Congratulations!

[Old SilasParticipant @oldsilas]

Congratulations on producing a really splendid model! The detail looks most impressive and the ship, in its element on the water, looks very realistic indeed.

 

Some detail would be welcome to back up the photographs – e.g. how you constructed the hull, what the power train is, of what are decks and superstructure made, how were fittings accessed or made, overall dimensions and displacement. Seeing a model like this gives inspiration to others. Well done and many thanks for letting others see it.

[Old SilasParticipant @oldsilas]

A really splendid model!

[TankermanParticipant @tankerman]

Old Silas, thanks for your kind comments.

 To answer some of your questions, the model is 55″ long, 8.5″ beam on a draught of 3.5″ and displaces 34 lb. The hull is built in the traditional fashion of plank on frame using 6mm. birch plywood and 2mm. lime planks The decks are 2mm. plywood planked with 1mm. lime at the accommodation decks.The foredeck and raised quarterdeck bulwarks are from 15 thou” nickel-silver sheet. 

 The superstructure and hatches are built as plywood carcasses sheeted in 10 thou” plastic sheet. Most of the fittings are scratch built although the lifeboats are from “Quaycraft”, the anchors from “Caldercraft”, the four round cowl vents around the engine-room skylight by “John Haynes” and the guadrail stanchions by “James Lane”. I prefer to make my own fittings but am not averse to using commercial products that are accurate and identical to the original vessel’s fittings.

 A 12 volt SLA battery powers a Decaperm geared motor driving a 45mm. Prop Shop cast brass propeller and two 12 volt SLA batteries in series power the “Foggy” smoke-unit. A Graupner sound module provides the air-horn sound down-loaded from a sound library on the internet.

  

Chris

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Great to see a ‘traditional’ model Chris, she looks absolutely superb.

 

Colin

[TankermanParticipant @tankerman]

Thanks Colin, ‘traditional’ model, ‘traditional’ methods with a slight nod towards modern technology – can’t be beat!

 

Chris

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