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[Seaspray]

Some pictures of further work on the model. The safety rails/ wall on the slipway

pic 1 template to get an idea of layout
pic 2 first section offered up
pic 3 part built up and brass wire for the railings
pic 4 glued into position also note the working deck planking finished
pic 5 midship section fitted and sprayed up starboard side
pic 6 port side  cabins sprayed up and a coat of varnish on planking

[Seaspray]

The side doors in the little work area

pic 1 offering things up to see how they would look including the planking
pic 2 outer frame on building board scrap pieces of wood are to support the sliding door
pic 3 big door done I scored the face of the wood to give the impression of slats
pic 4 small door to left done same way with the third door added
pic 5 This is what I've used to punch portholes in insulation tape near enough correct size

[Capt Podge]

I like the scoring of the wood "slats" - very good idea.

Likewise, I also used same hole punch, with acetate, to obtain "glass" for portholes.

Looking good Seaspray.

Regards,

Ray.

[Seaspray]

cheers Ray

 all the pictures of the build are allover the shop as the computer crashed and some lost I'll manage one more part of the build on mayhem during the week then off for a month another bloody op at hospital


seaspray

[ballastanksian]

Oh dear on both counts.I hope your Operation goes smoothly. Your current work looks good.

[Seaspray]

me to l.o.l might get some bits of build on mayhem before op day monday cheers

[Seaspray]

I've found the problem which I was having measurement differences I have a plan on the memory stick, DVD, a hard printed copy and one on the Scotia build file on the computer. Now that it is sorted I'll stick to the printed copy This has caused a lot of rework on the model  I won't go into all the parts that were rebuilt but start on the forecastle deck. It was sitting too high and I hardly had any bulwark on the forecastle deck. This was removed from model and so was the bearers they were then dropped 3 mm to the correct height  refitted The hull is made of thick fiberglass which was a bonus as it didn't break or crack and everything went  back together easy pezy I also reshaped and fitted a new breast plate again it was at the wrong height

Pic 1 removal of the deck
Pic 2 deck removed and also  breast plate
Pic 3 inside of model clean up sanded smooth
Pic 4 new deck cut out resprayed and fitted
Pic 5 nice fit on lower deck
Pic 6 Forecastle deck with some bulwark supports fitted



Pic 4

[Capt Podge]

Hi Seaspray - it's great to see you back on here, hope all went ok with the operation.

The deck removal must have been an absolute nightmare decision to make.

Regards,

Ray.

[Seaspray]

Ray
There was a lot of parts needed to be reworked or rebuilt on the model you'll see as we go on into the build and got to the stage where I just walked away and sorted the problems out a few months later.

The ops went well (cheers) just another two to go

[Seaspray]

The build of the two masts
pic 1 side of radar mast cut out from plan
pic 2 winch house mast cut from plan
pic 3 the rear of the masts have oval holes in their structure this was done by starting the holes with drills and finishing off with a round file to the correct size
pic 4 the two masts ready for assembly
pic 5 radar mast built
pic 6 winch mast stripped for rework with the radar mast to follow. the rework I've done on the model is unreal

[Seaspray]

Radar Mast
pic 1 first build looks o.k.
pic 2 Sprayed up and what a load of rubbish it turned out to be
pic 3 Stripped down ladder included they were cleaned up in a container of cellulose
pic 4 That Dermal I thought twice of buying has come into its own takes a little time to get the skill to use the round sanding pads as if you don't get it right there all over the shop
pic 5 & 6 Rebuilt sanded refill any bad bits then final spray with a coat of satin varnish Front n back views

[John W E]

Looking good my mate 

how's you, long time no see or hear 
john

[Capt Podge]

the rework I've done on the model is unreal

...But well worth the extra effort required to model the boat to your satisfaction.

Regards,

Ray.

[Seaspray]

Hi John
Things looking good now for both of us hope your good cheers mate

Hi Ray
Your right making a poor job just ain't any joy

[Seaspray]

Rebuild off front mast
pic 1 Looked at this surface with raise grain I decided to rebuild
pic 2 tried my luck at filling with P38  complete waste of time
pic 3 rebuild started with the base of the mast
pic 4 base completed and looked a lot better
pic 5 new parts cut out and base ready for assembly
pic 6 & 7  rebuilt and sprayed up front and back view

Still wondering where all those lost pics went and hopefully I've the build sequence in order

[Seaspray]

