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One coffee cup coming up!

 

First I drilled out a piece of 1/16 (1.59 mm) brass tubing to about 0.050 inch (1.3 mm). Then I drilled two 0.016 inch (0.4 mm) holes for the handle. The handle is 0.012 inch (0.3 mm) brass wire. The wire was soldered into place and the interior filed to remove the wire stubs.

 

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Then the cup was cut off from the tube, polished and painted. The paint needs to dry more before a second coat is applied.

 

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Here is the 1:48 scale 3 inch (75 mm) cup next to the real 1:1 thing. I calculate it will take about 12,000 "cups" from the scale cup to fill the real thing.

 

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And here is the navigator's cup on the chart desk.

 

In the real Navy you would never place a coffee cup on the chart desk. But the Cape was McHale's Navy, and we went by Cape rules.

 

The really difficult part was painting the Navy seal on the cup. That took a steady hand!

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Phil

 

Current build: USS Cape MSI-2

Previous build: Vanguard Models 18 foot cutter

Previous build: Albatros topsail schooner

Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model

 

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Very impressive! How did you manage to paint the seal? Is your brush made of a single bristle?

Posted

I don't recall mugs without handles, so that must have been before my time.

 

If I was working in 1:24 the model would be 4' 6" long (1.4 meters). As it is, at 1:48 it is 28 inches (711 mm) long and pretty large.

 

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And I must confess, I didn't paint the Navy seal on the mug - that picture was a Photoshopped fake.

 

Here is the real 1:48 coffee cup on the chart desk.

Phil

 

Current build: USS Cape MSI-2

Previous build: Vanguard Models 18 foot cutter

Previous build: Albatros topsail schooner

Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Dr PR said:

And I must confess, I didn't paint the Navy seal on the mug - that picture was a Photoshopped fake.

That's what I get for not zooming in more.... Still an excellent mug!

Posted

Now it looks propper Phil!

Steve

 

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Posted
22 hours ago, Dr PR said:

In the real Navy you would never place a coffee cup on the chart desk.

That was true as well in our operational spaces on a submarine. Cupholders were provided near any flat surfaces. However, in the Wardroom and Crew's Mess at sea, tables were covered with Naugahyde, which was somewhat padded, so plates and cups didn't slide with rolls, and angles and dangles.

 

Terry

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