Wintergreen

Thanks for all the likes! They keep me going 🙂 
 
 @G.L. a sincere Thank You! for your boost. I'm glad you won the battle! My radiation is done and next appointment is already next week.
But I don't know about clean workshop... my shop is fairly clean in the open areas. But the corners and behind stuff is another matter altogether. 
 
Over to the wee update. But I thought that a tiny update is still an update, right?
The dark art of soldering... after a couple of tries it came out rather decent. It is of brass wire and painted to simulate galvanization. 
Don't mind the rigging thread. My block of wax is elsewhere and I just wanted to see the hook and ring in position. The real deal in the background.
Second picture. Another miniature update. A ring in the stem head for the forestay. Laying beside is the stock material, bought at any sewing chandlery. I have no idea what they'r called in english though.

 

 
That'll be all for now. 🙂
 

Thanks for all the likes! They keep me going 🙂 
 
 @G.L. a sincere Thank You! for your boost. I'm glad you won the battle! My radiation is done and next appointment is already next week.
But I don't know about clean workshop... my shop is fairly clean in the open areas. But the corners and behind stuff is another matter altogether. 
 
Over to the wee update. But I thought that a tiny update is still an update, right?
The dark art of soldering... after a couple of tries it came out rather decent. It is of brass wire and painted to simulate galvanization. 
Don't mind the rigging thread. My block of wax is elsewhere and I just wanted to see the hook and ring in position. The real deal in the background.
Second picture. Another miniature update. A ring in the stem head for the forestay. Laying beside is the stock material, bought at any sewing chandlery. I have no idea what they'r called in english though.

 

 
That'll be all for now. 🙂
 

I have been moving forward with my Aran,
A lot of details and parts has been added or dry-fitted.
She now has a painted hull along with a simulated wood deck, painted superstructures.
Oh, here is a rendered picture of her stranded on dry land.

 
other pictures:

 

As I mentioned in the "What did you receive today?" I mentioned about a ship I wanted to have in my yard.
This ship is a Swedish first class coastal defence ship, with keel laid in 1899 and launched 14 August 1901, one year later she was commissioned. 
 
The name is HSwMS Äran ( Swedish for "Honor")
 
Here is the stats of her:
 
Length: 87.5 m (287 ft 1 in) Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in) Draught: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) Propulsion: Steam triple-expansion, 2 screws, 7,400 shp (5,500 kW) Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h) Crew: 301 Armament: 2 × 210 mm (8.2 in) m/98 6 × 152 mm (6 in) m/98 10 × 57 mm m/89B (plus two 37 mm guns on smaller craft) 4 × 90 cm searchlights m/00 2 × 450 mm torpedo tubes Armor: Side belt 175 mm (7 in) Turrets 125–190 mm (5–7 in) Deck 25 mm (0.98 in) Conning tower 200 mm (8 in)  
She saw two world wars but did not participate.
Decommissioned 16 June 1947 and sold for scrap in 1961.
Äran was one of four ships built, the other names was Wasa, Tapperheten (Bravery) and Manligheten ( Masculinity).
There are not that many pictures available. I have contacted the Swedish Marine Museum and they have very little information as well.
 
Here is a color picture of Äran steaming through the Swedish archipelago.

 
Now some picture of the build.
She has a total length of 4ft. (1:192 scale)
She will also be remote controlled - most of the parts are 3d printed.
I have some projects ahead of me, learning how to create my own PE parts and other details, not printed.
 
More picture of the parts will follow.

 



 
 
 

So am I, Kevin; so am I!
 
John

Mark, we're dealing with the Commonwealth Public Service here - they'd probably want to form a committee to investigate the matter! 
 
John

as I said, my tools are locked in the museum, so my home bench has sad idle all through lockdown.  I've been amusing myself working on the Admiral's family tree - a very interesting exercise in itself and also a great winner of browny points! 
 
Weflack - we're opening up here in Sydney and under state health orders museums and galleries are now permitted to open, but the maritime museum is very wary of opening up and getting volunteers back in given the high average age of the volunteer force.
 
John

Thanks for all the likes! They keep me going 🙂 
 
 @G.L. a sincere Thank You! for your boost. I'm glad you won the battle! My radiation is done and next appointment is already next week.
But I don't know about clean workshop... my shop is fairly clean in the open areas. But the corners and behind stuff is another matter altogether. 
 
Over to the wee update. But I thought that a tiny update is still an update, right?
The dark art of soldering... after a couple of tries it came out rather decent. It is of brass wire and painted to simulate galvanization. 
Don't mind the rigging thread. My block of wax is elsewhere and I just wanted to see the hook and ring in position. The real deal in the background.
Second picture. Another miniature update. A ring in the stem head for the forestay. Laying beside is the stock material, bought at any sewing chandlery. I have no idea what they'r called in english though.

 

 
That'll be all for now. 🙂
 

Thanks for all the likes! They keep me going 🙂 
 
 @G.L. a sincere Thank You! for your boost. I'm glad you won the battle! My radiation is done and next appointment is already next week.
But I don't know about clean workshop... my shop is fairly clean in the open areas. But the corners and behind stuff is another matter altogether. 
 
Over to the wee update. But I thought that a tiny update is still an update, right?
The dark art of soldering... after a couple of tries it came out rather decent. It is of brass wire and painted to simulate galvanization. 
Don't mind the rigging thread. My block of wax is elsewhere and I just wanted to see the hook and ring in position. The real deal in the background.
Second picture. Another miniature update. A ring in the stem head for the forestay. Laying beside is the stock material, bought at any sewing chandlery. I have no idea what they'r called in english though.

