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Wintergreen got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Thanks Michael and Carl for the salute.
Yes, they tell me that being a grand-parent is like picking the fruit out of the cake ;-)
Needless to say, the little one is adorable.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from druxey in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Before I called it a day, I decided that cleaning was a good idea.
This is how it stands now. Two more strakes to go and after that it is time for some frames. Well...actually more like 'L'-shaped supports than frames. (note to self - dig out that compass timber you have out in the garage...)
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Before I called it a day, I decided that cleaning was a good idea.
This is how it stands now. Two more strakes to go and after that it is time for some frames. Well...actually more like 'L'-shaped supports than frames. (note to self - dig out that compass timber you have out in the garage...)
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Wintergreen reacted to michael mott in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Congratulations on your new family member Hakan. A great Idea regarding straightening up the Apple lumber as well.
Michael
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Wintergreen got a reaction from robin b in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Since Michael nicked my idea for a steam chest, I decided to come up with something new...(just kidding Michael, I keep you in the highest respect, seen your abilities to construct small engines...fantastic).
The apple tree I harvested, several years back now, warped during seasoning. It has bugged me all along. Today I put together a "slightly" larger steam chest to facilitate steaming of these billets/timbers.
It is ca 95x45 cm (3' by 1'6").
After an hour in the Turkish sauna I clamped the pieces to some sturdy timber for drying out. I will let them be there for 24 hrs.
Oh, another milestone passed this week as well...Gods wonder in a small child, my first of the "grand" type ;-)
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Wintergreen got a reaction from aykutansin in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Since Michael nicked my idea for a steam chest, I decided to come up with something new...(just kidding Michael, I keep you in the highest respect, seen your abilities to construct small engines...fantastic).
The apple tree I harvested, several years back now, warped during seasoning. It has bugged me all along. Today I put together a "slightly" larger steam chest to facilitate steaming of these billets/timbers.
It is ca 95x45 cm (3' by 1'6").
After an hour in the Turkish sauna I clamped the pieces to some sturdy timber for drying out. I will let them be there for 24 hrs.
Oh, another milestone passed this week as well...Gods wonder in a small child, my first of the "grand" type ;-)
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Wintergreen reacted to dvm27 in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Whatever league you and Remco are in, the rest of us are huge fans. You guys hit it out of the park every time (sorry...baseball season is upon us again).
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Wintergreen got a reaction from AON in Sea of Galilee boat by Wintergreen - FINISHED
Since Michael nicked my idea for a steam chest, I decided to come up with something new...(just kidding Michael, I keep you in the highest respect, seen your abilities to construct small engines...fantastic).
The apple tree I harvested, several years back now, warped during seasoning. It has bugged me all along. Today I put together a "slightly" larger steam chest to facilitate steaming of these billets/timbers.
It is ca 95x45 cm (3' by 1'6").
After an hour in the Turkish sauna I clamped the pieces to some sturdy timber for drying out. I will let them be there for 24 hrs.
Oh, another milestone passed this week as well...Gods wonder in a small child, my first of the "grand" type ;-)
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Wintergreen reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Started bending in the frames today. They are spaced at 18" intervals and, as previously mentioned, are ¾" square. In the real boat, there were floors and futtocks united by a side overlap. However, as this will be completely invisible in the finished boat, I will omit this detail.
As I have other work on hand, the next update will be a few days away.
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Wintergreen reacted to ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Hello everybody,
I usually post my progress on Saturday morning but tomorrow we have a big family get-together for my mother's birthday tomorrow which will probably keep me away from the computer for most of the day so I decided post these photos today instead.
The flywheels are going together. Unfortunately I wasn't able to complete the port wheel before the weekend. I've also made a little more progress with the boiler front.
Firebox doors. Except for two pieces of the firebox opening that suggest an arched door, we have little to go on for the design of the doors so I have kept them fairly simple.
Too many pieces to solder at once. I decided to leave the panel inserts off until after blackening and will epoxy them from behind.
