3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD

[Dan Vadas]

Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :

 

Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :

Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :

Cape Green, Eden :

 

First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.

 

I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.

 

I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :

 

I reinforced the base with a few card strips :

 

The utility building :

 

The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :

 

The completed model :

 

Danny

[Dan Vadas]

The Hornby Lighthouse at Watson's Bay, Sydney. It's also known as the South Head Lighthouse. Built in 1858 it was the 3rd lighthouse built in Australia following the wreck of the Dunbar with the loss of 121 lives. More information can be found HERE.

 

This is the simplest of the four in the kit - it only took me a day and a half to make. Lining up the red stripes was critical to the outcome :

 

Most of the windows and doors are recessed. These little portholes took a bit of planning when fitting them :

 

The finished model. The railings are laser cut card :

 

Danny

[popeye the sailor]

these are some superb mini projects Danny..........enhancing the railings is a very nice touch  

[Dan Vadas]

The final lighthouse - Green Cape near Eden on the New South Wales South Coast. At 29 metres high it is the state's 2nd tallest lighthouse. It was built between 1881 and 1883. More info can be found HERE.

 

The main body of the lighthouse was a bit tricky to glue together owing to it's shape :

 

The way this scalloped feature was designed in the kit didn't work, as the card delaminated after folding and the gap didn't close properly. I drew up and cut 8 triangular pieces to replace the original - they turned out a LOT better :

 

Decorative knees support the platform. These were laser cut :

 

Two domes, one for each building :

 

The finished model :

 

Danny

[popeye the sailor]

superbly done!   great looking repair as well