Medway Longboat by oneslim - FINISHED - 1:24 scale - Bob W

[Tigersteve]

Your hull looks really good. 

Steve

[oneslim]

Thanks Tigresteve

 

Bob W

[oneslim]

Part 8

 

I had a lot of yard work since before the holiday,  so just getting back to the workshop.

 

I made the bolsters and fitted them along with the cap rails.

Here they show the Starboard side done and the Port side inside marked out

Port side outside mark out.

View of the Bow.

Overall view.

Stern View.

Inside stern View.

 

I see much sanding in my future.

 

Thanks everyone for the comments and Likes.

 

Bob W

[Chuck]

That is probably the trickiest part of the build.   Well done.!!!!

[Rustyj]

8 hours ago, Chuck said:

That is probably the trickiest part of the build. 

 

Very nice Bob, You're on to a lot of fun stuff now!

[JeffT]

Nice work on the bolsters. Coming along great!

[oneslim]

Thanks Chuck,  I only messed up one blank.

 

And,  Rustyj,  and JToma,  I appreciate the comments.

 

Bob W

[oneslim]

Part 9

 

All the yard work is caught up for now, (until the next storm).  Time spent in the shop working on fairing the inside of the hull and adding the cap rails.

 

This shows the cap rails added and marked for trimming down to 5/16's wide.  The marks made with a compass are very hard to make out in this shot.

 

The rotary tool was used to rough out close to the line  then the sanding sticks brought the rest to the line.  the rotary is MicroLux #86698,  I really love this thing.  Variable speed and smooth as silk.  Not to mention it's small size.  The bearings in the one year old Dremel 4000 are noisy and it may not make much longer.

View overall of the completed cap rails and a coat of satin wipe on poly.

Here one can see the inner sheer plank added to the cap rails.  The next step is to paint the cap rails red.

Port side.

3/4 Port side.

Bow view.

Starboard stern.

Stern view.

More to come.

 

 

Bob W

 

 

 

Edited June 19, 2019 by oneslim

[Chuck]

Really nicely done.....very clean work and your care in craftsmanship really shows.   The joints are nice and tight .......excellent work.

[Cabbie]

Morning Bob

It is definitely a very well done boat, inspirational, it has gone

down on my list as a must do. trouble is there are too many of those already.

Cheers Chris

[oneslim]

Thanks Chuck.

 

Part 10

 

I'm thinking Caboose Red is kind of toy like.  Will use the mix of 15 parts of Caboose Red and 10 Parts of D&RW Box Car Red.

 

More to Come

 

Bob W

 

 

[oneslim]

Thanks for all the Like's

 

Thanks Chis,  It's sort of like having a Chevy in the Sixties.  We called them 'Belly Buttons',  everybody has one.  Just because they are popular shows that what a well designed kit this is. You won't regret getting one.

 

 

Bob W 

[oneslim]

Part 11

 

Well,  It's be a couple of weeks since the last post.  Been busy in the yard,  but still had some time in the shop.

 

First I finished the friezes on both Port and Starboard.

 

Mounting the Risers to the sides.

While waiting for the Risers to dry I started on shaping the Windlass.  I made a small former from brass,  it wasn't very successful,  used a small square file to form the Bar holes.

 

A "Veritas"  miniature chisel to cut in the flats.

I'm thinking of adding sails and wanted a strong mast.  So I made a Mast Step from Boxwood.

Of course this meant that the thwart in line with mast had to be fitted.  Was very careful to align the mast fore and aft,  also from port and starboard.  There is a slight lean aft to the mast. 

Here she is overall.  Pardon the background,  Just some white paper taped to the basement stairs.

A little closer.

Here is a shot of taking the mast down to octagon using the "Veritas" miniature Bench Plane.  It then was chucked in the lathe to round and taper.  The truck was mounted via a square hole.  This and the booms are going to be boxwood for strength.

 

 

More to come.

 

Bob W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 13, 2019 by oneslim

[JeffT]

Looks great Bob

[Chuck]

Really looking fantastic.   ☺️

[oneslim]

Thanks,  Jeff and Chuck,  and for all the 'Likes'.

 

Bob W

 

[Chuck]

Bob,

 

One of these days you have to make the trek up to a meeting in Roseland.  I know its a haul for you, but I would love to see you and the model in person.

 

Chuck

[oneslim]

Chuck,  Yes,  I would like to make the trip.  Maybe in the Fall.

 

Bob W

[oneslim]

Part 12

 

Here is a shot of the background I made from poster sheets from Walmart sprayed with a matte sky color made by Krylon.

