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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #150 on: March 21, 2013, 07:00:16 pm »

Very nice model you have built! If you are interested in building scale crab pots the maybe you're interested in how I made them...  ok2

I am building the FV Cornelia Marie in 1/32 scale.


 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #151 on: March 24, 2013, 02:33:48 am »

THIS link is to a pic of a  boat very similar to the NORTHWESTERN my be before she was lengthened to be eligible for a bigger pot quot er
http://trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=141463&title=paragon&cat=609
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #152 on: March 24, 2013, 01:18:28 pm »

paragon and her sister ship "rainier" are very interesting vessels :-))
 
they are similar in shape but not built at the same shipyard as far as ive researched, there are literally dozens of northwestern hulls fishing out of dutch harbour...
 

 
 

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #153 on: March 24, 2013, 08:17:01 pm »

hello chris i've got 16dvd's from the first 3 series of deadliest catch which you are more than welcome to borrow if they could help you out in anyway
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #154 on: March 25, 2013, 02:57:38 pm »

thanks tattooed
 
i have over 600 pics of the northwestern so i should be ok :-)
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #155 on: July 12, 2013, 08:49:01 am »

sorry chris but time to ask for any more updates on your build.
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #156 on: July 12, 2013, 02:23:29 pm »

Thanks hopeitfloats.
 
I havent done anything else on it. It is mostly detailing still to do, im using it as a prototype for dimensions and positions that can be replicated. Ive spent a huge chunk at the beginning of the year designing workable model drawings for the alaskan fleet, making plugs etc.
 
I just wanted a break from that genre, i have embarked up on a new small project, as i basically havent really done much of what i love doing making boats etc....
 
Whilst im still using my 1st northwestern build as a test prototype, ill not add anymore to it, until im satisfied with mouldings and working drawings etc.
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch) V2 and others
« Reply #157 on: April 23, 2014, 09:22:06 pm »

Hi this is my V2 Northwestern and a couple of others
 
The signage is just for indication purposes

 
Here is a few others
 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.443770989093784.1073741831.401185880018962&type=1

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #158 on: April 23, 2014, 09:28:20 pm »

Well you wont be very popular on here as hardly any of the members understand Face book let alone use it
 
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #159 on: April 23, 2014, 09:36:31 pm »

Its clicking a link....lol
 
Truth be told i did try and upload some more pics on here....but it just froze in the attachment area  {:-{
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #160 on: April 23, 2014, 10:43:14 pm »

Fine looking hulls Chris  :-))
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #161 on: April 24, 2014, 01:24:03 am »

Its clicking a link....lol
 
Truth be told i did try and upload some more pics on here....but it just froze in the attachment area  {:-{
 
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Chris,

If you post your text, then go back in and modify your post, and add the attachments, the
photos will often upload with no issues the second time around.

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #162 on: April 24, 2014, 09:09:15 am »

ok Umi will give it a try  %%
 
 

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #163 on: April 24, 2014, 09:13:16 am »

Works well Umi  :-))
 
Strange having to do that everytime.....or does it depend on busy times with other users  {:-{
 
ill try it again to make sure
 
The last picture, is allocated to others in the fleet, the small one is Maverick, next to Ramblin Rose, the ones nearest are Early Dawn and North American etc

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #164 on: April 24, 2014, 10:03:20 am »

Not quite the same photo angle, but just for indication purposes
 

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #165 on: April 24, 2014, 10:27:23 am »

Fantastic work Chris :-)) 
 will you be selling them as a semi or full kit
I would have to go for a time bandit hull when you have them ready for sale


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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #166 on: April 24, 2014, 11:03:51 am »

Thanks Jason
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #167 on: April 24, 2014, 10:08:55 pm »

you´re make a very good job, keep up the good work Mr.Gillespie  :-)) :-)) :-))
 
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #168 on: June 08, 2014, 12:04:47 pm »

Been building a distillery in the western isles, so not alot of time spent developing
 
but here is some fitting prototypes

The pot hauler isnt quite finnished some bolt details still to be added
 
 
 

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #169 on: February 26, 2015, 01:36:18 am »

Its been a while, as most know I had a set back or two...and it has taken a while for the pain to remove its self from the proverbial goolies  :embarrassed:

So with some sense of a rejuvenated phoenix.... I pulled my first hull from the mould, I have much damage to claw back but one bit at a time

Thanks for all your continued interest, pm's and messages of encouragement and support  :-))

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #170 on: February 26, 2015, 08:37:54 am »

Good to see you're back at it Chris.  :-))
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #171 on: February 27, 2015, 09:34:48 am »

Thanks turbo

It feels good to have the wind in the sails again  :-)

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #172 on: March 17, 2015, 01:12:27 pm »

Exciting day today, I took the Northwestern for her first sea trials, it went really well tried a couple of motors and now know which ones are best....apologies for the picture quality as the phone camera didn't like overcast day for some reason :)

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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #173 on: March 23, 2015, 01:48:42 am »

Hi Guys from downunder,
I'm just trying to get back to my boats after a long break while I was totally involved in running my model manufacturing business here in Aust.
When I started with my 1:24 Scratch built Tug, Iron Cove, back in 1982 ( and she's still in working order ) I chose to use a 12v  Car Heater fan motor, the origins I can't quite remember, although I'm thinking Ford Falcon. It's around 75mm diam and and has tons of guts!
These motors are smooth running and are not real hungry for amps if run at higher speeds with a belt drive reduction. The Iron Cove runs a 6" x 4 blade home made prop, and is easily capable of towing a dinghy with human passengers aboard.
I make my own pulleys, generally out of either aluminium, or Acrylic ( perspex ), and turn a half round groove which accommodates either Std 1/4 inch "O" rings or ideally Redthane belting which is a polyurethane round hollow section and uses aluminium joiner studs. It lasts forever, as it doesn't perish like the ordinary " O " rings. And you make it any length you want!
Where I started to go with this, was that I also use motors from 12v Electric Car radio aerials which are cheap to locate and are more industrial than a lot of the off the shelf high speed asian built ones.
One of the best motors I ever came across are the 12v Bosch 12 pole heater fan motors out of our early series Holden Commodores, read Opel Senator, from the early 80's. Just so smooth and efficient, and I have a pair mounted in my unfinished 1:24 Sirius Cove.
If anybody wants any further info, just ask. I can't talk about RPMs and stuff, but what I do works!
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Re: Making a FV Northwestern (Deadliest Catch)
« Reply #174 on: March 24, 2015, 05:16:05 pm »

Very interesting Ian

I have had a ton of people offer advice about car motors, for this and that....that is great if it was a one off, I have had to seriously look at what will work best for the boat incase I need to offer the advice to others..

My experiments worked really well, I am really pleased with the caldercraft 900, it is the one that is used in the photos, the full length shot seems perfect with the wash at the bow about the correct height and the wake all looks really good. It is really really quiet aswell.

The mfa 800, also worked really well, it has a bit more grunt if needed ( it does rev 2000 higher, and is noisier )

I would plump for the caldercraft, but the 800 would also do.... 55mm prop

Job done.....
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