Friendship Sloop by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48

[popeye the sailor]

kept her shape really well Bob.     sweet little build!

[Twister]

My goodness, that was quick, hull planked up in a week - so what are you going to be building next week...?!!

 

You must be using a pretty fast setting glue, is it a PVA or something a little more exotic? Tremendous progress & I'm looking forward to seeing how she progresses.

 

 

Regards,

 

Row

[captainbob]

Everyone is welcome to this party and I want to thank you all for showing up to look over my shoulder and to add your comments.  Oh, and Steve, I’m “looking forward to seeing how she progresses” also.  Stay tuned, we’ll find out together.

 

Bob

[Elia]

Bob,

 

I've just caught up here - sweet little sloop you've got going! 

 

Cheers

 

Elia

[captainbob]

Elia, as I said, “Everyone is welcome to this party.”  Glad you’re here.

 

Bob

[captainbob]

After a debate with myself as to whether or not to add the cabin details I decided I would.  So here’s a start on the cabin.  I’m building it as a separate unit.  I plan to put a stove in the recess on the port and a sink in the shelf on the starboard.  Now that I’ve told everyone I stand a better chance of doing it.

 

Bob

 

 

 

Edited January 13, 2015 by Cap'n'Bob

[Omega1234]

Hi Bob

 

She's looking amazing. I can't wait to see more photos of the interior. Will you have a partially open deck and cabin as well?

 

Lastly, the last photo really shows off the beautiful lines of these types of hulls.

 

Good luck with the rest of the build.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[michael mott]

 

Now that I’ve told everyone I stand a better chance of doing it.

 

Nothing like some public pressure, to get something done. Looks great so far Bob.

 

Michael

[cog]

Thumbscrews are on you might say. Do you really need that pressure ... You are making quite some headway without it

[Jim Lad]

No pressure, Bob, no pressure, but we're looking forward to seeing it finished!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

nice cabin interior......when I saw your last picture of her,  I was going to ask if you were putting in deck supports.  I didn't bother though...I knew you would     didn't want to ask a pointless question      super job so far!

[Mirabell61]

beautiful interior Bob,

good idea also...

 

lovely little remark of how you set your own (to do,,,) obligation.

trust you shall need to arrange for some way of viewing the interior from outside afterwards....

 

Nils

[tarbrush]

 glad you decided to put in the interior Bob, it looks great!

[Walter Biles]

That really looks neat, Bob.  I like it!

[captainbob]

Thank you all for not adding to the pressure.  Carl, please no “thumb screws” I’ll be needing my thumbs. 

 

At first I was thinking of a removable top of the cabin to show off the insides but now I’m thinking I’ll do it like Omega did on his Mystic.  There’s always that problem of showing as much of the insides as possible and yet still showing the lines and beauty of the boat.  Omega and Nils both do a marvelous job of that and with help and suggestions from all my modeling friends, maybe I can come close.

 

Bob

[Omega1234]

Hi Bob

 

Thanks for the compliment, but you're right. Trying to find the balance between how much of the deck and hull to skeletonise is always hard. I can't wait to see what you come up with because I have no doubt, she's gonna be a beauty!

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

[pete48]

Looks Great Bob, Nice Work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[captainbob]

Lawrence, Pete, thanks for the good words.

 

I’ve been working on cabin details.  A little stain, cabinet doors, laminate on the tops and a stove in the lined alcove.  I made the stove out of brass.  Sorry I should have taken pictures of the stove before I cleaned and painted it.  Next I need to find some 1:48 scale vinyl for the mattresses.  Then I can move on to the cockpit.  More later.

 

Bob

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Bob

 

Gotta love that stove! It'll add heaps of character and realism to the interior. I can't wait to see more progress on the boat.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[Jim Lad]

I feel like I could start cooking on that stove, Bob.

 

John

[KevinR]

Cap'n'Bob,

I love the stove. It is similar to what I was planning for my build. I hope mine come out as nice as yours.

[popeye the sailor]

looking very nice Bob....gonna look cool when it in place in the hull!     nice work on the stove

[Mirabell61]

beautiful metalwork on the stove Bob,

 

that also proves a good idea to go for the module build mode, you have fine access to everything....

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Patrick, John, Kevin, Popeye, Nils, and all you who hit the like button.  Thanks for looking in and telling me you like what I am building.  This is the third stove I built.  First I tried to make it out of wood covered in foil,  and it looked like wood covered in foil.  Then I tried plastic, I’ve never made anything out of plastic.  Still haven’t.  For years I've  kept telling myself, ‘If the prototype is wood make the model wood, if metal, make it metal’.  So I ended up making it out of brass.  Why didn’t I do that first? 

 

This is the first time I have tried the modular method and I like it.  I’ll probably use it in other boats as well.  Until next time.

 

Bob

[captainbob]

Thanks, Lawrence. 

 

I'm looking for 1:48 scale blue vinyl.  I go to the grocers and look at packaged goods with blue in the wrapper, but they are all too shiny.  Any suggestions? 

 

Bob

Edited January 28, 2015 by Cap'n'Bob

[cog]

You could add a layer of clear satin or mat paint (diluted ...) to get rid of the shine. Another option is to use cloth, e.g. cotton - you can get that in any thickness and color

[michael mott]

 

I'm looking for 1:48 scale blue vinyl.

Bob, what is the purpose for the vinyl? once I know that I can give it some thought.

 

Michael

[captainbob]

Bob, what is the purpose for the vinyl? once I know that I can give it some thought.

 

Michael

To cover the mats on the benches.  Cloth looks like the beds are made for sleeping.  But during a sail, since they might get wet and dirty, we always stripped the benches to the Vinyl.

 

Bob

[cog]

Can't you paint some 'sheet' rubber in the color you need or hard plastic cut to size.Since the vinil should probably be reasonably smooth ...

[captainbob]

Can't you paint some 'sheet' rubber in the color you need or hard plastic cut to size.Since the vinil should probably be reasonably smooth ...

That's one of the ideas I've been considering.  We'll just have to see.

 

Bob