Belco

After a somewhat bumpy ride towards the end o’ 2015, CaptainSteve be a-makin’ it his New Year’s Resolution to be steerin’ Kit-Basher’s back on her original tack. Thusly and therewithforth, I doth be planning on scouring the Build logs and a-pesterin’ some o’ you to share your fine ideas to repurpose-eth everyday items.
 
As such, the following was used with the permission of MSW member, Cobr@ ...
 
There is a way you can make good rings with brass wire.
First take something round which is the same diameter as the ring you want to make, a screwdriver for instance. Then wrap the wire around it in a spiral keeping it as tight as possible.

 
Once done, slide the spiral off the object you chose to wrap the wire round and cut it in the place i have highlighted in the second picture, you can cut off as many as you need all the same size and perfectly round. Note in the pictures the spiral was not tight as it was only to be used for reference purposes.

 
And here's a shot from Cobr@'s HMAV Bounty build, showing the above rings used to make door-knockers ...

... the brass rings can be chemically blackened and/or painted.
 
O’course, as ye well know, all may feel free to post their own ideas …

Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax."
I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author.
 


I hope you will be helpful.
 
 
Regards
 
 
Belco

Finally the Mars support arm is inserted into the gear sandwich and fixed in place with a grub screw. The finishing touch is to add the moons Phobos and Diemos and Mars itself.
 
All the brass parts are really starting to add up and the Orrery is starting to get pretty weighty!

Want a cheap keel clamp ??
 
Here's one which I picked up just the other evening. It's designed for my soon-to-be-rebooted USS Constitution build. It was put together by a professional carpenter friend free of charge ... all I paid for was the packet of bolts.
 
Here's a couple of pics ..

 
Essentially, the back rail is fixed to the base-board. The front rail is free and joins to the back one using two (soon to be four) bolts.

 
All up, it's 100cm (about 39.5 inches) long. As mentioned, I'd like to drill two extra holes thru closer to the centre, so that it will end up using four bolts to clamp shut on the keel.
 
Here it is with my current build, the Bounty Launch, clamped into position ...

I was just able to finish the steam wipers and the throttle housing before the holiday break.  I played around a little with the lighting and exposure time and think the photos turned out a little better.  I think the secret is as little light as possible when photographing brass.
 

some more progress with engine compartment cover and deck

Ik discovered another way to use the tool. Very happy with it.
 

Thanks, gentlemen, once more for the praise  
 
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With all the machining completed, the various castings were cleaned up for their cosmetic appearance and lightly sanded to provide a better key for the new paint. The areas not be painted were masked with tape and and any openings stuffed with toilet paper.
 

Parts masked for painting
 
The castings were given a light coat with a filling primer, while the fabricated parts were just given a coat in an ordinary primer.
 

Parts primed for painting
 
After some light sanding and thorough de-dusting the parts were spray-painted in my favourite colour for machines, in RAL 6007 'Bottle Green'. I find the combination of bright steel, polished brass details, and the dark green aesthetically very pleasing.
 

Painted parts after demasking
 
On the images above there are two parts visible that have not been discussed yet: a round cap that will close-off the electrical installations of the motor and a clamp to fix the machine at the workbench. The round cap actually is a bakelite cover for some electrical home installations and which had almost the right internal diameter. I just needed to enlarge it on the lathe by a few tenth of milimetres. The clamp belonged to an obsolote electrical drill. The reciprocal movement of the filing machine will necessitate some form of fixation, or it is likely to jump around a bit. In addition, the high centre of gravity of the machine would make working with it like this rather unstable.
 
To be continued ...

Put the dummy spikes in yesterday. Measured the location the spikes would be located, marked them and drilled them with a machinist centering drill bit because a normal bit would be too flimsy and leave tracks over the areas it would stray. I had some brass covered nails that were just the right size so I soldered them in place, cut them to size, and made them flush inside with a Dremil drum sander. What you see is all the detail I will put in the ram.  

Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax."
I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author.
 


