mhkash Posted April 17, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Hi All I decided to work on 2 models at the same time , perhaps this is because I do get bored of looking at the same build every day. So i got the idea of working on 2 models , and as i work on different stages of each model, I hope to have fun . Here is the first one, it is Vapor Rimac 1848, a side wheel paddle steamer. I didn't start shooting the building log from the begging cause it looked awful . please help me with your comments . thank you all Edited April 18, 2019 by mhkash word correction (bored instead of board) hexnut, CaptainSteve, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2019 Hello! I took the liberty of fleshing out your build log title a bit, as I'm sure that many members (like me, for instance) will have no idea what a "Vapor Rimac" is. Perhaps you know the story behind the unusual name? mhkash and mtaylor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, ccoyle said: Hello! I took the liberty of fleshing out your build log title a bit, as I'm sure that many members (like me, for instance) will have no idea what a "Vapor Rimac" is. Perhaps you know the story behind the unusual name? Thank you very much, I should have included that from the beginning., thank you for being there Edited April 18, 2019 by mhkash GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, hexnut and 1 other 4 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) The Rimac steam-powered frigate was built for Peru in New York, United States of America, between 1847 and 1848, for the famous firm Brown & Bell, which had designed several warships for the United States Navy. The ship possessed a motor of 200 horsepower manufactured by the company Stilman & Allen, that allowed her to reach a speed of 13 knots. She was armed with two 68-inch guns and four 24-inch guns, all of British manufacture. Rimac was handled by a crew of 100 men. The Rimac arrived in Peru in 1848 and became the first war steamer in Latin America. The ship sank in 1855, after colliding with a submarine rock at Punta San Juan, Ica, in 1855. A total of 78 men lost their lives in the unfortunate accident. http://www.geocities.ws/barcosdelperu/rimac.html Edited April 18, 2019 by mhkash pontiachedmark, CaptainSteve, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 18, 2019 Share #5 Posted April 18, 2019 mhkash, I think the translation to English is a bit off on the guns. Looks like "weight" (lbs or pounds) got translated as inches. From Wikipedia I get this: 2 68 pound muzzleloader guns and 4 24 pound guns. CaptainSteve 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted April 21, 2019 On 4/19/2019 at 12:57 AM, mtaylor said: mhkash, I think the translation to English is a bit off on the guns. Looks like "weight" (lbs or pounds) got translated as inches. From Wikipedia I get this: 2 68 pound muzzleloader guns and 4 24 pound guns. You are right, thank you for the correction ... It seemed OK to me to imagine a 68 inch Gun. However I didn't think more about the 24 inch side guns (to have a 60 cm side gun is ridiculous ) sorry for that. mtaylor 1 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted April 28, 2019 Good Morning I painted the Model with two types of paint 1- Above the water line, used a cheep Black Spray I bought from the Stationary, and to get good result, i sprayed the color directly after sanding so the color is absorbed in a short time 2- Below , i used Acrylic bronze paint, to have the effect of copper plated surface. here we go mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, KeithAug and 1 other 4 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalo Posted May 10, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 10, 2019 Hello : Where I can find the blue prints for this model "Rimac" ? Thanks, Chalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalo Posted May 11, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2019 Hello : Please can you help me to find the blue prints of this vessel Vapor Rimac ? My Email : vchalo@gmail.com Will appreciated ! Chalo Guevara mhkash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Chalo said: Hello : Please can you help me to find the blue prints of this vessel Vapor Rimac ? My Email : vchalo@gmail.com Will appreciated ! Chalo Guevara Hello Actually I didn't find the correct plan for the Model, instead I used the Plan for USS Saginaw with Some Modifications to the Hull and Bulkhead of course. The Similarities are - 2 Masts, - Side wheel Paddles And the chimney Please Note that the deck rigging is totally different. please find it below Thank you Edited May 12, 2019 by mhkash add comment mtaylor 1 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalo Posted May 12, 2019 Share #11 Posted May 12, 2019 Thanks you so much for your help !. Will take these plans as a sample and start from that. One more question: The deck rigging is not showing below. This is the only set of plans that you use in your project ? Thanks again for you help ! Kind regards, Chalo Guevara mhkash and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted May 13, 2019 13 hours ago, Chalo said: Thanks you so much for your help !. Will take these plans as a sample and start from that. One more question: The deck rigging is not showing below. This is the only set of plans that you use in your project ? Thanks again for you help ! Kind regards, Chalo Guevara Hello Chalo, Yes this is the only plan I got, however, i keep reading and collecting information about the Rigging. Some times I'm lucky to find some photos of a previous build, but the hard work is to collect the info from Naval sites for the boat in progress and similar boats of the same purpose & origin. I hope this may help you. Kind regards mtaylor 1 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted October 22, 2019 Hello All I'm back to work on Rimac, some Deadeye blocks . JeffT, mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted November 3, 2019 Good Morning All, I spent the weekend working on some deck rigging, here you go , the canons will have black paint still. Thank you GrandpaPhil, yvesvidal, KeithAug and 1 other 4 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted November 4, 2019 Share #15 Posted November 4, 2019 Very interesting model and very well done. Yves mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted November 5, 2019 14 hours ago, yvesvidal said: Very interesting model and very well done. Yves Good Morning Yves, Thank you very much for your nice words ... I started working on the dead-eye Blocks yesterday and I had the intention to post some photos , however I ran out of glue so I stopped 🙄 , I'll buy some today then will post some photos as soon as I have something worthy Thank you 😊😊 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted November 12, 2019 Good Morning, Here is some work on the ratlines, and the side canons Thank you GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Ian B and 1 other 4 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted November 13, 2019 Share #18 Posted November 13, 2019 This looks like a very challenging build. Your doing a great job. mtaylor and mhkash 2 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhkash Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted November 13, 2019 4 hours ago, JToma said: This looks like a very challenging build. Your doing a great job. Thank you very much Jeff .. Your nice words really made my day 😊 JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Models in Progress Prins Willem 1650 Brigantine Schooner - Gigino , Vapor Rimac 1848 - a side Wheel Paddle Steamer Previous Models I-400 Class Submarine L'Etoile , Bluenose II By the Lakeside Diorama , The Lighthouse Diorama , Small fishing harbor Diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan_G Posted December 27, 2019 Share #20 Posted December 27, 2019 Hello, very nice work!... I don’t know if you got this information, but according to some historic references, the paddle wheels had two “suns” decorating them, one at each side. This was in reference and honor to the Inca heritage, quite important for Peruvians. Also, it is said that it carried a golden Peruvian coat of arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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