TYNE Class Lifeboat build

t was lovely to get out in the sun this afternoon to do some tidying and getting rid of the old growth in my bee flower planters...…...

then my back and leg began hurting like hell so came inside to do some more on the TYNE...…

spent the rest of the afternoon making up the two side vents attached to the aft wall of the main cabin....made from different thicknesses of plasticard.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 15/06/2020 20:02:30

HOOOSTEN, WE HARVE AY PROBLUM.We sure do!
every measurement on the aft bulkhead wall of the cabin is bob on......all the bits have been carefully measured and made.so!!! I went into the workshop to size up the main watertight door for the cabin.I thought that to make it an opening feature I would have to do something with the door surrounds to do so.but never envisaged a total new door.
who ever bought the fittings for the boat, either ordered wrongly or didn't check things when they got it all against plans.this time the mistake isn't mine for a change!out comes the plasticard again lol.

and so this evening I set too making a new door and surrounds from plasticard.
with only photos to look at of the real boats it is a ;little hit, miss and make up as I go along, but it is getting there.
the basics are made....the door and surrounds........just got to figure out now how to put it all together.

Neil...…..If you refer to my last message, it may have saved the day?

I did say...….How do the crew get down below?

Bob

id have still had to make the smaller door bob which I did but wasn't quite satisfied with having looked at it fot a while......

and so,.,,,,

went for a drive out to see the TYNE at Glasson this afternoon as I wasn't satisfied with the shape of the W/T door....couldn't get on board but was able to photograph the door from different angles giving me a clearer view of the top and bottom of the door...…..and so adjusted that by adding about 4 mm to both top and bottom of the door and then a little filler to make the curve a little less sharp.1st job.

then I made the bracket and ruffle hole at the stern for hauling the boat onto the slip[when slip launched obviously.] 2nd job.

I added the ducting from the cabin interior to the engine room starboard extractor/ventilator, and the mini console for the flying bridge to the E R vent,

and then it was time to attack the W/T door which I was finally almost satisfied with the shape that turned out.

I had decided to make it opening and so had make both parts for the hinges...…..the staples on the door, and the brackets on the cabin wall. also cut the window out after making the outer surrounds...….

Hi Neil

As I was panning down the page, looking at your door pictures

I thought it would be nice if the door opened

Got to your last picture......And there it was.....An opening door!

Great minds think alike, hey?

Bob

trying to get in as many working features as possible on this model, Bob tbh.

the port and starboard aft bulkhead window apertures, and frames temporarily.
and then
a Thursday afternoon. persisting it down since early morning and so I decided to make the support frame for the flying bridge grating that the helm, coxs'n and search crew stand on when on an SAR shout.
the grating I hope will be printed in two parts. the main grating, and the smaller sunken area just in front of the main W/T door into the cabin.
I hope also that the person who has said that they will be able to get it all scanned from both the drawings of the grating, plus the frame that I have just made will still be able to do so by scanning what I draw.
but for now, the grating frame. made totally from plasticard.

Hi Neil

Coming along nicely now

But.........The sooner you cover up that manky old yellow ochre undercoat......The better?

Bob