Valeriy V Posted January 12 Author #421 Posted January 12 After polishing and adjusting the blade profile, the propeller took on a finished look. Rudolf, Ian_Grant, JpR62 and 16 others 11 8
Valeriy V Posted January 12 Author #422 Posted January 12 The propeller is installed in its place together with the rudder. davec, vossiewulf, ccoyle and 27 others 15 15
druxey Posted January 12 #423 Posted January 12 Beautiful work, as usual! FriedClams, cotrecerf, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Rick310 Posted January 12 #424 Posted January 12 Simply amazing!! Rick Valeriy V, FriedClams, Keith Black and 2 others 5
wefalck Posted January 12 #425 Posted January 12 Very professional looking indeed 👍🏻 FriedClams, Valeriy V, Keith Black and 1 other 4 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Jim Lad Posted January 12 #426 Posted January 12 Very nice job! John FriedClams, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4
Tony Hunt Posted January 13 #427 Posted January 13 Valeriy, those tiny hooks for the cargo handling equipment are fabulous! I really admire your propeller soldering jig too. The SS Blagoev is looking almost complete - how much more to do before it's finished? Keith Black, FriedClams, mtaylor and 1 other 4
Valeriy V Posted January 13 Author #428 Posted January 13 Yes, Tony, there's not much left to finish the process. I need to make and assemble the parts of the rescue device and think about how to make the letters for the name. cotrecerf, Keith Black, FriedClams and 1 other 4
FriedClams Posted January 16 #429 Posted January 16 Splendid work as always, Valeriy. I agree with Tony on his assessment of the small hooks, in fact I'm still wiping the drool from my chin. Nice jig for the prop which come out wonderful. Gary Canute, mtaylor, Valeriy V and 1 other 3 1 Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
dvm27 Posted January 17 #430 Posted January 17 Lovely work Valeriy. May I ask where your splendid models end up? Museums? mtaylor, Keith Black, FriedClams and 2 others 5 GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Valeriy V Posted January 18 Author #431 Posted January 18 15 hours ago, dvm27 said: Lovely work Valeriy. May I ask where your splendid models end up? Museums? Thanks, Greg! These models are ordered by owners of private collections. I have not yet interacted with museums, but I know that they tend to acquire simpler and cheaper models. Keith Black, Canute, FriedClams and 2 others 5
Valeriy V Posted January 18 Author #432 Posted January 18 Lifeboats are custom-made using a 3D printer. Canute, Siggi52, Keith Black and 13 others 16
Mirabell61 Posted January 18 #433 Posted January 18 Super work Valeriy, double-ender lifeboat and a workboat shells. Where did you take the hull shaping and the necessary software from for 3_D making? Do you operate your own 3-D printer ? Nils cotrecerf, Keith Black, Canute and 2 others 5 Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Valeriy V Posted January 18 Author #434 Posted January 18 Thank you Nils! I drew the drawing of the boat hull myself according to the reference data taken from the USSR GOST. I don't have a 3D printer and I don't know how to draw drawings for it. But I have friends who helped me solve this problem according to my drawings of the boats. Mirabell61, cotrecerf, Keith Black and 2 others 5
Valeriy V Posted January 18 Author #435 Posted January 18 (edited) Nils, I am posting my plans for a workboat and a lifeboat. Perhaps they will be useful to you. Edited January 18 by Valeriy V Stephen Allen, FriedClams, davyboy and 9 others 12
Mirabell61 Posted January 19 #436 Posted January 19 Many thanks Valeriy, for the drawings..... you`re a lucky guy to have such helpful freinds, together with your input, a well working team, well done ! Nils Canute, FriedClams, Keith Black and 1 other 3 1 Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
wefalck Posted January 19 #437 Posted January 19 These clinker-boats look very nice. I suppose, they will be shown covered? Canute and Keith Black 2 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Valeriy V Posted January 19 Author #438 Posted January 19 Yes, that's right. The boats will be covered from above. Mirabell61, Tony Hunt, FriedClams and 11 others 14
