BANYAN Posted August 21, 2020 #61 Posted August 21, 2020 Just happened on your build Steve. A very interesting subject to model and you are doing a grand job with her. cheers Pat Canute 1 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
Steve Harvath Posted August 22, 2020 Author #62 Posted August 22, 2020 John, Yes, the from the plan the chimney stacks scale out at 37 feet above the roof. To me it kind of looks like a classic mid-America stern wheel river boat. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote
Steve Harvath Posted August 23, 2020 Author #63 Posted August 23, 2020 I have made up the drip caps for the chimney stack bases. I made them out of a 'beware of the dog" plastic sign. The plastic is thin and takes rivet impressions and paint well. It also bonds well with the solvent. I am sure there is a way to design them with geometry. I just used a hit and miss method for the diameter for the center cut out and the outside edge. GrandpaPhil, tarbrush, FriedClams and 4 others 7 Quote
Jim Lad Posted August 23, 2020 #64 Posted August 23, 2020 Who needs geometry when your hit and miss works so well? John FriedClams, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote
Steve Harvath Posted August 31, 2020 Author #65 Posted August 31, 2020 Finished (at least in my mind), I painted the stacks and added two vent pipes aft of the stacks. I think these would have been for the boiler safety valves or blow down. I think I will be weathering it a bit to look like it has been working. This might also bring some of the detail into sharper contrast. G.L., Canute, Roger Pellett and 6 others 9 Quote
mtaylor Posted August 31, 2020 #66 Posted August 31, 2020 I'm looking at your latest I was thinking it looks like the engine will fire up and work. The devil is in the details and you nailed it. Canute and FriedClams 2 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)
BANYAN Posted September 1, 2020 #67 Posted September 1, 2020 A very authentic looking model Steve; take a bow. cheers Pat mtaylor, Canute and FriedClams 3 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
wefalck Posted September 1, 2020 #68 Posted September 1, 2020 I am always somewhat amazed at the rough utilitarian look of industrial machinery (including ships and related) in the USA ... you captured that look well, I think. Canute, mtaylor and FriedClams 3 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Steve Harvath Posted September 6, 2020 Author #69 Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks everybody. I am glad i joined this group and got such great advice and comments. I am going to challenge myself next with a full depth model of a sailing vessel. mtaylor, FriedClams and Canute 3 Quote
Jim Lad Posted September 6, 2020 #70 Posted September 6, 2020 Been away for a few days, Steve, so I missed your previous post. A job very well done indeed! John mtaylor, Canute and FriedClams 3 Quote
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