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Hi Nils
 
Thanks!  To be honest, I hadn't really thought of the soundtrack for the diesels, but, you've given me something to think about, now!
 
All the best.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Remarkable what you can do at that small scale Nils.
 
Bob

Hi Nils, I agree with Bob
 
Best Regards,
Pete

What an amazing little piece of machinery. And that's just the start.
 
Bob

Thank you very much Bob (Rafine), Pete, and Bob (cap`n),
for your compliments....
and all the "likes"
 
Nils

Very nice work on that winch, Nils.
 
John

Great work on the winch Nils, it is a tiny triumph..!
 
Dan.

Yes, that's it Nils, at that small scale we must by necessity "fool the viewer's eye."  In art that is called "trompe l'oeil."  We can go batty reducing reality to the scale of 1:144.  It was a different story with my father's submarine, the O19, at a scale of 1:50.  There I managed with some difficulty to make the deck torpedo launcher doors operable.  
IF by chance you can file a few very small grooves into the edge of the discs for the toothed wheels that are visible you may still get away with it.  Let the viewer's brain complete the picture.
If they are guarded like Steve's photos show then mimicking the gears becomes a moot point.
 
Nice work on the winch prototype Nils. 
 
Cheers,

many thanks to - Grant - Steve - Kees - Greg - Dan - Denis,
and all the "likes"
 
Grant,
nice compliment, much appreciated...
 
Steve,
lovely pics I like, nice sturdy nostalgic equipment, there surely are some details to study, for example the crosshead slide guide only on the underside. I also found  some inspirating pics on the web.....
 
Kees,
special thanks to your comment relating to the lifeboat cover , will keep that in mind....
 
Greg,
appreciate and thank you for your kind remark for the strake width, I was already thinking of taking the momentary aluminium "clinker strips" down from the small boats hull and doing them over again, we`ll see (at least for a "fair compromise" to visual aspect)
 
Denis,
these are always the little things that go around in my mind, and I do some trials now and then for to determine the final version to be built...
 
Dan,
the idea was to use some suitable brass stock that could possibly do for the machine framing in one piece, the last winch-frames I made in scale 1:96 had to be soldered together from several bits, and the fixing in position for soldering was quite some fiddeling work
 
Piet,
many thanks for your comment to resembling the wheel-Teeth per file in the visible portions. The wheel transmission guard on one of Steve`s pics was also first thing that my eye caught when looking at that related pic (having same thoughts as yours...)
 
Nils

Yes, I know all about how much time goes into small fiddly stuff but you are on the right track Nenad.  Perhaps you can make the discs a little thinner - maybe ? yes?
You can make the spokes a little longer so you fit them in the Dremmel tool and using a small file carve then into the shape you want.  After they are made you cut them to size.  That's the easiest way around it.
 
Persevere my friend, you can do it.  You are on the right track.  You don't need fancy tools, I don't have fancy tools, Nils doesn't have fancy tools.  We all work with small hand tools.
 
Cheers,

Hi Nenad
 
As Piet wrote, your on the right track! If you want to make the wheel a little thinner, build it first with the thick rings and center, and grind them later to your wanted size. Therefore lay just a piece of sanding paper on the table, lay the wheels on it and move it slightly around. So you will get the wheel to correct thickness without the danger of breaking it. That`s how I made it with all my steering wheels.
 
 
Regards
Gerhard

Rings are planed to be more thinner, particulary outer two.
 
Spokes carved?. I am not sure. Now they are in scale and has dia less than 1mm. Maybe to make them a bit thicker (cc 1-1,3mm), and to carve their thinner part to actual size. If they do not visualy overload space inside rings on that way

This is exactly the way I used and plan to use, with 400 fine sandpaper. I think there is no other way if you have 0,7-1mm vener and want it as 0,1-0,3mm. Planed thickness of wheel is not more than 1-1,2mm

Thank you all for your comments and likes.
 
Bob

you put a lot of detail into the wheel house Bob.......she looking great!  don't lose the pattern yet......you still have the aft structure to do      I'd say you nailed it  

Hello all, and thank you for the likes and comments.  It's a good feeling that yuns are watching the slow progress.
 
Hey Lawrence I think you got me confused with someone else - great carving skills - - indeed.  No my friend, I'm just a novice and beginning to learn.
 
