Topic: Mountfleet Models Danny Boy (1:24 scale) Build Log (Read 17387 times)

eternal422 · « **Reply #75 on:** June 15, 2021, 09:32:12 pm »

Quote from: SteamboatPhil on June 15, 2021, 09:17:42 pm

This is really coming along well, although you have done primmer what will be the the final colour. Great on the electronics, have put all mine for my fishing boat together on the bench ( I also have the sound module)........installed in the boat....guess what....grrrrrrrr.......so a little glass of Ricard (tis France) and.. opps missed a connection...oh and BTW I do steam so this new fangled radio control is a learning curve / mystery

Thank you

the wheelhouse colour is an acrylic top coat so will be that colour, seems to go well with the superstructure. I will end up spraying a clear coat over all of it for protection (assuming this works ok on a test piece!).

Sante! Not had Ricard for years!

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #76 on:** June 16, 2021, 06:30:02 pm »

eternal422 · « **Reply #77 on:** June 21, 2021, 09:34:28 pm »

Some of the deck fittings now added over the weekend. Still got to finish the steering chain to tiller arm. Also spent some time tonight soldering and making the deck lights and navigation lights, pictures once they are in place and wired up

Capt Podge · « **Reply #78 on:** June 21, 2021, 09:41:12 pm »

Your colour scheme looks good to me and the black fittings set it off nicely

Ray.

eternal422 · « **Reply #79 on:** June 21, 2021, 10:06:36 pm »

Quote from: Capt Podge on June 21, 2021, 09:41:12 pm

Your colour scheme looks good to me and the black fittings set it off nicely

Ray.

Thanks Ray

the long steering chain pipe was originally a darkish grey, but I thought it just looked like primer so decided that black was the way to go. Pleased with the look now and keeping to the coloured scheme for the other fittings.

eternal422 · « **Reply #80 on:** June 23, 2021, 09:00:32 pm »

Danny Boy now has working lights

Got to sort the light leak around the engine skylight and may swap the LEDs for that and the rear cabin to warm white, they’re too white really. But the deck lamps look great, and the fiddly navigation lights worked out ok in the end!

Trouble is, the superstructure is getting more and more intricate and difficult, but the overall look is worth the effort.

Stan · « **Reply #81 on:** June 23, 2021, 10:02:50 pm »

Hi the L E D are looking great not rocket science. Well done on taking the plunge installing lighting.

Stan.

eternal422 · « **Reply #82 on:** June 23, 2021, 10:22:24 pm »

Quote from: Stan on June 23, 2021, 10:02:50 pm

Hi the L E D are looking great not rocket science. Well done on taking the plunge installing lighting.

Stan.

Thanks Stan, once I got started it wasn’t too bad. Bit fiddly, but soldering the LEDs wasn’t that bad at all.

derekwarner · « **Reply #83 on:** June 24, 2021, 12:01:07 am »

Not sure of the actual date of the originals vessel build, but pretty sure a Marine Surveyor would not be happy with the Navigation lights angle of illumination

Not intended as a criticism, just better here before any loud mouth says so at the pond

Derek

eternal422 · « **Reply #84 on:** June 30, 2021, 08:31:17 pm »

Little bit more progress on Danny Boy. Slow going despite batching up components to paint then assemble. But managed to attach a few bits onto the superstructure tonight.

eternal422 · « **Reply #85 on:** July 08, 2021, 08:18:32 pm »

Funnel construction and painting completed and now installed. Lots of effort in making sure it was positioned correctly. Then on to anchors, I guess I’m toying with bits and pieces now, putting off the masts and rigging for when I have more time rather than just the odd hour here and there in the evenings.

eternal422 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 09, 2021, 09:51:16 pm »

Bit the bullet tonight and made a start on the fore mast for Danny Boy. Don’t ask me how I made the taper of the dowel 😉 but suffice to say that putting the dowel in a drill chuck and holding sandpaper along it I was able to get it tapering to match the metal hoops. Doing it slowly enough I was able to (a) not burn my hands with the friction on the sandpaper and (b) obtain an almost perfect shape to match the plan and (c) didn’t end up needing emergency medical help😂.

Now got the painting and fixing of the various hoops to do tomorrow in readiness for some rigging.

eternal422 · « **Reply #87 on:** July 10, 2021, 03:07:03 pm »

Amazing a whole day spent on Danny Boy and it doesn’t look like much to show for it. But, nevertheless, good steady progress and the fore mast looking the part now (not fixed to deck yet). I also made the gaff which needs rigging to hold it onto the mast, so that is waiting ready for that task.

