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[late02]

It's thirsty work building a puffer

[Martin (Admin)]

Nice!   

[Bunkerbarge]

Especially when he appears to be doing it all on his own!

Looking good though!

[late02]

It's now time for some serious painting and it looks as if the Mate wants to do it all by him self








And now it's back to more sandpaper and grinding

[Corposant]

Coming along nicely - so is the lawn!

Mike

[Arrow5]

Oh don`t mention the lawn, wheesht man    Mike your puffer is looking good but remember they were working boats , keep it mucky or "stoorie" (dusty). If you need pics of VIC 32 I can post them or email to them you.  Are you a Para Handy fan ?

[Corposant]

Arrow5,

I shall have to ask my Scottish friends what a wheesht man is - but I'm sure the cap fits me! Not so sure about my puffer looking good, I'll be reporting on current progress in the next week or so but my build rate is nothing compared with Late02's. I will certainly be making it "stoorie". Many thanks for the offer of pictures of the VIC 32, but we had a holiday on her some years ago, so we have a fair number. It sounds as if you have too! Yes, I am a Para Handy fan and have the DVD. What a pity the BBC threw away the tapes.

Mike

[Corposant]

Sorry, I missed the point about "wheesht"! I now know that it means "hush" or something very nearly as polite. That's the problem with being a sassenach. It was the fact that Late02 is changing the colour of his lawn to match "Wee Dram" that caught my eye. His grass is in better condition than mine!

Mike

[Arrow5]

Mike , no I havent had the pleasure of a trip on VIC 32 but see her on the Loch Ness trips ( I live about 35miles away) . Quite a lot of the BBC Para Handy series turn up on Youtube.  The old black and white film starring Duncan MacRae was my favourite. My first Springer was/is a Puffer ! Keep the build pics coming.

[late02]

Everything seems to come together nicely as seen in the test fit.



There are some minor issues though. There where not enough 1.5mm plywood to finish the hatch but seems to be an extra sheet of 0.8mm instead. So its of to the local hobby shop, and one hatch clip was missing but it was possible to make a new one from one of the extra bulwark stays. The holes are for the loadspeaker to be placed beneath.
 


Both doors for the superstructure are for the port side. By turning one upside down and drilling a new hole for the door handle I think I'll manage although the hinges are not one the same hight.



The valve wheel doesn't look to nice either but I think its fixable.



I've also started gently to add some weathering to the main deck.

[late02]

 And it's always best not to mix up the pictures

[late02]

Lost some time helping my girlfriend with her boat.



But now it's finished and the testrun yesterday worked perfectly



But here are some photos from my own boat. The problem now is that there are 9 windows out of 12 missing. I really should have checkedall the plastic bag when I received them

[Corposant]

A stunning model in the making! The builder seems to be making that drink last - or perhaps he's had a few refills!

Mike

[late02]

Started working a bit on the radio and electric installation





Finally a picture on the nail in the deck which I think looked quit good

[late02]

The standard radio installation was finished last night so it had to be a testrun in the bath tube. The boat need a lot of extra weight as it's waterline are more than 5 cm above the water and a few cm of the propeller stick above. It make a very big slash though.

To day the missing wondows arived in the post (Thanks Sue) so it's back to buliding on the structure again

[late02]

Today it's a normal working day so some work has been don

[late02]

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I enjoy seting everything up so that you can see how it will look like in the future when everything is done.

[late02]

Today the chains for the rudder was shackled but I'm not sure how to make the break where the chains should go up to the cabin as invisible as possible.
Did some painting on the wheelhouse as well

[late02]

Today a few things has been done. Not that much work in it self, but the results looks good.
It now got a name on its side and the railing on the quarter deck is in place.

[late02]

Just some more painting for the wheelhouse and the interior

[late02]

The Wheelhouse is comming together and finally the Captain has something to look forward to. There is even a cup of Tea.

[Corposant]

I'm sure he will treasure the view of your workshop for the rest of his days! (By the way his cup looks as if it's ready for a refill.)

Great work, your attention to detail is paying off.

Mike

[late02]

Time for an update. The Wheelhouse is finished.







The Funnel with it's steelwires is also in place.









The lightning in the cabin is installed.





Together with the Action Pack it's now possible to turn the lights on and off and hear the sound of the Steam engine and whistle

[Corposant]

Glad to see you're keeping your workmanship up to standard!

Mike

[late02]

After a few days of in Sidmouth and a visit to Westbourne Model Center to look what to do after this building is done I'm back with the Puffer. The day when everything is done is getting closer. Hopefully it's completed before the holiday.
And finally what You'll all been waiting for it's time for the fourth crew member to show up. The deckhand has been invisible from the start of the build until now. Probably sleeping in the foc'sle the whole time.