Topic: ModelsbyDesign Shannon (Read 202262 times)

Taranis · « **Reply #525 on:** January 02, 2020, 02:21:13 pm »

WOW what a fantastic additional set of photos , need all day to browse them

Taranis · « **Reply #526 on:** January 02, 2020, 10:59:13 pm »

Not done much today and I ran out of paint mid spray so a trip to LMS tomorrow.

Fresh pictures from Scarborough show the deck connector to be a cube so the nicely ovalized one needs a file to it.

I've also made the keeper for the sea catch safety locking pin. Not in picture

Taranis · « **Reply #527 on:** January 03, 2020, 11:53:43 am »

Looks great from over 6" away. Camera is too good

For this build I'm using Tamiya TS66 for the non textured deck parts

Taranis · « **Reply #528 on:** January 03, 2020, 01:51:41 pm »

The silicon tubing arrived and an overdue delivery direct from Japan.

The Tamiya scriber is a must for styrene modellers
£5.48 delivered if you don't mind waiting up to month

Link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002KKBVTC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

YOU TUBE
https://youtu.be/SH7kGetSOgg

Taranis · « **Reply #529 on:** January 03, 2020, 05:25:38 pm »

Hydraulic pipe and forward support completed

My attention is now focused on the Sea-catch. I toyed with making it functional but decided against without an exploded view to work from.

Work in progress

Taranis · « **Reply #530 on:** January 03, 2020, 07:15:55 pm »

continued...
1mm outer plates 2mm inner parts
1/8 brass rod

Taranis · « **Reply #531 on:** January 03, 2020, 09:42:20 pm »

Primer really picks out the detail

Taranis · « **Reply #532 on:** January 03, 2020, 10:49:00 pm »

So far most of the dreaded parts I have managed to create with much less resistance than I imagined and have turned out with a grin on my face but there are still specific items I cannot see a way through

The Speaker on the mast is a real blockage so if anyone has a thought on a way forwards pray tell?

I'm not interested in a pre made compromise

Arno Kim ?? AN other

P.S. looking at the previous picture I may attempt to scribe the lines to isolate the separate parts

Canterbury Coxswain · « **Reply #533 on:** January 03, 2020, 11:33:44 pm »

Andy,
I will turn my speaker on my lathe [and I would think Arno will too], but before I got that 17-21 used to be amazed at what I 'turned' using my Dremmel fixed in a vice!! This is what I did for my Arun class aerial reducers and cappings. So that might just be the one way forward......then start dropping hints for a lathe [birthday] my wife bought mine for my 60th birthday some thirteen years back!! Seriously, another little idea to get the 'funnel' could be to find a small plastic syringe [or similar] and cut off the conical reduction section and glue this to some styrene rod/tube [maybe a little fettling to get it up to your fine standards]. Then I think all those little fins on the back will just have to be cut out and glued into place using spacers......that is what I will do - when I get there in 2025!!
Cheers, I am sure you will come up with another 'little gem' - but here is a 'starter for 10'!!
I'm back to the workshop for a little while now, to take the excess solder off the supporting fins on the gob-eye fairlead bases that I did this afternoon.

Kim

Taranis · « **Reply #534 on:** January 04, 2020, 07:33:08 am »

Thanks for the ideas and the drawings

Pet project is a working sea catch now

Taranis · « **Reply #535 on:** January 04, 2020, 03:53:54 pm »

kinmel · « **Reply #536 on:** January 04, 2020, 04:07:18 pm »

absolutely cracking scratch build

Taranis · « **Reply #537 on:** January 04, 2020, 04:12:35 pm »

Thank you Alan. I'm not completely happy with the paint but that can be changed.
Iphone picks up the tiniest of flaws that you would not notice by eye

I'm not bothering with the shackle as it's not part of the boat itself, especially after launch.

JH just told me that the safety pin would be in the stowage tube before launch and would stay there until recovered

Taranis · « **Reply #538 on:** January 05, 2020, 01:38:52 pm »

Continued.....

I started with an approximate shape then duplicated it. I've used 1.5mm styrene sheet.

I left it slightly long at the front edge so I could put the parts in a vice to form the flares with a hot air gun and a steel ruler to press evenly to get both identical

Brass 3.18mm rod and styrene tube

When I get confirmation of the exact height I will modify accordingly

Taranis · « **Reply #539 on:** January 05, 2020, 05:19:34 pm »

Almost ready for primer

Taranis · « **Reply #540 on:** January 05, 2020, 09:53:39 pm »

It was still far too tall. Need to be looking at 15mm max
My roller is a bit high but no one will know

Taranis · « **Reply #541 on:** January 06, 2020, 05:27:59 pm »

You will have noticed that much of my build, the mast for example is held together with small machine screws.
A set of micro taps like this is a must and the price for a set like this is probably less than you might pay for a 1mm tap alone.
I mainly tap styrene or the GRP so these are plenty good enough.

£6.99 from UK
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Mini-M1-M3-5-Drill-Straight-Fluted-Screw-Tread-Tap-Metric-Hand-Tap-Tools-OLY/153110900139

SailorGreg · « **Reply #542 on:** January 06, 2020, 06:47:53 pm »

Wow, lovely work. And prolific too. You manage as much in a day as most of us would manage in a week. Quick question - where do you do your spraying? Do you have an inside booth or do you dash out into the garden?

Greg

Taranis · « **Reply #543 on:** January 06, 2020, 06:55:10 pm »

Thank you Greg
All the small parts are done with Tamiya spray which tolerates nipping out in most temperatures. The larger parts are spring summer only and outdoors so very often frustrated.
I hope to have the cabin fully prepared ready for the warm weather and likewise the other big items
The hull is I think complete now.

P.S.
I have more free time than many as I gave up work. Fortunately my wife has her own hobby too that she is just as keen on so usually we both do our own modelling in adjacent rooms without conflicts.

Taranis · « **Reply #544 on:** January 07, 2020, 11:41:16 pm »

Much less time modelling today but what I have done is prepare the hull for the rest of the primer and taken the deck off to fit a 2mm pad of styrene below all the forward fittings for better tapped holes.

Taranis · « **Reply #545 on:** January 08, 2020, 07:01:07 pm »

The styrene plate has made the deck more rigid too, it no longer moves when applying pressure. Some of the smooth finish applied.
I’ve also extended the base plate of the bow roller and made the grab rails

RST · « **Reply #546 on:** January 08, 2020, 07:45:35 pm »

Very nicely put together. You have more patience and attention span than me!

When I do something that neat in the last minute I bash something or spill a bottle of glue or paint and undo half the work!

Rich

Taranis · « **Reply #547 on:** January 08, 2020, 07:50:52 pm »

Thank you Rich
Believe me I’m not immune to my share of accidents

Photos are carefully selected

Taranis · « **Reply #548 on:** January 10, 2020, 04:06:32 pm »

Yesterday I started the anchor with no sure idea of how to do it but it's slowly taking shape. Having studied the real one I can't say I've seen a scale one that copies it correctly.

Anyway a few pictures showing the steps so far.

Still a lot of shaping before adding other details. Very rough but it will succeed

Taranis · « **Reply #549 on:** January 10, 2020, 10:14:06 pm »

Getting closer

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