WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF

[yamsterman]

HI ALL

 

FILLING TRANSOMS FITTED AND PARTIALLY FAIRED.

 

STERN TAFFRAIL FITTED....JUST SOME FILLING TIMBERS TO GO IN.

 

IT LOOKS LIKE I WAS A FRACTION SHORT WITH THE STARBOARD STERN FASHION PIECE.....SHOULDNT BE A PROBLEM AS THE PLANKING WILL EVENTUALLY COVER THIS INDISCRETION.

 

BASICS OF THE HULL ARE THEREFORE NEARLY DONE.

 

I WILL CUT THE MAIN SHEERLINE TO FINAL SIZE ONCE THE WALE STRAKES ARE ON.

 

CHEERS FOR NOW........MICK

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Really nice progress, Mick

[albert]

Very beautiful work.

[yamsterman]

hi christian

thanks for the kind comments......just been browsing your triton build log,along with jurgens,in the german forum......google translation can be a little "funky" at times.......but lovely work.....havnt seen jurgens updates for a while.

 

triton is on my list of projects for the near future.

 

cheers....mick

[yamsterman]

hi albert

thanks for looking in.

little bit more accuracy required i think....too many mistakes.

 

cheers....mick

[yamsterman]

HI ALL

 

PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE....SLOWLY.

INTERNAL TIMBERWORK FINISHED OFF WITH ADDITION OF CRUTCH AND BREASTHOOK.

 

A TENTATIVE COAT OF DANISH OIL HAS BEEN APPLIED.......MAKES THOSE TREENAILS STAND OUT.

 

ALL BOLT HEADS HAVE BEEN BLACKENED WITH LIVER OF SULPHUR.

 

LOWER COUNTER PLANKED AND TREENAILED PRIOR TO FITTING THE WALES.

 

LOWER DECK HAS BEEN STARTED BOXWOOD FRAMES AND HOLLY PLANKING.......DECIDED TO EAT INTO MY PRECIOUS SUPPLY OF ENGLISH HOLLY FOR THIS MODEL.

 

ONCE THE LOWER DECK IS FINISHED AND TRIAL FITTED IT WILL GO ON ONE SIDE UNTIL THE WALES AND SOME OF THE EXTERNAL PLANKING IS DONE.

 

THATS ALL FOR NOW FOLKS

 

CHEERS......MICK

[aviaamator]

Nice work!

[Omega1234]

I have to agree, as well!

[kurtvd19]

Mick:

Beautiful work.  I think your build may be inspiring others as I just shipped out plan set #68.  Sure wish some others would start build logs too.

Keep up the good work, I truly enjoy your posts.

Kurt

[aviaamator]

Beautiful ship! And sailing rig I really like!And I probably would have started to build it, but whether to send drawings to Russia?

[dvm27]

Lovely work, Nick. At some point, you'll need to widen the opening on the transom to accommodate the sweep of the rudder. This might have been easier before planking but I've no doubt you're up to the task.

[yamsterman]

hi greg

thanks for stopping by. yes opening for rudder does need to be opened up......but i was leaving that until the rudder was made.....after the wales go on and before any further work goes on internally......should be too onerous a job ,plenty of room to work!

 

cheers....mick

[yamsterman]

hi kurt

thanks for the encouragement.......68 plans sold?

i would have thought there would have been a plethora of build logs by now......quite a noteworthy little ship in american history.

any ideas for another nrg practicum and plans set?

 

cheers....mick

[yamsterman]

hi aviaamator

 

go for it! about time there were some more build logs.

shouldnt be a problem with posting to russia........??

i have browsed a couple of the russian ship forums.....magnificent work.

just surprised a few more of our american and canadian friends havnt jumped in and started a build log.

 

thank you for you kind comments.

 

cheers...mick

[yamsterman]

hi patrick

thanks for looking in and the continuing words of encouragement.

 

cheers....mick

[kurtvd19]

Mick:

Yes, we have a couple in the works.  Next one out will be aimed at first time scratch builders but interesting enough for more advanced modelers too.  Can't let the cat out of the bag yet, but I think this next one will be very popular.

Kurt

[yamsterman]

Ah ah ! Curiosity is now fully alert!!

Will be keeping a beady eye on the night home page!

 

Cheers.....mick

[yamsterman]

HI ALL

JUST A QUICK PROGRESS REPORT.

 

WHILST IM WAITING FOR SOME EBONY TO BE DELIVERED I DECIDED TO CRACK ON WITH THE LOWER DECK AND START SOME OF THE DETAILS.

 

WELL STARTED AND TRIAL FITTED TO DECK OPENING.....LOTS MORE TO DO ON THAT.

