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

[yvesvidal]

What a beautiful work.

 

I hope we will be able to see these details, once the superstructures are in place. Hopefully, they will be removable to show the exquisite details inside the hull.

 

Yves

[Dr PR]

Nice work!

 

Doing good work in a situation where everything fits together orthogonally is relatively easy. Fitting things together where all the angles are different and curved surfaces are involved requires skill and a LOT of patience! Card templates help reduce the amount of waste of good materials.

 

Enjoy your holidays with the grandkids.

[Jim Lad]

Nothing much more to add. Just beautiful.

 

John

[BANYAN]

Excellent workmanship (as is usual) Keith, that panelling looks great.  You don't want to pop on over this side of the equator and do some 'life size panels' do you   

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Bedford]

On 12/15/2025 at 6:47 AM, Jim Lad said:

Keith, that cabin looks as though it would be very comfortable - until they turned the engine over!

 

John

Having crewed the 123 year old steam tug Waratah and having been below in the aft accommodation (nowhere near as grand as Cangardas) I can assure you that even in that old girl you could not hear the shaft spinning. I would imagine the only thing that might create a disturbance is the propeller when she goes astern or if it catches air, I imagine it would be very well balanced.

[KeithAug]

15 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

I hope we will be able to see these details, once the superstructures are in place.

Yves - Only through the skylights - which will be very limited. I am assuming that in future everyone will have a nanobot mounted miniature camera.

 

10 hours ago, Bedford said:

I can assure you that even in that old girl you could not hear the shaft spinning.

Steve - Good news, I will pass on your assurance to the guests.

 

10 hours ago, BANYAN said:

You don't want to pop on over this side of the equator and do some 'life size panels'

Pat - I have always wanted to visit Australia but paneling is that enticing.

 

Thank you John, Phil, Druxey, Craig, Eberhard and Keith.

 

I thought I had better own up that today is our 50th wedding anniversary. Ann who is always looking for opportunities to keep me on my toes has just informed me that she has booked a 12 o'clock slot for me to visit our local recycling centre. She says she has something that she wants me to drop off (without being specific about what it is).🥴.

[druxey]

Hearty congratulations on your 50th. I hope that Ann is not planning on dropping you off!

[Keith Black]

5 hours ago, druxey said:

I hope that Ann is not planning on dropping you off!

 I don't know, David. Keith continues sawing up the dinning room furniture, the house remodeling project is done, and now Ann has received her 50th Wedding Anniversary present, what's to make her want to keep him about underfoot? 

 

In all seriousness, Keith. Congratulations on your's and Ann's 50th wedding anniversary. One of life's major milestones. 

[Jim Lad]

Warmest congratulations Keith and Ann!  

 

John

[Rick310]

Keith, this is extraordinary!!

How in the world did you make the ventilation grille? 
Congratulations to you and your wife on your 50 year anniversary!

Merry Christmas!

Rick

[KeithAug]

Thank you friends for all for your good wishes.

 

16 hours ago, Rick310 said:

How in the world did you make the ventilation grille? 

Rick - is formed from a number of bits of brass wire coiled and then glued to black card. The edges are made from brass strip cut from plate 1/32 thick.

[BANYAN]

Hey congratulations on your 50th Keith and Ann, that is truly a wonderful milestone to achieve.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[KeithAug]

Thank you Pat. the grandchildren are in bed and NORAD currently has Santa in Ankara. Not long to go now. Merry Christmas to you all.

[Keith Black]

 And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, Keith. 

[BANYAN]

Merry Christmas Keith, I hope Santa's helpers surprise you with some modelling goodies  

 

cheers

 

Pat

[michael mott]

Congratulations on your 50th anniversary Keith, more superb details, I too like the grills. Even when we know that certain details cannot be seen by us mortals once things get closed up or around corners, there is a deep satisfaction in knowing that the detail is there, plus of course the challenge of making them. Which is much of the fun in this wonderful hobby. Ialways think about all the intricate joints in the assembly of the framing on the ships of the line that then get covered by planking. 

Merry Christmas to you, Ann and family.

Michael

[Rick310]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Keith!

