Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: brocstar on December 17, 2009, 09:33:40 pm
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Hi All
This is my 12th attempt to upload pics of my latest project! Here are some of the components so far.
All the best
Stuart
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Welcome, Brocstar and thanks for the photos. The boat and the build look absolutely superb and nice to see them :-)).
Derek.
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Very impressive work there, I love the detail.
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Looking very impressive :-))
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That is a "mighty" model. I never even knew there were any "four stacker" short-sea mail steamers! Is the hull still bare frame, or have you got further than the picture?
Bob
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Thanks for the interest and the positive comments all!
RMS Connaught was one of 4 sisters on the Holyhead-Kingstown (Dublin) mail run. She was built by Lairds for the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company in 1860. Under her Master Captain Kendall she could accomplish the crossing in under 3 3/4 hours at a speed of 18 knots! She was, for 20 years the fastest vessel afloat.
I have now planked the hull and given it its first skim of glass filler and the first sanding. Lots more to do. The hull at present is to deck level.
All the best
Stuart
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Very impressive work, I look forward to seeing more of your build. Thanks for sharing.
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Really excellent, glad you persevered with the photos. :-))
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Thanks all! - more to follow after Crimble I hope.
Stuart
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HI fantastic build
But I have one correction Kingstown is Dun Laoghaire name change 1922
Martin
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Surely he is right then Martin seeing as he is talking about 1860 :-))
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At the time (1860) the port for Dublin was known as Kingstown and the RMS Connaught, Leinster, Munster and Ulster (named after the four provinces of a then British ruled NON partitioned Ireland - in which Gaelic was frowned upon!) ran a twice daily scheduled service (ie TWO return journeys) between Holyhead and Kingstown. The ships were disposed of and scrapped by 1900 - some 20 odd years before the port for Dublin was renamed Dun Laoghaire.
Hope this helps
Stuart
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Sorry I got it wrong Dun Laoghaire was named Kingstown in 1821 by King george the 5th and returned to its original name in 1921 by the town council,
Dun laoghaire is 7 miles south of Dublin. Dublin has its own port,
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Absolutely beautiful- that cabin is exquisite! Will be really impressive when it's finished.
Greg
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Beautiful worker keep the photos comming.
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Thanks for all the kind comments - I really appreciate it!
I have done a little more - I've made all the portholes and drilled the holes to receive them in the hull, added the bow blocks and forward bulwarks and made a start on the Turtle Deck.
All the best
stuart
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Exquisite. :-))
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Hi All
I've done a little more work to the hull in preparation for the first coat of paint - lots more to do though. Today I thought I'd assemble the components so far to give me an idea of where to have the decks removable etc. Bear in mind everything was 'loosley' assembled so nothing aligned properly or measured!
All the best
stuart
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Terrific. She is really looking the part now. You must be proud. :-))
Ken
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That is great workmanship.
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Simply superb! :-)) :-)) :-))
Regards
Wilhelm
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Hi All
A little more progress. I've made and fitted the Hawsepipes and fitted the portlight bezels and brass inner rings. I have plated the hull with watercolourist's paper which is textured and gives an 'iron' look and blown on the first trial coat of paint.
Thanks for all the kind comments
All the best
Stuart
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Great idea with the paper- I get the feeling you've realised it's going to be the details that make this model, and your onto a brilliant start- those funnels are spot on mate!
Just a shame there's no steam coming out of them...
Greg
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Thanks Greg! I have an unused Cheddar Proteus plant - but I don't think it's got the Oomph for this one - also being a paddle4 steamer means a boiler full of water relatively high gives really nasty stability problems.
All the best
Stuart
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Hi All
I've made a little more progress. The rear deck and houses are now fitted and the first passanger is on board!
All the best
Stuart
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Even little Isambard Brunel is impressed!!!
This is beautiful, keep it up!
Greg
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Thanks Greg
I'm glad you're enjoying it - I'm having a bit of fun myself! Paddle shaft now fitted and wheels temporarily installed.
All the best
Stuart
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:24 pm • Post subject:
Hi All
Well I managed to get back into the workshop after a nearly 3 day break. A word of warning - NEVER leave your workshop for more than 8 hours if your short term memory is faulty! I couldn't find a thing on my return so had to TIDY (Euch!) and start again.
I managed to get the centre section deck planked with the waterways attached. The whole thing will lift off complete with funnels, paddle boxes and flying bridge deck, The reason for this is that there is so much in the way of rigging and stays in this area. If I don't make the whole thing removable then I will end up spending about an hour rigging each time I want to get inside the model.
I have mounted the engine room skylight on its base and put the funnel bases and funnels in position in preparation for building the centre deck assembly. I just slipped the paddle boxes into position to give me an idea of heights etc. I'm just a little disappointed with the joint in the deck. I was forced to place it where it is in full view, and unfortunately the planks appear to have been cut from 2 separate batches. There's only a few thou difference in their widths - but over that size deck it means that they don't all line up - ah well, measure Twice, cut Once as they say
More later.
All the best
Stuart
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Hi All
sorry about the lack of posts recently - I have been working on Connaught, but it got to the stage where nothing much SHOWED for the work put in!
Anyway the model is now virtually structurally complete - so the next stage is all of the rest of the fittings, furniture and rigging. Some pics to show the progress so far.
All the best
stuart
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can u get any bigger