Life rafts canisters

They were made the same way as on the Meteor
pic 1 this is how I cut things to the same size
pic 2 I then round the ends in the drill
pic 3 add thin strip of styrene to give it the canister shape just glue one end and leave for a while as they'll come off if you bend them right away
pic 4 finished life raft on the plan they look like almost sitting on the deck hence the little square support platform  but looking at a picture of them on the boat they have legs in each corner more rework 

[Seaspray]

Started to make up the bollards and found out that the punch didn't cut the styrene in pic 1
pic 2 took my round file and cleaned up the inside of the punch turning the drill very slowly
pic 3 used the flat file to make a better sharp angle again turning the drill slowly
pic 4 some assembled parts ready to glue up
pic 5 all parts built and painted included is the air vents for behind the funnel

I also reworked the liferaft canisters
pic 6 a quick made up jig the make all square and right sizes
pic 7 the 3 liferafts with their frames built ready for painting
pic 8 rafts on the frames and painted they look o.k. will glue up tomorrow

[Seaspray]

The Provision Crane
Getting short on modelling wood using old wood from the stash
pic 1 working out the sizes using the plan I needed to put the base in the drill and sand it down to 11mm the boom was o.k. done on the sander
pic 2 the base was built using ply and washers to look like the flanges
pic 3 the boom further into the build with the end  glued in place and the guides on top fitted
pic 4 all the part laid out on plan and look good to me boom didn't have guides fitted yet
pic 5 parts glued and sanded up looks nice and clean
pic 6 ladder and gantry solder up and fitted in position
pic 7 sprayed up and  swl  decal added port side
pic 8 all decals and a varnish coat added managed to get a reasonable surface finish of well used crane but wood is old and bit rubbish

[Capt Podge]

Well, the end result justifies the means - and the crane certainly looks the part.

Regards,

Ray.

[Seaspray]

The Hatches
pic 1 parts cut and laid out for assembly
pic 2 two hatches build others in clamps
pic 3 two of the  small  hatches one clamped and one assembled
pic 4 laid out in their places on the forcastle deck

The dogs I think this is what they are called well they are on a naval ship's doors
pic 5 this is how I cut items to the same size using a jig this time its a piece of ply the thickness I require
pic 6 made from brass rod and bent to the shape needed and 3 soldered up
pic 7 couldn't think of a way to hold them while spraying them so gently stuck them to masking tape sprayed black then a coat of varnish waited a day to dry turned them over and repeated the process
pic 8 dogs ??? fitted to the hatches a reasonable likeness hopefully

Ray
I feel the build quality in a little down compared to the Meteor build cheers

[Seaspray]

The Funnel
pic 1 all the parts laid out with the base built
pic 2 funnel part being built all nice at this stage
pic 3 both parts built even nicer looking
pic 4 base offered into deck position to adjust to fit squiggly line says somethings wrong cut the base length down to correct size and had to cut a piece out of the hull to male it  right size too  this is using the 3 plans backfiring
pic 5 the rework has started again what a mess the wood and spraying look like
pic 6 scraped paint back to the wood and sanded  smooth added a  coat of p38 sanded again to the wood now the green deck needs the same treatment
pic 7 started building the rear ladder

[Seaspray]

Continuing rework on funnel
pic 1 back to bare wood sealed rubbed down and brass fitting refitted rear
pic 2 fitting the front of ladder look a lot better now front
pic 3 ladder fitted and painted by brush prior to spraying up
pic 4 the funnel logo a round piece of ply cut to shape and sprayed I took me a wee while to realise  it was a fish
pic 5 fully sprayed up and a coat of varnish added
pic 6 funnel offered into it's position stb side
pic 7 in position port side
pic 8 One for Martin Mayhem See you can use araldite without it gong all over the place l.o.l.

[Seaspray]

Moving on at last

Gooseneck vents these are square welded ones on the boat not just bent in a half circle as many are on the net

pic 1 made three mock ups to check scale as there is nothing on plan to work to
pic 2 selected the middle one from using picture of the boat cut to size looked o.k. I need a lot and will try my hand at molding them little sanding and clean up before
pic 3 This is the etching for the ladders steps and sanctions a friend done the CAD and PPD Ltd  in Lochgilphhead Argyll did the etching they also did the etching for the Meteor

[Capt Podge]

That funnel looks great Seaspray - makes all the difference to the model and probably will inspire you to keep at it.

Regards,

Ray.

[Seaspray]

Ray 

Yep were in top gear now regards model boat building all ops done now or the ones they could do  Got out of hospital Thursday and its down to the sports centre soon and get fit. More of the build  on the forum tonight

Wish I had met bluebird many  decades ago I recon I would be a master builder by now (hopefully)