Thank you Sjors.  Your name reminds me of a cartoon character from long time ago, Sjors van de rebellen club.  Are you perhaps that Sjors?
 
Okay, I've been awol for a few days working on that other project I can't talk about yet.  I was in a real world of hurt with it because one particular item/part is not available.  It really gnawed at me that I may have to abandon this whole thing.   But through a rare brainstorm I came up with a simple solution and can now proceed to a point where I can disclose this mysterious project.   We, at least I, seem to look for the difficult way out of doing things and overlook simple solutions.  I have to keep reminding myself to use the KISS principle, keep it simple stupid    I'm still in the trial stage so don't expect it soon.  
Am I building the suspense or what!  
 
Well, I started making the carvings for the head rail figures.  I decided to use the two knight heads I previously made for the forecastle deck instead of making new ones.  Reason being is that Jan asked a loaded question about them possibly interfering with the ropes going up.  Yup, they are 0.5 mm too large and I'm now forced to make new knechten.  This is okay because nothing is lost and can use these carvings up front at the head.
 
The head rail carvings are still at the beginning stage.  I need to add some fancy stuff to them, paint them and cement them to the rails. 
 
I also got some ideas about the carvings on the waist railings / bulwarks, a slight departure of the traditional dolphins.  Not that I don't like dolphins but - - - well yuns'll see.  There will be dolphins though but on other sections of the railings / bulwarks. 
 
Here are a few pics of how it'll look on the ship.
 

The poor fellows have no shoulders.  I may have to add some.   nah, maybe not.  I'll add some fancy scroll work in front and on the sides.
 

I have temporarily taped the port one to the railing for show.
 
Cheers from jochie Piet,
 

Nice carving, jet again ... looking forward to your ... scrollwork ...
 
Suspence, what suspence ... you're so vague, it isn't exciting ... (please, tell us, let us know, lift a tip of the vale ... c'mon ... just an ini mini mini tiny bit ...)
 
Cheers

Hi Bob
 
Thanks.  Micro-sculpting?  Mmm, now that's a nice new term that I hadn't heard of before.  I like it!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick.  

Hi Nils
 
Thanks!  To be honest, I hadn't really thought of the soundtrack for the diesels, but, you've given me something to think about, now!
 
All the best.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

HI everyone
 
Many thanks for your comments and Likes.  Greatly appreciated.
 
Here's my latest update:  I've managed to paint the starboard engine and other associated details in the engine room.  The jet skis and the ship's RIB tender have also received a second coat of paint with a new and better quality paint brush.  The difference is much better than before, I must say.
 
Also, at the stern of the ship, I've started on the port and starboard stairs which lead from the main deck down to the diving platform.  Still lots of cleaning up to do, of course. 
 
Lastly, on the Sun Deck, I've put together the spa (which is the funny round thing) and a short series of steps for guests to use in order to climb from the deck into it.  
 
Lots and lots of details, as well as filling, puttying and sanding to go, but it's fun and satisfying work, none the less.
 
All the best!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi Bob
 
Thanks.  Micro-sculpting?  Mmm, now that's a nice new term that I hadn't heard of before.  I like it!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick.  

Hi Nils
 
Thanks!  To be honest, I hadn't really thought of the soundtrack for the diesels, but, you've given me something to think about, now!
 
All the best.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi Piet
 
No worries! I can assure you that there'll be more than a few cushions scattered around the ship, including the Sun Deck area. There will also be some large umbrellas on the aft of the Sun Deck; just to give a hint of what it'd be like to sit back and relax on a nice tropical cruise while the crew toil away to make the guests happy.
 
Cheers and all the best!
 
Patrick

Hi Greg
 
Many thanks! I can't promise about the bubbles, but I can always try....
 
With respect to the stern door, yep, you're right because it's designed to be lowered to water level, thereby enabling the jet skis and tender to be launched and recovered.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi Pete. Cheers and many thanks! 
 
 
 
Hi BDGiantman Thanks for your comments. Greatly appreciated! 
 
 
Hi Mark Thanks and I really appreciate your comments! 
 
 
Hi Elijah. Thanks for your comments and yep, I've designed each deck to be completely removable so that the interior can be viewed. I'd hate to have put all the work into the interior, without it being able to be enjoyed. Thanks once again. 
Cheers
 
Patrick