 

TILED AREA FOR STOVE WELL UNDER WAY......I DECIDED TO "PAINT WITH WOOD" AND USED SOME PINK IVORY FOR THE TILES.....THE TILED AREA WILL HAVE A WOODEN SURROUND,NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS,BUT HAVING LOOKED AT VICTORYS BRODIE STOVE  THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TILES IN PLACE.....CEMENT CRACKS...TIMBER MOVES ETC ETC.

 

PHOTOS ENCLOSED AS PER USUAL

 

IVE ALSO REORGANISED THE WORK SPACE AND AQUIRED SOME MORE TIMBER.......HERR KOENIG AT ARKOWOOD EVEN THICKNESSED IT EXACTLY TO 4.76MM   OR  3/16".....WUNDERBAR!!!!

 

CHEERS FOR NOW....MICK

[kurtvd19]

Mick:

Looking real good.  I like the tiles and agree that something had to keep them in place.  They look great - please explain the pink ivory - I have never heard of it.  As you said "painting with wood" I am assuming it's some sort of wood rather than actual Ivory (which is nasty stuff - I did a small Ivory Chinese Junk once - the smell when cutting the ivory was horrendous).

Kurt

[yamsterman]

hi kurt

pink ivory.........rhamus zeyheri........originates in southern africa.

reputed to be the royal wood of the zulu peoples.

dense..1000kg per meter cubed

fine grained.........and pink!!!!

can be quite red through to terracotta coloured.....hence me using it for tiles.

hope this helps

 

cheers....mick

[kurtvd19]

Mick:

Thanks.  I am sure it's nicer to work with than ivory!

I will as Marcus Botanicus to enlighten the group at our next club meeting about this wood.

Take care,

Kurt

[Mike Y]

Hope you loved the Arkowood wood? The stash looks nice!

 

Very impressive tiling, was not expecting it to be so red. Where have you got it? Also arkowood?

[mtaylor]

Very nice work, Mick.  

[yamsterman]

Hi Mike

I brought the pink ivory from an English company called stiles and bates.

A Google search will bring them up...then look under exotic spindle blanks.

Various company's on eBay dealing with pen blanks also stock it.....postage might be expensive to Sweden from an English co.

Cheers......mick

[Omega1234]

Hi Mick

 

Great progress on a beautiful build. I also haven't heard of pink ivory before, but now I'm educated a bit more.

 

Please tell us more about the wagon wheels. I assume they belong to another one of your horse drawn wagons?

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[cog]

Mick,

 

That's some major impressive decoration you are doing mate. Love those tiles, very impressive.

 

Cheers

 

P.s. What's the size of those wagon wheels, you slipped in? They seem large ...

[flying_dutchman2]

I did the research on Pink Ivory and our club will get a mini-presentation on this.

 

Pink ivory (Berchemia zeyheri), also called purple ivory, red ivory, umnini or umgoloty, is an African hardwood used to make a variety of products (for example: billiard cues and knife handles).[1] The pink ivory tree grows predominantly in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa. The tree is protected and sustainably maintained in South Africa, only felled by very limited permit.[2][3] The wood is extremely hard, with a density of 990 g/dm3.

 

The specific name honors the German botanist and plant collector Carl (Karl) Ludwig Philipp Zeyher, 1799-1858 in South Africa.

 

 

For the modelers in the US here are some places you can purchase this wood from.

 

http://www.wood-database.com/pink-ivory/

http://www.exoticwood.biz/pinkivory.htm

http://www.bellforestproducts.com/pink-ivory/MI

http://www.righteouswoods.com/MA

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwoods/exotic_hardwoods/exotic_wood/pink_ivory_lumber/pink_ivory_wood.htmlPA

 

This is the general color. It has many variations

Marcus

[Mike Y]

How does the pink ivory change its colour over time? Is it getting darker and becomes browni-sh? 

Ordered a few pieces from Stiles and Bates to try

Edited August 30, 2016 by Mike Y

[yamsterman]

Hi Mike

All timber oxidises with age....surface finishes help delay this process.

Not sure how this will affect pink ivory...depends on how light a shade you start out with...what finish you use...whether it's got uva/b filters built in etc etc.

Should be interesting to watch over the coming years.

Cheers...mick

[yamsterman]

Hi Patrick and Carl

The wheels belong to a 1/8 scale American carriage called a roof seat brake.

A sporting carriage used by the well to do to attend race meetings,country outings etc.

It's very much on the back burner at the moment....they are only there because I haven't found a home for them yet!

Largest diameter is approx 8inches for the rear wheels and approx 6 for the front.

Might get round to doing something with them one day.

Cheers....mick