Mfelinger Posted November 29, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) Hello everyone, A few years ago I made the fishing and racing schooner Bluenose in the scale of 1:50. Here I will show you all the phases of making the model. That ship is the most famous but here are some basic data: Designed by William Roue and built by Smith and Rhuland, Bluenose was launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on August 26, in 1921. After a season fishing on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland under the command of Angus Walters Bluenose was the next 17 year won in the International Fishermen's Trophy competition. In 1942 she was sold to the West Indies Trading Co. Her life ended on a reef off Haiti on January 28, in 1946. Displacement: 258 tonnes Length: 49 m (160 ft 9 in) o/a 34 m (111 ft 7 in) LWL Beam: 8 m (26 ft 3 in) Draft: 5 m (16 ft 5 in) Mainmast, height from deck 38 m (124 ft 8 in) Foremast, height from deck 36 m (118 ft 1 in) Sail area 1,036 m2 (11,150 sq ft) Mainsail area 386 m2 (4,150 sq ft Bluenose photo: my drawings: Matija Edited December 10, 2014 by Matija tasmanian, Elia, Mirabell61 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted November 29, 2014 ...hull is made out of plywood and maple: Greeting Matija. Mirabell61, hexnut, Wishmaster and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matand321 Posted November 29, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 29, 2014 Glad to see that you started a build log of your beautiful Bluenose ship. I will be following this with a lot of interest. Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted November 30, 2014 ...continuing... the deck is made of cherry Dimitris71, AON, Mirabell61 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted November 30, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2014 Hi Matija, even if its a few years ago, many thanks for sharing your build log of this wonderful schooner. Also nice planking job 1:50 is a very nice scale and with appr. 98 cm length the model will require an adequate place in your home. hopefuly you are rigging the sails... Hope to see more soon...... Nils tasmanian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted November 30, 2014 Thank you Nils, in this scale is easier to make the details. of course I will show all, metal works, rigging and sails. greeting, Matija. Mirabell61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted November 30, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2014 Thank you matija, thats what I love to hear, I`m curiously looking out for those announced Details to come......... cheers Nils Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted November 30, 2014 deck, continued.. Matija Mirabell61, Elia, WBlakeny and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted December 1, 2014 Cabins and equipment on deck: Matija Elia, AON, Dimitris71 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) cheers, Matija Edited December 1, 2014 by Matija WBlakeny, AON, Dimitris71 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AON Posted December 1, 2014 Share #11 Posted December 1, 2014 very nicely done! zeljko and Mfelinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted December 2, 2014 new steering wheel: bilge pumps: Matija NMBROOK, Mirabell61, IgorSky and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elia Posted December 2, 2014 Share #13 Posted December 2, 2014 Matija, Very nice detail work. That second ship's wheel looks great, and an improvement over the first. I also really like those pumps. On my schooner model those are still two details (the ship's wheel and the pumps) I'm not quite happy with yet. Did you cast one or both of those? Cheers, Elia Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted December 2, 2014 Elia, pumps are made with hand tools (milling, grinding and soldering). Ship's wheel is assembled of pieces which are made on a lathe and are soldered with silver. I'm sorry I did not take any pictures when I made them, I did not think was important. Cheers, Matija. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 2, 2014 Share #15 Posted December 2, 2014 Very nice work. Waiting for more Nenad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks everyone, .. more pictures: Matija AON, Elia, hexnut and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted December 3, 2014 Share #17 Posted December 3, 2014 Very nice metal work Matija Nils Mfelinger and NenadM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted December 3, 2014 on bow of the ship had drawn decoration. II made that part wrong, .. first attempt of wood: line is 0.5 mm wide ... does not looking good ... attempt with metal, wire 0.5 mm greetings, Matija. Dimitris71, Elia, hexnut and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 3, 2014 Share #19 Posted December 3, 2014 Exelent soldering work on that scale Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted December 3, 2014 Share #20 Posted December 3, 2014 Beautiful art work Matija, performed like a jewelery maker (very smart idea with the brass wire !), Are you silver-soldering with a mini Gastourch ? Nils Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 3, 2014 Share #21 Posted December 3, 2014 I am curious too Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks Nenad and Nils, Yes, I make silver-soldering with a mini Gastourch, I have several: and stronger for complex works Matija mtaylor and Mirabell61 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted December 3, 2014 Share #23 Posted December 3, 2014 Lucky you Matija, good Equipment is what a "master" Needs.... Nils Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted December 4, 2014 ... Winch: [ ... follows more pictures ... Matija Mirabell61, NMBROOK, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 4, 2014 Share #25 Posted December 4, 2014 Just ...WOW !!! Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted December 4, 2014 Share #26 Posted December 4, 2014 lovely winch Matija, are you using old clockwork toothwheels ? Nils Mfelinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share #27 Posted December 4, 2014 Nils, toothwheels are cut from brass sheet Here's another example (black toothwheels is from unknown machines) : winch which was used on Adriatic traditional ships - Trabakul & Bracera Elia, Dimitris71, Blue Pilot and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfelinger Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share #28 Posted December 4, 2014 Winch,: and completed winch Matija NMBROOK, tlevine, Rudolf and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 4, 2014 Share #29 Posted December 4, 2014 I stayed speachless ... mtaylor and Mfelinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elia Posted December 4, 2014 Share #30 Posted December 4, 2014 Beautiful work Matija. Mirabell61 and Mfelinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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