Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht

[druxey]

Thank you for the doll's house photos that made me smile and brought back childhood memories! Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year to you and the family, Keith.

[Glen McGuire]

Love the doll house.  Great work, Keith!!

[KeithAug]

15 hours ago, BANYAN said:

I am sure your granddaughters will enjoy playing with this.

Thank you Pat, unfortunately only got one, the second turned out to be a boy. Hope you had a great Christmas.

 

On 12/24/2024 at 7:56 PM, Jim Lad said:

you actually completed the doll's house in time for your granddaughter

Yes John but it was a bit touch and go. Not as much fun as boatbuilding.

On 12/24/2024 at 7:32 PM, Dr PR said:

No pictures of Grandma and Grandpa on the wall?

Phil, I was a bit worried we might get hung in the toilet.😬

 

On 12/24/2024 at 6:41 PM, Keith Black said:

I'm sure it will be the highlight of Eve's Christmas. 

Keith - Fingers crossed! She might just reject it in favour of some tech!

 

[Keith Black]

1 hour ago, KeithAug said:

She might just reject it in favour of some tech!

 I highly doubt that.

[TBlack]

34 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

 I highly doubt that.

Agreed!

[FlyingFish]

Wonderful! Bet her face was a picture! I'm sure it will be passed down the family in years to come. 

[KeithAug]

23 hours ago, Keith Black said:

 I highly doubt that.

Thank you the twins!

On 12/27/2024 at 2:11 AM, druxey said:

me smile and brought back childhood memories! Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year

Druxey - thank you and complements of the season to you and yours.

On 12/27/2024 at 2:21 AM, Glen McGuire said:

Love the doll house. 

Thank you Glen - I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

1 hour ago, FlyingFish said:

Bet her face was a picture!

Hopefully Andy. Because she is with her alternate grandparents in Lyme Regis she won't be getting it until 1st January when we go to "sit on" the Grandchildren before they return to school / nursery.

 

Anyway back to the main event and a start on reporting the few jobs that I managed in parallel with the dolls house build.

 

I tried both versions of your suggestions for cutting out the gingerbread. The reverse blade method worked but I found it a bit slow so I glued the 2 sheets of brass together with double sided tape and attached them to a third sheet of 1/16" plywood. This worked well. The cutting was somewhat quicker than the reverse blade method but still slow enough to provide an acceptable degree of control. "Somewhat quicker" is a relative term as it took me ages to work my way around all those nooks and crannies.

 

The length of the decoration was circa 7" and my jewellers saw only has a 3" throat so I has to make the decoration in 3 pieces. The next photo is part way through the first piece, and features the first broken blade.

And here is the first piece completed.

And then the second piece - sawing completed but still mounted on the backing plywood.

Then separated, using white spirit to dissolve the double sided tape.

I then applied a first coat of metal paint to start building the thickness.

I also started building up the prow decoration.

The scroll was turned and glued in place.

Next i turned the elongated "bead" before shaping it and attaching it to a piece of 1/32" ply.

The next photo shows it temporarily in position with a couple of extra bits of carving also in place. The 4 beads in front of the scroll are .04" ball bearings.

I have still much to do in this area to reproduce the finished article and of course much of it will be painted gold.

 

I'll catch up a bit more before the New Year.

 

 

[FlyingFish]

Great Job!

[druxey]

And you only broke one blade in the process?! Amazing, and a beautiful result. Actually that 3" throat has advantages. If you had messed up, only ⅓ of the scrollwork would have been be affected - not the whole piece.

[Javelin]

It looks Brilliant Keith, a work of tremendous patience! 

 

[Keith Black]

Whoa...

[BANYAN]

Your smithing skills come to the fore again Keith.  You must have the patience of a saint and the steady hands of a surgeon mate, as the cut scroll pieces look superb.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Rick310]

Incredible Kieth, truly incredible!!

Rick

[Jim Lad]

That looks fairly reasonable, Keith! 🤣

 

John

[Wintergreen]

12 hours ago, druxey said:

If you had messed up, only ⅓ of the scrollwork would have been be affected - not the whole piece.

"Always look on the bright side of life!" 😄 

Fair thought though.

 

Keep it up, Keith!

[KeithAug]

A Happy New Year to you all. 

[Keith Black]

 And same to you, Keith.

[KeithAug]

Still catching up the post with work completed pre Christmas.

 

I finished the various bits of decoration.

 

I put on a second coat of metal paint and left it for a couple of days before overpainting with Vallejo gold paint. The under-paint turned out to be still a bit soft when I applied the gold which fortuitously produced a textured finish which I felt was better than a smooth finish.

The decoration was quite flimsy and this allowed it to be easily contoured to the hull. I held the decoration against the hull with an elastic band and a plank and then dripped CA glue into space around the decoration to permanently attach it.

[Dr PR]

Keith,

 

Very, very nice!

 

Your secret technique (even unknown to you) with the gold paint produced an interesting "hammered" effect. The result is beautiful!

 

Happy New Year!

[Keith Black]

 That's truly beautiful, Keith. Did Bean get her Dolls house and if so what was her reaction? 

[Jim Lad]

That is really beautiful work, Keith!

 

John

[KeithAug]

11 hours ago, Keith Black said:

Did Bean get her Dolls house and if so what was her reaction?

Keith - It seemed to be much enjoyed by both the Bean and her aunty "Stinkey" (my daughter). They played happily for hours.

[KeithAug]

Phil, Keith, John - thank you for the feedback. One day I will have to learn to do it properly by carving.

[wefalck]

'Proper' carving or not, I think it turned out 'the' thing 👍🏻

 

The rush to get the dolls' house finished in time reminded me of a story my paternal grandmother used to tell of my grandfather trying to get some buildings for my father's train set finished (back in the later 1920s) and the oil-paint wouldn't dry in time for Christmas ...

[FlyingFish]

The gingerbread turned out very nicely Keith, and the paint finish works well. Lovely picture of the dolls house - many happy hours of play ahead!

[TBlack]

Not only did the filigree turn out perfectly, but I'm also in awe of your ability to place both sides so symmetrically. Also, that photo of mother and daughter is a keeper!

Tom 

[Rick310]

Unbelievable Keith!  Truly breathtaking work!  Incredibly accurate!

Rick