Test fit of the starboard flywheel spokes.
Completed starboard flywheel.
Starting on the port flywheel.
Starboard view of starboard flywheel.
View from port side.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Piet in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Bobstrake in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Jack12477 in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from druxey in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Omega1234 in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from cog in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
as I said earlier...
Michael, your standard is very good and we are our own worst critics. However, a picture can both enhance an hide what we consider defects on our builds.
I agree with John above though.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Eddie in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Hi Christian,
I've missed your updates since last summer. Very nice and convincing half model for a start.
And 1:32...that's Geatan style, impressive.
Clean job on the keel so far, very nice.
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Wintergreen reacted to michael mott in Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 by michael mott - 1:8 scale - SMALL
Thank you all for the likes.
Build part 35
I modified some small clamps that I made a while back, I took out the spring and added a short length of styrene tube, this enabled the clamp to close with a degree of pressure not easily available with the springs.
the small diameter of the bent brass part allowed me to get into a pretty tight spot.
After the planks were glued I gave a leveling sand ready for the filling.
next I thickened up the coloured glue and spread it over the surface as if I was grouting tiles...... I won't do that again
It was really hard scraping this all off my thumb is sore from the pressure.
It looks OK not quite as good as I wanted... I am thinking about the next move....
Michael
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Wintergreen got a reaction from AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Hi Christian,
I've missed your updates since last summer. Very nice and convincing half model for a start.
And 1:32...that's Geatan style, impressive.
Clean job on the keel so far, very nice.
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Wintergreen reacted to AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Continuing the assembly of the stem..
I used temporarily spacers to fit the Knee of the Head, which is only 10'' thick, to the stem.
Next I shaped the Knee of the Head using the info David Antscherl gives in his books. After this I glued the completed assembly to the stem. Therfore I used brass pins and the earlier descriped spacer. At last I shaped the competed stem to the hopefully right thickness.
In the moment I work on the lower apron and the rising wood.
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Wintergreen reacted to AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
I've finished the "Disposition of Frames" drawing.
I am not quite happy with the position of the timberheads between station line 17 and 19. But this is the position I got from the As Built plan of the Fly.
Next I will built my building board and start with the model.
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Wintergreen reacted to AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Today it rained all day, so I had enough time to finish the design of the cant frames
The Bollard Timbers and Hawse Pieces are missing to complete the planning of framework.
The individual components and the frames I'll draw later during the build.
Next, the construction of the two-stage slipway is on the ToDo list, then I can lay down the keel for the model.
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Wintergreen reacted to AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Welcome on bord, Antony
The completion of the hull of my control model in the region behind the last frames has attracted much longer than expected.
When planning the last phase of the construction I realized that the body plan of the original drawing and therefore my reconstruction at the top of the last two frames is too narrow. So back to the drawing board and the frames 19 and 20 newly constructed. The hull at frames 20 is now about 1 mm wider in the region of maximum breath than originally. With the help of several buttok lines and the new water lines I have also redesigned the transoms
I haven't add all changes on the test hull, so you can see in the pictures the not entirely harmonious course of the lines.
The first step of my little project -the reconstruction of the lines- is complete.
In between, I have asked myself several times whether the construction of the half-model was even necessary. After the problems in the reconstruction of the transoms and fashion pieces, that define the shape of the stern, have identified, the construction of the test model was more than worth. I am happy to have the mistakes now and not found during the construction of the POF model.
In the next few weeks I'll construct keel, frames and all other components that are needed to build the hull. In autumn I like to start the construction of the POF model. Until then, one last picture which shows the side view of the test hull.
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Wintergreen reacted to AnobiumPunctatum in HM Sloop Fly by AnobiumPunctatum - 1:32 - POF
Thanks Johann, druxey, Mike and Nils for your nice comments and all others for the Likes
Next I've installed all bulkheads until frame 20 and the filling pieces.
Then my favourite pastime - sanding
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