Topic: M/P Nuova Loredana Italian Fishtrawler (Read 196214 times)

ballastanksian · « **Reply #425 on:** January 31, 2017, 08:06:46 pm »

Have a lovely holiday. Send us a postcard!

Big Ada · « **Reply #426 on:** February 01, 2017, 05:23:10 pm »

That chap in the Wheelhouse, if he had a brightly coloured shirt he would be Martins double.

missyd · « **Reply #427 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:17:03 pm »

Quote from: ballastanksian on January 31, 2017, 08:06:46 pm

Have a lovely holiday. Send us a postcard!

We had a fantastic holiday!!! Stormy weather with a mix of sunshine and rain! Just what I wanted!!!

Here is my postcard to all of you ...

missyd · « **Reply #428 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:24:32 pm »

Off we go after the holidays. First I started with the roof of the wheelhouse.

Then I started also with the anchors. Couldn't find the right ones so I had to scratchbuild them. They will be black and so no need to have too much details on them because you wont see them really.

1h later they where finished ...

ballastanksian · « **Reply #429 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:12:39 pm »

Welcome back Danielle and thank you for the card:O) I like the anchors. You have saved yourself a good sum of money making your own.

RAAArtyGunner · « **Reply #430 on:** February 18, 2017, 01:07:32 am »

Quote from: missyd on February 17, 2017, 05:17:03 pm

We had a fantastic holiday!!! Stormy weather with a mix of sunshine and rain! Just what I wanted!!!

Here is my postcard to all of you ...

Plenty of seating but standing room only

missyd · « **Reply #431 on:** February 18, 2017, 03:12:28 pm »

Roof of the wheelhouse made of 2x 1.5mm ply ... I wished I had some 2.5mm on hand but my stocks are ampty after one year building time.
So off I went and glued the two pieces together.

The two anchors got some color ... Tamiya XF-18 matte black

missyd · « **Reply #432 on:** February 20, 2017, 04:32:34 pm »

Anotherday another job done ....

Working again on the roof. The "cover" of the roof has to be done. Its made of 2x 0.6mm ply.

Taking the exact angle ...

Angle of the cover ...

I made the 27° angle on my Proxxon sander .... checking it out.

Covers made of 0.6mm ply. I just love this flexible ply!!! I always use a cutter or scissors to cut it.

Checking again ....

.... and glued in place!

missyd · « **Reply #433 on:** February 20, 2017, 05:00:30 pm »

Front glued in place ....

Second layer ...

Finished .... everything has to be sanded.

Lovely boat!!!

Wooden spacer will be taken away tomorrow.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #434 on:** February 20, 2017, 09:12:13 pm »

Lovely indeed Danielle. Fine workmanship on show

I bought some thin ply but havn't used it yet.

Look after those fingers though, you only have ten of them

missyd · « **Reply #435 on:** February 20, 2017, 09:57:54 pm »

Thanks a lot .... you're right! I have only ten fingers ... some of them have a lot of scars ... but I cut my fingers deeply mostly when I cook ....

missyd · « **Reply #436 on:** February 21, 2017, 04:27:13 pm »

Still working on the roof ... added some profiles (cut on my bandsaw) to the end.

Lampboards and roof profiles ...

Lampboard freshly glued in ...

After sanding ...

I also added some profiles on the top of the covers ....

And like usual the ship in total from the top.

jarvo · « **Reply #437 on:** February 21, 2017, 05:01:40 pm »

SUPERB!!!!

Mark

ballastanksian · « **Reply #438 on:** February 21, 2017, 09:12:40 pm »

Amen to that.

missyd · « **Reply #439 on:** February 22, 2017, 04:17:00 pm »

Thanks a lot my friends!!!

I made the radarmast and the exhaust stack out of cardboard ....

Glued the anchors in place.

Added some wood railings ....

And made the exhaust stack out of a block of wood.

RAAArtyGunner · « **Reply #440 on:** February 23, 2017, 01:02:19 am »

Looking better each day

missyd · « **Reply #441 on:** February 23, 2017, 04:28:36 pm »

Thanks a lot!

The first model boat show in Switzerland is end of April .... I have to get her ready 'til then!!!!!

More work done today ....
Some details on the upper deck. Glued in place all these tiny wooden reinforcements ....

Then the exhaust stack got its shape .... dusty work I can tell you!

The ventilation covers where milled on my lathe .... out of an old broomstick.

And here are the parts ....

As you can see its not that easy with the ventilation covers and ducts....

Ready to be glued in place ...

Done for today ....

ballastanksian · « **Reply #442 on:** February 23, 2017, 08:26:53 pm »

It's great whittling parts on the lathe or in the power drill. Interesting progress, and great to see you making the middle sized detail parts. Before you know it, you will fit the last lamp or door handle and there will be another Boat completed.

missyd · « **Reply #443 on:** February 25, 2017, 04:38:59 pm »

Last hours of work for this week!

Finished the exhaust stack ... lacking some small details which I can do later .... the 2 dolphins will be very tricky to make.

missyd · « **Reply #444 on:** February 27, 2017, 02:19:26 pm »

Time to finish the smoke stack! I added a ladder and the covers for the exhaust pipes. The main engine exhaust pipe has its cover open. The auxiliary engine exhaust pipe will remain closed. Then I added some layers of acrylic paint. More layers will be needed to have e nice white exhaust stack.

I also started the radar mast. I made it with different pieces of scrap plywood. Normally I do the mast with ABS plastic but I still prefer wood. The front will be sanded round tomorrow. Another 1-2 weeks will be needed to get the mast done. There are 5 lights and 2 working radars to be added.

Overall picture as usual .... I just love the very nicely designed lines of the ship! The newer fishtrawlers from the UK or France have never such classic lines.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #445 on:** February 27, 2017, 08:51:52 pm »

Is this because of the sea states expected of a particular region? I know the Med can get super choppy at times but the North sea and Atlantic can get enormous.

Lovely work as usual Danielle.

missyd · « **Reply #446 on:** February 28, 2017, 06:03:39 am »

Thanks a lot!

The med can have big waves ... at the adriatic the waves are little bit smaller. And I noticed that if there is a storm with waves and wind nobody gets out of the harbour. And who is out is coming in fast.

missyd · « **Reply #447 on:** February 28, 2017, 03:09:41 pm »

More work done .... came out rather nice!

Drilled the holes for the radar micromotors.

Holes for the wires.

Glueing the cover on the platforms.

I had to make 2 small wings for the mast.

Overall view of todays work.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #448 on:** February 28, 2017, 09:25:11 pm »

The designer of that mast certainly had a flair for interesting shapes. It is more like a cabin cruiser's than a working vessel.

Lovely work with the thin wood.

RAAArtyGunner · « **Reply #449 on:** March 01, 2017, 12:54:13 am »

Danielle,

Do you have any wood working experience???

Your methods seem to indicate some experience working with timber.

Very informative build.

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