Patrick Matthews Posted August 6, 2022 #1 Posted August 6, 2022 Work in process, from original plans. 36' lifeboat as built for the USLSS by Elco in the early 1900s. aechmea, Jack12477, thibaultron and 1 other 3 1 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet!
Jack12477 Posted August 6, 2022 #2 Posted August 6, 2022 USLSS : The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915. Nice model drawing! Are you going to do a Build Log of her? That would be a very interesting build. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour
Patrick Matthews Posted August 7, 2022 Author #3 Posted August 7, 2022 Mostly all wood of course, and lots of varnished mahogany, including the dual-diagonal planked hull, just like later and more famous Elcos... it would be pretty. thibaultron, Paul Le Wol, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet!
Patrick Matthews Posted August 9, 2022 Author #4 Posted August 9, 2022 Continuing to add details, including the material appearances which allows for some nice renderings. Much more to do! For example, the couple score of copper air chambers for flotation. By the way, that's not a steering wheel on the aft bulkhead- it operates the reversing mechanism, which normally would just be a lever if you were standing next to the engine. The single crank is for starting the engine, while the T-handle crank is the primary steering tool. The galvanized air tank below the aft bulkhead gets compressed gas directly from the engine cylinder, and is used to operate the whistle seen on that aft bulkhead. The main fuel tank is the copper object below the forward bulkhead. Gunmetal plates riveted through and through the keel members at both ends are used for hauling the boat up the ways. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 5 2 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet!
Patrick Matthews Posted September 6, 2022 Author #5 Posted September 6, 2022 The 3D CAD model is complete and available for free download from GrabCAD: https://grabcad.com/library/lifeboat-uslss-1908-mclellen-type-e-36-footer-1 Find the 3D STEP file there, along with reference photos and the original 2D drawings I worked from. Take the model for a spin at GrabCAD! Egilman, Jack12477, highlanderburial and 1 other 4 Quote Pat M. Matthews Model Marine Model FUNCTION as well as FORM. Get your boats wet!
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