thinking ... Visually, pin rails are very attractive part as deck end of rigging lines, and in my scale (app1:100) they are really really small. If I had any idea about that, probably I'll chose 1:75 or even 1:50. But then, She would be 1,25 or 1,5 meters long! With glass cage, min 0,3m longer! Too large for living room. On 1:100 scale, She is almost at the very end of size for my living room (4,5x5,5m). Hmmmmm

Looks pretty perfect to me, Nenad. I'm in awe that you're doing this without power tools. It's amazing work and it looks like the spice is flowing again.

BBQ strips have exactly same diameter as my "Einhell" rotary tools, so ... at slow speed, short pieces, sandpaper and "exacto", playing until I catch line of moves, and that is it. Not bad for this scale. Basement is made from two glued square 4x2mm strips, drilled through to dia of toothpick,Ca glue, veneer down, so here it is. When I start making final, I'll show whole process. I found BBQ stuff more stronger than another wooden pieces I have. They can not be fine fine fine sanded without putty, because of their longitudinal "bamboo" structure, but in this scale, it just can not been seen

Bollards have bigger dia, and I made them without rotary tool. They are small and will be hidden under ropes etc, and it just does not matter. Thx for following and support, Mark

BTW, yes, spice is all around, and it flows ! My social life comes back, little moves forward in job also, kids are well and I enjoy in their success and moving forward in life, and almost everything seems to be ok. (OK, as every attorney, I am good in lies ... Admiral still miss me very much, but it seems I started to learn to live with it)

you are an expert in the details and detective work. you might have been the perfect Crimean seen investigator

 

Buteful worke

Thx friend for nice words. Unfortunately, I don't like field of crime law attorney practice, in the way it works in my country. Far away from real defense job, judge and prosecutor both at same side against your client and you ... and thin evidences and logic just mean - nothing. But "trade" and fear mean - everything. There is no place for you there if you are honest, ethic, and full professional type of attorney. I do not like to work in this field, so I turned myself to corporate, labour, sport and civil law field 32 years ago

Extra work!!!

Thank you Piet

Today's task

Bollards made from BBQ strips

Almost painted

White dot is rounded hat on top

And just testing

Also BBQ strips

With color

Main problem is - how to make them strong in this scale

Ok, today task - fairleads

Staples are ... hmm ... pretty disobedient, and I recoursed to my favorite material - 0,5 mm Cu telephony wire on a wooden base 1mm

First step with Ca glue

Fine tuning with "dremell" and fine sandpaper

Colored and on thumb nail

And on place

Thanks for nice comments and likes, gentleman

Bollards and Fairleads on aft-deck.

Dimensions in my scale:

Fairleads; 4x2x1 mm ( for now I have idea to try something with used staples ...)

Bollards: 7x4x4mm , they will be made on same/simillar way as on a fore deck

I did some research job and have got some conclusions

First, position of Fairleads is determined by position of holes of future main rail fence. ( red dots on drawing)

Second, comparing to C-plans, bollards are moved and placed  near pin-rail

Pin-rail itself is also moved a bit aft, and a bit closer to cabin

So, it seems that I am ready to mark positions for fence holes, and to make Bollards and Fairleads tonight ( if yesterday situation with sudden dear quests from 20:30 to 00:30 did not repeat)

Toward filling aft-deck with it`s content, I made little sketch as a reminder

I hope I didn`t forget anything

Wheel box, pinrails and fire bucket structures are most serious parts. Harnes Gasks also

Ok, step by step

You have to be happy it is not Aragorg with children

If you remember spider scene from Harry Poter

She looks mighty fine on her throne Nenad, mighty fine.

We are all awaiting further construction on her majesty.

 

Cheers,

very pleased to see that there's a happy ending ..........the queen lives!

I am also surprised how good she looks ! Ok, some trifle here and there, some color correction on standing, but it is really OK

So do I. Celerbration day, indead!

Oh what a day ... 15°C outside, first gardening works this season, cooking, visiting Old Lady, going to swiming pool to swim my weekly 1km, helping Hothead to wash and start preparing his bike for season, at evening kids went to downtown, and after a few hours, Her Majesty is at Her working throne, at last






The best colateral thing is, that throne can enter into Her dust protecting wall shelf



And I am happy to go forward to finish aft deck one of this days

My black holes somehow turned to white holes. Filled until top!

Almost

Just ... Perfect! You are a wizard!

Thank you for nice and supporting words, Piet. In my life, I graduated improvisation for many reasons. Also, when I make something, I have a irrational fear that structure will be weak, and usually I made it more stronger and complicated than it has to be. I remember when kids were babies, year 1993. full force of hyperinflation, and no money for anything... we just moved in our semi-finished house, with no furniture. I found some cheap pine lumber and made beds for babies ... thinking ... they will jump on beds ... they had to be very strong ... you just can not have any idea what wooden fortress I have made ... Also, our double bed in sleeping room has hidden metal structure and can withstand  weight of one tone !!!! You can easily hang yourself on any bookshelf I put on walls ... every concrete I have made in and around of house is much stronger than it had to be ... 

That is just - me, and my irrational approach   to everything I make/made . This time, transposed to my model

Thanks again