King of the Mississippi by Adrieke - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:80 - with LED lighting

[Adrieke]

added all the wiring now and put some wooden strips in to easily hoild it al together

 

one of the legs of a light broke and when i replaced i soldered it in the wrong way . hope i didnt mess up all the lights of that circuit

 

just abit more sodlering and add the breadboard with resistors to the assembly and its done

 

will get pictures later today

[john46]

If that job done, you're an accomplished electrician.  

 

John

[Adrieke]

lol John

 

dont think so. i was about to forget about it all when i accidently touched the hot part of the soldering iron .

[Adrieke]

bit more soldering done

 

had hoped to finish that part today but had to do some after hours maintenace work on my works email servers, luckily i can do

 

it from home so while i monitor the progress i can be on here

 

hopefuly tomorrow i l be able to finish and then ad dome sides and a cover to all the wiring and give it a bit of paint (white below / black on top) so that it all blends in

 

i also think i have figured out how to connect the 3rd deck and steering house

as this whole assembly wil be removable to get to the inside wiring i am thinking of using some thick copper wire i have from another kit that once the assembly is put in place connects up with the lower deck wiring

 

 

[john46]

Nice progress Adrieke, it looks very neat.

If you connect a generator to the paddle wheel, you have a selfpowering lighting device by turning the wheel  .

 

John

[Adrieke]

thanks John

 

you know i actualy considered putting in a motor to power the paddle wheel

[Sjors]

Wow Adrieke,

 

That looks……electrician stuff…..

And a motor…why not a steam engine?

 

[Adrieke]

lol Sjors

 

you know not a bad idea for a future scratchbuild and make it into a rc model . but beyond my capabilities at the moment

[Sjors]

I don't believe you Adrieke,

 

Your skills are much better then you think!

 

[Adrieke]

thanks for the confidence Sjors but i know where i am at and compared to most here i stil have a lot to learn

 

i do feel good about finishing the wiring for the lower 2 decks

 

testing showed that all 4 circuits are working

 

now i need to add some sides and a top to cover up the wiring

 

the top wil be painted black this should make it mostly invisible if looked at through the ventilation windows at the top

 

i can now concentrate on the build again and maybe assmeble the main stairs

[john46]

Great Lighting Adrieke, done a fantistic job. When I see those lights coming out of the stateroom I got the feeling : "where's the bar, a double scotch please".

 

Regards,

John

 

Sorry, should be a double bourbon. . . .

Edited March 21, 2013 by john46

[cog]

Adrieke,

 

Well done. You've booked some wonderful progress on her. Love the lights!!!

[Adrieke]

thanks for looking in John and Carl

 

yeah i feel good about it and glad that part is done because it was a bit of a strugle

Edited March 21, 2013 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

not much progress today

 

started on drilling the holes for the ventilation openings but after 21 my hand was sore so i called it a night

 

 

[cog]

Adrieke,

 

You'll be at it for a wee bit longer. You don't have a drill standard with electrical drill? That would speed things up considerably, and eases up on your hand ...

[Sjors]

Hi Adrieke,

 

Nice to meet you also, just like John 

 

The light looks great.

I know what you mean by drilling all those holes.

That's why I gonna buy a drill standard 

I have to drill a lot of holes and don't wanna do it by hand….

 

[wim500]

Nice progress Adrieke and the LED-light is sure an added value.

[Adrieke]

Hi Carl

 

no i dont have a drill standard. my workplace is pretty small so no room for  tools.

 

thank you Sjors and Wim.

 

 

[Adrieke]

this weekend has been all about the main stairs

 

i have been pondering about it and lookign at how others tacled this construction

 

they always say to cut things in bite size portions and thats what i did

 

the curved part consist of 8 steps making 180 degrees or 2 times 4 steps making 90 degrees

 

4 steps seemed doable so i started preparing :

 

i drilled some holes so that the dowels would be as deep as the point where the curved steps start

 

from the left over from the sheet they came from i cut 6 small bits

 

glueing them together to create a platform to rest the curved steps on while the glue dries

 

at the base i glued a piece of strip against the middle of the dowel to push the first step against

 

i used a metal angle bracket to measure the 90 degree angle

 

i formed the platform a bit more so it would fit. all the elements are now ready

 

the 4 curved steps glued in place

 

 

after creating 2 sets of 4 steps i remembered i needed the others to curve the other way so i glued the base on the other side

Edited March 24, 2013 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

continued

 

glued the first set to the dowel while it was on the base . the second set will easily fit on top using CA

 

fitted them on to the ship. i previously drilled holes in the deck so that the dowels would fit

 

the top of the rails need a bit of sanding so they dont look as square

 

then a bit of stain . bit of fine sanding after will make them lighter

 

finaly using the stairs themselves and the platform i assmebled the 2 straigth steps

 

the 2 long curved railings are wrapped around a toothpick holder to curve them

 

 

Edited March 24, 2013 by Adrieke

[john46]

You did it ! It looks perfect, well done.

 

Regards,

John

[wim500]

This is one of the hardest parts of this model, but you're doing very fine.

After this everything will be more easy .

[Adrieke]

thanks John and Wim. yes this must be the hardest part on this model

 

i actualy had more trouble with the straigth steps as each step holds on to the next only a little bit.

 

so i had several times that a step came loose before i finaly had it done

 

i have now added both the side railings on one of the stairs. i am going to let it dry over night just to be sure it stays together

 

i am bending the top of the rails to prepare it for glueing it on.

 

the other stairs need to long curvy rail to be glued on but waiting for the first one to come out alright first

 

i had a bit of time left and drilled some more holes and glued the window framing parts on

 

 

[cog]

Adrieke,

 

You're doing great mate. That's the right way you've tackled the stairs problem. Now they look real good, very sharp indeed. Those holes, well, it's maybe the proper thing to do, every day a few and some other work on the side ... Keep it up!

[john46]

Yep, drilling is boring. After having finished the stairs I suppose you will go fast having prepared a lot of stuff already.

 

Regards,

John

[Adrieke]

hi Carl

yup a few holes a day keeps me going

 

hi John

i havent have much more prepared except the steering house

 

also i need to see if i have enough left over wood to scratch build the windows and doors.

 

my main concern now is making sure that i get the right curve in the ventilation window assembly as the idea is that it wil not be glued on to the 3rd deck for access to the wiring inside.

 

once i got that right i can finish 3rd deck and steeringhouse

 

but still lots to do before i get there

[wim500]

Having a look at the construction of the stairs you don't have to worry about the 3rd deck imo .

 

I wish I have done the stairs the same way....

[Adrieke]

Thanks Wim

 

i had a look at your Mississippi and it looks great

 

one of the reasons to show/share what techniques where used so future builders of the same model cna use and improve them.

[lamarvalley]

Man o man, I love those stairs!

 

Randy

[Sjors]

Amazing job at the stairs Adrieke,

 

I think John has a great example how he have to do it.

My compliments!