Steam Schooner Wapama 1915 by Paul Le Wol - Scale 1/72 = From Plans Drawn By Don Birkholtz Sr.

[Keith Black]

 Great detail on the cabins, Paul. How did you replicate the forward cabin door hinges?

[Paul Le Wol]

20 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

 Great detail on the cabins, Paul. How did you replicate the forward cabin door hinges?

Hi Keith, thank you. The hinges were made from 26 gauge wire. The paint was burned off and and then it was bent into an L shape. The long end was pushed through the hole and bent over. It was glued with E6000 glue to keep it from turning. I didn't like the way they looked. They were all different colors so I gave the whole wall another light coat of paint. The door knobs are steel pins with the heads reduced in size and then heated red hot. they came out a grey color. As usual by the time I do the last one I'll have it figured out

 

[Glen McGuire]

The precision in your work is outstanding, Paul.

[Paul Le Wol]

14 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

The precision in your work is outstanding, Paul.

Hi Glen, thank you so much!

[Rick310]

Really great!!

Rick

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, Rick310 said:

Really great!!

Rick

Hi Rick, thanks very much!

[Jim Lad]

The superstructure is coming along very nicely, Paul.

 

John

[Paul Le Wol]

10 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

The superstructure is coming along very nicely, Paul.

 

John

Thanks so much John!

[wmherbert]

Doing a beautiful job.

One question are you using a mini table saw to cut the small strips? Trying to get uniform strips of say 1/32 × 1/16 is quite difficult for me.

Any tips?

Bill

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Bill, thank you very much.. I’m not cutting my own strips. All of the AYC came from Joe at Modeler’s Sawmill . I have no idea how people cut these small strips as I’m having a hard enough time using them. Joe’s wood and service are first rate.

Edited Thursday at 04:09 PM by Paul Le Wol
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[Keith Black]

  I use Midwest Products basswood strips but they seem to be a victim of their own success. Currently it's almost impossible to find small scale sizes, I see resupply dates around mid November. 

[sheepsail]

I have a small drum thickness sander to thin down the wood to 1/32.   The laser has no issues cutting 1/32 inch sheets.    Xacto knifes and micro planes cut through this stuff like butter.

 

 

[Paul Le Wol]

25 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

  I use Midwest Products basswood strips but they seem to be a victim of their own success. Currently it's almost impossible to find small scale sizes, I see resupply dates around mid November. 

Hi Keith, I usually buy basswood from Sunward Hobbies in Toronto. They sell Bud Nosen Models wood who are in Two Harbors Minnesota. At the moment Sunward has BNM in stock