Moonbeam

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Eddie,

Yes, indeed, and I am happy to say that both the materials used and the production work was fully up to RB Model's usual high standards.

Ray,

I never said I was going to paint it "timber"! Had I used the original white metal wheel, that is indeed what I would have done, but this one I shall keep all brass, just as it is!

Mattias

Edited By Banjoman on 07/02/2018 13:12:15

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Mattias

I which case your helmsman will need gloves on a frosty morning

Regards Ray

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Ray,

He will indeed .. when it's cold enough to freeze the spokes of a brass wheel … or summat …

Mattias

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

So! Having given the wheel, too, a coat of clear varnish, to keep the brass from tarnishing too quickly, the pillar and wheel could be united! It has not yet been glued down (something I won't do until the helmsman has been fitted), but apart from that this means that the actual build of the boat is now finished!

Not counting the time between May and October last year when I did no builing because of moving house, I have spent 79 weeks, and thus, on the I think reasonable assumption of an average of ten hours work per week, just under 800 hours on this build.

That said, I am of course not entirely done yet, as there are still a couple of crew figures to prepare and add!

For these, I have gotten some 1:24 resin-and-white metal figures from Dean's Marine, first up of which is the intended helmsman.

The resin casting of this particular figure is basically OK, although a fair bit of cleaning and clearing needs to be done, and also, at a further stage, some filling in or adding on.

After some intial work on the resin body, I then drilled a hole into the base of the neck into which I could insert some soft brass wire …

… the other end of which could be put into a corresponding hole in the torso.

I also pinned the two white metal arms through the shoulders …

… so that the figure could be dryfitted for a general check. The pins will also help keep the arms in position when they are eventually glued on, but that'll be for later; next up will be some more fettling …

To be continued …

Mattias

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Before i continue getting on with the crew members (of which I plan to show two), I brough the model upstairs from my workshop, where there is enough ceiling height that I culd reset the topmast, in order to take a couple of photos of the finished article in daylight, so here goes:

To be continued …

Mattias

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Wow! Mattias what a beauty! If that first photo was on the water you would be hard pressed to say it was a model boat. That deck and sail detail again wow!

I will miss your build postings so I hope you will be starting on another for us to enjoy

Many thanks .

Eddie.

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

A credit to you Mattias.

[Juan BravoParticipant @juanbravo13406]

 

 

 

Edited By Juan Bravo on 29/03/2018 23:25:38

[Juan BravoParticipant @juanbravo13406]

Hi Mattias

Is it still possible to order a moonbeam kit? I just cannot find a webpage anymore

thanks in advance

[Rudy WhyParticipant @rudywhy43146]

Dave Metcalf [email protected]

[Juan BravoParticipant @juanbravo13406]

Thanks for the info

I hope he is able to ship to the US

regards

[Rudy WhyParticipant @rudywhy43146]

Yes, he ships to the US. Have a good time with it.

[Rudy WhyParticipant @rudywhy43146]

Hi Mattias, have you had a chance to get your Moonbeam in the water yet?

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Hello Rudy,

And many thanks for asking!

The answer is "no, not yet, I'm afraid", as we had our main holidays very early this year, and so have been away for the better part of May; and while yesterday would have been an otherwise perfect day for it, alas!, the club pond was inaccessible all last weekend because of some major sporting event (bah! humbug!) or other at the same site.

However, I'm keeping a beady eye on both my agenda and the weather, and am hopeful that the required happy confluence of free time and suitable weather will occur one of the coming weekends …

Mattias

[Andrew BiggsParticipant @andrewbiggs29914]

A fantastic model and inspirational read. I’ve just taken delivery of a Moonbeam kit, so thanks for sharing this, it will be of great assistance, although I’m sure I will not be able to achieve the standards you have set.

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