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Wintergreen got a reaction from vaddoc in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄
Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.
Wisky plank is in!
And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.
And I thought this image looked cool:
Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!
Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄
Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.
Wisky plank is in!
And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.
And I thought this image looked cool:
Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!
Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
@KeithAug, the planks are 2.1 mm, plenty of wood before the fallback to lampshade needs to be engaged.
And about the cabinet, I can glad you then that the current state of the cabinet is 1x Irish and 4x Scottish plus a couple of VSOP brandies for the wintery days. No Islay malts as long as the eye can see. However, despite your own experiences I like a decade old Bowmore.
But head-ache you say, could it be the weather?
In Sweden we (not me, not fond of it) have theses "Kräftfest" (cray fish parties) in August. On the menu is the Aqua vit, crayfish and white bread (like the french baguette). The funny thing is that people seriously blame the headache on the crayfish, not remebembering how many "snaps" they downed 😄
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Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄
Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.
Wisky plank is in!
And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.
And I thought this image looked cool:
Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!
Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Mike Y in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄
Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.
Wisky plank is in!
And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.
And I thought this image looked cool:
Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!
Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Rik Thistle in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄
Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.
Wisky plank is in!
And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.
And I thought this image looked cool:
Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!
Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen reacted to KeithAug in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
Rick
I assume she is still up for sale. I seem to remember reading an article that suggested she would be a difficult sale because her steam propulsion limited the market to enthusiasts. Presumably the yuppy boat buyers all want the convenience of instant diesel power. A pity really as she may be deteriorating in storage for some time. She really needs to go the a bunch of steam enthusiasts to be operated as a working museum ship for the benefit of the public at large. Hopefully she will find a deserving owner.
Tom - I bet she would win the argument.
Hakan - Thank you but my philosophy is not to prod a sleeping tiger.
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Wintergreen reacted to KeithAug in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
I spent a rather uncomfortable afternoon in the large bay just off the Bowmore Distillery. It was rather windy and the bay (although shallow enough to anchor) doesn't offer much protection. About 8pm we abandoned the anchorage and set off on a very cold trip to Port Ellen. What I remember most was the cheese and fresh chilli sandwiches that were served just after our departure. They made a cold, overcast and miserable evening quite bearable. We arrived at Port Ellen too late for the pub.
I much prefer the Speyside whiskeys - much more mellow. I do have a bottle of Chivas Regal 12 years in the cabinet but blended whiskeys can't really be counted as proper Islay spirits.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Nirvana in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
@KeithAug, the planks are 2.1 mm, plenty of wood before the fallback to lampshade needs to be engaged.
And about the cabinet, I can glad you then that the current state of the cabinet is 1x Irish and 4x Scottish plus a couple of VSOP brandies for the wintery days. No Islay malts as long as the eye can see. However, despite your own experiences I like a decade old Bowmore.
But head-ache you say, could it be the weather?
In Sweden we (not me, not fond of it) have theses "Kräftfest" (cray fish parties) in August. On the menu is the Aqua vit, crayfish and white bread (like the french baguette). The funny thing is that people seriously blame the headache on the crayfish, not remebembering how many "snaps" they downed 😄
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Wintergreen got a reaction from FriedClams in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
What everyone else said about the build, Keith!
About our spouses thoughts of our mental state. I just heard that, when you retire and don't have the day-to-day job that keeps you occupied, you need something that gives you purpose to wake up, roll the legs over the side of the bed and get up. Just for fun, paint the idea to the Admiral of you just sitting in your couch all day, watching TV-shop and silly as h*** game shows asking when the coffee's ready or when is lunch. "Would that be better?" you ask. "Now at least, I'm not in your way all the time hunny" 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
What everyone else said about the build, Keith!
About our spouses thoughts of our mental state. I just heard that, when you retire and don't have the day-to-day job that keeps you occupied, you need something that gives you purpose to wake up, roll the legs over the side of the bed and get up. Just for fun, paint the idea to the Admiral of you just sitting in your couch all day, watching TV-shop and silly as h*** game shows asking when the coffee's ready or when is lunch. "Would that be better?" you ask. "Now at least, I'm not in your way all the time hunny" 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from vaddoc in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Well, I probably have to eat my hat for being so bold to state that the ice age soon would be over. I don't know if our weather news makes out of Sweden, anyway, the current state is that there is about 20cm/8" of snow in my garden. Temperatures has been in the -5 to -15 ballpark for the last weeks. There was quite a hola balo in the southern part of my country a couple of weeks ago when about 100 cars and lorries got stuck on a highway. They had to send in the forces with band wagons and stuff to evaquate people, leaving the vehicles for later. Just sayin.
Despite that, there has been progress on the planking saga!
Port side fully planked bar the bulwarks.
And some closeups before sanding and making it all pretty.
I've continued with treenailing port side and will soon be over and done with that too. Then there are three strakes on startboard before the sanding can begin.
That is for another day.
Pax et bonum!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
What everyone else said about the build, Keith!
