St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35

[Lecrenb]

I have achieved Deckhouse!

Before fastening the roof I placed the builder's plaque... made from a picture of the original.

My historic photos are in black and white, and show a greyish roof. St. Roch had a limited colour palette so I mixed a bit of green into the grey, as if this surface was canvas covered and sealed like the hatch covers and companion roof.

Moving right along... I started framing the structure behind the deckhouse. This is original to the ship and was not replaced when the deckhouse was enlarged in 1930. To the left is the lobby leading to the lower deck. To the right is the head. It is 2 feet lower because there is no clerestory underneath.

Once this is finished there are some ventilators and gew-gaws (a nautical term for fiddly bits, eh) to put on, then I will move on to the wireless office and steering gear.

I hope you like my ship so far!

Bruce

Edited April 12 by Lecrenb

[Lecrenb]

The rear structure framing is complete... behind the lobby and head is the wireless office relocated from the lower deck.

The ventilators and galley stack are installed... leaving room for the main boom that passes across the top of the deckhouse.

The aft structure is painted and the roof set on to check fit. The lobby and head are original and retained the 1928 stained and varnished finish, The rest of the new deckhouse is white.

Here is the ship sitting on the display base, just seeing how it looks for now. I'm making the doors and windows for the aft structure, then time for some paint touch up and a few more small parts then the hull is basically complete!

Next up will be the rudder and steering gear, followed by the boat platforms and davits.

Thanks for looking in!

Bruce

 

[Lecrenb]

The deck house structures are complete... here is the lobby, head, and wireless office before attaching to the ship. The unit on top of the head is marked as "sanitary service tank" on the plans, and photos confirm it is there... not sure what was in the tank. If it was water for flushing how would the crew keep it from freezing? Another conundrum to add to the list!

I used glass beads from the craft store to make the aerial insulators. The aerials are only attached when the main sail is down, and when the ship is getting ready for a scheduled contact, there was no power for the radio unless the auxiliary engine was running. In the 1930s she carried a low frequency morse code (wireless telegraphy) transmitter and receiver. 

The original insulators had to have passed through the main deck, which made them prone to damage, and would be a shock hazard. This may be the reason the office was moved to the upper deck.

There are differences in the doors, explained by the fact the wheelhouse and wireless office are new structures. Plans and photos show portholes only in the lobby and head doors.

Here's what it looks like when it is all put together.

I have started work on the steering linkage to the rudder, but I may re-make my pulleys as they look a bit out of scale, we'll see how they clean up...

Thanks again one and all for looking in and for your comments.

This will be my last posting for a while as we are visiting family, then I am getting a new knee next week! The surgeon is one of the few in Alberta to use the Cori-robotic system and I am really looking forward to the procedure!

Happy Easter!

Bruce

 

[Keith Black]

10 minutes ago, Lecrenb said:

If it was water for flushing how would the crew keep it from freezing? Another conundrum to add to the list!

 Bruce, it could be that the toilet was used often enough that the water never had a chance to freeze? Hey, praying your surgery goes well and that you recover quickly.  

[Coyote_6]

Looks great Bruce!  Good luck with the knee and wish you a speedy recovery.

[druxey]

Every best wish on your knee replacement, Bruce.

[Rick310]

Prayers for a quick recovery!

Rick

[AON]

THE CABINS LOOK GREAT!

 

I just watch a two short videos of the cori robotic knee replacement surgery... got my GDD (Google Doctor's degree!).

I'm guessing it will be a quicker recovery with this procedure.

 

Hoping all goes well and your back jogging in no time.

Edited Thursday at 06:26 PM by AON

[Lecrenb]

2 hours ago, Keith Black said:

 Bruce, it could be that the toilet was used often enough that the water never had a chance to freeze? Hey, praying your surgery goes well and that you recover quickly.  

Thanks Keith... they tell me I'll be taking first steps as soon as the anesthetic wears off!

The water would freeze pretty fast in an Arctic winter, -40 highs are common. I'm thinking they likely drained it and manually flushed from a pail??

[Lecrenb]

2 hours ago, Coyote_6 said:

Looks great Bruce!  Good luck with the knee and wish you a speedy recovery.

Thanks very much Steve, much appreciated!

 

[Lecrenb]

10 hours ago, druxey said:

Every best wish on your knee replacement, Bruce.

Thanks very much Druxey! Appreciate your thoughts!

[Lecrenb]

9 hours ago, AON said:

THE CABINS LOOK GREAT!

 

I just watch a two short videos of the cori robotic knee replacement surgery... got my GDD (Google Doctor's degree!).

I'm guessing it will be a quicker recovery with this procedure.

 

Hoping all goes well and your back jogging in no time.

Thanks Alan! Yes, it is supposed to be a smaller incision and more precise placement of the prosthetic... they do expect me to be up and moving as soon as I'm fully awake!

[Lecrenb]

9 hours ago, Rick310 said:

Prayers for a quick recovery!

Rick

Thank you Rick, much appreciated!

[kurtvd19]

Regarding the jogging.  If anybody sees me out jogging, PLEASE kill whatever is chasing me!

[Keith Black]

41 minutes ago, kurtvd19 said:

Regarding the jogging.  If anybody sees me out jogging, PLEASE kill whatever is chasing me!

 As long as it's not Mary I'd be happy to oblige.