Birthday boat

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hi All

A little more progress

Wind screen frame made

A fiddly job, but it didn't turn out all together too bad.

A start made on the helm

I thought, that seeing it was only for looks, I'd just piece it up, rather than laminating or brick laying.

Aj

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Has the crew been given further thought yet?? I know what will happen..once the varnish dries and the boat has had a good THRASH in the water, the crew build wil lag and lag ..and the boat will be forever incomplete (sob sob..reaches for hanky)

Ashley

[Martin Field 1Participant @martinfield1]

A wonderful job, Amy.

Done with that Kiwi spirit I admire so much.

Windscreens…longest winded bit of the job bar none.

This one , which is two nickel silver sheets, fretted out with a piercing saw and soldered together with a 1mm rod spacer and mounting pins, took me three days and that's a long time for me. Then it had to be plated, mounted on a fully varnished deck, glazed with curved panels and the sealing strip put on in 20 thou. square plastic. Finally the wipers were added and the spot light and nav light mounts

! About a week in all.

Your wooden one looks lovely.

Cheers,

Martin

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Wow, that's a lovely model, Martin!

Thanks or your kind comments. I found the wind screen quite tricky. This is my first attempt at any thing resembling a "proper" scale model, as opposed to my previous "toy" boats. It's all too easy to underestimate how tricky it all is until you actually try it yourself! I can only stand in awe of how good the workman ship is of the modelers out there.

Ashley.

Yes, the crew has been thought out. I'm really quite worried about it. I agree that a boat like this demands a crew, But it would seem to me that that is the hardest bit of all to get right! I would sooner put the boat in the water with out, than with a badly done crew. So keep nagging me, but get the hanky ready just in case!!

Thanks all

Amy jane

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I always try to complete the boat fully before plopping in the water, as as soon as it is in and sailing I think.."ah, thats all done then" and all the extras would never get completed.

Exceptions are things which need trials first before goig on, but yours works fine, so…

Martin. Good job with the boat. Windscreen..worth the effort. Static showcase model?

Ashley

[Martin Field 1Participant @martinfield1]

Amy and Ashley, yes the Rivas I did were for owners of the actual boats. They were both statics and each took about 700 hours to do. Each planked in steamed pear (perfect scale mahogany), boxwood and pau rosa with hand painted miniaturists' canvas floor covering, scale Chevy Big Block engines, marinised style, working steering (don't ask) and nickel plated brass fittings. The finish is epoxy resin , then varnished with Epiphanes spar varnish, a la the real boats.

Only the props (Prop Shop l & r hand) and the glasses in the cocktail cabinet were bought in. All badges, etc. were photo-etched from my artwork in those wonderful days when the etchers didn't insist on computer files and a second mortgage! The veneer on the base, when seen from above represents the wake from twin screws.

The boats are shown on scale stillages used for storing the real new boats.

Martin

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hello again

Well a little more innocent drift wood has been brutally butchered…..

A bit of trim on the cockpit sides and glove box , dash board panels and throttle lever on the seat.

Wheel and gear lever.

Simple louvres tidy up the air in take

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Excellent work, Amy J

Your model looks very nice and is full of delightful features

A very special subject, built like the full size equivalent?

Have you found a driver yet?

Bob

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Good Morning Bob.

Thanks for the compliments. Built with a full sized boat in mind, although with a little license taken here and there. (I would never put the gear stick on the steering colum on a full size boat, but thought it would look good on the model)

I shall endeavour to scratch build the crew. (wish me luck…)

Best of luck with your electrical issues, something I know nothing about…

Amy jane

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Latest progress…

A bit of varnish…

The beginning of a paint job…

instrument panel…

The instrument faces were drawn larger than life, then shrunk down on the photo copier. The aluminium work shop lampshade was attacked with various sized wad punches, to make the benzels.

Amy jane

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Sorry AmyJ but I spot a horrible mistake concerning your instruments. Specifically the speedo which ONLY goes up to 35 1/2 knots and the miserably low setting of 3501 RPM on the revcounter… surely insufficient for a boat of this specification.

I suggest that the speed reads AT LEAST 100 knots and a rev limit of 9000 would be more like it.

