Bristol Pilot Cutter by michael mott - 1/8 scale - POF

[wefalck]

Good Luck !

[Psyi]

Get well soon Micheal. 

[WalrusGuy]

All the best during your surgery, Michael. Get well soon!

[Jorge Diaz O]

18 hours ago, michael mott said:

Para todos los que están siguiendo esta construcción. No puedo hacer ningún trabajo de modelo por un tiempo, ya que estoy esperando que me realicen una cirugía del túnel carpiano en mi mano derecha. Ha ido empeorando constantemente durante los últimos 6 meses más o menos, y finalmente me di cuenta de que necesitaba que lo revisaran. El informe de neuropatía utilizó palabras como grave e inmediato. Mi médico de cabecera ha enviado cartas a tres cirujanos con la esperanza de que podamos atenderlo más rápidamente.

 

Llevo una muñequera rígida que me ayuda a evitar colarse en el taller de modelos para trabajar, lo que es perjudicial para mi futuro bienestar en mi mano derecha.

Me sometí a una cirugía del túnel Carpel en ambas manos hace unos años.

 

Y Rob no me he olvidado de tu pieza del Rayo.

 

saludos Michael

 

Hopefully everything goes very well. It does a great job.

 

[Cornish Farmer]

Michael, though late to the party I have just enjoyed catching up on your story. I'm in awe of your skills. I keep the machinery of our farm running but can only dream of your attention to detail. We live on the North Cornwall coast with views across the "ancestral" home of the pilot cutters.

Spy, I crewed on the OYC Equinoxe, three times during my teens (1966/67). So sad to hear she is no more, but I question that she was built in 1933 - it was accepted at the time that she was of 1906. Your photos bring back happy memories of a vessel that was so ideally suited to young crews. Enough hard physical work that led to exciting deep  water sailing.

[wefalck]

Hi Michael, didn't hear from you for a while, hope things are ok!?

 

[TBlack]

Michael,

As you will recall, you helped me enormously in my build of the Vinal Haven. I am forever grateful and regard you as a superior mentor and generous, kind fellow. I also like the fact that you are a sailor!

Tom

[KeithAug]

Hi Michael

 

Sorry but I missed the post about your hand problem. I hope you got the surgery and are now on the mend?

[wefalck]

Of course, I didn't scroll back through the posts. I hope a good year later the hand is on the mend!

[BANYAN]

Ditto Michael; hope to see you back at it again

 

cheers

 

Pat

[shipmodel]

Michael - 

 

I also missed your post about your hand injury, my friend.

Glad to see you back, and hope that your recovery was complete and satisfactory.

 

Be well

 

Dan 

[michael mott]

Hello to you all who have expressed concern for my health.

First of all my surgery went well and my hand is back to normal working with the tools I love most the jewelers saw and my Myford lathe, opposite ends of the model-making spectrum. Judy and I have been keeping a low profile during the last couple of years for all the obvious reasons. 

My model boat building has taken a back seat at the moment, even though the cutter is not 3 feet away from my bench and the stern is only 9 inches from the end of the lathe bed.

As many of you know I am also an avid builder of model railway subjects, currently in the front seat. ( I am working on a four wheel coach of the Great Western Railway built in 1876  in 1/32nd scale and it has presented a great deal of challenges. I am not likely to build any more of them. this one with full working clasp brakes, is enough for me.)

Here are a few of pictures of it. the body is .030" styrene sheet with a printable card-stock overlay cemented with MEK to the styrene.

 

The wheels are a composite of steel Castello (16 wedges) and brass all the bolts and pins are turned from brass stock, the axle-boxes and hangers for the springs are currently being redone to better reflect reality, with proper cups and rubber bushings.

 

 

And the adjustable jig for bending the loops on the ends of the top leaf of the springs.

 

 

I think I better not push my luck posting pictures of model railway stuff on this Bristol Cutter build log.

I am sure that my  boat building MOJO will be back sooner rather than later and I will get on with the galley and map chart area. perhaps a sextant lying on the table with some compasses and a parallel rule and pencil.

 

Michael

 

[Keith Black]

 Good to hear from you, Michael. Beautiful coach. 

[wefalck]

Glad to hear that you are in full swing again !!!

 

Such pre-1880s subjects are rarely seen in railway modelling and there is almost nothing commercial available from that period, I think, regardles of scale/gauge. I am not an active railway modeller, but always thought that something from the 1860 to 1880 period would be nice to create ...

[druxey]

Nice to see you back, Michael. You can always post the GWR coach build log on "Shore leave" - hint!

[michael mott]

Thank you Keith, Eberhard, and Druxey.

Keith thanks for your kind words.

Eberhard, yes the information is not exactly great, a mix of photographs of some existing coaches and tiny drawings in a pictorial about the GWR coaches.

I Like your Hint Druxey.

 

Michael

[mtaylor]

Michael, there's an area in Shore Leave that's perfect for the rail coach build:   https://modelshipworld.com/forum/73-non-shipcategorised-builds/

[Bedford]

Beautiful workmanship as always Michael, nice to know you're still at it!

[rwiederrich]

Michael...your work is second to none....both in boat building and R/R rolling stock fabrication.   I'm never left unimpressed.

 

Glad to see you at it....and in great form....too.

 

Rob

[Bob Cleek]

Glad to see your surgery was a success and you're back at your bench. Your work is truly and inspiration. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[KeithAug]

Beautiful little coach Michael, glad to see you are in fine form.

[michael mott]

Hello everyone I’m just getting my mojo back in the ship modeling world. I had a heart attack in November 2022 and am now recovered from that. I had a wonderful conversation with David Anscherl earlier this week and he challenged me to do something on the cutter within the next 2 weeks. Yesterday I dug in and am happy to say that I am enjoying the work I am going to continue with the galley area which also includes the chart table on the starboard side 

 

 

 

The first task was trying to remember just what I was doing, then deciding what was the next step. The galley counter needed to be drilled for the tap and then the sink needed some serious work to clean up the sloppy silver soldering. So a few custom sanding sticks are being used to tidy up the sink. 
Time for some lunch 

Michael

[ccoyle]

5 minutes ago, michael mott said:

I had a heart attack in November 2022 and am now recovered from that.

 

I'm glad you're still with us!

[realworkingsailor]

Happy to hear you’re okay after such an eventful winter, and even happier to see you’re back at the bench! Looking forward to seeing more of your brilliant handiwork!

 

Andy

[Keith Black]

 Michael, so glad to hear you've recovered. We're here in tune with whatever pace you set, nice to see you back in the workshop. 

[Ryland Craze]

Glad to hear that you dodged the bullet.  So many people do not get a second chance.

[gjdale]

Sorry to hear about the heart attack Michael, but very glad you are now recovered. Even more pleased to see you back at work on your magnificent model.

[Jack12477]

Michael, I echo the sentiments expressed by others above! Welcome back! Glad you've recovered.

 

There are some photos at Olde Rhinebeck you might be interested in. 

Edited June 15, 2023 by Jack12477

[bridgman]

Always enjoyed your posts and seeing your work, look forward to more!

Bridgman Bob

[michael mott]

31 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

Michael, I echo the sentiments expressed by others above! Welcome back! Glad you've recovered.

 

There are some photos at Olde Rhinebeck you might be interested in. 

Thanks for the link Jack, I made a comment over there.

Michael