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captainbob reacted to TBlack in SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
A little more progress. The funnel assembly has been painted, but Ive spent most of my time on trying to get the moulding around the pilot house roof correct.
A picture:
There are four stays to support the funnel that need adding. These have turnbuckles at their base. At first, I thought I might be able to fashion something in brass, but then realized that their diameter is 1-1.5" which, in scale, is less than a mm. So I'm not sure I can add a lot of detail there.
The other thing I notice in this photo is how gross the moulding is around the boat deck edge compared to what I did on the pilot house:
It took me 5 tries to do this, 1 in cherry, 3 in basswood, and finally, deciding not to be so cheap, the final one in boxwood. Works much better Wish I'd done that with the rest of them.
Anyway, there it is. Here's the overall:
One final point: Those are Andy's dentils on the pilot house. His dentist and I are good pals now!
Tom
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captainbob got a reaction from shawn32671 in Fantail Launch II by shawn32671 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Looking good, Shawn. Can't wait to see it in the water.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to shawn32671 in Fantail Launch II by shawn32671 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL
Just a quick update. This is my build with three coats of clear poly urethane on the deck areas and inner hull. Next is paint the blue water line and final assembly.
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captainbob reacted to ndeconte in Orca by ndeconte - FINISHED - 35" movie replica
some more updates, interior and the round window in the cabin. Sorry for not really going into too much detail how the processes are done, time is limited as of late since I'm desperately trying to get this done for Christmas!
Any questions tho, let me know.
Started with getting the bench situated and framed up:
This one shows the round window in place. still needs final detailing on it:
then attached the front and top boards to that. Once this was done, I started on the cabin front section:
LOTS more work to do!
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captainbob reacted to pete48 in Muscongus Bay Sloop by pete48 - FINISHED - SMALL
As the Holidays approach , the build time becomes less time. On Keel # 3 I installed the deck and trimmed the excess wood off the transom ,I then Installed my make shift rudder and tiller to make sure all is functioning properly, ( It does) and that tiller and rudder can be easily installed and removed from the boat . (also works well)I also cut out for the companion way hatch so you can now see the figured Birch on frame 1. Here are the results
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captainbob got a reaction from pete48 in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
Keith, I was going to answer but John and Frankie beat me to it. Thanks friends.
Tom, I bought 1/8” plywood for the profile and bulkheads. As for the larger slots, yes they are the masts and the foremost is for the Sampson post which would not have to go below decks on a model but I put the slot in anyway. The rake of the masts is shown on the inner profile drawings.
Popeye, Michael & Augie thanks for the well wishes. And yes, Popeye I have copies of the bulkhead drawings I made.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from JesseLee in Queen Anne's Revenge by DSiemens - FINISHED - ~1:1250 - BOTTLE
Just another 2 1/2 inch boat. Oh! Wait! That's a metric scale. Well done. Well done.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to popeye the sailor in Holiday Harbor by popeye the sailor - 1:20 scale - multi build
I thank you very much Bob for saying that......it's kind of humbling. since the M&M build, I was thinking about another one.........I found a sort of freedom in doing it. then to see the look on the admiral's face when I called it done...it made my day I've had good luck with the first one.......I hope I can pull these off just as well
as for Michael.....he's in a league of his own......doing a build of a known style of ship. but, in scratch producing the blocks and tackle that this build requires, takes a lot of knowledge and skill. what he's doing is pure genius......a real thinking man's build looking at builds in different scales, really gives folks a good idea of the different dementions a model can go through.........the larger you go in scale, the more detail it demands. thanks for the link, I'll look into it.
rest assured Bob......that if these come as good as the first one......there will surely be another
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captainbob got a reaction from EqPierre in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
Finally! I made sawdust today. I cut the parts out on the skill saw now I need to go back and sand to the line, but it feels good to get started. I should mark the date somewhere, like in the records of ships where you see, “KEEL LAID ON:” Dec 18, 2013.
I decided to go POB for this boat. You can see my CAD drawing on letter size paper in the picture. The box with the 2” inside gives me the size to enlarge to. If anyone wants a copy let me know.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from canoe21 in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
Finally! I made sawdust today. I cut the parts out on the skill saw now I need to go back and sand to the line, but it feels good to get started. I should mark the date somewhere, like in the records of ships where you see, “KEEL LAID ON:” Dec 18, 2013.
I decided to go POB for this boat. You can see my CAD drawing on letter size paper in the picture. The box with the 2” inside gives me the size to enlarge to. If anyone wants a copy let me know.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Holiday Harbor by popeye the sailor - 1:20 scale - multi build
Popeye,
Keep the creative spirit. This hobby needs people like you. Michael was talking about design creativity in modeling over in http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4687-building-rational-and-design/ . I for one love watching you build.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
Finally! I made sawdust today. I cut the parts out on the skill saw now I need to go back and sand to the line, but it feels good to get started. I should mark the date somewhere, like in the records of ships where you see, “KEEL LAID ON:” Dec 18, 2013.
