St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020

[Kevin]

54 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Very fine work Kevein, those railings look like a real pain in the ......

 

OC.

actually they were one of the easiest bits of the build, the ladder handrails ( not fitted yet) took far longer

[Old Collingwood]

Just now, Kevin said:

actually they were one of the easiest bits of the build, the ladder handrails ( not fitted yet) took far longer

Looking really nice mate.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

The forecastle is looking good Kevin.  Perhaps the drum ends on the winch could be a bit shorter. 

 

John

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

The forecastle is looking good Kevin.  Perhaps the drum ends on the winch could be a bit shorter. 

 

John

lol i might make them longer and have her as a paddle steamer 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

slowly the front end is looking like a, well, a front end, a very light weathering so far, not sure how far i will take that, railings and anchor capstan are secured, as well as the ladder, next the  bollards, cleats, anchor and associated gear, and securing points for the stays will be hopefully in place by tomorrow night

 

some of the remaing bits to be identified, cleaned up and a home on the build found for them

[Jim Lad]

looking very realistic, Kevin.

 

John

[Old Collingwood]

She is looking Super Kevin  like Jim Lad  said   - she is looking so life like.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

the waledeck is nearly complete apart from touch ups and weathering i added the chain stopper, but have no idea if it is correct or not, deck portholes are glazed with PVA glue, tomorrow i will tidy up the main deck and think about rigging

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

starting from the front i am now working aft to ensure everything is where it should be, but not necessarily complete, taking her outside has allowed me to look for some missing bits and to clean her off again

 

i never did find the otter board hinges, so make some 

glazing of some of the windows using white pva glue

steam winch mounting board is now pinned into position, the winch will be one of the last items to be fitted

and the boat deck supports get a yellow coat, these will be cut to size when the superstructure get fixed on, as they sit on top of the capping rail

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Splendid work mate.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, Kevin.

 

John

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

its been a strange few months, i thought that being retired, life would be great, and it is, but obvious things outside my garden are not,  But after a couple of weeks feeling quite low/fed up, i have pulled myself back together and the St Nectan continues

 

i have gone back to the superstructure now and have sorted the bridge wings, and today most of the lighting has been commissioned, all working for the first time, i will work on no flash photos in the next few days, i have a remote built in that will control the brightness, navigation lights will  have there own power supply

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Just now, Kevin said:

Really nice Kevin, very realistic and beautiful.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

2 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Really nice Kevin, very realistic and beautiful.

 

Yves

ty, looks a bit like a cruise liner at present

[Old Collingwood]

Very nice work Kevin, the lights add  a 3D  affect to her.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good morning everyone 

 

getting the hull ready to accept the superstructure, prop shaft and rudder fitted but they are removable, in case someone else takes the hull in the future and wants to make her water tight,

 

they will also have to fill another couple of holes as the power supply connectors are going to be fitted into the hull just under the bilge keel, this will be the same side as the dock side when in its diorama, most likely port side to, that way no wires will be seen

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone, worked late last night, sorting the wiring out, the power supply connections are now in position,

 

each connection brings another ray of light into the build, hopefully today, subject to DIY projects the top section will be powered up at the same time as the hull for the first time

 

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

On 5/16/2020 at 10:02 PM, Kevin said:

good evening everyone

 

starting from the front i am now working aft to ensure everything is where it should be, but not necessarily complete, taking her outside has allowed me to look for some missing bits and to clean her off again

 

i never did find the otter board hinges, so make some 

glazing of some of the windows using white pva glue

steam winch mounting board is now pinned into position, the winch will be one of the last items to be fitted

and the boat deck supports get a yellow coat, these will be cut to size when the superstructure get fixed on, as they sit on top of the capping rail

 

 

 

This is gorgeous indeed Sir , lovely work, thanks for sharing. steel plates wow .  

[Kevin]

good morning, its me again

 

we have lights, phots are poor, but we have lights, 

[Old Collingwood]

Really really nice work Kevin  - sure is standing out  with all that detail, well worth all the hard work and time you have put into her.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

WOW!   you have made some really good progress since I last looked in!  she is a very well detailed model....that's for sure     the lighting must have been a nightmare.........but well worth it!   very nice  

[Kevin]

thank you for the comments

 

still to sort the wiring under the bridge roof, as it is stopping me putting it into position

rig the foremast. 

put the braces in for the after gallows

find homes for at least 100 bits, mainly brackets, cleats, chains

tidy her up and then fwd to aft touch ups

 

another week or so and then i think as a build she will be completed, and then be set aside for the diorama which will be an ongoing never ending project

 

[Kevin]

Foremast rigging

 

Good morning everyone

 

i wasnt happy with the white metal deadeyes and assembly, so i made my own

please dont ask where the missing one is

the one on the left is the replacement using the white metal deadeye

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone,

i have had a delay on completing her, last week i started to watch Game of Thrones Season 1, the wife was not interested in it what so ever, she told me many times what she thought of it was having never seen any of it, however she sat down and watched episode 10 with me, instantly liked it and started asking what happened in the previous episodes, so we started watching them from the start, she is hooked, and we are on 4 episodes a day, and well into season 2

 

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

the wheel house is getting attention again. another spot light fitted and the bits and pieces that stand in front of the window. which still have  to be toned down, two more air vents to find that sit on the roof

 

tonight the boat deck supports are being fitted, they cannot be secured to the hull as the whole assembly is removable, so i dont quite know how to stop them falling inwards, as they are on wire hinges

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

She is looking splendid Kevin  - all that hard work is deffinatly  paying off.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

She's looking pretty swish, Kevin!

 

John

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone

 

Coming to the end of this project, but not the build,, as some things cannot be completed, like the derricks and majority of the weathering until i put her into the diorama, later on this year

 

after gallows all stays are fitted, the one from the superstructure is a pain, the Y shape is soldered together as part of the kit, there are no suggestions as to how it fits or kit parts to help it go in a set position, so i drilled two holes under the guard rails and one into the gallows, however it does hamper the removal of the spare otter board, this is now in black, lol i have seen enough red ochre to last me a life time, this needs to be removed when separating the superstructure from the hull

 

port and stbd nav lights work and are fitted, all portholes and wheel house windows are glazed i may redo the whole of the wheel house roof again as the kits parts are well below being acceptable, but help slighlt towards the finish i want

majority of the rigging is fitted, but just needs tightening up, most are on slip knots, there is no provision for side stays from the top of the mast, so im not sure where they should go

all boat deck supports are in place, these cannot be fixed to the hull, ladders fixed 

 

rudder chains going in

 

 

and me, still wondering about the aerial wires and where they should go

 

 

 

 

 

 

[clearway]

niceeeeeeeeeeeee😁- on the fishing vessels i have been on they led from the wires going from yard to yard to a couple of insulators to either the wheelhouse roof or radiocabin depending on size.

 

Keith

[Kevin]

8 hours ago, clearway said:

niceeeeeeeeeeeee😁- on the fishing vessels i have been on they led from the wires going from yard to yard to a couple of insulators to either the wheelhouse roof or radiocabin depending on size.

 

Keith

good afternoon Keith

 

i have made the decision to bring 6 lines down, 3 from either side of the two fwd aft lines, where the insulators are sited , to the wheel house roof, the only problem i face is that the after mast is part of the superstructure where as the fwd mast is not, so i need to find a quick release method. not that mine should be taken apart again after