Wintergreen

Hi guys!

A small update again. During the last weeks I added a ceiling with 20cm/8" of insulation above. Then the temperature dropped and has been parked round -10 down to -15... timing, still the workshop is not very pleasant at those temperatures.

Well, I've busied myself with other chores. One being playing around with acrylic paints. 🙂 

Have never delved into artists acrylics before and it will take some time to master I think. I had some fun with the 1.0 version hull...

I also tried how glue will stick to the paint. And yes, it will. Tried both CA and white glue. Both holds fairly well. Best is of course to glue before paint and on thicker layer the glue lifts the paint if forced.

After a while I took a deep breath and went for 2.0

Some ugly glue residue, but I'm not overly concerned. To be honest, this is only my fourth model, five if you count the colorful above. And only my first scratch. The whole idea is to gain experience and skill, and that.takes.time.

Below is what I used, diluted with water. 

With the hull weathered it is time for framing.

Three done, now waiting for grandkids that will have a sleep over so no more progress today 😄

The frames will painted as well. Need some trimming first. And all those ugly glue spots will be covered by thwarts, floor boards and what not.

Thanks for shown interest and likes! Appreciated 🙂 

Til next time, ta!

Interesting.

One thing, which you probably already know out of experience, is that the plank changes its apparent shape a little when twisted. Hard to mathematically explain though. It is like the twist lifts the plank away from its designed line.

Apart from that, I don't have any ideas (at the moment).

Excellent work and display!

Thank you for sharing.

You utilize the "less is more", which I think is very appropriate on a working craft.

What's next?

"A bit nippy" he says... wow, hardy people some 😉 
I had an old Vauxhall once. Starting it when below zero Celsius always included start gas. Once it was -28 or so, then not even the gas was helping. Was towed for a mile before the engine fired up 😄 
We have green in our boat and likes it. 

Prior to that the upholstery was red. We didn't like that.

But taste varies, or as a Youtuber says, "your mileage may vary".

Looks good either way with your samples, Michael.

Wow, lots of progress there Mario!

As John says, she looks nice.

And yes, I've surfaced again. This time I've decided to stay and keep at it, almost no matter what 😉 

Keep it up!

Really nice boat and a lot of small "extras". Love it!

And may I salute Scotland for their historic win over the England today?

I didn't watch the game, but the Admiral yelled her lungs out when the whistle blew.

It IS kind of an unusual boat anyway. I'd say follow the crowd, i.e. no taper. You have photographic evidence to support your choice.

But it is always good to sit back, do a bit of web-trawling and ponder over alternatives 😉 

Keep it up!

Nice work!

At that scale it's more like carpentry than scale model boat building 😉 

Coming along nicely.

About the mast, probably yes. If not tapered it will look like a telephone post I'm afraid. Take a google tour over the web and look for motor boats with masts, like older fishing boats or more modern long distance motor boats. That will give you an idea of how masts are shaped generally.

Interesting thoughts. 

About hollow planks, my take would be to glue sand paper to a piece of wood rounded to the approximate curve of the frame(s). Possibly with some steering aide to keep the sanding centered on the plank.

My God, that is just beautiful!

(happy to notice that I've just bought the same kind of paint, other brand only 🙂 )

Very good paint job! Impressive.

I'm having troubles visualizing the size of the model. Can you add something for reference. A ruler will do 🙂 

Coming together nicely. 🙂

Keep it up!

About the bulwark supports, I would suggest that you ease them into an fair curve regardless if they exactly has the correct angle or not.

Nice progress so far.

The stand, oh? The stand? There's nothing wrong with the highly engineered stand. It's... well... rustique. Seems to do what it's designed for 😁

Looking forward to more updates!

Have a nice weekend 🙂

The last picture is really good. Just need some photoshopping on the stand 😉 

What kind (type and nuance) of paint is that blue btw?

I just bought myself a set of artist acrylic paint since I've read here on MSW that others use that also.

Keep it up!

Nice little boat you've got going here Gbmodeler!

The clinker planking looks like it should also. Well done 🙂 

Nice frames.

But a bit odd with shrouds inside of the bulwarks. One would think that they'd interfere with the cargo that way.

Would be interesting to know why.

KeithAug, that sounds, well, harsh. I will from now on consider 15 degrees completely okay and will not complain more 😉

A couple of days above freezing, add some heavy rain and I think you can figure it out @Nirvana 😉

Now it's back below zero again... too bad with the snow.

Yes @bolin, I just saw your post about frames 😄 

Good progress Bolin!

One thought crossed my mind and that is about the bulwarks. I guess they will come on later and be carvel planked?

One reason I only manage one or maybe two frame pieces a day is patience as well 😉 

Keep it up!

Yep, still here, plodding along.

Just one fram pair to go. I haven't counted, by my guess is that every frame piece goes in and out of the hull up to 50 times. So each pair of frames, that's 100 times. Multiply by nine, that's.. hm... 900 passes in and out. For some reason I don't think a real shipwright needs that many jumps in and out of the hull. 

This is the 2nd pair being test fitted. Just one pair to go, the front most one.

And here are the other, waiting for final fit and glue. 

And no, I haven't used the draw knife to bevel the frames! It belongs to another project where I needed a quick way to bevel off some carlings. Yes, sounds like deck work, but it's actually project Insulate workshop ceiling, going on. 😉

Soon I will be ready to mount the frames and leap on to next subject of the hull.

And, thanks for likes and comments!

Excellent posts Mike!

By a quick www search I found a store in NL that currently has the 0,75 l can for just 35€. That is ordinary paint price to me 🙂

What tool did you use to apply? Brush or sponge? Airbrush? That would be fancy...

Exceptionally neat rigging. Wow.