I decided to go POB for this boat. You can see my CAD drawing on letter size paper in the picture. The box with the 2” inside gives me the size to enlarge to. If anyone wants a copy let me know.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Wow! It’s been almost a month since I’ve added to this thread. Well I did a little more adding to the deck furnishings and details. Those who have done a web search are sure to see more that could be added, but for now I’m going to call it finished. As I said early on, years ago I had wanted to build the Hoga in a larger scale as an RC boat but that never happened. This build was a “make do” so I could say I built it, but it is not the boat in the water I had dreamed of and I am not happy with it. So it’s time to say, “Enough, It is finished.” and go on to other builds. Here are pictures as it is now. Good enough to put on the shelf.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from IgorSky in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
With every boat I build, there comes a time, when the hull and deck are finished and I’m starting on the cabin and deck furniture. At that time I start thinking of the next build. The new boat takes over and consumes all my free time. I get the plans and start doing the research and all work on the present build stops. But after a while the new boat slowly moves into the background and I know I have to finish the present build before I start the new or I would never finish any of my builds. That’s where I am on the Hoga. Now to get back to building. Here are the latest pictures.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from themadchemist in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Now, on to the pilot house, it has a round front with three windows. First I drew a top view to get the spacing. The windows are .28” wide with .06” between them. The windows are flat while the structure curves. I cut the windows undersize and glued the panel to the curved top and bottom before I trimmed away the excess. I then put tape on the panel to show the limits of the windows and cut and sanded the windows to size. On the fourth try it worked. I made the side and back panels the same way. Now its paint and add the wood trim around the windows. Then add the interior furniture so I can glue on the back, which you can see on the deck, Ah well, one thing at a time.
Guy, what color was the inside of the pilot house on YT 150 I suspect a light tan but I’m not sure.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Finally a little more detail. The pipes are .025 darkened annealed steel wire. At the hardware store they refer to it as rebar tie wire. The ladder is .015 wire.
I like this material. It’s easy to work and I frequently flatten it to represent black iron straps or mast bands. Now on to the upper deck.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from themadchemist in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
The more I look at the pictures the more I see. On the drawings of the Nokomis and on the picture of the Hoga at sea trials there are only two towing bitts on each side, but I noticed that in the picture of the Hoga at Pearl Harbor there was another set of bitts added to each side. (see red circle)
Not here.
There they are.
And I cannot find a stern drying grid in any of the pictures of the Hoga or the City of Oakland. So here is where we are, the hull is done and the main part of the cabin. Now for the upper deck and the pipes and vents around the cabin.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from themadchemist in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Just a little update. I started on the cabin and capstans and located them temporarily on the deck. I’ll finish and paint everything before mounting them permanently. But it’s all coming together.
In trying to "make it right" I found so many differences between the photos of the Hoga and the drawings of the Nokomis that I put aside the drawings and am working from the photos now. I find it interesting that between the launch on Dec 1st 1940 and showing up in Pearl Harbor on May 1st 1941 there were already changes made to the Hoga. I am wanting to build it the way it was in Pearl Harbor but if I paint it all dark gray I’m afraid all the detail will be lost. I’m thinking of painting it Light gray over dark gray.
Open to suggestions.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Hi All,
When the Hoga was at Pearl Harbor it was all painted a dark gray and the detail is hard to see. I thought I should show you the hull before it gets painted. I will be painting the hull dark gray but the decks and cabins will be a light gray so people will not have to strain their eyes.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from themadchemist in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
I have been gathering pictures and other information on the Hoga and her sisters for over ten years. The Woban class tugs were not all built at the same yard or at the same time or in the same way. I find a lot of variation in what was on the deck and where it is located. For example some boats had a raised grid in the stern and others were flat decks and the close-up pictures I have of the derelict, City of Oakland, ex Hoga, show the rusted gunnel supports as box beams without holes. Since there are some things I cannot know for sure I have to use information from my old friend, Best Guess.
As for the angle of the gunnels, what I have done brings the gunnel in too far before the stern so I will have to try again.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
When will I ever learn? I forgot to add the bulwark supports to the bulkhead drawings. To get the bulwarks angle I glued on ten temporary supports changing the angle of each by 2 degrees. Then using card stock I made a template of the bulwarks. I removed the temporary supports and glued the bulwarks in place. Now I’ll fit the scale supports and a caprail.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Sorry, but I did it again. I got so wrapped up in the building that I forgot to take pictures. The hull is finished except for the rub rails, the prop and the rudder. The paint is a primer, I still need to decide on the color.
Yesterday I found a picture of the Toka YT 149, one of the Woban class, being lifted out of the water which gives me a great shot of the prop and rudder. Guess that’s next.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HOGA (YT-146) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96 - SMALL - Navy yard tug
Keith, John, Thanks. With encouragement like yours I know I’ll make it.
The first thing was to decide how to build this boat. Solid hull, I don’t consider myself a good enough carver. Plank on frame, why make frames when no one will see them. I finally settled on plank on bulkhead. So it was back to CAD. Draw every fifth station to show the deck chamber and a slot to fit onto the new keel drawing. Cut them out of 1/16" plywood and glue it all together with the deck. Now it's on to the planking.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from themadchemist in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
I’ve been busy drawing the lines so I can start building. For those who have looked at the LoC drawings you know the two sides do not match, so I decided to try to average them, figuring that as one side went up the other went down. I could have started with the table of offsets and averaged the two sides but putting that many numbers into Excel, converting them all to inches and then averaging them to come up with new offsets was a task I did not want to get into. So I started by redrawing the lines given, averaging them as best as I could. Well I made the drawings and laid them over the inside drawings and they looked good. Now it’s buy the wood and make sawdust.
Pictures soon, I hope.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from ggrieco in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
All are welcome. I only hope you will be entertained by this build.
Tom you are correct but when she was rebuilt the break was added and there are pictures that show where it is. Meanwhile here she is under sail.
Bob
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