I use self made sanding sticks of maple with sandpaper rubber cemented to them.  I've found they are prefect for removing the Laser char and I can clean them by dragging the stick on a micro fiber shop towel.  These are from Harbor Freight,  and sometimes You can get them for free with a regular purchase.

 

The first photo shows a sanding stick loaded with char.  The next one after two strokes across the micro fiber.

 

The 'Hairy Hull'  with the 'nails' installed

Overall with floors installed and Platforms in place but not glued.

Close shot of the Mast step and 'Limber' Boards.

 

More To Come,

 

Bob W

 

[Chuck]

Looking really good Bob.   I hope you are enjoying the project?

 

 

[Richvee]

Beautiful work. I’m at the point where I’ll be assembling the platforms and floor boards real soon. 

 

Did you pre- bend and assemble the 5 pieces of floor boards, and after they were done glue the finished floor in place?  

 

I think Chucks instructions suggests pre bending and and installing each piece of floor board one at a time. 

 

Any advantages/ disadvantages in either method?  

[oneslim]

Chuck,  Yes I'm really enjoying the longboat.

 

Richvee,  I glued the top and bottoms together,  then soaked and bent them with the hot air gun.  Also had to sand the edges of the wide boards near the front and back.

 

Thanks for the LIKES

 

Bob W

[oneslim]

Part 13

 

I made the tiller from boxwood,  turned on the lathe,  and then boiled it in the micro wave.  It was then placed in a jig over night to form.

 

I think it turned out well.

The rudder needs a couple more coats of wipe poly.

Over head view.

View of the belaying pins and windlass.

Forward port quarter view.

 

Working on iron parts for the rigging now.  More to come.

 

BobW

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chuck]

Really looking great Bob......you have one clean and precise longboat there!!!!   

[oneslim]

Thanks Chuck.  And thanks for the LIKES.

 

BobW

[Rustyj]

I agree with Chuck, very nice work. Also that's a great way to make the tiller. Now hopefully I can remember it!

[oneslim]

Thanks Rusty.

[oneslim]

Part 14

 

Wow,  I haven't posted since September 19, 2019.  I've had very little shop time.  My Daughter is being treated for a serious medical problem.  She is a divorced mother of two adult boys that are out on there own,  so It has fallen to me to be the care giver.  When she was 16 in 1988 she was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin's disease.  She was cured with radiation treatments that lasted six months.  The treatment damaged the heart and lungs.  

 

She had open heart surgery to replace the Aortic Heart Valve with a metal mechanical device.  That was on Sept. 26, and was very successful.  The trouble started three days later when edema set in which caused her kidneys to become stressed.  This then led to full dialysis for more than a week.  The heart developed a heart block which required a Pacemaker to be implanted.  After 60 days in University of Pennsylvania Hospital she came home two days before Thanksgiving.  The following week she started to vomit blood and had to be rushed to the local Hospital for surgery to repair a bleeder in the stomach.  This was caused by a high level of Coumadin the in the blood,  this is the only drug that works with a metal replacement valve to keep it open.  Her level must be checked three times a week. 

 

Things are now back to almost normal, but it will be at least six more months.

 

 

On to the Longboat.

 

Here is some of the iron work in preparation of rigging.

   

 

This is a small jig to shape the deadeyes.  The pins were inserted in the dowel to hold the deadeyes while turning to sand them.

 

This just shows the size.  A 3/8" dowel and a 3/8" depression in a scrape of ply.

 

The pins hold the deadeye while it is turned on the plastic backed sanding film.

 

Here are the before and after.

 

This is a frame for stretching the silkspan for the main sail.  The inside opening is 15.5 X 15.5 inches.  The brown paper packing tape is applied to a wet sheet of silkspan to stretch the material.    

 

Here the sail plan is taped to a cutting board,  then covered with wax paper.  Then the silkspan,  which has been coated with 10 washes,  is then mounted over the plan.  Next the seams are inked on with a drafting pen.  The ink is a thicker wash of the same acrylic paint used to coat the sail,  unbleached white and a small amount of neutral grey. 

 

The seams have been added.  It was done with two passes because the drafting pen could not be opened to the correct width.  the first passes must be dry before adding the second pass. 

 

The doublings, edge seams, and the reef bands have been added with acrylic matt medium. 

 

That it for now, hope to be back soon.

 

Bob W

[BobG]

Beautiful job, Bob. She's really wonderful.

 

Bob

[oneslim]

BobG,

 

Thanks for the kind remarks.  Cape May is not so frigid this year,  no snow or cold snaps this year,  I live about 30 miles north west and go down a few times every year.

 

All the Best

 

BobW