112 ft Ketch 'Symphony' by Omega1234 - SMALL 1/200 scale (17cms or 7 inches long) Finished

[dgbot]

The amount of detail in such a small model is outstanding.

David B

[Omega1234]

Thanks, David!

[mikegerber]

Hi Patrick

 

As always your builds are a class of their own - simply fantastic!

 

best regards

Mike

[Omega1234]

Thanks, Mike!

 

Greatly appreciated.

 

Patrick

[pete48]

Hi Patrick, she's sure coming together , and looking good

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Omega1234]

Thanks Pete!

[popeye the sailor]

very.....very nice!  cockpit looks really good! 

[Omega1234]

Thanks Dennis

 

Greatly appreciated

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi Lawrence

 

Many thanks. Big or small, as long as we have fun building, then size really doesn't matter (LOL)!!!

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi folks

 

Thanks for all your comments and likes!!!

 

Here is the latest update: I've partially completed the oval cockpit at the stern of the ship. There's still more fairing and sanding to go, but, it's looking ok so far. Up forward, I've done the companionway hatch that sits right on the foredeck. If you look carefully, you'll be able to see that I've left the sliding hatch open in order to give the foredeck a semblance of 'life'.

 

Still heaps more work to go, though!

 

Enjoy your weekends!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[captainbob]

She's looking better all the time.  You should be about ready for the cabin furnishings.

 

Bob

[Omega1234]

Thanks, Bob. Yep, not far off now. But first, I want to try to make the engine (or, at least something that looks remotely like one)!

 

All the best

 

Patrick

Edited June 12, 2015 by Omega1234

[Mirabell61]

Good luck Patrick,

 

for seeking and finding a good pattern for that engine...

 

Nils

[BenF89]

Hey, making an engine for your sailboat - that sounds familiar!

 

Yanmar's website has a bunch of information for their entire range of engines. Not sure what the engine in the original is, but at the scale you're working, the essence will probably be the same, as long as Yanmar has an engine with similar horsepower. That said, I'm sure you won't have any trouble with finding enough information; I just remembered that you did make engines for the Mystic motor cruiser, which turned out great! They actually reminded me of the engines we put into a 65' boat - they were even that same blue color!

[pete48]

Very cool Patrick, she's sure looking sharp. Nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Omega1234]

Hi Pete, Nils, Bob and Ben

 

 

Thanks for all your comments!

 

Nils, you're right about the engine...it's going to be fun and, at this tiny scale, I'd be happy if it even looks passable! I'll do my best, of course.

 

Ben, thanks for the tip about the Yanmar website. I'll check it out. I've also been following your engine build and thinking how great that looks. You must be getting close to finishing it by now, so, I'm looking forward to your next update.

 

Pete - thanks for your encouragement which is always greatly appreciated!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited June 12, 2015 by Omega1234

[BenF89]

Funny you mention it - I haven't actually done anything since my last post   We've been preparing for a new baby (including my wife and I spending as much evening time talking and trying to get through as much of a TV series as we possibly can before he or she comes), so I haven't really carved out time to do more work on it. The due date has come and gone, so we are expecting him or her any day now. So I likely won't accomplish too much more until after. But, I'll be off work for two weeks once that happens, so I may be able to squeeze some time in then.

 

In the meantime, I'll watch your log!! 

[Omega1234]

Hi Ben

 

Good luck with Baby No.2. I hope your wife has an easy time during the 'main event' and that both are delivered safe and well.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone and many thanks for all of your likes and comments! Greatly appreciated.

 

Well, I've finally started on the internal bulkheads. First and foremost, I've started on the engine room which is situated in the centre of the ship. The funny little red thing that you can see in the first photo is, in fact my feeble attempt at the ship's engine. I'm a bit embarrassed about it, because it's so tiny that it was difficult to get any detail on it. If I can, I'll try to take some photos of it (that way, we can all laugh at it!!!).

 

Anyhow, I'm just glad that I've been able to start on the internal work, because that's what I enjoy the most.

 

All the best!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[IgorSky]

Hi Patrick!

It looks very cool!

Have you the photo of the original engine?

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[Omega1234]

Hi Patrick!It looks very cool!Have you the photo of the original engine?Best Regards!Igor.

Hi Igor

 

I tried to copy a real Diesel engine from the Yanmar website, but it got so difficult (in fact near on impossible!) to do anything. The engine is thinner than a matchstick and only about 0.8 of a centimetre long. I think I have to accept that trying to achieve the 'essence' of the engine rather than the detail is the best I can do.

 

I'll try to take some photos tomorrow.

 

All the best!

 

Patrick

Edited June 18, 2015 by Omega1234

[captainbob]

"I think I have to accept that trying to achieve the 'essence' of the engine rather than the detail"

 

​You caught the essence and it looks good.

 

Bob

[pete48]

Hi Patrick , I agree with Cap'n'Bob, She's looking good

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[BenF89]

Concur with all. As soon as I saw the picture, I knew exactly what I was looking at! Really nice job. Question - does the engine room really have picture windows looking into it, or am I not seeing the layout correctly?

[Omega1234]

Hi Ben

 

Nope, but good question. In the real ship, these "picture windows' are in fact large louvered openings to aid in the ventilation of the engine room. I'm still trying to figure out how to do the louvres, but at such a small size, they ain't easy! Thinking caps on....

 

Once done, it'd make a lot more sense.

 

Any news on the baby front yet?

 

Cheers and thanks.

 

Patrick

Edited June 18, 2015 by Omega1234

[bdgiantman2]

Now the fun part has actually started. Model is looking great. What material are you using for your interior walls?

[captainbob]

"Thinking caps on..."

 

OK  I'm thinking.  I'm thinking.

 

Bob

[cog]

strips of paper ... paper first treated with glue to stiffen it

[Omega1234]

Hi Carl, Bob and BDGiantman

 

Thanks for your comments and feedback!

 

Carl - the gummed paper sounds good. The trick is to get the individual strips lined up equally in the frames. Should be fun!

 

Bob - Thanks for helping me to think- Two or more heads are always better than one!

 

BDGiantman - thanks for stopping by! The interior walls will be either white plastic card or wood veneer, depending on which part of the accommodation it is. Generally, the wooden walls are the main saloon and owners stateroom, whereas the white Walls are used for the remaining areas.

 

All the best, everyone!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone!

 

Well, over the last few nights, I've made more progress on the interior accommodation.  The following photos show the bulkheads temporarily positioned in the hull, hence why it all looks a bit wonky at this stage.  Oh well, heaps of work yet to be done, but that's all part of the fun, isn't it?

 

All the best for the week ahead!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick