Auger Posted November 14, 2023 Author #181 Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) Not what you expected. Get out a little… BTW, for the keen eyes out there, I’m passing oil drain time. More to life than technology. Edited November 14, 2023 by Auger Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #182 Posted November 15, 2023 I’m not so great at painting consistent thin lines, so to simulate the barrel irons, I used a Sharpie to blacken some thick paper and used that. Cathead and yvesvidal 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #183 Posted November 15, 2023 Cathead and yvesvidal 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Bob Fraser Posted November 15, 2023 #184 Posted November 15, 2023 Nicely done! Noticed the pins in the bottom of the uprights - they helped me a lot in keeping stuff fixed in place 😃 Cheers, Cathead 1 Bob Current build Cutty Sark, Mini Mamoli Finished King of the Mississippi No trees were harmed by this message, but an awful lot of electrons were put out.
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #185 Posted November 15, 2023 28 minutes ago, Bob Fraser said: Nicely done! Noticed the pins in the bottom of the uprights - they helped me a lot in keeping stuff fixed in place 😃 Cheers, Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to lash the barrels down vs. gluing them to the rack. Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #186 Posted November 15, 2023 Cathead, KurtH and yvesvidal 3 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #187 Posted November 15, 2023 Spirits stowed = Happy passengers. Knocklouder 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #188 Posted November 15, 2023 Speaking of passengers, starting to add more before oiling the decks to be sure the glue is dry. Pains me to show this now, and kind of a spoiler, but it has to be done. KurtH, Bob Fraser, Cathead and 1 other 4 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 15, 2023 Author #189 Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) More passengers on the dock and maybe a VIP somewhere. Edited November 15, 2023 by Auger Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted November 24, 2023 Author #190 Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) Secret Service agents work closely with local law enforcement to ensure that the the visit of so-and-so with such-and-such on board the riverboat (use your imagination) goes according to plan. Once underway, passengers may find themselves in the presence of a known personality and have the chance at a selfie. But engineering has found a minor problem with propulsion (maybe torquing a couple critical nuts) which may delay the departure by a half hour. Meanwhile, the bridge crew just watches the show… Edited November 24, 2023 by Auger Typo Ian_Grant, Bob Fraser, Cathead and 4 others 6 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Cleat Posted November 26, 2023 #191 Posted November 26, 2023 I hadn't thought of adding figures to the model. What scale are they? Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat
yvesvidal Posted November 27, 2023 #192 Posted November 27, 2023 17 hours ago, Cleat said: I hadn't thought of adding figures to the model. What scale are they? Probably HO scale. There is a tremendous choice of figures in that scale. Yves Cleat 1
Auger Posted November 28, 2023 Author #193 Posted November 28, 2023 Yes, these are HO scale figures, or 1:87. They work well, especially the sitting figures on the benches. Knocklouder 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted January 8 Author #194 Posted January 8 Started bending my own railing: Cathead, Ian_Grant and yvesvidal 2 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Knocklouder Posted January 8 #195 Posted January 8 Great job, Bob M. Auger and Ian_Grant 2 "Start so you can Finish!" In progress: The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 In queue: Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50; Pegasus - Amati 1:64 Completed: Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20
Auger Posted January 10 Author #196 Posted January 10 Cathead, yvesvidal, ccoyle and 4 others 7 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted January 12 Author #197 Posted January 12 The upper deck railings are coming together nicely. Still bending some wood so slow going in certain areas, but I’m happy with it. yvesvidal and SiriusVoyager 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted January 12 Author #198 Posted January 12 (edited) I noticed that the upper bow railing kept rotating downwards under the weight of the metal balusters while installing it. So I added a little block under the center, just in front of the mast, which holds it all up nicely. Forgive the sloppy glue here and there, I still have some sanding to do. Edited January 12 by Auger SiriusVoyager, Cleat and Knocklouder 3 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted January 13 Author #199 Posted January 13 Wrapping up the upper aft railing and beginning to fill the railing gaps below. Scott Crouse, SiriusVoyager and yvesvidal 2 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted January 13 Author #200 Posted January 13 My high-speed BaByliss 38mm bending tool. 😁 yvesvidal and Knocklouder 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted Tuesday at 12:52 PM Author #201 Posted Tuesday at 12:52 PM Which is slower; watching paint dry, or watching wood dry? Scott Crouse and yvesvidal 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted Tuesday at 01:26 PM Author #202 Posted Tuesday at 01:26 PM (edited) (spoiler) So, the trained eye will notice that I’ve been using 2mm x 2mm sapele wood in place of the 1.5mm x 3mm (about) kit laser cut wood for the rail bends. It’s what I have on hand so it’s what I’ve used. The layman generally won’t know the difference which sets you all apart. Why? (Maybe I’ve said it before) The kit laser cut parts came up short in certain areas, so I abandoned the laser cut railing sheet all together early on. If you want the laser cut parts to work for you, don’t follow the instruction book in order, page by page. Work the railing posts from the top deck down in respect to the larger railing plan. I followed the instruction book page by page and found the flaw afterwards. Cut-out and lay the upper deck plan onto your upper deck build once entirely built and mark the railing posts from there-down. Then, work the railing posts top-down and outward from there (bumpers, etc.) Not bottom-up like in the booklet. Trust me. Ignore the railing posts in the book until you reach the top deck. Then work backwards top-down from there. I really hope this helps someone. This is based upon the 20505 version. The 20515 version may be different. Edited Tuesday at 02:14 PM by Auger Additional text Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Cleat Posted Tuesday at 08:00 PM #203 Posted Tuesday at 08:00 PM I also had some trouble with the laser cut curved railings too. I reconfigured the curved sections at the stern to make my laser cut pieces work. I like how your railings turned out. Auger 1 Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat
Auger Posted Wednesday at 01:08 PM Author #204 Posted Wednesday at 01:08 PM (edited) Ohhhhh, happy day! The last two rails are drying in the forms! I love the build, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes there’s a sigh of relief when certain tasks are finally completed. Like building cannons. 🤪 Edited Wednesday at 01:18 PM by Auger Knocklouder and Cathead 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM Author #205 Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM (edited) And the railing has been completed! Yeaaaaaah. Edited Thursday at 08:27 AM by Auger Text change yvesvidal 1 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted Thursday at 05:59 PM Author #207 Posted Thursday at 05:59 PM 2 hours ago, yvesvidal said: Superbe. Yves Thank you so much. Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Cleat Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM #208 Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM It looks great. Did your passengers get a reduced rate while you finished the railings? Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat
Auger Posted Friday at 02:08 PM Author #209 Posted Friday at 02:08 PM 18 hours ago, Cleat said: It looks great. Did your passengers get a reduced rate while you finished the railings? They were invited to a VIP cruise. Knocklouder and Cleat 2 Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
Auger Posted Friday at 02:09 PM Author #210 Posted Friday at 02:09 PM (edited) Mind transportation. + “Seduction” love the thick bass lines. Edited Friday at 02:25 PM by Auger Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash) Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi Up next: undetermined
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