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[nigs38]

Day 49 small job completed. In the fittings box I came across some electrical back box rubber cable gromets and these where the right size for the cable hawes squeezed to shape and the groove fitted either side my ply side perfect for secure fit.
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[nigs38]

Day 50 Fittings box came up trumps again made some bollards from a piece of scrap mahogany and some kitchen cupboard fittings.
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[nigs38]

Day 52 Ok I went the easy and cheapest option and chose tyres for fenders £ 9.99 for 12 from ebay, the chain was raided from the jewellery box ITALERI RUBBER G8 TYRES FOR 1/24 Scale Model TRUCK KIT Inner Diameter 25mm - Outer Diameter 45mm - Width 12mm

[nigs38]

Day 53 Parts arrival all the lighting. so P[/size]re installed all the lighting and finished installing the running gear and tested
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[nigs38]

Day 54 Finished installing the lighting made wiring looms all tucked away neat and tidy fitted and painted the mast and jib with all its rigging fittings all from the parts box.. scratching head on pulley blocks as I can not get any to the size I want anywhere in the uk., but I have a plan





15mm and 8mm plumbing Olives with screw end of small latches cut of and soldered on for eyelets

[nigs38]

Late on Day 54 O[/size]k so as you might of realised by now I like making my own parts so them pesky pulley blocks I was looking for all over the internet I no longer need to do as I will make my own.. from the good old fittings box this is what I came up with size 18mm x 12mm approx.. the pulley wheel is material eyelets from a craft shop. made two single blocks and will make a double block tomorrow.. and they work happy days.

[nigs38]

Day 55 [/size]Mast and jib rigging complete. with those pulley blocks I made, already have an order for some my son who is also bulding a kingfisher

[nigs38]

Day 55 Continued [/size]Made a couple of life belts from curtain pole rings cut the hook end off painted and added some rope and a little brass hook on the cabin wall.. approx size 40mm
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Don't think the wife has noticed them missing off the shower curtain Shhhhh

[nigs38]

Day 56 Final Day Spent the day touching up paint work fitting deck fittings and ropes making the nets and mast rigging.. Plus I made the dory for rear cabin roof all from parts floating around the shed Plastic  worktop edging and walnut strip for seats and a scrap bit of ply











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[nigs38]

And relax Fishfull Thinking Finished 56 Day Build Of a King Fisher. Ok i did go off plan with some parts but had to work with what I had and could afford.. Total Days of build 56 cost of build including transmitter and receiver under £300..

[nigs38]

And a You Tube Video of the maiden voyage.. Hope you all enjoyed my build log Thanks for looking 


http://youtu.be/ZvSAR9Uj11Q

[rmaddock]

Excellent work!  That really was scratch building, wasn't it?  Those pipe joints make excellent barrels.

[nigs38]

Excellent work!  That really was scratch building, wasn't it?  Those pipe joints make excellent barrels.

Thank you rmaddock yes they worked out well there the type that have the solder in already so give the barrel look..

[Capt Podge]

That's a nice job you have done Nigel - and this is the first time I've seen a "block henge" jig being used - well done
 
Regards,
 
Ray.
 
 

[Brian60]

Love the build. Also I see you used your wife's steamer for the wood bending as I did too. I did it slightly differently, I had a piece of 38mm plumbers pipe (sink outlet) I cut it to length, made a bung for one end that the nozzle of the steamer poked through. Filled the tube with my oak planks and then a wet cloth in the other end. I left them for 10 minutes and they stayed pliable long enough to bend to shape over my frames.

[hama]

Somehow I missed this one, what a brilliant build and a great log!
Hama