Keith Black Posted March 14 #121 Posted March 14 Beautiful build, Bruce. To rub it in a bit, it was 24C here in Michigan today. FriedClams 1 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
druxey Posted March 15 #122 Posted March 15 Would the inside of the wheelhouse be painted white? Keith Black and FriedClams 2 Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Lecrenb Posted March 15 Author #123 Posted March 15 17 hours ago, AON said: +17°C (62.6°F) down here. You should be experiencing a chinook any time now! She is really looking good (just to be clear I am referencing the model) 😁 Thanks Alan! Coming along slowly... supposed to be back above 0 by next week... FriedClams and Keith Black 2
Lecrenb Posted March 15 Author #124 Posted March 15 14 hours ago, druxey said: Would the inside of the wheelhouse be painted white? That is a thought... photos show the exterior was painted white, same as the hull. The original structure was stained or varnished, and this finish is still seen on the lobby and head that remain behind the cabin area. There was a likelihood that the interior was also stained and varnished, that was a common practice and it is how the ship is finished today. Another, less likely, possibility is that it was painted buff... Appreciate your thoughts! Bruce druxey, mtaylor, FriedClams and 1 other 4
Lecrenb Posted March 15 Author #125 Posted March 15 17 hours ago, Keith Black said: Beautiful build, Bruce. To rub it in a bit, it was 24C here in Michigan today. Thanks Keith! I'll trust the geese before the groundhog, should be back above 0 by next week! mtaylor, Keith Black and FriedClams 3
Lecrenb Posted Tuesday at 03:33 PM Author #126 Posted Tuesday at 03:33 PM (edited) G'day all, and thanks again for looking in! I am continuing to plug away at the wheelhouse and cabin area... As you can see from the picture below I have got some paint on, some doors and window frames installed, and I'm working on the rear wall of the wheelhouse with the chart table roughed in. After considering the painting options I decided to go with the wood varnish, to match what appears to be her original deckhouse finish. I make this look by using Tamiya Brown (coloured wood stain works equally well) then overpainting with Tamiya Clear Orange. I am following the original 1928 plans for the wheelhouse layout, assuming the original was copied when it was moved forward, then the two cabins tacked on behind. I installed the three remaining fairleads and some poop deck fittings that are easier to put on now instead of trying to work around the deckhouse. I've also set up my decal sheet and my son is using photoshop to turn the pictures into decals... This is a screenshot of the Word document I prepared for the decal sheet layout. The pictures are pretty much close to the final sizes... what the Photoshop will do is adjust perspectives so you look straight on, like for the Plimsoll lines. Then remove the backgrounds leaving what will become the decals! It is hard to see, but at the bottom of the sheet is the chart of Queen Maud Gulf that will be placed on the chart table! Rain is in the forecast so I hope to get some more work done soon! Edited Tuesday at 03:56 PM by Lecrenb ccoyle, JacquesCousteau, yvesvidal and 6 others 9
Lecrenb Posted Thursday at 03:08 AM Author #127 Posted Thursday at 03:08 AM Work continues on the wheelhouse. I added the cuddies for the signal flags and the top on the chart table. finishing up tomorrow then I can start planning the roof and front windows... I had this brass wheel in my stash, and it turned out to be a near perfect match for St. Roch's... so I used it to start making the steering pedestal. The steering is manual using chains and cables back to the rudder quadrant. This is a picture of the actual wheel today, the gearing and chain gypsy are clearly visible... Here I have begun roughing out the pedestal... the gears are from a repair set for a Hi-Tec RC servo, and again are a near perfect size for the originals... I am cutting the channel for the chain into the nylon gear hub to replicate the gypsy. Hopefully in a day or two I will have the wheel completed and installed. Then I have to turn the compass binnacle on my lathe... fortunately St. Roch's wheelhouse is spartan. In the 1930s there was no voice pipe, gyro, or telegraph! Thanks for looking in and suggestions and comments are welcome! JacquesCousteau, ccoyle, berhard and 9 others 12
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