Topic: Sir Lancelot the Building from Jan09 (Read 101081 times)

tigertiger · « **Reply #200 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:58:56 pm »

Hi Wallace

What knots/securing method did you use for the ratlines?

wallace · « **Reply #201 on:** January 31, 2010, 02:20:48 pm »

Tiger sorry I did not use knots on each rung they looked to big and ugly so I just threaded the cord
and cut the ends with a hot blade.You should know I dont do anything that I dont like the look of.

wallace

tigertiger · « **Reply #202 on:** January 31, 2010, 02:29:38 pm »

Does this mean you threaded the cord through the stays using a needle and then glued with CA?

DickyD · « **Reply #203 on:** January 31, 2010, 04:02:14 pm »

Excellent Wallace, just the way I did it on my Milford Star and my tramp steamer.

Coming on well.

wallace · « **Reply #204 on:** January 31, 2010, 06:37:49 pm »

First of all Many thanks to you Dicky for your kind comments i always say everyone to there own when building and I done it my way.
And my reply to Tiger is yes I did thread the nylon cord through the nylon cord stays and added a little glue and like I said a hot blade to cut the ends off.I think the photo shows what I have done.
Sorry tiger if its not the way you do it I just did not like it the other way like I said.
But thanks for your reply and please remember I have spent the past 14 months doing this ship and taking and posting photos so that
other people can see what I have done and also hoping it helps someone do things that they are having touble with.

wallace

wallace · « **Reply #205 on:** February 02, 2010, 06:54:53 pm »

Heres a few more photos of the rigging on the foremast not yet fixed just put it up on stbd side to see how its looking
happy with what I see.
wallace

PS I like the look of my other boats all cover up for the winter to keep warm ?????

wallace · « **Reply #206 on:** February 02, 2010, 06:58:03 pm »

Just to let you know the foremast is not fixed to the deck yet
just a bit more to do on the deck first now the weather is warming up will get the varnish out
been keeping it warm in the house ??????

wallace · « **Reply #207 on:** February 03, 2010, 03:53:47 pm »

Heres the port side of the rigging for the foremast once again only place it onto the mast etc to see how it looks
once again Im happy with the way it is at the moment thats another job out of the way alot more little bits to do.

wallace · « **Reply #208 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:43:14 pm »

here's a few photo's showing the upper-deck which now has the main deck , and the port and stbd stern ends all fitted out in plywood and at long last fixed to the deck all have been waterproof with satin varnis I can now start to build up .

DickyD · « **Reply #209 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:49:47 pm »

Thats looking nice Wallace.

Are you painting the brass work ?

wallace · « **Reply #210 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:51:13 pm »

These's few photos are showing the parts of the boat around in my garage all done upto 80%
now the warm weather may be coming the boat will get done,
The last photo shows my next build still asleep in its box I wont awake it until Sir Lancelot is all done
and I have had a play with it I may just take it to the lake to see how it sits in the water and how the motor goes.
Enjoy the photos

wallace · « **Reply #211 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:53:38 pm »

Dicky this time the brass is staying as brass my goverment has spent a few million on this refit ????

No really Dicky I like the brass it stands out.
wallace

DickyD · « **Reply #212 on:** February 08, 2010, 05:01:01 pm »

Best of luck with the Resolve, nice model when finished. Will probably drive you round the bend trying to decipher the instructions.

wallace · « **Reply #213 on:** February 09, 2010, 03:43:39 pm »

Done little bit more today so the photos of the build are about getting the funnel ready to fix to the upper superstructure to make the funnel firm to wandering hands at the lake I have put pins in under side of the funnel ,but before doing that I had to line the funnel up on the deck so its in line I then marked all around it put pins in the under side of the funnel 4 in total put a little black paint onto each pin and slowly touched the deck as straight as I could.Removed the funnel and while the paint was still wet marked through the paint then wipe the paint off.I then drill the 4 holes 2.5 mm to take the pins my luck was only one hole was abit out so had to make it bigger Im please to say all fitted well and will fix tomorrow and leave to set for 24 hours will have to touch up paint.
Hope the photos are ok for all to see. wallace

wallace · « **Reply #214 on:** February 09, 2010, 03:47:06 pm »

Heres the rest of todays work

Mark47 · « **Reply #215 on:** February 09, 2010, 06:09:45 pm »

Quote from: wallace on February 08, 2010, 04:53:38 pm

Dicky this time the brass is staying as brass my goverment has spent a few million on this refit ????

No really Dicky I like the brass it stands out.
wallace

Will you be varnishing the brass to stop oxidisation?

cwm · « **Reply #216 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:47:57 pm »

Beautiful job

wallace · « **Reply #217 on:** February 10, 2010, 06:46:34 pm »

Thanks Mark for the tip yes I will be doing it to save the brass.
wallace

wallace · « **Reply #218 on:** February 10, 2010, 06:48:18 pm »

Thanks cwm I do welcome all coments good and bad.
wallace

wallace · « **Reply #219 on:** February 11, 2010, 04:06:18 pm »

Today I had a look at the funnel for the first time in two days to let it set well
Theses photos are the end result of the funnel fixed into place with epoxy two part due to the cold weather it takes abit longer to set.
You can see on the photos I took a shot of the pins etc under the superstructure I may for extra strengh add glass fibre onto the pins
I turn the deck up side down etc to make sure everything was holding and the final photo all sitting well on the deck.

I think this is month 15 of the build and I have really enjoyed doing it hope you have liked the photos and there will be more to come as I move on with the build.I may take the hull down to the lake to see how it sits on the water.????

wallace

Tug-Kenny RIP · « **Reply #220 on:** February 11, 2010, 08:18:44 pm »

Looking good, Wallace.

How do plan to secure the funnel ? Are those threaded bolts covered in epoxy ?

Cheers

Ken

wallace · « **Reply #221 on:** February 12, 2010, 04:18:04 pm »

Thanks Ken for your comment about the boat.

Also your answer about securing the funnel in place well Ken I have done it by four metal pins then epoxy the pins into the bottom of the funnel then covered the whole of the bottom of funnel with epoxy and then let it harden I did not touch it for two days and I still have not really touch it in this cold weather everything takes that much longer to dry and harden off later I will cover the pins under glass fibra

hope that makes sence, wallace

wallace · « **Reply #222 on:** February 12, 2010, 04:25:08 pm »

Today or should say this afternoon I spent and hour or two on the depth-chargers and blocks just cut lenghs of wood of 20mm
and put two together and used a rod with sand paper and sanded the two together to make a cradle for the chargers to sit on.
will prime and paint them tomorrow I hope then join them together,

wallace · « **Reply #223 on:** February 15, 2010, 03:28:32 pm »

Heres the blocks for the d/charges made up and painted only the holding rope to add will do that when they are added to the boat I hope it gives you joy to watch how I'm building this ship.

wallace · « **Reply #224 on:** February 20, 2010, 04:52:51 pm »

The latest bits that I have been doing on the Sir Lancelot the first two are off the rear gun with the gunner sitting just put together to see how it looks before I paint the sailor.
The other three are about the small boat from the boat deck have given it its top coat two coats and the last photo shows that Im going to paint the rigging around the boat white hope you like.

wallace

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