Vic Smeed’s HMS Cossack MM500

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Falmouth No?

One of my very favourite places.

Enjoy it

Tim R

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Good evening Cossacks,

The great thing about a larger ship project is the ability to build some others parts which will be needed later, so having a Go at the gun turrets 😀

Regards Ray

[Roger ClarkParticipant @rogerclark]

Hi Ray, so much for taking a month off!

Don't think I I want to go home, too nice here.

Regards Roger

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Your bragging and were all jealous 🥴

I hope your studying with all that informative stuff you have taken 🤓

Bri

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Good Evening holiday makers & Cossacks,

Something about being by the water is so attractive & expensive 😀

Turrets simple balsa make up, I thought 1/64th ply wrapper was a good idea at the time, not sure now 😀 still it gives a fine surface, may have to turn some 1/8th dowel for the gun barrels.

Regards Ray

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[Roger ClarkParticipant @rogerclark]

Good evening fellow cossackers, but iffy with the weather today but strolled the town with eyes open for fishy (read boaty) bargains, everyone thinks that if they put a sailing boat on display and say that it can be sailed then it's worth £650!!!!? It was certainly not as good or as big or detailed as our Thames barges.

Took advantage of the high tide and good weather this evening to sail my Flying Eagle on the high seas, very enjoyable, sorry no photos, too busy having fun.

Sleep well peeps

Roger

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Hi. All, I'm glad you're having a good holiday Roger, you should be all bright eyed and bushey tailed and ready to go when you get back home.

I put the resin coat inside the hull yesterday, a double layer of glass fibre in the bottom to support the ballast, and tissue inside the planking, this has strengthened the sides a great deal, like Ray I am going to start on the top works, should have a delivery today of ply and hardwood, some for Cossack and some for the IOM.

I had thought of using 1/32" ply for the gun turrets, but maybe balsa strips would be easier around the small diameters?

Regards to all.

Eddie.

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Eddie,

Knocked up a stand from 12mm mdf board tonight , 1/16" balsa fine for the turrets, our daughter is moving house on Friday so I'm becoming a removal van driver 😀

regards Ray

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Good old Dad.

Eddie.

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Evening Cossacks,

Long procedure starting with 1/4" drill then some copper tube sharpened then a length of bright mild steel rod with some slots cut in the end and a lot of luck 😀 2 long holes drilled for the stern tubes, and try the props for size & clearance. So far so good !

Regards Ray

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yup, nothing like a bit of controlled violence to achieve your ends. (both of them!)

Colin

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

That's very neat Ray considering the level of violence used! Ashley

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Thanks Ashley,

That's the worst part of the build over now in my mind, I think it should be all plain sailing from now on

I'm guessing one of your projects is in the October issue?? Good for you I have a couple in the pipeline.

Regards Ray

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Hi. Ray, yes very neat,that is one of my to do jobs, but not looking forward to it, as you say a long hole and a lot ofwood to go through, but I do have some extra long drills to hand so just a bit of care needed.

Regards.

Eddie.

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Hi. Yes it does look very good. All hand done too i presume?

Bri

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Brian,

Yes by hand and battery drill, yes carved out the entry point so the drill had a good start and trusted to luck x 2 😮

How's the steaming going with your Brit ?I

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Evening Cossacks,

The only down side of the thick base planks of this type of construction is the cutting and carving required to get the 385's low enough to keep the stern tubes as low as possible for scale effect, here she is on her mdf stand going to keep her on an even keel 😀

Regards Ray

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Hi. Yes going well until last weekend when my tender rolled off the steaming bays and dropped to the floor. I have been panel beating all week 😬.

Embarrassing to say the least.

Bri

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Brian,

That's bad luck 😢 better that than the engine I suppose !

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Cossacks

We have power in the engine room, single rudder next 😀

Regards Ray

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Thats looking very neat. I could have done with an rc boat today the sea at criccieth was dead flat.

Canoeing around was great. Not too many jelly fish either so got a good swim in 🤗

happy boating

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All

Amazingly sunny weather and a happy couple of hours at our Bluewater lake, I took grandson Will age 9 with only minimum coaching he sailed the Micro Magic round the lake for an hour & appeared to be enjoying it 😀I

Get um young !! I need somebody to give my boats too 😃

Regards Ray

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Nice work there Ray. It looks very big

Some progress I see on the Cat too.

Have made some progress on my IOM and just waiting for a small order from SailsEtc to finish of the sheeting.
On the lookout for a second-hand Spectrum DX6i as the transmitter I have is a bit too good to go boating with. The DX6i is a cheapie that is programmable. Important for setting servo end points so as not to wind the rig into the boat. EEK!

Tim R

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Tim,

Must be warmer here today at 30deg than Mallorca? , rather uncomfortable for the workshop 😢

Cossacks & cat progressing well, but have been press ganged to tiling the porch floor !

I have a Spectrum radio for the Dragon Flyt but mostly use cheaper Hitec for flying as I'm mode 1,

Regards Ray

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Hows the tiling going? Is it interfering with the play time ?

I strangely collected some 1/2” balsa from the servo shop yesterday🤔

if i could get a set of scaled up plans i might join you on the build 💥

Bri

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