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

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

Otter Boards continued

 

i went for the Flory Dark dirt, but a couple are in just grime, so i have a few options when it comes to putting everything in place

 

i read after last nights post, that the outside edges were sheathed in metal to prevent damage to the wood when being dragged on the seabed, 

 

having scored one side of the wood to represent planks and then stained it  i super glued the frame to it, then drilled holes though, turned it over, scored and stained then lined the other frame to the holes

to represent the metal sheathing i cut a thin piece of card, attached it all round and painted

 

now putting the bolts through and secure the heads on the opposite side

 

next will be the brackets which will be this weeks work

i not 100% sure where they fit, but here they are for tonight

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2019 by Kevin

[ccoyle]

I actually participated in an otter trawl -- once -- on board the research tug operated by the university I attended. Cooked up some of the catch in the galley, too.

[Kevin]

8 minutes ago, ccoyle said:

I actually participated in an otter trawl -- once -- on board the research tug operated by the university I attended. Cooked up some of the catch in the galley, too.

oh dear, that means you will be telling me off when i rig it all up wrong then lol

[Old Collingwood]

Looking superb mate, so much fine datail  really nice to watch.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

been a few weeks since my last post, m i went down with man flu, and has taken me a while to get over it 

after going as far as i could with the otter boards, i then went on to the gallows, from which the boards are worked

tow pairs are made up and the fwd pair are different to the after set, 

the fwd ones are set at an angle going outboard, i wasnt able to work out if the other pair were then same, but i made them to the same angle anyway

they fit in line to the hull ridges

 

Masts

having completed the main one a few weeks ago i wasnt happy with it so this weekend i made a new one and completed the foremast, both out of Evergrren tubing, which has allowed me to hide the wiring

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Kevin

[yvesvidal]

Very nice mast.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

Christmas is coming, My new builds have already arrived, but the hull of the St Nectan has been moved out of the way until the end of the festive season, but i still have the superstructure to work on

 

Funnel

i was not able to find out if the funnels had any type of protection on top to stop anything dropping down them like birds, wabbits or elephants, so i went out on a limb and decided that they must have, the mesh is from a old washing machine bag that i used to take to sea,  the black is matt but still wet when the photos were taken

 

 

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

good thinking and fabrication........the stack looks great  

[Jim Lad]

Stack of what, Denis?  That funnel top looks first class, Kevin!

 

John

[Old Collingwood]

I can only  repeat what others have said  - she is looking mighty fine mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone, thank you for the comments and likes

 

not having the bath tub size hull in the cave is certainly an advantage, not because of the space, but i am forever looking at it thinking, what the hell am i going to do with it

anyway onwards i go

 

Funnel area

the choice of funnel colours is the admirals, and not to represent any port or company, just so happens to be the colours being used

i made up the steam whistle pipework and the after pipe ( i believe to be a vent), and the made some bases for the cowls so that they can be moved to change direction

the companionway has now got a pair of doors, but still to be finished and the turnbuckle for the after mast have been cleaned up and temp placed into position

the turnbuckle for the after mast have been cleaned up and temp placed into position

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2019 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

Very impressive, Kevin - beautiful work, as usual.  I like the idea of the workshop Christmas tree! 

 

John

[Kevin]

6 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

Very impressive, Kevin - beautiful work, as usual.  I like the idea of the workshop Christmas tree! 

 

John

the wife put it up whilst i was at work, knowing it would please me , so she could drop the bomb that we are visiting relations on Christmas day

[Kevin]

Superstructure handrails and stations

 

good evening everyone

 

not made much progress recently, the williness to work on her is there, just not finding the time to put in on her

 

however last weekend i managed to put the handrails on, made from single head statnions  and the wire provided within the kit, i put them into position then used a bit of c/a to stop them moving, removed them and used a white primer on them, and put back into position

 

presently making up the guard rails 

 

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, Kevin.  Did the ends of each section of grab rail protrude through the brackets like that rather then ending at a terminal bracket?

 

John

[Old Collingwood]

Loverly work Kev   superb tidy work, she is coming on a treat.

 

OC.

[G.L.]

Looks very realistic!

[Kevin]

15 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Looking good, Kevin.  Did the ends of each section of grab rail protrude through the brackets like that rather then ending at a terminal bracket?

 

John

Thats how the plans show it, im in two minds, as i can see it being a snag issue in the real thing, but if i cut them to terminate, they might look a bit short, so the jury is out at present

Edited December 22, 2019 by Kevin

[mtaylor]

Kevin,

I wince as I ask this... could a small ball be put on the ends of the rails? 

[Kevin]

16 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Kevin,

I wince as I ask this... could a small ball be put on the ends of the rails? 

Mark, good idea, i might see if parral beads from the victory spares box will fit

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone, hope you all had a nice Christmas

 

i have made an attempt to do something with the ends of the hand rails, i used masting parral beads. i have also started to tomne down the white in places and on the funnel

 

Ash Chute

made it up, but dont quite understand how it works, or how it is held into position, the photos show it clipped over the railings, and fails to show how it is held into position at this time

everything is just placed into position for the photo, nothing is fixed yet

 

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Very nice work mate  - she is coming along.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, Kevin.

 

I'm no steam engineer, but I think that in a lot of smaller ships the ashes from the boiler grates had to be manually hoisted up on deck via the boiler room gratings and then heaved over the side.  The type of ash chute you've shown for your model helped with this heavy job as it was lowered over the side and the ashes dumped into the top of it to fall into the sea well clear of the ship's side.

 

John

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Looking good, Kevin.

 

I'm no steam engineer, but I think that in a lot of smaller ships the ashes from the boiler grates had to be manually hoisted up on deck via the boiler room gratings and then heaved over the side.  The type of ash chute you've shown for your model helped with this heavy job as it was lowered over the side and the ashes dumped into the top of it to fall into the sea well clear of the ship's side.

 

John

That would certainly make sence, but being clipped over the railings seams very naff way to do it, like the securing method at the top, this must have weighed quite heavy

[stuglo]

just found your blog. Different, interesting and your execution is top class. 

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, stuglo said:

just found your blog. Different, interesting and your execution is top class. 

Thank you, and your more than welcome to follow my slow progress

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

 

Using my last 3 days of holiday, before i finish working on the 31st January,  

so i can now plan my projects and get back into regular posting again

 

Bridge walkway

 

the railings provided in the kit were not good enough for this so i have made my own, its another of those projects that takes time, but unable to complete until i work out howmuch room is available, as it is quite tight for space behind the bridge

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Super nice Kevin.

 

Yves

[FriedClams]

Nice job on the hand rails and the bridge walkway Kevin.  She is looking great.  Congratulations on your retirement - I wish you a happy and healthy one.

 

Gary

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone

 

made the other side walkway this morning, and put the netting over the rai;ing set that sits on top of the cod oil house, then put a matt white primer over it all

 

nothing is in its final position yet, an still needs more work to make it look presentable