Topic: TRAWLER SEA LADY/ANGEL EMIAL (Read 30796 times)

chipchase · « **Reply #25 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:12:57 pm »

She looks as if she has quite a beam John; I think you will be surprised at how much ballast she will need to get her down to the water line. I’m building an AHT at the moment and she is 55inchs long, I have had her in the tub for ballast checks and she takes 56lb to get her down to the water line. (I think I will name her Hernia.)

rathikrishna · « **Reply #26 on:** January 23, 2011, 12:54:52 pm »

Hai respected Friend...its a great craft and great work...thanks for sharing....

John W E · « **Reply #27 on:** January 23, 2011, 06:15:00 pm »

rathikrishna hi there

thanks for the compliments but with respect to you my friend, you have brought truth to the saying "we have nothing broken - we just havent found another use for it'

aye
john

John W E · « **Reply #28 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:22:23 pm »

Hi there all
Quick update.
The inner bulwark supports have been made out of styrene and fitted.
The next job on the list is to plank the main deck using 4mm x 0.5mm strips of maple wood to represent the caulking I used a permanent felt tipped pen down the sides of each plank and then each plank was glued into position using PVA glue.
When the planking had finished and all the planks had dried out, I then levelled the planks with the aid of a Stanley knife blade without the holder – held it 90° to the deck planking and scraped along taking very fine shavings off. This was then rubbed down with a very light grade of sand paper. Next job in hand was to fit the safety bars across the openings of the storm ports. The storm ports will eventually have doors on the outside as well.
Now I am on with the tedious job of fitting the half round rubbing and protection bars on the outside of the hull. Couple of pics – see what you think.
Aye
John
bluebird

rathikrishna · « **Reply #29 on:** January 28, 2011, 06:12:02 am »

nice works...

John W E · « **Reply #30 on:** January 31, 2011, 01:10:24 pm »

John W E · « **Reply #31 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:07:23 am »

hi ya all

Just an update here

aye
john

Roadrunner · « **Reply #32 on:** February 04, 2011, 08:59:12 pm »

Uff...
Mr Bluebird Sir...

You put us all to shame, i shall now hence forth and walk the plank for my feeble attempts at modelling.

Cracking work master now where's that yard arm...

ben hall · « **Reply #33 on:** February 04, 2011, 10:02:41 pm »

one of the earlier post when blubird sir put the wood circle on the prop the wood looked like bacon

on a serious note though its looking amazing

derekwarner · « **Reply #34 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:11:23 pm »

what!

....laminated wooden bacon...

...next you be telling us that Bluebird will add a freshly cracked egg & have a bacon & egg propeller...

....Derek

Roadrunner · « **Reply #35 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:15:34 pm »

I would'nt mind a steak on the deck

ummm yummy, damit!! im hungry for steak now

Capt Podge · « **Reply #36 on:** February 05, 2011, 01:18:43 am »

Aye mind, she's looking bonny there John, will she be on show at Temple Park ??

Ray.

John W E · « **Reply #37 on:** February 05, 2011, 05:19:33 pm »

hi ya all

nothing but the Danish Best Streaky back bacon was used for the korts nozzle

fried to a crisp in the big frying pan; the rind was laminated with a bit tomato sauce and if you notice the egg yoke went into the glue and hence yellow glue

cooked on medium heat for 5-10 mins followed with a healthy dollop of red sauce on the hull - next will be adding the steak, but, gotta have onion rings with much-rooms and ships

aye
thanks for the comments there lads

Martin13 · « **Reply #38 on:** February 05, 2011, 11:43:15 pm »

LONGLEAT · « **Reply #39 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:39:46 pm »

Superb work there John, tis looking grand.

John W E · « **Reply #40 on:** February 11, 2011, 07:24:02 pm »

hi ya - quick update progressing more with the superstructure; been working on the bridge and the aft deck.

The superstructure is all made from a variety of plywoods from 1/64 to 1/16 - bit slow going cos there are a lot of angles involved in it and I had one or two attempts at the bridge front, trying to get that angle right.

By the way I missed your post Tug Kenny earlier on. Sorry about that mate. But if you are ever in the North East you know you are more than welcome and it will be me learning from you mate.

aye
john

DickyD · « **Reply #41 on:** February 12, 2011, 09:19:23 am »

Plywood ? You dinosaur !!

Looking good though John.

John W E · « **Reply #42 on:** February 22, 2011, 06:56:36 pm »

Hi there all,
Quick update:

Been busy with the bridge – fitting it out – glazing it, using clear CD cases for the glazing.
For the instruments inside, I have made them from balsa blocks covered with Plasticard and bits of copper wire.

Aye
john

John W E · « **Reply #43 on:** March 04, 2011, 02:33:42 pm »

hi ya - the old dinosaur hear, quick update progressing more

aye
john

DickyD · « **Reply #44 on:** March 04, 2011, 03:15:37 pm »

Sloooow but sure John. Looking good now.

Martin13 · « **Reply #45 on:** March 05, 2011, 11:02:20 pm »

So that's why I haven't heard from you for a while - great job their John but your next one should be grey

...

Martin doon under

Dave13 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:54:34 pm »

Thats a very nice looking trawler you have there

Alan Duggan · « **Reply #47 on:** March 11, 2011, 06:22:47 pm »

Very nice, looking forward to more updates.

John W E · « **Reply #48 on:** March 11, 2011, 06:45:36 pm »

Hi just a quick update on the build. I have been concentrating on the main derrick and booms all made from evergreen plastistrutt tubing – just for Dicky – to prove I am not a dinosaur – also I have put the washport doors here and slapped on a bit of warpaint

Aye
john

Alan Duggan · « **Reply #49 on:** March 11, 2011, 06:50:25 pm »

really really nice job.

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rathikrishna

rathikrishna

Roadrunner

ben hall

Roadrunner

Capt Podge

Martin13

LONGLEAT

Martin13

Dave13

Alan Duggan

Alan Duggan