Mirabell61 Posted 17 hours ago Author #301 Posted 17 hours ago Hello, I`back again, sorry for not posting any updates for quite a while, but there were several health issus to overcome. I trust from now on there will be some more work in the shipyard..... am just working at the forecastle deck and the appropriate railing, also the bow bumpkin with side chains and the water stay. For the railing I found a quite sturdy strip of etched brass in suitable size at Ebay (was the and only the last left- over of an outrunning article ) The deckplate will be structured like shown in the pic. the railing footpoints will go through the edges of the structured plate ind in to the the already built structure of the hulltop below. the railing will allow a space where the spare anchor is placed. the railing will be primered and painted (both spray technique) before monting. Nils bumpkin chains and water stay also the dryfit for the forecastle railing. I made a card template to determin where the holes go for the stantion-feet place for spare anchor finaly all fits well connection to the stb. staircase this is what the polysterol structured plate will look like raing after primering Jack12477, MAGIC's Craig, Harvey Golden and 6 others 6 3 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
Paul Le Wol Posted 15 hours ago #302 Posted 15 hours ago Nils, happy to see you working on Elbe 1 again. Beautiful work on the railings! Oboship and Mirabell61 2 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
Jim Lad Posted 11 hours ago #303 Posted 11 hours ago Nils, it's great to see you back again and posting updates on your lovely lightship model. Welcome home, mate!! John Mirabell61 and Jack12477 2
Mirabell61 Posted 1 hour ago Author #304 Posted 1 hour ago Paul and John, many thanks for your nice words, it was not so easy to get the all of the foothholes into the right position and same time keeping the railing in shape and standing upright. to my regret the etch-railing strip was a bit too short, I`m missing about 4 cm to "close the fence". Will have to do some soldering with brass wire to fix that last bit, and in smooth transmission to the Stb Stairway. Nils Glen McGuire 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
Javelin Posted 33 minutes ago #305 Posted 33 minutes ago Good to see you back Nils, hopefully you are fully recovered and may the health issues stay away for a while! Beautiful work on those railings, never an easy task when you try to do it in one piece! Glen McGuire 1 Roel
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