I hope you will be helpful.
 
 
Regards
 
 
Belco

Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax."
I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author.
 


I hope you will be helpful.
 
 
Regards
 
 
Belco

Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax."
I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author.
 


I hope you will be helpful.
 
 
Regards
 
 
Belco

Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax."
I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author.
 


I hope you will be helpful.
 
 
Regards
 
 
Belco

Different angles of the finished build......
 

this is how it looks like when engine is mounted in the compartment
and photos from hull and the deck
Mehmet

hello every body
I have started my new model, sponge diving boat. this one is the type which has been used as a sponge diving boat for many years in mediterian coast in Greece and Turkey.
I have build the hull and the deck, ant the engine- I am planning to make the engine compartment visible.
 
 
Mehmet

my cargo boat is finished finally
 
looking forward for reccomendations
mehmet

hello every body
I have made a lantern for my boat, which is weathered like the other items on the deck
Mehmet

Richard
This is the Jig I use.
It is good for blocks, dead eyes, rigging hooks, eyes and just loops.
I clamp the base to the desk.

Then use a modified clothes peg, push a long pin through holes in the peg and the hole in the block.

Then the peg fits into the base. There is a 'dowel' on the peg and a hole for the pin.

Thread is fed through around the block, caught with a clip and an elastic band tensions the thread.

I then seize the number of turns I want using the traditional ‘trapped loop’ method.

I pull the end of the thread through the loop and pull out the loop. Push the siezing up tight to the block.

Take out of jig, paint with 50/50 PVA and trim when dry.

 
I'm sure some will think this overkill.
But I have done hundreds of blocks (even the smallest of sizes), loops, eyes etc. so have gotten pretty slick.
And I love the way the it looks.
 
Nick

This is what I have:

I have used it for woodworking and guitar building and it steams the wood well.  The kit includes instructions on making the wood box but would have to be modified for model making.
 
I also have one of these:

When bending guitar sides, you need to back up the wood with a bending strap to keep the fibers from breaking.  This may not be an issue with model making though.
 

The two arms are threaded on the main shaft. The lower gear arm is then attached firmly using a grub screw.
 
Once this is place the earth/moon system can be added. A spindle is threaded into a small gear wheel and inserted into the earth support arm.
 
Three planets now, and the rotating moon looks the business!

SCRAPBOOK EYES  
 
Bollards
 
Here is another use of the scrapbook eyes (See post 292).
Bollards.  These eyes come in many different sizes and I've used several different sizes to make bollards.  I drilled holes into a bronze sheet to match the skinny diameter of the eye. Epoxy the eye into the hole so that the large portion of the eye is the top of the bollard.  I filled the shaft with epoxy. Paint etc.
 
Here are small bollards that I made for the pin rails of a 1/76 ship
 

 
Marc

Hi everyone!
 
Well, I'm almost at the finished line.  Symphony now has her rudder installed, as well as her auxiliary propeller (which still needs painting).  But, most importantly, I've been working on her display stand.  There's still more work to be done on the final design of the supporting struts to make them as unobtrusive as possible; so as to give the impression of Symphony 'floating' above the display board.  I'll do the same with her tender as well.
 
Hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Hi everyone, especially those who commented and hit the Like button.  Greatly appreciated!
 
Sorry Carl - you're right.  My problem is that I can't think fast enough and my honesty often gets the best of me!!!!  Oh well...
 
Anyway, tonight I painted the tender and added a bit more detail.  But alas, no propeller yet! Just saying....
 
I hope you enjoy these photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick
 
 
 
 
 

Hi everyone
 
Another quick, but important update - Symphony's now sporting her full set of sails. Although they're still temporarily rigged, they at least give oneself an indication of what the final look will be....which, to my mind, isn't too bad.
 
Not long to go, now folks....before Symphony plays her last concerto and a new ship will arise on the slipway!
 
Anyhow, I hope you enjoy these photos.
 
Cheers and all the best!
 
Patrick