Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht

[Omega1234]

Thanks Elia!

[popeye the sailor]

sorry if I join the party late Patrick.........I've not had my  'browse time'  like I used to     sweet looking hull shell......the way you made it was pretty interesting.   card build frame?    good to have gotten those bulkheads in there...... humidity and dryness can play nasty tricks.  I look forward in seeing more progress 

[dgbot]

Last summer a friend dropped by with a RC model of a J Class yacht and showed me how to work with it.  In the pond the thing was beautiful with great lines and sail plan.  Go for it.  Racing yachts are like Arabians.   They are wonderful to look at.

David B 

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis and David

 

Thanks both for your comments!

 

Denis - you're right about the importance of getting some of the bulkheads back into the hull, just in case the hull warped. Luckily, the hull was fine, but no harm in being sure, I guess. As far as the building method's concerned, I used cardboard for the temp frames because I knew that they were easily disposed of, when they were no longer needed.

 

David - I would love to do what you did with your friend. It must've been quite an experience, that's for sure; especially, as you said, they really are utterly beautiful creations.

 

All the best!

 

Patrick

Edited January 16, 2015 by Omega1234

[Omega1234]

Hi all

 

Rainbow, all of a sudden has turned red! No stress, though. The reason is that I decided to paint the whole hull with a Matt Red colour. This will then be the colour of the hull under the water line. Once I'm satisfied that the paint looks good, I'll the paint the top sides gloss black. Hope this all makes sense.

 

I've also planked the floors onto which the internal bulkheads and accommodation will reside. Some of the bulkheads can be seen temporarily propped up in the photos.

 

Well, overall, progress may be slow, but, it's still heaps of fun, nonetheless.

 

Hope you enjoy the photos.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

looks super Patrick.......neat color for the below deck flooring 

[michael mott]

Patrick it is so enjoyable watching your progress on these tiny masterpieces.

 

Michael

[dgbot]

Gorgeous.

David B

[dgbot]

Gorgeous.

David B

[dgbot]

Gorgeous.

David B

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Many thanks for all the Likes and compliments! They surely do mean a hell of a lot, to me.

 

Cheers and thanks

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

gee........you even got Dave studdering!   

[Omega1234]

gee........you even got Dave studdering!   

 

 

 

Yep!!!!  I've got the power....

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone and thanks for all the Likes and comments.  As you can see from the photos below, I've started on the deck's framework.  As I intend to fully detail the interior of Rainbow's hull, it's important that as much of it can be viewed and enjoyed.  For this reason, the deck will be left open and unplanked.  

 

Progress is steady, yet slow.  No need to rush things; besides, I'm finding it too enjoyable to rush.

 

I hope you enjoy the photos so far.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

Edited January 22, 2015 by Omega1234

[popeye the sailor]

I like the way you did this.........the margin planks with the king plank down the middle.   it suggests that the open areas are filled in with the actual planking     at first glance,   I thought it strange.......but in the terms of planking.....it looks logical      nice!

[michael mott]

 

No need to rush things;

Absolutely, but you do work fast. Nice way to do the deck framing.

 

Michael

[dgbot]

Envy is raising it's head.  Too bad I cannot see it at Manitowoc this year.  I am sure the judges would be impressed.  Enter it in the next NRG photo contest.

David B

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis, Michael, David for your comments and everyone for their Likes!  Greatly appreciated!

 

David - I didn't know that an NRG Photo Contest existed....how/where do I kook for it?  Not that I'd have a chance of winning anything, but it'd be fun anyway.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[dgbot]

Patrick get a hold of Chuck, he will have the all the info needed. Or contact Kurt Van Dahm.

David B

[wefalck]

One day I would like to build a model of a yacht like this as well … what scale did you say is it ?

[Angarfather]

What an elegant ship, and what a perfect work.

 

Angarvater

[Salty Sea Dog]

Great work Patrick! I fell in love with the Rainbow the first time I saw this classic photo. It just oozes speed and grace!

 

[Omega1234]

Hi David, Salty Sea Dog (Buck), Welfack and Angavarter as well as everyone for their Likes.

 

Work is progressing, albeit slowly.  I hope to post some progress shots tomorrow.

 

Buck - In the meantime, many thanks for the photo.  I totally agree with you about the magic of the J Class yachts, Rainbow in particular.  Beautiful , powerful brutally imposing, yet majestic, all at the same time.

 

Welfack - Thanks also, for your query over the scale.  I've calculated the scale to be 1:222 (hopefully that's correct). My calculations are based on the original being 131ft and my model being 17.99 cms.

 

David - thanks, also for the tip about the photo contest.  You never know.....

 

Angarvater - greatly appreciated and thanks for the compliment.

 

Anyhow, thanks everyone, and all the best!

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi all

After spending some time cutting the internal bulkheads, I've now made a start on the internal accommodation; namely the main saloon amidships. It may not look like much yet, but hopefully it'll all come together into a very presentable interior.

I've also included a photo of the deck, which may look terribly unfinished! Rest assured that I've deliberately decided to leave the majority of the deck unplanked to allow the interior to be seen.

Hope you enjoy the photos and have a great week!

Cheers

Patrick

Edited January 26, 2015 by Omega1234

[michael mott]

Very very nice Patrick.

 

Michael

[popeye the sailor]

looks super Patrick      well done on the deck frame too!

[Omega1234]

Thanks Lawrence, Michael and Dennis as well as everyone else for their comments and Likes!! They all mean heaps to me.

 

Lawrence - it's interesting that you say that about putting lots of detail into small spaces, because in the past, it was more a case of putting too few details into a model. However, with my more recent models, eg Lennox, Dorade and Ingomar, I've gotten better at doing things (not boasting in any way, just recognising that my skills have improved, as does everybody's over time). So the question now is what details should I omit! For instance, I'm basically using the premise "if it fitted on the real boat", you should at least try to put into the model". Sure, sure, sure, it'll never look exactly like the real thing, but I'm happy if I can at least give it a go.

 

Thanks once again, to all of you.

 

Cheers and happy modelling!

 

Patrick

[mikegerber]

Hi Patrick

 

I love your subject of a build! This J-Class-Racer are a mythos!

... and let me say, that you are doing a great job!  

 

Regards

Mike

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Hope all is going well. Thank you to everyone for their comments, Likes and encouragement so far.

 

As you'll see from the following photos, I've made some progress on Rainbow's interior. Still a very long way to go, but it's a start. Please don't mind the bulkheads being out of alignment because they're just temporarily positioned whilst the work progresses.

 

Hope you enjoy the photos.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

interior decorating is going well,  I see     very nicely done