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

[Adrieke]

I'm up to those triangles as well and they are the killer of the build. I noticed on the pattern that they all must go on one way. I bet you were devastated when you had to pull em all off again! I played around with the whole idea of lighting the boat but electricity and me don't mix and the admiral saw me working with wires and she didnt like idea of me trying to be an electrician so that idea was scraped. Your build has come along great. Keep up the good work

i struggled with them until i got the solution. use a toothpick to sort of spear them on then i dab the 2 sides in some CA and then with the ship up side down i put them in place holding on to the toothpick until i can hold them with a finger slightly pressing them against the head post and ceiling. then carefully pull the toothpick out (rotating it make sit easier). wait a little bit till the CA starts to dry then you can let go

[Sjors]

Hi Adriaan,

 

Glad to see you again.

I want to send you today a PM if you where not here.

Don't stay away this long anymore or give us a pm or something…...

So we know what's going on.

Or your Admiral can send us a message!

 

 

Paddle steamer looks great and I'm happy that the lights are working now 

 

[Anja]

Hello Adriaan,

 

I'm looking forward to see the lights being turned on.

And I hope you feel better. Are your hands any better yet?

 

PS - Sjors was a bit worried about you. I just told him how he could see whether you were last active on the forum.

Big Brother friend is watching you

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[Adrieke]

thanks Sjors and Anja

 

sorry about worrying you , i did look in a few times but just didnt feel like i had anything to post.

i had planned to do lots as i had a 4 day weekend but we had some cold and rainy weather here so was not to pleasant in my workshop. But mostly i just needed a break as my mind just kept thinking of one thing when i was workign on her.

my hands are ok still itchy and skin is peeling off but the soreness is gone. hopefuly in a week or two this alergic reaction wil be totaly gone.

 

progress wil be slow but i wil be workign steadily to see those lights on

[edmay]

Hi Adriann,sorry your not feeling great,maybe some kind of latex type glove and polysporin cream would help the hand.your build is looking great will be there for the light show,regards to the Admiral.Edwin

[Adrieke]

thanks Edwin. I am using creams on my hands but with me everything takes a while to heal.

 

steadily working on the railings . almost done one side

 

 

[Sjors]

That railing looks very nice Adriaan.

 

Anja explain a few to things to me so now I know where to look when you are not posting 

 

[Micklen32]

Looking very nice indeed

The railings and triangles especially as being white they will always stand out

Great job

Keep it up   

Mick

[lamarvalley]

Looking great Adriaan. There sure are a lot of white triangles... gee whiz. Hope the hands are feeling better each day...

[Adrieke]

thanks Sjors,Mick and Randy  

 

hands are feeling ok just itchy and they look dry and the skin is peeling off.

[trippwj]

Looking good, mate (the boat, not the hands). :-)

 

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

[popeye the sailor]

looking great so far........the railings are super!   what triggered the alergic reaction anyway.....I must have missed it

[Adrieke]

thanks Wayne I hope so too

 

thanks Popeye . the allergic reaction was to some medication I was taking for an infection on my foot

 

finding the way to install those pesky triangles I installed them without much trouble

 

the last bit of railing on that side is done

 

before I can do the other side I need to make the poles that hold up the lower deck and drill out the holes as the bow and stern ones need to have an angle. I had already done that for this side although I might need to adjust the lengths a bit so that the cable (to be installed later ) will run straight through the premade holes in the 2nd and 3rd deck

 

when I have done all the railing on the 2nd deck I ll need to check and touch up any of them with white paint

[Micklen32]

Love that main staircase Adriaan

So much more posh than the Spirit

Looks really great

You got those railings and triangles looking good too 

 

I am doing really complicated and curse making stuff at the moment

I am doing the wooden spoke wheels for the taxi  

 

Keep it up 

Mick

Edited June 26, 2013 by Micklen32

[Shazmira]

Wow Adrieke, you have made some major progress since I was last able to get in here and look. Way to go, she really is coming together and looking good!

[Adrieke]

thanks Mick. yeah i am having a hard time on the spoke wheels of the stagecoach too. hopign to get back to that after this build

 

thanks Robbyn not as much progress but those railings do make a lot of difference

[popeye the sailor]

looking great!   can't wait to see her lit up!

[michael mott]

Adrieke, all those railings and windows look like a ton of fiddly work, it looks great.

 

Michael

[mobbsie]

Hi Adrieke,

 

I can imagine the colour of the air when you were doing the triangles, Heh Heh Heh.

 

They really look good though and with the railings on she's coming together nicely.

 

mobbsie

[Script]

Adriaan,

 

Looking fine!

[Adrieke]

thanks Popeye . I hope to have the wiring module back inside this weekend and maybe finish it off. if so I can do a full test of them

 

thanks Michael . its a bit fiddley but I am enjoying it

 

thanks Mobsie . haha yeah but they are behaving now and installing one now only takes a minute or 2

 

thanks Jim

 

I drilled out the holes and test fitted the poles though them. I also adjusted the length of the poles according to the 1:1 plan . now I just have to duplicate them

I also had some time to install 4 more railings . 8 more to go on this level then finish off with the triangles and that finishes off every thing on deck 2

[Anja]

Hello Adriaan,

 

Nice progress. It's looking good.

And soon maybe a test of the lights. Good luck!

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[Micklen32]

Sweet work Adriaan

You should be so proud of the railings and triangles

They look so good

 

BTW I am SO pleased with the way the wheels are going

I had put a couple of spokes in the first one last night and I have now finished three

The two rear and one front

The jig and plan that OcCre provide made it a lot easier than I expected

I hope your Stagecoach goes as well   

 

Keep it up   

Mick

[Adrieke]

thanks Anja

 

thanks Mick i am glad your build is going well . i ll have a look at the log over the weekend

[st george]

Adrieke, Looking good mate. I do like the stair case.

[Adrieke]

thanks David it is a shame that most of the stair wil be hidden

[Adrieke]

it hasn't been a good weekend and I feel like I have gone backwards

 

first after realising I still had 8 shutters while only 4 where needed I discovered I forgot to put the 4 shutters at the back 2 windows

 

while determining on how I was going to install them without damaging the railings I noticed that the stairs had split open

 

installing the shutters was easy but as you some of the triangles came off (grrrrrr)

 

when fitting the back small smoke stacks the railing popped off as it was in the path of the stack

 

I had to file the inner part of the railing to fit round the stack. here they are dry fitted as I will wait till the smokestack will be glued in

 

after 3 attempts at fitting in the stairs and breaking it each time, I have no choice and will have to remove the back railing to install it

 

I did manage to finish off most of the railings

 

so no work has been done on the lights this weekend

 

[Shazmira]

I swear Adriaan that the 1 step forward, 2 steps back is what this hobby is all about. I feel for you buddy, I know firsthand the frustration you are feeling. Time to get up from the work bench, go pull some weeds in the garden, or mow the yard...anything to clear the head. Then you sit back down, and tackle each litte issue one at a time!!! As I have learned, the ship will wait patiently for your return!

[Anja]

Hello Adriaan,

 

I have absolutely nothing to add to Robbyn's sound advise.

Follow her advise and take a break.

 

You feel much better afterwards.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[Sjors]

Adriaan,

 

Listen to those two lady's…...

You don't regret it 

And please, no argue with them………you loose !!