Topic: Sir Lancelot the Building from Jan09 (Read 100905 times)

wallace · « **Reply #175 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:06:02 pm »

Hi Colin thanks for taking an interest in the build and also the lighting I have never done anything like this before.
So heres what I want to do with lights

1/ port & stbd lights
2/Searchlight white
3/masthead steaming lights white
4/overtaking light white
5/Inside the lower bridge red
6/ two or three lights along the superstructure to light up the decks
7/ a light to light up the big winch at front under the lower bridge white
8/ and lights inside the superstruc from the engine room
9/ and one may be to light up the streen
For the superstructure can i get the holders for the light to go into 90% of the wire will be in side the superstructure that lifts off
looking forward to replies wallace

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wallace · « **Reply #176 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:06:58 pm »

Forgot to say I have been told LED lights are the best

gingyer · « **Reply #177 on:** November 18, 2009, 07:46:59 pm »

I have used grain of wheat for years but I am moving to LED's as they are alot better

LED's need to have a resistor fitted to them so that they don't burn out, you can get them already pre-fitted

The easiest way I found to do things is that if you put 2 peices of brass rod in the superstructure and then wire these as positive and negative
then wire the LED's to it makes it easier for wiring
to fit them drill a small hole in the superstructure and glue them into place
if the LED is out side you can disguise the wiring as Pipe work solder them onto brass rod to make longer if needed

I hope this makes some sense

wallace · « **Reply #178 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:48:13 am »

hi colin thanks for help I do understand it in my head reading it but where do the brass rods get wired to is it the main battery or somewhere else.
Told you I was no good at this
wallace

gingyer · « **Reply #179 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:51:39 am »

yes they go back to the battery

If I get the chance will send you a picture of how I did it
but wont be today possibly tommorrow

wallace · « **Reply #180 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:53:39 am »

I hope to do a little bit more on boat thats the small boat for the boat deck cannot do to much my chest is so sore AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
will get there in the end.
Looking at the boat yesterday for a few minutes I went indoors and said to my wife this boat is looking fab and is going to be the best i have built
wallace

wallace · « **Reply #181 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:55:23 am »

thanks colin you are a star

wallace

wallace · « **Reply #182 on:** November 22, 2009, 06:22:25 pm »

These few photo are about putting more railing onboard this time up around the back of the upper bridge and onto the funnel not yet finished i put uncut brass wire in to get the stanchions upright while they were glued into place.

wallace · « **Reply #183 on:** November 22, 2009, 06:27:25 pm »

these photos are with the funnel in place but not fixed, just to see the railing with the funnel

wallace · « **Reply #184 on:** November 24, 2009, 03:50:35 pm »

Have decided that the railings at the back of the upper bridge and behide the funnel are going to be like in the photo and not going into the funnel (knowing me I would have made a mess of it) so the railings are staying as the photo below.

Well it is my boat.

The other few photos are of the decking thats going to hold the depth charges etc I have made the decking so I can lift them off to get into the rudder arm hope you like ??

wallace · « **Reply #185 on:** December 15, 2009, 07:48:47 pm »

WILL BE BACK ON LINE WITH MORE PHOTOS OF THE BUILD AFTER XMAS PLEASE ALL HAVE A GREAT TIME SEE YOU BACK HERE IN
2010 MERRY XMAS TO ALL
WALLACE

wallace · « **Reply #186 on:** December 20, 2009, 07:52:43 pm »

Sorry I just could not stay away was looking at the ship and after a long look I was not happy with the rear gun mounting it just did not look right to me so over the past few days I have started to make a new one so the photos that you will see is how I made the round tower to hold the rear gun.
The first photo is the old tower
The next ones are how I started building the new out of ply and styrene use my new cutter for the job which cuts circles in wood and styrene I took my time and got there in the end as you can see how I done it.

wallace · « **Reply #187 on:** December 20, 2009, 08:03:34 pm »

The next few photos are of the building etc of the tower and the supports for the steps as you can see the steps start off big and get smaller for the top one.Once all the steps are in place and sanded all around I fixed styrene all the way around to a height of 30mm
the next part of the building will be to add filler and then rub down so no joins can be seen,then the top and bottom will have a strip all the way around,so at the moment its looking good I must say alot stronger than the first and I done it my way hope you like.

wallace · « **Reply #188 on:** December 20, 2009, 08:51:37 pm »

MERRY XMAS TO ALL

wallace · « **Reply #189 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:28:50 pm »

Heres a few more of the building of the rear mounting for the rear gun
all was filled and today rub down and primed more coats on it tomorrow

wallace · « **Reply #190 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:32:25 pm »

and more to look at

wallace · « **Reply #191 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:23:48 pm »

Heres a few more of the gun mounting to the rear gave it a few coats of top coat just to the well got to drill the holes for the railings yet.

wallace · « **Reply #192 on:** January 03, 2010, 04:03:31 pm »

The rear Gun Mounting with the railing all done just need abit of touching up of the sides of the mounting with paint
I will not fix the gun on just yet more things have to go on around the mounting. Hope you like.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
PS I HAVE A NEW BOAT BUT WILL NOT START IT UNTIL SIR LANCELOT IS ALL DONE I WONDER IF ANYONE KNOWS MY NEW SHIP.

WALLACE

wallace · « **Reply #193 on:** January 23, 2010, 05:21:25 pm »

These two photos are the start of the steering chain from the back of the bridge to the stern of the boat to the rudder .

wallace · « **Reply #194 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:24:34 pm »

These next few photos are of the Ladders. The bow port-holes. The main deck and the two side decks. The rigging up the mainmast.

Theses are all the ladders on the Sir Lancelot and I have put hand rails onto all of them and painted same colour as the ladder.

wallace · « **Reply #195 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:27:22 pm »

The port holes in the bow are all fitted now have done them in brass two each side

wallace · « **Reply #196 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:31:12 pm »

Theses photos are of the wooden decks the main f/ward deck and the two side decks

on the port and stbd side near the stern

wallace · « **Reply #197 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:43:40 pm »

This is the start of the main mast rigging. I have drawn out the height and space between the rungs

onto a sheet of paper and then taped it onto a sheet of ply.I then cut three lenghs of nylon cord with a hot cutting knife

tied the three lenghs together and pinned them over the drawing which I did and three pins at the bottom.

The next job to do is to weave the cord in between the three lenghs to form the rungs. ( wish me luck )

tigertiger · « **Reply #198 on:** January 28, 2010, 04:17:35 am »

***Topic tidied up at request of OP***

wallace · « **Reply #199 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:09:41 pm »

Heres the fore mast rigging all done and you can see the tools etc that I used.

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