Stan · « **Reply #88 on:** July 10, 2021, 04:27:31 pm »

HI will take picture on Sunday for the mast lights.

Stan.

eternal422 · « **Reply #89 on:** July 10, 2021, 05:02:03 pm »

Quote from: Stan on July 10, 2021, 04:27:31 pm

HI will take picture on Sunday for the mast lights.

Stan.

Thanks Stan, really appreciate your help. Starting to wonder how I’m going to transport it to a pond as it’s pretty heavy with the ballast in - must be getting close to completion if I’m starting to think about that😂

eternal422 · « **Reply #90 on:** July 13, 2021, 09:21:39 pm »

Moved on to the mizzen mast tonight, turning the dowel into the tapered mast was quite therapeutic, even if I ended up with a croaky throat from being outside with the pollen (and sawdust!). It took a bit to sort out the parts and identify which is which, but think it’s ok and now ready to start painting them.

eternal422 · « **Reply #91 on:** July 16, 2021, 08:31:49 pm »

Masts, gaffs and booms at various stages of building and painting. Hopefully some of these will make their way onto the boat over the weekend!

eternal422 · « **Reply #92 on:** July 17, 2021, 04:24:33 pm »

Thanks to a chat with Stan along with his drawing, I tackled the mast lights today. Whilst close-up the LED soldering in the light housing isn’t that neat, it works, fits in the housing and ready for rigging to the mast. Following Stan’s suggestion of using epoxy in the fitting to both secure the LEDs and insulate the wires, it wasn’t that hard in the end.

I decided on using the thin wire as the lights haul rope rather than making the wires additional to the whole structure, wired in series it means one wire up to the top, wire between the two lights and then the bottom wire back to the negative return. The weight of the lights will be taken by two rigging cords so will be fine once completed.

Both masts now fitted, so not long before making a start on the rigging.

Stan · « **Reply #93 on:** July 17, 2021, 10:15:00 pm »

HI this is the sketch showing how I fitted suspended lights on my minesweeper build.

Stan.

eternal422 · « **Reply #94 on:** July 19, 2021, 09:21:41 pm »

Mast lights now on rigging and wired in

eternal422 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 20, 2021, 03:21:26 pm »

To aid my memory if I ever need in the future I created a schematic drawing of Danny Boy’s electronics. Thought I’d share in case it is of interest to anyone for help or ideas. The main components, P112, P44 and P95 are from Action Electronics. I made the boards for resistors for the LEDs using veroboard (or whatever it’s called nowadays!).

Stan · « **Reply #96 on:** July 20, 2021, 04:21:13 pm »

Hi that's a great asset to have for the future very useful when fault finding. On my models I use coloured cables for things like lighting and yellow /blue for motors to E S C. I have ceased using terminal blocks in favour of Wago 221 series connectors neat looking easy to use not cheap. But terminal blocks have been around along time if you are happy with these so be it. One of the pictures you will see I used blue/brown cable this is now blue /yellow. For your first model you have done a great job well done with the electrics.

Stan.

eternal422 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 20, 2021, 06:00:58 pm »

Quote from: Stan on July 20, 2021, 04:21:13 pm

Hi that's a great asset to have for the future very useful when fault finding. On my models I use coloured cables for things like lighting and yellow /blue for motors to E S C. I have ceased using terminal blocks in favour of Wago 221 series connectors neat looking easy to use not cheap. But terminal blocks have been around along time if you are happy with these so be it. One of the pictures you will see I used blue/brown cable this is now blue /yellow. For your first model you have done a great job well done with the electrics.

Stan.

Love your wiring Stan, those Wago connectors make a really neat job and your idea of different coloured wiring for the different circuits is a good idea to help identify and simplify what would otherwise look quite complicated!

Stan · « **Reply #98 on:** July 20, 2021, 06:53:28 pm »

HI thank you for your comments. With a little planning and the use of items available today a tidy wiring system can easily be done. Your idea of a wiring schematic has two advantages. Would help to find any problems and if you sell on the model this would help any new owner to understand the electrics.

Stan.

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eternal422 · « **Reply #99 on:** July 21, 2021, 08:59:37 pm »

Danny Boy now has radio aerial, steam whistle pull and a bit of rigging on the Mizzen mast (shrouds still to do). As these were done I was able to fit the ventilators either side of the funnel as well as the handrails.

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