Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 6, 2020 PILAR build thread... coming soon to a forum near here. Completed model gallery: https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2157-hemingways-pilar-in-112/ Scratch built in 1:12 from photos and one original sales brochure. Clark Griswold, ccoyle, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryc Posted October 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 6, 2020 Beautiful build of a beautifully designed boat! 👍👍 Barry mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted October 6, 2020 Designed in CAD starting in 2015. Made a few changes... since 2015, I built a whole new hull and a whole new cabin, tossing the previous versions. Accurate plans don't exist, but overall dimensions are known, and there's a decent profile from a sale brochure for Wheeler Playmates. mtaylor, bruce d, GrandpaPhil and 7 others 10 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted October 6, 2020 Most of the model is hand built from wood of course... but certain components were printed- either in plastic, or in wax for investment casting in bronze. Such as the struts and rudder footing. The footing works with the extended wood skeg, a common design layout in the 20's and 30's. This casting is missing from the boat at Finca Vigia, which leads some modelers to make some odd drive arrangements. If only they knew... Hemingway had Wheeler make several well known modifications to Pilar, including the installation of an auxiliary 4 cylinder Lycoming for trolling. There is no evidence of this on the boat now, so this is also omitted from models. . KeithAug, thibaultron, GrandpaPhil and 6 others 9 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted October 6, 2020 Source material: Many many photos, both historical and from tourists to Finca Vigia. Many of these nice folks post high resolution images on Flickr and elsewhere- very helpful, thanks! There's also one page from a Wheeler brochure showing the profile, but with a somewhat different cabin... still helpful for working out basic dimensions. The grandson of Wheeler went to Cuba and measured Pilar in order to develop a modern take on the boat. But he won't share, I tried. And yes I know about the several fake Pilars, none are useful for determining original features. There's a Popular Boating issue from 1957 that has some good (and some imagined) information. . thibaultron, bruce d, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted October 6, 2020 The most important part of the boat- the fighting chair. Brass parts aged in vinegar. The figures were masterfully sculpted digitally and 3d printed by Luis Hidalgo, aka "Holden8702", of Spain. . mtaylor, yvesvidal, Bob Cleek and 7 others 9 1 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted October 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 6, 2020 Beautiful model ! Great job ! Thanks for sharing it. thibaultron and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.L. Posted October 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 6, 2020 Indeed, a beautiful model. Congratulations. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote G.L. Current projects: Oostends schipje (Ostend shrimper) - scale 1:20 Clipper d'Argenteuil - POF - scale 1/15 - SMALL Completed projects: Norwegian Whale Boat - POF - scale 1/10 - SMALL Anatomy of a boat by G.L. - scale 1/10 - POF - SMALL Day gaff sailing boat with center board - FINISHED - SMALL - scale 1/10 Cross section fishing smack - FINISHED -scale 1:20HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted October 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Patrick Matthews said: Completed model gallery Magnificent model! Simply beautiful and outstanding craftsmanship. Congratulations! I'd love to see a video of her actually running in the water. Ryland Craze, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted October 6, 2020 Cabin is constructed of ply and basswood, with all exposed wood done in cherry. The real boat appears to have been built with mahogany, but I find that cherry "works" better, and has a better scale grain appearance. The sides are built up as a 3d jigsaw puzzle, as many as 3 layers deep. They hang down straight like a curtain from the deck intersection, but angle inwards at 2° from that line up, while also following the sheer... a bit tricky. The cabin roofs are covered with shirt cloth to simulate canvas. The cloth is secured with water based polyurethane, painted, and clear coated. The weave still shows through, like painted canvas. The cherry is all stained with Minwax "Gunstock", and clear coated with lacquer. Warning: Most all of my cherry stained a very nice color, but occasional pieces turned orange, yuk. Always test! . I changed my mind after this shot and added the forward cockpit. Roof beams First piece of cloth installed thibaultron, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted December 15, 2020 Share #11 Posted December 15, 2020 Pat: Thought you and others who followed this great build would like to see that Hemingway's boat is being revived in a new design. This is from the Dec./Jan. issue of Professional BoatBuilder magazine (a Wooden Boat publication). Kurt mtaylor, BobG and thibaultron 3 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks Kurt. Indeed, and Wes Wheeler has big hopes for it. While he has detailed measurements from the original Pilar, the new boat differs in many significant ways... just as with the movie "replica" previously featured in Wooden Boat, it should not be used as a reference for models of the original Pilar. Much like BMW's version of the Mini vs. the original Mini Cooper! mtaylor, thibaultron and kurtvd19 3 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted August 26, 2022 I'm often asked about drawings for my 1:12 scale model of Pilar (Hemingway's boat), and I always reply with my sob story: a) I lost the files when I retired and lost access to my work CAD system (true), and b) it's as much work to create shareable drawings as it is to build the physical model (true). But now I am recovering the CAD model from digital debris I have laying around, and am preparing shareable model files. The first part, the hull framing, is now posted for free download at my GrabCAD page: https://grabcad.com/library/pilar-model-in-1-12-scale-1 The 3D STEP file is there, as well as full (model) size 2D drawings in PDF format. Those print out on ANSI "E" sheets, you need 36" wide paper for that. The images here are reduced! Use the downloadable PDFs instead. Cabin and additional fittings will follow in good time. The JPGs below are reduced, get the full size PDFs at the GrabCAD page. GrandpaPhil, Paul Le Wol, Prowler901 and 5 others 5 1 2 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prowler901 Posted August 31, 2022 Share #14 Posted August 31, 2022 Thanks so much, Patrick! mtaylor and mandolinut 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Matthews Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted September 5, 2022 Another update- the entire PILAR 3D model is now on GrabCAD, along with 2D drawings for the cabin structure. I may be adding more 2D detail drawings, but the underlying geometry is all there now in the 3D STEP file. Take the 3D model for a spin at GrabCAD! https://grabcad.com/library/pilar-model-in-1-12-scale-1 GrandpaPhil, yvesvidal, BobG and 3 others 6 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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