I used to have a 70mph speedo on my 125 BSA bantam….

Ashley

ps great woodwork, nice colour, please lie and say there are 20 coats of varnish on these items or Paul T will think you have been skimping on the finish.

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hi Ashley.

Yes, I see that I've left a zero off, that should read 350 1/2 knots at 35,010 rpm!

(I'm pretending there is a Packard straight eight under that long engine cover, which I think would make the instruments some where near close?….)

It's ok, There's 20 .231 coats of varnish…

[Andy CParticipant @andyc56856]

Hi Amy J.

Those dials look great. it is amazing what some small detail can do to a model. The varnishing job on the small parts is also wonderful. I think Paul would have preferred 21 full coats, but that's OK, 20.231 I am sure will be close enough for us mere mortals.

Keep it up.

Andy

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Thanks Andy, you are very kind.

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

What beautiful woodwork, I love the finish. Really looking forward to seeing the completed model in all her glory.

The instruments look great and have given me some ideas.

Dave

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Thank you, Dave. Starting to get a little more exciting now!

If you can get some inspiration out of what I've done , then I'm very happy.

Amy jane

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hello again

Well painting, painting, painting! I detest painting, and am not very good at it. But I'm doing my best…My birthday boy may have a big heart, but he also has a big mouth, and lets me know…( He once said to me, "Aj, I really like your models, but the're all too small, slow, and girly for me". So now you know why I'm going over the top on this one! I'll be quite happy to go back to small, slow and girly.) Cheeky blighter, I've a mind to keep the boat and give him a sock for his birthday, in the mouth!

Any ways, here's some piccies…

(The wind screen is not screwed down yet,hence the poor fit)

Aj

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Amy

I am very impressed with your model, you have built it boldly and with confidence from start to finish!

I like the quality of the added extras…..That windscreen must have been a swine to work on, awkward and fiddly too

I like the RH drive too

What about a driver?…..I believe they have some little people in the Isle of Man?

Keep up the good work, AJ

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

AMyJ. Nice. Will look very special once the cabin has been filled with lovingly crafted figures.

I suggest yourself and the birthday boy would be good subjects…

Dont forget the champagne cooler, as a nice little touch.

Ashley ps…is that a bowsprit on the sharp end?

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Thanks for the praise, Bob. I suspect it's more a case of pigheadednes, more than anything else! It's nice to have you on board with this project.

Ashley. It is my plan to make a quarter scale model of my self that will go behind the wheel. That shall be my revenge, he shall get to own the boat, but never get to drive it! (The bow sprit is just the roller for the anchor, don't want to bash up the bows do we?)

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Not much to show this week, just a few more coats of paint……

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi Amy ,I,ve followed your build since day one and enjoyed it very much .Now time for comment . Love the finish on the woodwork ,thought you might even have waxed the lot . good finish and if the unnamed boyfriend does not appreciate your skills and bravery in taking on such a large project I know a few boaters who would releave you of a great build. How about you putting a facimile of Ashley as your driver Michael

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

OO er. A revised picture of my ugly self appears in this months MB mag!!

I could be the mechanic tinkering with the V12.

Next thing to make has to be a transport box. It is the only way to do it. Since making boxes for most of mine (for the film) I have seen the light. It keeps them safe, it allows easy stacking for storage and also protects them from damage going in and out the car.They do collect spiders though, but a quick puff gets them out post haste.

Ashley

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi Ashley I agree with your box idea having seen what came out of the back of your car boxes were essential. Watch the post in the next few days as I,ve sent you something useful. Not the Tetley Tea Band

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hello Mike, thanks for the comments! ,you are most kind. No I haven't waxed the wood work, And may I be so immodest to point out that that I also made the varnish as well….(and the royal blue paint too, the rest is commercial).

I can now reveal that the birthdayboy is my husband Sam, But I guess most of you have figured that already.

No I couldn't make a figure of Ashley for the driver, Sam would want to know who the handsome young man was! (Ashley is only 21, he told me himself, yes of course I believe him!)

Com'n guys, I build a boat, then you want a driver, now you want a box! gees…..

Amy jane

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