Rick in

[Mark Pearse]

wishes to you as well, Keith - & thanks for providing so much uplifting entertainment throughout the year

[KeithAug]

Happy new year to everyone.

[Keith Black]

 Here's hoping the new year brings peace and good health to you and yours, Keith. 

[KeithAug]

Thank you for all there Christmas and New Year messages, much appreciated.

 

Well the grandchildren are gone and the weather has turned very wintery. The workshop is currently at 5 deg C - 41 deg F so my time working is somewhat limited. I have however been progressing the aft guest cabin.

 

I needed a couple more bedside lights.

I also started gluing the mahogany doors to the various panelled walls, followed by door knobs, handles, lamps etc. I also made the large mirror ( currently protected by blue masking tape).

With the panels completed I was able to glue them in place with PVA - using more Starbuck sticks and various clamps to hold them.

The side panels for the bunks and the various door fronts, shelves etc, went in next. The step (bottom left in the next photo is my best guess at what this area looks like. As explained earlier I don't have any photo's of this location.

Next a bit more carpeting. The floor has a slight step in it, presumably to accommodate the curvature of the hull or to trip up the mother in law. (see later comment).

With everything in place I did a few shots with the phone camera (restricted by quite limited access).

Once again I forgot to clean out the dust.

The following it the best shot I could get of the portholes.

I then glued in the external port holes (made earlier).

Re the floor step. I once spent 2 weeks in the Caribbean on a Dufour charter yacht. I learned to hate it. One of its design innovations was to mount the hot water tank below the starboard bunk. This would have been fine in the arctic but in the Caribbean it rendered it totally unbearable. Unfortunately I drew the short straw and hence spent the fortnight sleeping on deck. This however wasn't its most wonderful design feature.  The designer had managed to place a shallow step right across the middle of the cabin (presumably to gain a little addition head height). The step was perfectly positioned to catch the unwary crew member every time they either ascended or descended the steps to the deck. Everyone at some time ended up sprawled across the cabin floor or with their heads wedged between the ladder rung, both events being accompanied by choice expletives. 

 

[Rick310]

Truly amazing Keith!!

Hard to tell from the actual boat!

Rick

[wefalck]

Perhaps you should have brought in the mother-in-law to clean out the dust ...🙃

[Jim Lad]

More beautiful work, Keith. Love the bunk lights!

 

John

[druxey]

It's clear that you are having too much fun fitting out the accommodation. Well done!

[Keith Black]

 Marvelous work as always, Keith. Those bedside lights are a treat. 

[BANYAN]

Keith, I know you receive a lot of plaudits and you have earned every one of them.  However, I must add to them.  Some of those shots, especially showing the door and side panelling, bed etc, are so life like, if you posted them in a magazine without explanation, I believe most people would think them the real deal.  Exceptional quality and building. As Druxey says, perhaps you are having too much fun with this (even if 5 deg.)?

 

cheers

 

Pat

Edited 7 hours ago by BANYAN

[dvm27]

Your lovely build reminds me very much of White Wings, a model that won the best overall model at the 1996 (?) Mariners Museum competition. I'm afraid i can find no photos of her on the internet. This was the premiere ship modelling event in the country and I'm sorry they stopped hosting it. I suspect your model would have won top honors there!

[MAGIC's Craig]

Your meticulous workmanship in building out these cabins is truly an inspiration, though as I work along constructing the interior in my own marine "dollhouse", I realize that there is still a "long way to go" with improving the level of my workmanship to get even close to this quality.  However, your work (and that of others on this site) is inspiring, so onward we go.

Thanks for sharing the images and ideas,

 

Craig

[Keith Black]

 

25 minutes ago, dvm27 said:

Your lovely build reminds me very much of White Wings, a model that won the best overall model at the 1996 (?) Mariners Museum competition. I'm afraid i can find no photos of her on the internet. This was the premiere ship modelling event in the country and I'm sorry they stopped hosting it.

 

 Greg, if it's the same White Wings it's in a NRG back issue. 

 

WHITE WINGS—THE BOAT AND THE MODEL.

KALAYJIAN, R.D., — 1996

Author Kalayjian, R.D., 

Date 1996 

Publisher Nautical Research Journal, 41.3: 164—174. 

Location Maritime Museum