SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union

[KeithAug]

8 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

My brass stash was collected 10-15 years ago.

Valeriy - That is the same for me, but i really am running quite short of sheet. Hopefully I will run out before it does.

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

Happy New Year! And I hope this year sees an end to the problems in your country.

[Valeriy V]

Thanks Phil! Thanks to everyone who has been following my topic all year!
  Happy New Year to all forum members. May all your wishes come true this year!  

[GrandpaPhil]

Happy New Year!

[cotrecerf]

Hi Valeriy,

may  only fhe sound of popping champagne accompany your days in 2024!

All the best to you.

 

Joachim

[Valeriy V]

I welcome everyone and continue my work.

The process of making a ladder for a chimney.

[Mirabell61]

wunderbar Valeriy !

 

Nils

[Valeriy V]

Skylights

[Mirabell61]

very nice skylights Valeriy,

I like the way you do this precise machining in brass

 

Nils

[KeithAug]

On 1/24/2024 at 8:19 AM, Valeriy V said:

The process of making a ladder for a chimney.

Valeriy - very net. The more usual term for the chimney is either a funnel or a smoke stack, but who am I to comment as I don't speak a single word of Ukrainian.

[Valeriy V]

1 hour ago, KeithAug said:

Valeriy - very net. The more usual term for the chimney is either a funnel or a smoke stack, but who am I to comment as I don't speak a single word of Ukrainian.

Thank you Keith!

Don't pay attention to the incorrect terms. These are distortions from Google Translate.  

[yvesvidal]

5 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

Valeriy, where do you find these super-sized matches?   😄

Superb work as always.

 

Yves

[Dr PR]

Yves,

 

You are wasting your time asking about the match. We have all asked Valeriy the same thing and he won't tell us his source!

 

He claims it is an ordinary match! If so, it is the only part of his builds that isn't extraordinary!!

Edited January 27 by Dr PR

[Valeriy V]

Yves and Phil! I have a set of matches of various calibers. For example, this match is one of the biggest.  

[shipman]

A brief aside....

During the 1980's I was fortunate to work in busy London graphic design studio's.

A very clever Dutchman(?) went around, touting handmade pen's and pencils, to customer spec, with their name and logo.

Most of the ones I saw were at least 5 feet long.

Very impressive, hanging from the reception/studio ceiling.

[Valeriy V]

Ventilation pipes.

[Mirabell61]

very nice work Valeriy,

 

how did you machine that multi smart idea enbossing block, is it hardened after machining ?

Did you need to aneal the brass rounds prior to shaping with the punch ?

The final soldering and trimming of the vents looks great.the relative thin wall-thicknesses, do not bring too much  topweight to the model.

 

Nils

 

 

[wefalck]

For the cowls (this is what the ventilators are called) you presumably started from brass discs, I assume? Did you determine the necessary diameter by trial-and-error?

 

One day, I have to get myself one of those dapping blocks (as jewellers call it) and matched punches ... China and India throw them onto the market at reasonable prices.

Edited January 28 by wefalck

[LEFEBVRE]

My God, it's beautiful!

[LEFEBVRE]

Hello Valery
At this level of beauty and precision, it's no longer model making, it's art.
Thank you for making us dream again and, above all, for continuing to dazzle us.
Best regards from France.
Stéphane. 🤪

[Mirabell61]

34 minutes ago, wefalck said:

 

One day, I have to get myself one of those dapping blocks (as jewellers call it) and matched punches ... China and India throw them onto the market at reasonable prices.

Thanks for your input Eberhard,

I was`nt aware that those dapping blocks with matching punches are juwel-makers tools, Thats a very smart idea for making vent cowls as Valeriy did here

 

Nils

[LEFEBVRE]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, tips and tricks that help us all progress.
This site is really an excellent source of progress.
I take this opportunity to say hello to Nils.
Stephane

[Valeriy V]

3 hours ago, Mirabell61 said:

 

Did you need to aneal the brass rounds prior to shaping with the punch ?

 

Yes, Nils, brass must be periodically annealed over a fire.

 

3 hours ago, wefalck said:

For the cowls (this is what the ventilators are called) you presumably started from brass discs, I assume? Did you determine the necessary diameter by trial-and-error?

 

Yes, Eberhard, you are right. The technological line is exactly like this.

 

3 hours ago, LEFEBVRE said:

Hello Valery
At this level of beauty and precision, it's no longer model making, it's art.
Thank you for making us dream again and, above all, for continuing to dazzle us.
Best regards from France.
Stéphane. 🤪

Thank you, Stephane! I am pleased that in France they are interested not only in sailing ships.  

[Valeriy V]

Mechanism for turning the ventilation socket.

[KeithAug]

5 hours ago, wefalck said:

One day, I have to get myself one of those dapping blocks

I agree - two needed.

[KeithAug]

[Mirabell61]

thanks for sharing your find Keith,

 

Nils

[KeithAug]

Just now, Mirabell61 said:

thanks for sharing your find Keith,

Nils there are loads on eBay - this is the cheap end of the range - I suspect the more you pay the better they are.

[Mirabell61]

1 hour ago, Valeriy V said:

Mechanism for turning the ventilation socket.

fantastic mechanism detail Valeriy,

 

Nils

[yvesvidal]

On 1/28/2024 at 2:37 AM, Valeriy V said:

Valeriy, another one of your large collection of matches.... 🙂 By the way, fantastic work on the ventilation pipes.

 

Yves