Wintergreen

BE, who said planking was easy?

Slow and steady will make it and it looks good now 🙂

Keep it up!

52 minutes ago, FlyingFish said:

its a bleedin' nuisance eh?

Spot on, Andy 😆

Well @KeithAug not much shop time on my part. Have been in hospital for the last 5 days. Back at home now though. It was en emergency visit and they kept me. Internal bleedings that needed urgent action. It was one of those s**t happens score cards that I drew. Note to self- don't be tempted to draw another card, even if it looks promising...  

What every one else said @Django!

We all have our ruck sacks with different kind of baggage. It's part of what we are in some sense. I'm glad that you could disengage the model from the baggage you carry.  PTSD is a powerful spell! I have it close, and it is, as you state not the persons fault not being able to coup with it. People that suffers from PTSD needs therapy so they can come back to being "normal" functioning individuals.

Again, well done on the restoration!

I am with Keith, Siggi - excellent!

As others have said, it is amazing the amount of thought that goes into your creations @Chuck!

I remember when you designed the Confederacy, extraordinary model that too. I'm in awe over the cleanliness and precision you deliver and that you make it available to the common people as well. 

Even tho I will probably never buy any of the kits, I still applaud you for taking the time and effort in making them!

And why is that, one might wonder? Well, over here, on the other side of the pond it is just over my budget when shipping and customs/VAC is added.

Keep it up!

13 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Surgeries are not fun but the result is what counts

Amen to that Mark. Healing takes time and I know it. Patience, patience, patience...

14 hours ago, KeithAug said:

burns his model boat to keep his hut warm, I sometimes consider it

Please don't Keith! Its too valuable (for us)! 

Yes yes, I know, it's just a joke 😉 

15 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

well enough to get back into the workshop

Well, not actually, only for the 10 sec it took to change the heater. I have my mind on it though, which is a start at least. 🙂 

1 hour ago, FlyingFish said:

not a bit of glue on show! Tremendous!

Well thank you Andy 😊

I prefferably use white glue and is quick with a damp brush to wipe away any excess.

@wefalck - apart from large steel ships I think the real vessel is "easier" to build than its scaled down counterpart. Given that there is adequate tooling and staff around. Tolerances are easier to manage in 1:1 than in 1:something I think. Work can be done on several places at once in 1:1 not so in scale. Of course it only is comparable as long as the scaled down version is an exact replica.

Finally feeling reasonable well to sit in front of the computer again!

Without giving away any gory details - it has been a rough week. Period.

Though I'd catch up my log with my actual progress as it stands Sunday before last.

Deck framing is complete.

All frames are secured to the beam shelf with a 19 mm screw bolt, aka 1 mm bamboo tree nail. Actually done after the photo session below.

The entire deck will not need much fairing. The lighter carlings around the main hatch and the forward hatch needed a little shim to sit at correct height. Can not be seen in the photos below.

What is left is to trim some of the timber tops. I will probably add some filler pieces to have support for the waterway and covering board. 

There will also be filler pieces/carlings where deck planks are supposed to end. Not all ends land on a deck beam. These will come later I think.

So, this is where it stands at present.

I think I will go out and crank up the heat again in the shop now...

When I know there is a period where I will not be able to go out on a regular basis I set the heat to a minimum, which is 10 degrees to save energy. Otherwise it sits at around 15-16 degrees and with my 400V air heater it is quick work to get a descent 18-20 degrees out there. But starting from 10 is not okay since all the tools will be too cold for comfort.

Pax et bonum!

45 minutes ago, Mic_Nao said:

If it was easy, it would be less fun

Indeed, and also, we wouldn't feel so special 😁

At work we tag it to our salaries, if it was easy - they wouldn't pay us 😄 

Keep it up, Peter!

I can't see how many pieces there are but it is a sizeable puzzle you've got your self into 😲

Keep it up!

Those clamps are clever. Looks similar to a couple old ones I have out in the shed bar without the reach.

Need to remember this. Thanks for sharing.

Correction. One cute nurse found 😄

@KeithAug, on the mend probably. But no to the other subjects. Like old wine that didnt age too well 😄 they are nice though.

I'm in a lot of pain despite morphine. Will probably stay another night.

Yep, all those frame pieces looked to be a chore for a rainy day 😉 

Nice little library you've got there to. I guess Mr Underhills books are found in nearly all serious model boat builders library (I have them too) 😄 

Keep it up!

Didn't see this before Mario/ @Cap'n Rat Fink , very nice indeed!

There is so much going on in that planned display so it takes a while to take it all in 🙂 

Also hope that you and your family has managed to get through the hard times.

All the best and Blessings to you!

A sincere Thank You, @Jim Lad

@Jorge Hedges if you want inspiration for details on your whale boat you can check out this guy that I found over on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@shipmodelguy/videos 

I did not watch all episodes, but he seems to take attention to details.

Apart from all the whale boats here on MSW of course 🙂 

Well thank you @Blue Ensign!

Just what I needed to read today since I have some blue blue feelings for the upcoming surgery on Tuesday.

That looks exactly what I did on my first version of the Kågen hull. 

While the planks themselves looks okay it is the buildup of tiny errors that get you to where you sit right now.

The culprit looks to be the second plank, the one above the garboard. It runs too high on the stem. I found out that a nice run of planks looks straight when eyeballed from stem to stern at specific angles. 

See this post from my build log and the discussion that follows: 

Don't let your heart sink though. It IS a learning experience!

Keep it up!

Thank you John 🙂 

The pace is one piece at a time... 

54 minutes ago, KeithAug said:

I hope you got the drum sander in your birthday present pile

Nope, no pile and hence no drum sander. I will probably start as you with a sanding drum and from the look of it the sanding sleeve should come right off which means easy going between grits.

We'll see what I can dream up... stay tuned.

Apart from dreaming about tools work is kind of slow with the carlings. Mast partners are in and a couple for skylights. The photo below is a couple of pieces old.

If you look closely you can see that I've tested a couple of different notch types. Right now I'm towards full width and full depth, unless the pieces are of same moulded size (depth/thickness...).

If the pieces are of same dimension I'll leave a ledge for the carling to sit on and cut a matching step out of the bottom of the carling (3), instead of doing a slanted joint (1). No 2 is what I used for the main hatch and for the main mast partners in the picture below. No 3 is actually easiest to get a good looking joint for me.

Cheers!

13 minutes ago, druxey said:

so if you are planning on heavy cuts...

Sorry, but that comment had me cracking up 😄 thank you druxey!

"not likely!" I guess Mark will answer

I can see why you like your armament. 25 mm and a little less they have a fantastic detailing at that scale.

Cheers!

30 minutes ago, SJSoane said:

I am not sure what I would do with my time if ever I finished

I would suggest that you build all the launches to her. But maybe you already have? 

However, I like your attitude, you are finished when you say you are finished. A little like the wizards... they are never late, nor are they early, they arrive exactly at the time they decided upon.

Time will tell how far we came on our journeys 🙂