Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:

That brass work is absolutely fantastic. Nice job!  Are you going to leave as is?  If so, do you plan to coat them with anything?  Not sure if brass tarnishes, etc.

 

Looking great!

i was going to leave it, and let it age like me, But if there are any solutions , which don't involve me removing each bit to protect, IM listening, and thank you Mike

[gjdale]

Kevin,

 

The brass will tarnish over time (I’m sure you remember polishing lots of it in your early Naval career!). If you don’t want to polish it now that it is in place, a coat of clear finish will prevent it from tarnishing further as it will seal it and prevent oxygen getting at it. You should be able to apply the clear coat with the brass in situ.

Edited April 14, 2021 by gjdale

[Kevin]

18 hours ago, gjdale said:

Kevin,

 

The brass will tarnish over time (I’m sure you remember polishing lots of it in your early Naval career!). If you don’t want to polish it now that it is in place, a coat of clear finish will prevent it from tarnishing further as it will seal it and prevent oxygen getting at it. You should be able to apply the clear coat with the brass in situ.

thank you Grant, i will do something about it

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

the main decks are starting to get busy now. as the made up fittings go into position, stiill loads to do but anticipate the mast work to start in a week or two, i have been given so much info wrt to rigging and sail plans from a member on here via dropbox, im quite pleased with myself the way its going, even the hate post wrt to the green are dying down now

 

 

come a long way from this

midships boat storage in place

8 vents being made up

i traced the plans to fit the vents in the correct position

in place and fitted

 

Edited April 15, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

nothing much to write about on this build, its just a matter of keep adding bits to it, hopefully i will attract new followers when it comes to masting, and making my own rope and sails

but for now its more brass, wheelie bins and some sunshine

[gjdale]

Looking great Kevin. I bet you’re glad you decided to resurrect her!

[BobG]

Really, really beautiful Kevin!

[Kevin]

8 hours ago, gjdale said:

Looking great Kevin. I bet you’re glad you decided to resurrect her!

i am, and also enjoying it

[Kevin]

7 hours ago, BobG said:

Really, really beautiful Kevin!

Thank you

[Old Collingwood]

So nice with all the details Kevin.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

i must be 80% complete on the deck fittings now, and half of them are now fixed into position, 

i have thrown my toys out of the pram quite a few times over the 1/1 deck plans are they dont bear any resemblance to the instructions and certainly not the ship its self, going to interesting when it gets to the rigging as the plans are about 2/3 the scale of the 1/84

 

most of the kit items are being adapted to take more belaying pns, but in the same size  carcass 

 

 

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

i was recently given access to a lot of Amerigo information and there is a lot of it, 

of course most of the drawings relate to masts and rigging, and pin rails of course

 

these are provided as part of the kit 

 

i remade one pair to replicate a build here on MSW  to double the size

but it seams i am still out by 50%

 

but

 

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

this is the main mast 

 

so if i remake the foredeck ones, i have a real issue with the fittings already in place, boy its going to be cramped up there

 

one good thing is that not everything is secured in place, and those that are have been pinned

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

after several attempts to make a pin rail i have one that is very nearly how i would like it, i have increased the belaying pins from the kit qty 7  to 19 and keeping the footprint the same size, it could possibly be made a bit narrower 

under the pin level i have managed to get the right amount middle pullies from 7 to 12 but the ends should be 5 where as i can only get 2 and possibly 3, i may run with this for now 

 

i have now decided to build up the foremast, to ensure my colour scheme works and to get an idea on how the revised rigging will work

[Old Collingwood]

That is looking so nice mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Thank you @Keith Black for pointing out the the foremast is the wrong way around

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

its getting to the stage now where everything i do is being remade (hopefully better

 

Foremast

on the lower part of the mast there is a coller  and 4 holes need to be drilled into it, and  pintles inserted  through which a wire hoop is fitted, this has hooks hanging from it an supports the cope coils from the pin rails  (Just below the awning)

this is the kit way

i can do better i said

 

the searchlight platform fitted

 

the radar according to the kit is hung below  main top in fact it is not and forms part of the planform

also other things are changing as i go along like extra holes on the top for lines to pass through

 

tonight she looks like this

 

 

why are parts of the mast painted white?

 

Edited May 4, 2021 by Kevin

[Keith Black]

 Wonderful job, Kevin.

 

 My understanding is white paint was used as much as possible inside the gunnels and tops to help a sailor's vision at night. The white areas of the America Vespucci's mast are the same as on the Tennessee.  

[Kevin]

thank you Keith

 

the wife dont like it lol and asked me to paint it green, as you can see in the next few pictures i ignored her

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

mess about with the fore mast and getting some of the extra bits in place, plus more practice at soldering

 

the radar cage is my design as a improvement over the kit and a bit of a copy of @schiffebastler, lol after all its his fault im doing all this extra work

 

[Old Collingwood]

Splendid work mate  - see your a Hardcore Builder  not just a modeller.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

today the main parts of the bowsprit were made up, a 3mm block is required under the mast support to get the requited angle 33 degs i think

Edited May 6, 2021 by Kevin

[yvesvidal]

Very nice model Presenting it on a trash can does not make it justice... 🙂

 

Yves

[Kevin]

1 minute ago, yvesvidal said:

Very nice model Presenting it on a trash can does not make it justice... 🙂

 

Yves

Good evening @Yves

before last summer it had been in the rubbish bin at least twice, but each time i had second thoughts

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

the Bowsprit is presently being built up and seams to be going together ok

i have asked a question about the size of the Martingale/dolphin striker in  the relevant subheading

 

[popeye the sailor]

WOW Kevin.......you've made a lot of progress since I last looked in    the deck looks fantastic........rigging looks to be a nightmare though......never saw  fife rails like that!   very nice my friend..........looks awesome! 

[Kevin]

On 5/10/2021 at 4:00 PM, popeye the sailor said:

WOW Kevin.......you've made a lot of progress since I last looked in    the deck looks fantastic........rigging looks to be a nightmare though......never saw  fife rails like that!   very nice my friend..........looks awesome! 

Thank you Dennis 

 

and everyone  for other comments and likes

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

well the bowsprit became a bit of a fiasco, i spent ages lining it all up, pinning etc but the end result always looked squiffy

 

my final attempt looks better to me, and actually i quite pleased with it

 

soldering is getting better, as i attempt to do more scratch work, lol im going to need the practice 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

That's really looking sharp Kevin - nice job with the build, the colors, etc.  

[Kevin]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

That's really looking sharp Kevin - nice job with the build, the colors, etc.  

thank you mike, im used to the colours now, took a while though, as it completely changes her appearance, 

all mast work has come to an end for a while, my minicraft rotary drill has packed up and unable to find the collets for my dremmel