Project Glasgow

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Larry

Your rigging looks very nice indeed

Your stuff looks a lot stronger than mine, so I`ll give it a try

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Ah yes, Bead shops….great places for rigging and other materials!!

Made a great wood-block beater some time ago by using a very hard hardwood bead drilled (carefully) and glued on to a chopstick.

Ashley

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Hi Bob this is all looking great so far! mind you I expect little less from a master such as yourself

Now I my have missed this point being made earlier in the thread but referring back to the discussion about the similarity to this and the paddle tug that Larry found the photo's of, surely the semicircular piece aft of the stack looks like the support for a tow hook, so adding weight to the argument that this is indeed modelled on a paddle tug

Just my 2p worth

Phil

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Phil……..Thank you for those kind words

I read somewhere that the Glasgow was almost a direct copy of the freeplan….Strongbow

I would guess that Strongbow was a copy of a real paddle tug

Just my 2d worth

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Handrails look nice when assembled properly, but are quite tricky to get right!

I`m at the stage where the stantions require hammering in like nails!….Not very precise

I need a Ureka Moment………..You can`t beat nuts and bolts and a spanner

Bob

[Terry PlumridgeParticipant @terryplumridge66794]

Hi Bob,

can you tell me please where do you get your crew figures from?

Cheers, Terry.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Terry

The maker of my crew men has ceased trading now, but you can see a good selection of similar at the Boat Shows…….Blackpoll and Warwick for instance

I think they are 1/35 scale and there are plenty of Airfix soldiers at this scale, which could be used at a pinch?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

The first railing was a bit of a shambles, I bent two beautiful precise rails only to discover that the stantions wouldn`t go round the bends! A fine start, but got them sorted!

Going to leave the brass parts unpainted for the time being.

Bob

Edited By Bob Abell on 27/09/2012 13:01:53

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Bob,

when making your rails do you make them on a template derived off the plan, or do you, like me, build them up direct on the model – including the final dabs of soft solder.

I too, with the rails on "Celestine" found that the stanchions wouldn't go round the right angle corners. To start I cut and soldered, then found that if I counted the stanchions on the lengths, and checked Before bending, I could then do the rails in long lengths.

I made them for a card model kit at 1/100 scale – but I used a former for that job.

You are really pressing on with the build, you'll have time for another before Christmas!

Kim.

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

We may not be saying much Bob but the numbers speak for themselves. I for one thoroughly enjoy your build logs and, if I may say so without sounding too obsequious, find your standard of work an inspiration.

Can't wait to see some pictures of your paddle tug in action…crack on!

All the best…Ian

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Kim

In the case of Glasgow, the stanchions are premarked on the plywood deck. so I use the marks to bend the railings. I make the first bend with pliers, making sure it is dead square, then I slide on the required number of stantions.

I lay the railing flat on the deck, with the wire dead in line with the stantion dots and using a pair of flat nosed pliers, I grip the wire in the precise position, at the tip of the pliers and bend it at right angles….Having said a little prayer beforehand!

As I progress, I always make sure the angles are square and flat

I drilled the deck for the stantions and assembled the railings in position

Using lengths of brass bar as weights, threaded across the rails, to hold them in place, while the joints were superglued in position a few stantions at a time

It's a painfully slow process, but worth it in the end, if one has done a good job

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Ian for your very kind words of encouragement, they are always welcome

I am enjoying building this kit and pleased I opted for the Naval appearance

Enjoy the build

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Work in progress……

I had to amputate the Skipper`s feet to get him to fit the control cabin!

Wonder why all model crew members are all the same height?

Bob

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Bob, thanks for the up on your railings, small dabs of guperglue – might try that, its got advantages over using a soldering iron and trying to control the "small" blob of run away solder!

I like the effect of brass and the grey.

And yes, all the commercial figures seem identical heights – even when I got a job lot of 500 @ 1/100 – only the children were a bit smaller, every one else was exactly the same height.

I'm envious of your skills too…

Kim

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Looking simply great Bob, Have iI got this right do the bridge wings eventually run out on top of the paddle boxes ?

Phil

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Kimo

Hello Mr Winks…..You are quite right, the walkway extends over the paddle boxes

Call in again

Bob

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

oh I will Bob, keeping a close eye on this build, Mostly through the email notifications I admit but a close eye nevertheless.

Hopefully my nice new workshop (Small but cosy, fully insulated and heated) will be ready before the really nasty weather sets in as I've got one of my own designs to have ready for next easter, a slightly futuristic take on the MTB

Phil

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

Looking very nice as always Bob, as Kim said the brass and the grey complement each other. Can see now why you went the grey route!.

Will pop round to see it for real as soon as my cough get's better, don't want to pass that on.

Duckie.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Duckie, for those kind words…….I knew it would grow on you!

Get well asap and hope to see you soon

Bob

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Hello Bob

Just got back from a Malta holiday , Glasgow is looking great ,

while in Malta was invited to view a 8ft model of the SCHARNHORST complety made of card ,

i will post some pictures for you to view, i was impressed with detailing and finish ,

Larry…

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Just out of interest Bob ,are you going to leave the brass as a brass finish, and if so how will you keep it shiny? I found that Humbrol GlossCote works well as a lacquer- I did the portholes on my Silver Mist over a year ago and they still look good.

All the best..Ian

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks for the info, Ian…..Will have to think about the brass

I may leave it and when it dulls it would be just right for painting?

But, I`ll decide when it`s finished

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

General view of work in progress

Working on the paddle boxes at the moment, but it looks as though the deck needs to be glued in place first, to get the deck and sponson heights finalised

Also looking at that great white boring featureless hull!

Will have to plate it somehow, but those curves look a bit tricky for card?

Need to make a nice stand too……Polished mahogany and some brasswork for effect

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

My good friend Duckie, gave me his surplus Laser beam device and it`s ideal for setting the waterlines of model boats

No more pencils on sticks for me!

Here it is in action…..

The waterline on Glasgow is just above the top edge of the rudder

Clever stuff….eh?

Bob

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Hi tech stuff indeed Bob

Phil

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