Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser

[Valeriy V]

10 minutes ago, Roger Pellett said:

Valeriy,

Wonderful work!

 

How did you produce the gears that turn the cowl vents?  Can you explain?

Roger

Thanks Roger.

  I talked about making gears on page 13.    

[GrandpaPhil]

Amazing work!

[dj.bobo]

Impressive work Valery, I have a question for you; you will cover the brass parts mounted on the model with something so as not to oxidize?

Edited October 24, 2021 by dj.bobo

[Roger Pellett]

Thanks Valerie,

 

The project that I am working on will require a lot of gears.  I just bought a pair of knurling cutters on eBay.  Now I need to build a fixture to hold them.

 

Roger

[wefalck]

This kind of holder to fit into the toolpost can be bought at reasonable prices:

 

For light knurling in brass a simple holder to feed straight into the part may be sufficient.

 

Be aware, that knurling forms sort of triangular ridges - gear teeth look somewhat different, with sort of vertical flanges and a space at the bottom between the teeth.

Edited October 24, 2021 by wefalck

[Valeriy V]

1 hour ago, Roger Pellett said:

Thanks Valerie,

The project that I am working on will require a lot of gears.  I just bought a pair of knurling cutters on eBay.  Now I need to build a fixture to hold them.

Roger

 

Roger, I'm glad to help you.

Please note that with the help of rolling knives, you can only create an imitation of a gear.

Real working gears must be manufactured using a different technology.

 

 

Edited October 24, 2021 by Valeriy V

[Valeriy V]

1 hour ago, dj.bobo said:

Impressive work Valery, I have a question for you; you will cover the brass parts mounted on the model with something so as not to oxidize?

 

Thanks , Dj bobo !

To protect against oxidation, brass can be coated with transparent nitro lacquer, zapon lacquer.

[Valeriy V]

The easiest way is to use knurling as shown in this video.

 

 

[cotrecerf]

Wow, you are a real Jack-of-all-trades. I am deeply impressed.

 

[Roger Pellett]

Valeriy,

 

They will just be imitation gears- deck winches, cargo winches, and gears for turning vowel ventilators.

 

That guy’s fixture is really clever.  I have a large heavy gauge aluminum angle. I’m going to use it to make a knurling fixture that mounts on the cross slide of my lathe; similar to the one shown in the Sherline catalog.

[Valeriy V]

I continue to build a model of the cruiser.

    Assembling the aft bridge.

 

[Wreck1919]

Privjet Valery - always a pleasure to watch you phantastic work.

regards sascha

 

[KeithAug]

beautifully done - as ever Valeriy.

[Valeriy V]

Thanks to everyone who is interested in my work.  

 

The cruiser wheelhouse.

[Valeriy V]

And a few more pictures along with the navigating bridge.

[Keith Black]

Valeriy, phenomenal realism. It's always a pleasure to observe your work. 

[amateur]

Stunning as always.

Did you use your computer and printer to do the 'tiling' in the wheelhouse?

 

Jan

[lmagna]

No words are adequate to describe your work Valeriy! 

[druxey]

Terrific work. I love the panelling detail inside the wheelhouse. How much will one be able to see once the model is complete?

[Valeriy V]

16 hours ago, amateur said:

Stunning as always.

Did you use your computer and printer to do the 'tiling' in the wheelhouse?

 

Jan

Jan, linoleum for the floor is printed on a printer and covered with adhesive tape on top.

To avoid excess shine, the tape is treated with fine sandpaper.

[Valeriy V]

Thank you all for your warm reviews and likes! My work continues.  

[wefalck]

Did they really had 'inlaid' (as it was called) linoleum on Russian ships at that time, rather than the sober 'battleship' linoleum (which was also thicker as the domestic one), that usually comes in a dark reddish brown ?

 

[Valeriy V]

5 hours ago, wefalck said:

Did they really had 'inlaid' (as it was called) linoleum on Russian ships at that time, rather than the sober 'battleship' linoleum (which was also thicker as the domestic one), that usually comes in a dark reddish brown ?

 

In the "Varyag" wheelhouse, the linoleum pattern was just that.    

[wefalck]

Interesting, never seen something fancy like that on a ship ...

[Dr PR]

It is interesting that the binnacle was tied down with turnbuckles. This is a carryover from sailing ship days when the compass/binnacle was "portable" and normally tied down to eye bolts in the deck with lanyards.

[Keith Black]

What beautiful engineering. What is the purpose of the foot switch at 1 O'clock?

 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by Keith Black

[FriedClams]

Fabulous work Valeriy!  I know I've said this before, but your work is so precise, clean and meticulous.  I also know that it takes dedicated hard work to achieve such a result.  I've been looking at your brass and wood capped railing and it appears flawless.  Bravo!

 

Gary  

[mikegr]

Ι would vote it as the built of the year

[KeithAug]

Lovely work Valeriy. Vey impressive rails - so crisp and clean.

[GrandpaPhil]

Amazing work!