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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: Sylvain.P on April 02, 2025, 09:06:57 pm

Title: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 02, 2025, 09:06:57 pm

Hello everybody,


When I sail with my ferries such as Bretagne, Barfleur and Mont Saint Michel, something is missing...a pilot boat.
I was able to visit Cherbourg 3
So, I've decided to make one at the same scale: 1/100 as the rest of my ferries . So, length will be 14,8 cm.
I've made a plaster mold and after that I've used light fiber glass for the hull

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: PierreP on April 02, 2025, 09:16:56 pm

Super boulot :-))

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 07, 2025, 07:18:06 am

Hello,
At this size, it' s hard to display electronic receiver, motors, and rudders. So, I've taken some part of micro chinese R/C micro boat. It sails with an 3.7 v, 100 mAH batteries.
To turn, I reduce speed on one  motor. Reverse is not power full. Propellers has been made in brass, diameter is 4 mm (thanks brother)

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Martin (Admin) on April 07, 2025, 07:52:24 am

 
             :o    :-)) :-)) :-))

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 09, 2025, 12:18:27 pm

Hello,


So putty has been sanded. First layers has been sprayed with airbrush even surface are small.

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 14, 2025, 06:05:50 pm

Hello,


So, painting is finished. After that, I've sprayed few varnish coats. I've found some decals letters on website, with height from 2 mm to 4mm.
I've made another sea trial in a cooking dish. The pilot boat still a little bit to heavy. I'll replace the 3.7 v 100 mAH battery by a 3.7 v 50 mAH battery.
Weight is the major problem.

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 17, 2025, 05:03:41 pm

Hello,


Most of brass pieces are 0.3 mm thickness. I've usued an airbrush to paint these. A brush applies too thickly

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: steve mahoney on April 17, 2025, 09:18:30 pm

Nice work!

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Neil on April 17, 2025, 09:46:17 pm

beautifully constructed.....love it.

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on April 26, 2025, 12:17:45 pm

Hello,


Thank you for your comments. So, nowadays , it's not so difficult to find very small lights, such as leds. I've added some

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on May 04, 2025, 08:04:41 am

Hello ,


I like to represent boats as I see them. They are not so "clean" as they leave the shipyard. I use the weathering technic ,very known in tank and aircraft model world.
So, I've added some green light pigment on bridge. For anchor, I've sprayed aluminium color, chipping effect and black. When it was dryed, with a toothpick, I scratched the black colour.
The model is ready for next step, sea trial...

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on May 11, 2025, 12:22:29 pm

Hello,


So this morning, it was the first "sea" trial. Speed was good, It could turn easily left and right. The small diameter propellers easily get stuck in the small pond weeds.
Next trials, night sailing....

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: steve mahoney on May 11, 2025, 09:17:52 pm

Wow, that turned out great. Well done.

Title: Re: Pilot boat "Cherbourg 3"
Post by: Sylvain.P on May 17, 2025, 11:16:01 am

Thank you steve for your coments.
Yesterday evening, was the first tanker approach for Cherbourg3. So, It was good, because water was not so bumpy. :-)