Miss Caroline by Bedford - Scale 1:8 - model of my full size build

[wefalck]

The baby sister is coming on nicely !

 

For the the D-profile, you could mill a groove into a straight piece of wood, temporarily glue the brass rod into it and then mill away as much as you need. However, I would have thought it to be possible to find half-round brass profiles at that size.

 

I am curious as to how you will be replicating the excellent leathering jobs on the full-size boat in 1:8 scale

 

Edited September 5, 2019 by wefalck

[Bedford]

23 hours ago, wefalck said:

I am curious as to how you will be replicating the excellent leathering jobs on the full-size boat in 1:8 scale

 

Mate, I knew I could count on you to consider the finer details

 

I have seen in one of Michael Motts models that he scraped the back of the leather to make it thinner so that's in the back of my mind, still not sure how I'll go actually fitting it though. As for the "D" brass, I can find half round in larger sizes but half round is the wrong shape anyway. Draw a 45mm diameter circle then rule a line 30mm long across it edge to edge and you'll see the kind of profile I need. 

 

I was considering making a steel guide with a tangential hole through which I could pull the brass past a mill bit but that would be begging to fail badly. Your idea of gluing it into wood is now at the top of the list. 

[wefalck]

Johann, in his log on the CREOLE, has shown a simple leather-splitter, kind of an inverse plane. Seems to work well for him for 1:48 scale stuff.

 

I cemented (with superglue) 20 mm sections of 0.4 mm copper wire onto a flat milling sub-table and turned it into 0.2 x 0.4 half-round stuff. The principle has been used by watchmakers for the last 150 years or so, employing what they called wax-chucks (the 'wax' was actually shellac), that is a small face-plate. What is obviously important is that the rod/wire is absolutely flat and perpendicular to the Z-axis of the mill. I would mill the groove and then leave the wood in situ for cementing the rod on.

[Bedford]

Yeah that sounds like a plan, thanks. I'll have a look for the Creole build.

Meanwhile the centreboard case and centreboard are in.

 

 

[Bedford]

I've been a bit busy with other things lately but I've finally spent a little time on the lathe and made the handle for the centreboard, the original full size one was much easier!

 

[Jim Lad]

Looking good, mate!

 

John

[Bedford]

Thwarts are cut and floors are in, and the floors were every bit as fiddly as on the real thing!

 

[Jim Lad]

Just light a bought one, mate! 

 

John

[Peter Cane]

Superb.

Beautifully modelled.

If you did not come up with an idea for the brass rub rail here's my two pence.

Get some brass rod of the correct diameter and anneal it.

Then clamp it at one end to the bench and draw file it away from the clamp until you have the section you want?

Pete

[Bedford]

Thanks Peter, draw filing is a good option, I'll try milling it first as suggested above but your idea is filed in case that fails.

I am no stranger to the (as some see it) mystical world of soldering so I could easily do it in short lengths and solder together.

[KeithAug]

Bedford 

 

Well done so far. I will be following along.

[Bedford]

Thanks Keith, she's no Germania but she's going to be a nice model of a knock about dinghy.

 

The mast step is in and the floor boards are cut from left over mahogany. I've been trying to cut small blocks to go between the planks and toggles to hold them down but the wood keeps splintering so I'll glue the planks down and make individual "T" shapes to replicate the original setup, hopefully that will be easier.

 

[Bedford]

Floor boards glued down and varnished, thwarts, cleats and knees done.

 

[wefalck]

👍 The  work may not be less on the full-size version, but at least you need less material ...

 

 

[Bedford]

I scraped the hull of the full size version while getting it on the trailer when I sailed it on Tuesday so I had to get the white paint out to effect the repair so while it was out...........

 

[G.L.]

She is a beauty! 

[wefalck]

Every 1/8 of an inch as dapper as her big sister  👍

[druxey]

Sweet! Looks very like the real boat.

[Bedford]

It feels like building the real boat, I'm doing pretty much everything the same way only it's nice to be able to pick it up and turn it over or around!

[Bedford]

Bow sheets cut and bearers glued in, I have to varnish under the sheets before I can glue them in

 

[Bedford]

Stern sheets made, now to do 4 more cleats for the sheet bearers then I can finish of this part of the build and varnish out the hull then glue all the sheet planks in. Then onto the breast hooks etc.

 

[druxey]

Looking lovely!

[michael mott]

Hello Bedford, You have been busy, what a beautiful job you are doing on the model! looks like the same superb standard that you executed on the big one. Regarding the thin leather I eventually opted for some very thin commercial dress leather that was picked up at a thrift store it was a ladies leather skirt before I took it apart.

 

michael

[Bedford]

Thanks Michael, I'll have to see what I can find in leather!

You've been pretty quiet lately, nice to see you back on deck.

[Bedford]

The stanchions, bearers and cleats for the stern sheets are now in so the next job is varnishing everything I won't be able to get to once the planks are glued down 

 

[Bedford]

Breast hook made and installed, interior is getting there!

 

[Jim Lad]

She's really coming along beautifully, mate!

 

John

[Bedford]

And with that the last of the woodwork on the boat itself is finished!

 

[G.L.]

Bedford, that's really neat work, congratulations!.

[druxey]

Well done, Bedford!