Germania Nova 1911 by KeithAug - FINISHED - Scale 1:36 - replica of schooner Germania 1908

[TBlack]

Nice sequence of construction.

Tom

[mtaylor]

Pure mastery of small parts machining.

[michael mott]

Nice work on the wheel sir!

 

Michael

[BANYAN]

Ditto the above - mate you will just have to stop work, I am running out of superlatives for your workmanship and detail.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[KeithAug]

Thank you Druxey, Andy, Tom, Mark Michael and Pat.

 

I have had a few days away and inevitably outside jobs and getting the garden in shape is taking much of my time. However I did get some time in the shipyard over the weekend.

 

With the cap rails in place I moved on to the fore deck planking.

The small aft deck pieces were also installed. I also started to make the spray rails here the first is pinned in place prior to gluing.

On the rear face of the fore deck is a bit of trim with fillet radii where it joins the cap rails. I cut the fillet pieces first.

And then inserted the trim and fillet radii.

The spray boards also have a fillet piece where the cross board joins the side boards. I made the fillet as a tube before cutting out the necessary fillet pieces.

I then installed all the spray boards.

I also made an angled facia for mounting the wheel.

I then sanded the upper profile of the spray board and tried the wheel again.

I then made the lift out access board at the stern.

I then diverted my attention to the various deck fittings etc. I started with the hand rails for the swimming step. I made a small jig to aid the process of making these.

A while later I had most of the fittings done.

I then spent some time on sanding and finishing before attaching the various fittings.

I have yet to install the swimming step.

 

 

 

[wefalck]

A whole model-project in itself  👏

[druxey]

And next - a model pond yacht inside the boat? Seriously, that is a lovely piece of work, Keith.

[Keith Black]

A beautiful piece of work, Keith. 

[BANYAN]

Stunning work Keith; such lovely detail.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[ccoyle]

Wow! That finish looks fantastic!

[KeithAug]

8 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Wow! That finish looks fantastic!

Thank you Chris. It is a bit too shiny at the moment so I plan to knock it back a little with fine wire wool. 

[Jim Lad]

An absolutely delightful launch, Keith.

 

John

[Rick310]

WOW!!!

[Retired guy]

Wow just love your micro machining Keith.

 

Regards

Richard 

[allanyed]

Ran out of appropriate adjectives a couple years ago to describe your work.  BIG thanks for continuing to share your project with us.

Allan

[FriedClams]

Beautiful work on the launch Keith. She is looking really sharp and the brass on mahogany is very rich and elegant.  Clever process in creating the wheel, and what a great result.

 

Gary

[KeithAug]

Thank you Eberhard, Druxey, Keith, Pat,  John, Rick, Richard, Allan and Gary for you comments.

 

Before I put the final touches to the launch I though I would have a go at the RIB. I dithered over making this because It feels out of character with the original Germania. However it is a feature of Germania Nova and in the end I decided it had to be installed.

I had the sizes of the RIB from the small scale plans and so sizing wasn't a problem. I started with a basic sketch of the rib and support cradle. The ribs overall dimensions are 2.2" x 4.25"

The inflatable sections are about .450" diameter and were turned from a medium hard dowel.

 

The only tricky aspect to this stage of construction is sorting out and cutting the compound angles at the intersections. This was done on the table saw.

 

Once cut the sections were glued together, the gluing process being assisted by the transom frame.

The forward section cants upwards. A flat profile would have been easy, but it wasn't right.

I haven't got any further so more next time.

 

But as an aside I was finding the storing of all my previously made bits a pieces a challenge. However with age my wife consumption of face enhancements is keeping the cosmetics industry booming and her discarded glass pots do come in handy.

This is proving to be a very expensive storage system - but the supply chain is very secure.

[TBlack]

Tricky angles on the RIB that you’ve mastered.

[Keith Black]

 

21 minutes ago, KeithAug said:

However with age my wife consumption of face enhancements is keeping the cosmetics industry booming

 

They're just trying to be/stay pretty like us. 

[KeithAug]

20 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

They're just trying to be/stay pretty like us. 

