Bedford

I have a question about the brass work, what is your polishing process, what do you use?

Interestingly the Sydney Heritage Fleets' steam tug Waratah circa 1903, which I crew, has a very similar looking helm. It has the degrees of rudder and an indicator on the top. Differently to Altair the Waratahs helm is answered by a steam winch that hauls the tiller chains.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/14711-models-on-a-scale-of-11/#comment-483609

No pics of the helm there but nice pics of the fleet, espacially Waratah

Love it and you know what, it's your build and you can put pink sails on her if you like.

If you owned the real thing would you leave the basic one in place or have a better looking one made?

Just beautiful, another one added to the memory banks for future reference.

All I can do is repeat what others have said, she's beautiful John. Well done, I'll have to get in there and see her again now she's done!

Mate, that'd be a bit special if she ends up in the collection!

I've seen one of these under sail on Sydney Harbour and they are just beautiful, they make it look so easy compared to the newer boats too. This is just magnificent!

Paper divider........................noted

Magnets holding square......noted

Both filed for future reference.

As for the piece, I've said it all before. Pointless to keep repeating the superlatives!

Hey Keith, I think I'd probably just make each block as and when needed. That'd break the job up!

Some of those pics look like the real thing, beautifully made!

I will Jim

I've been working with Sydney Heritage Fleet lately (except in this heat wave we've been having) and am crewing the steam tug Waratah on 25th Feb so not sure when, you'll have to let me know when you're there and I'll see what I can do.

I'm feeling another visit to ANMM in the near future to see the finished product.

Hi Keith,

 

Did you make the bow sprit foot? If so, would you please share how you did it? Thanks.

 

Best,

John

John, he did make it and the process is detailed earlier in this thread. It shouldn't be too hard for you to find.

I love this hull, it's just beautiful and the white just adds to the whole effect. Well done as usual.

Wow that's positively balmy in my neck of the woods, The last few weeks have been brutal here, most mornings the shop is -5 to -6 Celsius and by noonish it is up to 8 or 9 Celsius. while outside it is -20 ish

I have to admit I am really getting tired of it.... but then "I'm a lumberjack an' I'm OK"

 

Nice work on the hull.... seriously you are going to airbrush in your kitchen.... wait till Judy hears about this.

 

Michael 

Sounds just like Orange in winter!

I now live in the outskirts of Sydney and we are having 40 plus. It's killing me.

But once in a while someone makes a simple sly Monty Python reference and I see more beautiful progress on a stunning model and it eases the pain!

I think the charts will be adequate for the sailing she'll do.

Love your work John!

Thank you Michael and John. I think I'll try it once more taking a little more care on the soldering.

 

Hi Keith, when soldering and needing a neat finish use a bristle paint brush, not nylon, as soon as you finish with the solder brush the excess off with the paint brush. It usually works a treat. Obviously it will leave a smear of solder across the job but that's removable. 

 

 

Hi John, I was in on Thursday after sailing on James Craig to welcome the Chilean sail training ship Esmeralda into Sydney.

I never go to that part of town without calling in to the Museum and checking out the "Pritt"

She is just beautiful!

Steve

If you find out let me know because I hear you!

How much polishing and what did you use, to get the foot to that finish?

That hull and planking are just beautiful!

Absolutely love her lines and you are doing her justice, beautiful planking

just.....WOW

Ah that would do it!

You've got to keep the beasties out of the shipyard

How on earth do you run out of deck planks? You're not laying them on their sides are you!