Model Boats Magazine » All Posts https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/feed/ Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:31:11 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.9 en-GB https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ss-miltiades-1901/#post-120121 <![CDATA[Reply To: ss Miltiades 1901]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ss-miltiades-1901/#post-120121 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:55:56 +0000 Richard Simpson Lovely ship Colin.  Interesting to observe the design features still carried over from sailing ship days into the era of steam propulsion.  The very yacht looking bow with a bow sprit and the barn door rudder being quite noticeable examples.

Being a meat and fruit carrier she would have been pretty fast for her day as well and possibly one of the earliest examples of a refrigerated ship?

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]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ss-miltiades-1901/#post-120120 <![CDATA[ss Miltiades 1901]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ss-miltiades-1901/#post-120120 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:39:17 +0000 Colin Bishop Having finished my paddler Bilsdale and Greek Fishing Boat I am now revisiting my partially completed build of the ss Miltiades of 1901. When construction was suspended back in 2021 during Covid, I had essentially completed the hull and fitted out the running gear. The loss of sight in one eye due to a retinal vein occlusion made continuing with the build at 1:150 scale problematical, hence the reversion to subsequent larger scale models.

The success of the two subsequent models  has encouraged me to return to Miltiades but working to the much smaller scale is going to be a challenge. However, never say no and I hope to maintain the standards of the current state of the build. Miltiades is a lovely prototype and I still hope to do her justice. A few images below.

Colin

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]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ben-ain-2/page/4/#post-120119 <![CDATA[Reply To: Ben Ain]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ben-ain-2/page/4/#post-120119 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:54:03 +0000 Richard Simpson And a couple more to bring the deck work to a completion.  The first picture is the first process in weathering the hull.  That was a watered down dark brown wash, painted over the entire hull to add a bit of depth to the shadows and around the rivet detail.

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]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ben-ain-2/page/4/#post-120118 <![CDATA[Reply To: Ben Ain]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/ben-ain-2/page/4/#post-120118 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:49:02 +0000 Richard Simpson A little bit of progress on the hatch recently.  The figures are now in place securely, the tarpaulin has been painted up and the barrels placed on the hatch waiting for stowage.  It could of course be argued that the ship wouldn’t be under way with unsecured deck cargo and the tarpaulin not fitted, which would be quite right, but, as this has now become a static model I can argue that she is still tied up!  I’m not too bothered either way but I do know she won’t be seeing water again.  Sad in a way but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the build and I have plenty of other, more robust, seaworthy models to enjoy on the pond.

Work progresses on weathering the hull so pictures of that to follow soon.

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]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/amati-j-class-yacht-kit/#post-120117 <![CDATA[Reply To: Amati j class yacht kit]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/amati-j-class-yacht-kit/#post-120117 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:26:02 +0000 Richard Simpson And that is an absolute giveaway price.

]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/amati-j-class-yacht-kit/#post-120116 <![CDATA[Reply To: Amati j class yacht kit]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/amati-j-class-yacht-kit/#post-120116 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:49:16 +0000 Len Morris 2 Hi Ashley,

I’m not into yachts and am a long way away but I can’t believe you’ve not had your hand bitten off.  The J class were elegant boats.

Len

]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120115 <![CDATA[Reply To: North West Model Shipwrights Society]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120115 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:39:34 +0000 Bob Wilson Thanks Colin, I didn’t know that – Bob 

 

]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/tin-plate-clyde-puffer/page/7/#post-120112 <![CDATA[Reply To: Tin Plate Clyde Puffer]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/tin-plate-clyde-puffer/page/7/#post-120112 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:05:18 +0000 Len Morris 2 Managed to get a bit more done.  The stays are in place for the front bulwarks and the deck cut so it slides over them.  A bit fiddley getting it right but it seems ok.  Then made mi winch from all the small bits in the scrap bin.  It really was an interesting exercise.  Just looked at them before and thought it’s a winch.  When you try and make one and observe all the shafts, pulleys, pipes, valves and gears it’s a different ball game.  Now at least I know how they work!  Here’s the pic.

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I didn’t have any gears the right size so wondered how to make them without spending ages on mi lathe given that they don’t actually have to work.  The answer for me was a few plastic disks and a thread restoration file.

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Took about half an hour to make a full set of look alike gears.  The file has 8 pitches from very crude to very fine.

Len

]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120110 <![CDATA[Reply To: North West Model Shipwrights Society]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120110 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:04:24 +0000 Colin Bishop Apologies for going temporarily off topic but Bob might be interested that there is a four page article on RMS St Helena in the May 2024 issue of Ships Monthly magazine.

Colin

]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120107 <![CDATA[Reply To: North West Model Shipwrights Society]]> https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/topic/north-west-model-shipwrights-society/#post-120107 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:15:02 +0000 Bob Wilson You are quite correct – It should be PR2 5SD – sorry  –  my mistake.

Bob

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