captainbob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Sorry, I get carried away with the build and forget to take pictures.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Nirvana in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
There are a lot of you how said you are familiar with the Mariefred and offered to help if I had a problem. This has to do with the drawing not the boat, but I need help. There is a mark that looks like a strange "Z" on one of the drawings. I think it is for millimeters but I'm not sure. I have circled several of these symbols on the drawing below.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Nirvana in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Come on in Gary. I have shoulders broad enough for all of you
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Besides that, "She who must be obeyed," would make me go into the desert to do it.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Piet in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Denis, I vote that you start a new log. Adding it to the end of this log will only hurt this log.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Besides that, "She who must be obeyed," would make me go into the desert to do it.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Elijah in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
I'm wondering the same thing on my Mariefred, and it's three times larger in scale.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Denis, I vote that you start a new log. Adding it to the end of this log will only hurt this log.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
small update:
the upper brass profiles on the railing are carrying base for the mahagoni handrails (glue on with CA)
Nils
the U-type brass mini- profiles give stable strength to the fragile upper railing wire
like here on the aft ship railing
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captainbob got a reaction from Cathead in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mischief in Kathryn by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:32 - Skipjack Based on HAER Drawings
The boat would not have been built free standing on her keel as we do with our models. If she were build upside down the frames would have been extended to and toenailed to the floor. If she were built upright the frames would have been extended to the ceiling of the boat shed or possibly an A frame structure. Each frame would have been squared and well supported on its own. Only after she were planked would the frame ends be cut free.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Elijah in Kathryn by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:32 - Skipjack Based on HAER Drawings
The boat would not have been built free standing on her keel as we do with our models. If she were build upside down the frames would have been extended to and toenailed to the floor. If she were built upright the frames would have been extended to the ceiling of the boat shed or possibly an A frame structure. Each frame would have been squared and well supported on its own. Only after she were planked would the frame ends be cut free.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from usedtosail in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Nils, I wish I could find old pictures of my boat being built as you did of yours. And then you post them and say they are your build. I won't tell.
She's a great build with unbelievable detail.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Lawrence, Popeye, Thanks for the well wishes.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Canute in Kathryn by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:32 - Skipjack Based on HAER Drawings
The boat would not have been built free standing on her keel as we do with our models. If she were build upside down the frames would have been extended to and toenailed to the floor. If she were built upright the frames would have been extended to the ceiling of the boat shed or possibly an A frame structure. Each frame would have been squared and well supported on its own. Only after she were planked would the frame ends be cut free.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from cog in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Lawrence, Popeye, Thanks for the well wishes.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Cathead in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Lawrence, thanks for stopping by. I wish I were farther along but due to chronic family health problems, I only get to work on the boats, 1 - 2 hours a day, if that. The rest of the time I'm the care giver, cook, House cleaner and . . . Enough of that. The Mariefred is a riveted steel boat. And I like Nils I hope to plate her, something I've never tried before. The other problem is figuring out what to use for some of the parts. The upper deck supports and seating frames are 35 X 35 mm angle iron or 1.38" at scale that is .0138. I have seen other models where they have used larger material for these parts and they end up looking bulky and out of scale. Ah well that's the kind of problem all model builders go through. I know, I'll set up a foundry and extrude my own material. (Pardon the humor).
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mahuna in Kathryn by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:32 - Skipjack Based on HAER Drawings
The boat would not have been built free standing on her keel as we do with our models. If she were build upside down the frames would have been extended to and toenailed to the floor. If she were built upright the frames would have been extended to the ceiling of the boat shed or possibly an A frame structure. Each frame would have been squared and well supported on its own. Only after she were planked would the frame ends be cut free.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from cog in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from cog in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Lawrence, thanks for stopping by. I wish I were farther along but due to chronic family health problems, I only get to work on the boats, 1 - 2 hours a day, if that. The rest of the time I'm the care giver, cook, House cleaner and . . . Enough of that. The Mariefred is a riveted steel boat. And I like Nils I hope to plate her, something I've never tried before. The other problem is figuring out what to use for some of the parts. The upper deck supports and seating frames are 35 X 35 mm angle iron or 1.38" at scale that is .0138. I have seen other models where they have used larger material for these parts and they end up looking bulky and out of scale. Ah well that's the kind of problem all model builders go through. I know, I'll set up a foundry and extrude my own material. (Pardon the humor).
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Angarfather in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Hooray, I finally did it. Try, try again they say, so I did. I ended up throwing the first three tries away, but I kept the fourth. The part is the little deck house on the lower rear deck. You can just see a part of it in one picture, but luckily the plans are of the boat as built in 1903. Some time ago the deck house was removed and the rear area of the lower deck was enclosed all the other pictures of the Mariefred show her this way. I just went back and looked at the pictures I posted earlier and they are all of the more recent boat. So here is a picture of the Mariefred as I will be building her.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from michael mott in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
I agree the early boat is what I will be going with.
Bob
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