About our spouses thoughts of our mental state. I just heard that, when you retire and don't have the day-to-day job that keeps you occupied, you need something that gives you purpose to wake up, roll the legs over the side of the bed and get up. Just for fun, paint the idea to the Admiral of you just sitting in your couch all day, watching TV-shop and silly as h*** game shows asking when the coffee's ready or when is lunch. "Would that be better?" you ask. "Now at least, I'm not in your way all the time hunny" 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from KeithAug in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
@KeithAug, the planks are 2.1 mm, plenty of wood before the fallback to lampshade needs to be engaged.
And about the cabinet, I can glad you then that the current state of the cabinet is 1x Irish and 4x Scottish plus a couple of VSOP brandies for the wintery days. No Islay malts as long as the eye can see. However, despite your own experiences I like a decade old Bowmore.
But head-ache you say, could it be the weather?
In Sweden we (not me, not fond of it) have theses "Kräftfest" (cray fish parties) in August. On the menu is the Aqua vit, crayfish and white bread (like the french baguette). The funny thing is that people seriously blame the headache on the crayfish, not remebembering how many "snaps" they downed 😄
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Keith Black in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
@KeithAug, the planks are 2.1 mm, plenty of wood before the fallback to lampshade needs to be engaged.
And about the cabinet, I can glad you then that the current state of the cabinet is 1x Irish and 4x Scottish plus a couple of VSOP brandies for the wintery days. No Islay malts as long as the eye can see. However, despite your own experiences I like a decade old Bowmore.
But head-ache you say, could it be the weather?
In Sweden we (not me, not fond of it) have theses "Kräftfest" (cray fish parties) in August. On the menu is the Aqua vit, crayfish and white bread (like the french baguette). The funny thing is that people seriously blame the headache on the crayfish, not remebembering how many "snaps" they downed 😄
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Thank you @Mirabell61.
I think it will be even prettier when sanded 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Alas, sawdust!
Same scale, a lot bigger... as per usual I have started with the stem pieces. By no means perfect and also managed to incorporate some sapwood in the lower part of stem. I will redo the stem buildup another day. Today I was more interested in what kind of challenges I have with tooling. Square faces and all that. Anyway, it didn't come out half-bad. Also, being constantly tired, long days in the shop is not feasible sadly enough.
But why start building, the drawings aren't finished, are they?
No, they're not. But I had some challenges in "seeing" the stern part since the center-line has different widths (sidings) around the rudder and propshaft. Therefore I though it better to start putting the center-line together and move on with drafting after that.
The wood is apple, if anyone wonder. Harvested some 10 years ago...
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Wintergreen reacted to AON in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
I corrected my post #1625.
Started on the orlop deck yesterday
As the rise or rounding is quite minimal and this deck is below two others, I will treat it as flat, to make it easier for me.
I am happy I decided to do this deck as being a novice I am finding it quite the challenge.
Two beams fitted near the bow and the first tries of each are in the scrap bin. (Actually they are put aside to resize for the ledges and such)
I hope to get better at this soon.
I'll post photos when there is something I'm proud of.
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Wintergreen reacted to TBlack in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
Tricky business well executed. If you will provide us with your wife’s email, I’ll bet there are a bunch of us that would provide counterpoints.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Finally, the end is near!
For the planking, that is. I am not a doomesday vigilante...
The wisky plank will soon go in. Yay! 🙂
Port side is sanded, which the sharp eyed viewer can see. I thought that by painting the hull prior to sanding it would be easy to see the progress.
That turned out to be true. However, I did not dilute the acrylic paint very much and used it quite generously. Bad choice.
It led to clogging up the sandpaper. Of course; I probably could have thought that out before hand. But I didn't. So, when sanding the starboard side, I will not paint until the very end. With diluted paint.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Thank you @Mirabell61.
I think it will be even prettier when sanded 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
To answer you other question @KeithAug, yes, the temperature has risen above freezing. It is that glorious 2-5 Celcius, with mostly overcast sky. Perfect weather for cranking up the heat and do some modelling. I called in sick today as well. Not very common standard by me. But I have one of those high demand IT-jobs and thought it better if I just called it quits instead of messing something up. To draw bamboo for treenails doesn't take that much thinking 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
That would of course be nice. But at £140 it is slightly over budget... I'll search the liqouer cabinet for something appropriate instead. There is a selection of blended and single malts actually 😉
Btw, has NHS validated that recomendation? Just curious 😄
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Wintergreen reacted to KeithAug in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
I hope it's not Lagavulin. Islay whiskeys all taste like cough medicine to me. It's all those phenolic compounds from the peaty water. I remember some very bad headaches from my sailing trips to Port Ellen.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Finally, the end is near!
For the planking, that is. I am not a doomesday vigilante...
The wisky plank will soon go in. Yay! 🙂
Port side is sanded, which the sharp eyed viewer can see. I thought that by painting the hull prior to sanding it would be easy to see the progress.
That turned out to be true. However, I did not dilute the acrylic paint very much and used it quite generously. Bad choice.
It led to clogging up the sandpaper. Of course; I probably could have thought that out before hand. But I didn't. So, when sanding the starboard side, I will not paint until the very end. With diluted paint.
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