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

[Rick310]

Unbelievable Keith! Thought I was looking at actual pictures of the owner’s cabin!
Rick

[ERS Rich]

Inspirational!

[Javelin]

Incredible! As Wefalck said, difficult to distinguish between the original and the model... And to think that most of it will not even be visible!

[gak1965]

Unbelievable! That is absolutely astonishing work!

[KeithAug]

Steve, Francios, John, Craig, Rick, ERS, Roel and Gak - thank you for your supportive comments and also thanks to everyone for the likes.

 

I am trying to get ahead before Christmas impinges on workshop time. This year will be the first Christmas without our daughter at home - not bad going seeing as she is now unbelievably 41. She pointed out recently that it was about time that I stopped holding her hand when she was crossing the road, I felt a bit stupid because I never noticed that I hadn't stopped doing it. We are not at home for Christmas - the grandchildren are now 6 and 2 and their parents have decided it is time to break with their practice of alternating Christmas's between grandparents, they are staying at home. It is our turn for Christmas day with them and we are on child care duties as of the 21st Dec. 

 

Anyway - recent progress:-

 

I need to finish off a few bits of internal detail in the owners cabin. The portholes were the major outstanding parts.

 

The bolted flange of the porthole is the most obvious feature. It is painted white to match the internal finish of the room. I made all the flanges that I needed in one go - 20 in all. I made the flanges from 1/32" plasti-card cut from sheet.

I then drilled each piece to form the bores of the flanges. These were all mounted on turned spigot of dowel with double sided tape holding them together. A hollow section of dowel was then used to compress and retain the pieces, the compression being provided via the tailstock.

The flanges were then cut to size on the lathe.

The assembly was then taken off the lathe and the flange holes were drilled on the mill using a rotary table.

The finished flanges were then separated using white spirit.

I then fitted the rivets (brass pin heads) to one flange and made a simulated hinge from a pin and bits of brass tube.

Simplified lugs for the closures were made from plasti-card followed by assembly.

Having made one I proceeded with another 9. The other 10 will be left for later.

At this stage I also made the bedside wall mounted light - among the portholes in the next photo.

The portholes are actually mounted in recesses in the walls but this was a a detail that I thought I could do without.

I haven't made the chairs yet - something to worry about later. 

 

I am planning to move on to the aft guest cabin. Like the owners cabin it has a glazed deck hatch above it. It is a much tighter space and given its position closer to the stern is quite a complex shape. It could prove to be an interesting test.

 

Hopefully one more update before Christmas.

 

 

 

 

[Keith Black]

 I'm amazed as always. 

[Rick310]

You constantly amaze Keith!!!

Rick

[BANYAN]

Wow Keith , despite becoming accustomed to your excellent engineering/metal-smithing skills and results, you continue to amaze.  What a great result with those portholes, and that cabin (close-up photos) is so life-like.  That is something very difficult to achieve so I 'doff' my hat in salute mate.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[mcb]

Outstanding

mcb

[Rick310]

Keith, how did you drill the holes in the flanges for the portholes?  Did you stack them like you did to drill the holes for the rivets?

Rick