Keith.
 

Unfortunately of late my good looks have deserted me. In fact now that I think of it they departed me some years ago. I think I’ll lock myself away and concentrate on modelling ( of the boat kind ).

[KeithAug]

Thank you to everyone for visiting, liking and leaving comments.

 

I have done a git more work on the Rib.

 

I used a piece of card to get the shape of the rigid hull and then transferred the shape to 1/32" ply.

The ply was then bent to shape around the transom and mid frame. Then multiple clamps were used to hold the base in place while the PVA glue dried.

This was repeated for the 2nd half of the base and a keel was inserted for a bit of extra strength.

I then did a bit of light sanding to blend in the edges.

Mist Ribs have ridges on their base and these are generally of triangular section. I cut triangular strips and glued these in place.

Better quality Ribs have false floors (to get the toffs to the restaurant in their evening shoes - in my sailing days we always frequented resteraunts in our wellies). The floor pieces were cut in 2 halves so they could be inserted below the overhang of the inflatable walls. The toffs also wanted a locker to store the ready use booze for their return journey.

The Rib is protected by a rubber bump strip made from a half round piece of scrap wood. 

The stern also got the mounting plate for the outboard, one of those flashy Yamaha types. Not a Seagull "like what I grew up with". 

Summer is really getting in the way of progress.

 

[TBlack]

Keith,

Shouldn't "toffs" be capitalized? In any event, the way you tell the real sailors is look at their shoes. Wellies work well; on this side of the pond we do topsiders.

Tom

Edited June 9, 2022 by TBlack

[Veszett Roka]

Simply amazing Keith. Your mini-projects are just spectacular.

A funny story: back in my sailing days we have visited a local restaurant in full drysuit and life west outfit (don't remember whether we took off our sailing gloves...). Just finished the daily regatta runs and we were so hungry after ~8 hrs of sailing, so tied down our boat and ran to eat to the nearby beach restaurant. The restaurant owner was our good friend and a former sailor too, therefore he wasn't surprised at all, but the guests (noble toffs) in the restaurant had pikachu face

Edited June 9, 2022 by Veszett Roka
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[mikegr]

a model inside a model. spectacular.

[Wintergreen]

Lovely work Keith!

 

Keep it up!

[FlyingFish]

On 6/8/2022 at 8:04 PM, KeithAug said:

Not a Seagull "like what I grew up with". 

Ha! A man after my own heart. I built a seagull for a Corrib Lough boat project afew years back. 2HP of reliable power. And you can start one with your belt.

[KeithAug]

On 6/9/2022 at 8:59 PM, FlyingFish said:

2HP of reliable power. And you can start one with your belt.

Yes my memory was they were sometimes difficult to start but once started they would run trouble free all day long. Unlike the early Japanese outwards that always started but then died at the most inopportune and sometimes dangerous moments. Nice model Andy its takes me back.

Edited June 11, 2022 by KeithAug

[FriedClams]

Nice progress on the inflatable Keith.  Looking good.

 

Gary

[KeithAug]

Thank you Tom, Veszett, Mike, Hakan, Andy and Gary for all your contributions and as always thank you to all my other visitors.

 

I continued on with the RIB. The rowlocks were made from small bore tube soldered to a strip of brass. The middle of the tube was then removed. The seat was also made - pinned into the the sides with bent brass wire.

I then started to make the oars from brass rod, brass tube and thin brass sheet. Here the blade is inserted into a slot in the .040" brass rod thickened with brass tube. Also the rod is thickened at the rowlock to take the rowlock shaft. Braces that strengthen the transome were also attached.

The blades were soldered in and the rowlocks were attached. The handles were made from heat shrink tube.

The oars are stowed along the RIB sides as per the next image.

Clips that support the blade end of the oars were made and attached. They were made from tube attached to brass strip as per the rowlocks. The top of the tube was then filed away to form the open jaw. The fabric of the inflatables is reinforced in high load and high wear areas. I started to attach fabric tape to simulate these areas.

[druxey]

I was afraid you'd puncture the inflatable with those pins! Even unpainted, the effect is very convincing.