 

 
That'll be all for now. 🙂
 

Hello, a short update
When I'm building the first deadeyes, I had only the pictures from the Centurion in my head 😐 
 

 
They build the straps filled with tin! Over night I was thinking about this and thought that this is't right. So the next morning I changed it. 

 
The „new“ deadeyes, above, look now much more correct. The one to the left are those for the fore mast, I build yesterday. Today I changed my strategy from soldering them, to glueing them. Here the first one for the mizzen mast. That is at least much easier 🙂

Hello Marc,
I use always „ZAP-A-GAB, Medium CA+“ and have good results with it. It fills open spaces and did't bond immediately.

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Hakan,
Meant as a boost: In 2015 I also had the dreaded c-verdict. Fortunately, it was also detected early. I have completely gotten rid of it, my check up intervals have recently been extended from one to three years.
As far as I can see in the picture you have a beautiful workshop, I am amazed how clean you all can keep your workshop. That never seems to work for me.
Your model looks beautiful.

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Hello,
today I finished the first deadeyes, or put them straps on. After clearing how to do it and wich dimensions and which material, it worked really fine. I forged the strap around the deadeyes flat, because the had a broad groove. These are 9 mm deadeyes, I got from Poland. Others I have from the US, and Canada. So they are really international. The copper wire is 1 mm in diameter.
 

 
And here the first test sitting 
 

 
So, if you did't hear the next time anything from me, I'm busy with the rest of them 🙂  
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

I too wish you well on your upcoming treatment and recovery.   The model is looking great.  Based on the new model shipway, you must be planning some much larger projects in the future. 

I like this last photo Hakan. A small model boat, on a massive shipway, in a workshop that looks adequate to build a full scale boat!

@Nirvana/Per, Not even in IKEA? Or maybe you're not anyway near an IKEA right? I feel your pain. 😞 
@gsdpic/Gary, Yes, I have bigger plans. Just wait and see 😉 
@vaddoc Thank you. Yeah the machinery are full size. In the trusty bench circular saw currently sits a 305mm dia saw blade. The green planner takes 400mm wide material. I'm a lucky guy 😄 However, the full size stuff I'm building is like furniture, boat fittings and stuff. No 1:1 boats. (I have one already 😉).
About the model shipway. Agreed, it appears a wee bit big and the reason is twofold.
One, the T-tracks came in 48" length and I didn't want to cut them.
Two, even if my future plans only include hulls of up to 800mm in length, you never know, do you? I do have the two volumes of Euryalus which is a 1:48 build, rendering a hull of close to a meter if I recall correctly. Initially I thought about to scale it down to 1:64 (easy enough conversion in 1:64 being 75% of 1:48). Time will tell...
 

@Nirvana/Per, Not even in IKEA? Or maybe you're not anyway near an IKEA right? I feel your pain. 😞 
@gsdpic/Gary, Yes, I have bigger plans. Just wait and see 😉 
@vaddoc Thank you. Yeah the machinery are full size. In the trusty bench circular saw currently sits a 305mm dia saw blade. The green planner takes 400mm wide material. I'm a lucky guy 😄 However, the full size stuff I'm building is like furniture, boat fittings and stuff. No 1:1 boats. (I have one already 😉).
About the model shipway. Agreed, it appears a wee bit big and the reason is twofold.
One, the T-tracks came in 48" length and I didn't want to cut them.
Two, even if my future plans only include hulls of up to 800mm in length, you never know, do you? I do have the two volumes of Euryalus which is a 1:48 build, rendering a hull of close to a meter if I recall correctly. Initially I thought about to scale it down to 1:64 (easy enough conversion in 1:64 being 75% of 1:48). Time will tell...
 

@Nirvana/Per, Not even in IKEA? Or maybe you're not anyway near an IKEA right? I feel your pain. 😞 
@gsdpic/Gary, Yes, I have bigger plans. Just wait and see 😉 
@vaddoc Thank you. Yeah the machinery are full size. In the trusty bench circular saw currently sits a 305mm dia saw blade. The green planner takes 400mm wide material. I'm a lucky guy 😄 However, the full size stuff I'm building is like furniture, boat fittings and stuff. No 1:1 boats. (I have one already 😉).
About the model shipway. Agreed, it appears a wee bit big and the reason is twofold.
One, the T-tracks came in 48" length and I didn't want to cut them.
Two, even if my future plans only include hulls of up to 800mm in length, you never know, do you? I do have the two volumes of Euryalus which is a 1:48 build, rendering a hull of close to a meter if I recall correctly. Initially I thought about to scale it down to 1:64 (easy enough conversion in 1:64 being 75% of 1:48). Time will tell...
 

Hello
and thank you all for your nice comments and likes, they are very appreciated 
today I installed the first parts to the fore and main channels. Don't ask me how there name is 😟 They are in the second row. Next, in the first row, the deadeyes are to be done.
 

 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉
 

Vaddoc, druxey, thank you for the well wishes. In hindsight, ten years from now, this period will be just a memory, quickly gone by. 
At the moment though, it takes a great deal of effort to be creative. Not so much for physical reasons, more the mind games and ghosts.
 
For the moment I'm getting my head around the very few lines that is the rigging. It's like a dozen blocks all in all 😛 
Also took some time off to build the model shipway for future builds as per EdT:s drawings.
Measurements are 48"x19" or 122x48cm whichever system you prefer.
The T-headed bolts are plain good quality carriage bolts that got their heads filed down. Worked like a charm. Just need a matching number of friction knobs, the gantry, some klamps and whatnot and I'm ready to go... 
On the supporting rails I put some anti-skid which in combination with the constructions heavy weight makes it very stationary 😉 
 

 
That's all for now. Bring out the gingerbreads and glüh wine - Advent is coming 😉