Valeriy V Posted Thursday at 09:17 AM Author #439 Posted Thursday at 09:17 AM Lifeboats and workboats are installed in their designated places. FreekS, davec, Keith Black and 11 others 9 5
wefalck Posted Thursday at 09:44 AM #440 Posted Thursday at 09:44 AM Very nice work - as usual, of course. I only wonder about the padded bars in this case. They would actually impede the lowering of the boats. Normally, the davits would be turned somewhat to swing the stern of the boat backwards, then the boat passes between the davits bow first, the davits are swung around to bring the boat parallel to the ship, and it then lowered. In situations like this the boats would be secured in their chocks by so-called gripes, straps of canvas with a hook at the end that go over the edge of the boat. At the other end the straps have a bull's eyes with which they can be lashed tight to an eye-bolt on the deck. To my knowledge these padded bar are only used when the boats are hung outside of the ship in their davits. the boats are then pulled against them using cross-wise canvas straps to prevent them from swinging during the ship's movements. Canute 1 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Valeriy V Posted Thursday at 10:09 AM Author #441 Posted Thursday at 10:09 AM Yes, I expected this question. In some cases, this griping spar was attached for storage as I depicted in the model. druxey, John Ruy, Canute and 9 others 12
wefalck Posted Thursday at 10:25 AM #442 Posted Thursday at 10:25 AM I thought you would have pictorial evidence for it. Still it somewhat strange, as the spar would hamper the (rapid) deployment of the boats. Whatever one does, they would have to be first removed, before the boats can be swung out. I just don't see the added value of them ... Keith Black, Canute, Mirabell61 and 1 other 4 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Valeriy V Posted Thursday at 10:35 AM Author #443 Posted Thursday at 10:35 AM I think that in addition to dry and secure storage, they could serve as guard rails. This concerns the boats on the rostra. Canute, Mirabell61, druxey and 3 others 6
Jim Lad Posted Thursday at 08:31 PM #444 Posted Thursday at 08:31 PM Very unusual to see griping spars on merchant ships, where the boats are always stowed inboard! John Valeriy V, Keith Black, wefalck and 2 others 5
Valeriy V Posted yesterday at 09:35 AM Author #445 Posted yesterday at 09:35 AM On 1/23/2025 at 12:25 PM, wefalck said: Still it somewhat strange, as the spar would hamper the (rapid) deployment of the boats. Whatever one does, they would have to be first removed, before the boats can be swung out. I just don't see the added value of them ... I think it could have happened like this. To successfully take the boat overboard, this beam was lowered to the required level. At the same time, the beam remained connected to the davit and did not interfere with the work with the boat with its uncontrolled movements during the rocking of the ship. davyboy, Tony Hunt, druxey and 7 others 10
Tony Hunt Posted 16 hours ago #446 Posted 16 hours ago Great pictures Valeriy. They really illustrate how things worked. So valuable when building a detailed model like the SS Blagoev. Keith Black, druxey, Valeriy V and 1 other 4
Dr PR Posted 15 hours ago #447 Posted 15 hours ago wefalk's comments bring up the question - what were these beams used for? Why were they there? In your last photo the boat is resting securely in chocks, and it is held down with chains. It looks like it isn't going anywhere, no matter how rough the seas. Canute and Keith Black 2 Phil Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
Valeriy V Posted 9 hours ago Author #448 Posted 9 hours ago 6 hours ago, Dr PR said: wefalk's comments bring up the question - what were these beams used for? Why were they there? This is a griping spar for securing boats in a position extended over the side of the vessel. Canute and Keith Black 2
Valeriy V Posted 8 hours ago Author #449 Posted 8 hours ago In the stowed position, this griping spar was either secured to the deck or to davits, as shown earlier. Tony Hunt, Stephen Allen, Keith Black and 6 others 9
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