longshanks Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Well it's the turn of the aft fuel compartment today, again only visible through a 9mm diameter circular hatch situated right above the ladder. Components Three of the five fuel tanks, again access problems mean I can only model part of the compartment but it won't show . . . The pipes furthest from the ladder are for venting and sounding the tanks. The other set is for filling. My method of constructing the ladder The finished product As a point of interest these boats carried 5000 gallons in two compartments, the cost of filling them up in todays money would be £27,236 for which you would get approx 400 miles at 30 knots !!! Think I might start the superstructure next while I ponder what if anything I'm going to do with the engineroom. Whilst I'm thinking about it does anyone have any pics / plans of the charthouse? There were local mods carried out I know. The plans I have show only one door from the charthouse onto the stbd deck, the pic at the top clearly shows a door on the port side Oh and here's one I prepared earlier Note to self ! When using the hot air gun to speed up the paint drying. A) Keep it further away. B)Keep it moving Thanks for looking in Kev Edited October 1, 2018 by longshanks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Excellent Kev, can nearly smell the Woodbine smoke and hot tea...................... Wot no rum ?? Shame on you . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nice work! That petrol consumption is even worse than my TR7! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wot no rum ?? Shame on you . . . . You are right Kev, I am totally ashamed Remember when I turned the hairdryer on the 1/200 Hornet's deck windbreak and melted the seperate planks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 "Remember when I turned the hairdryer on the 1/200 Hornet's deck windbreak and melted the seperate planks " I thought we were supposed to get smarter as we got older Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 There was me thinking that one of those containers had something stronger than fuel in it. Nice work Kev. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Time for an update. I needed to make a stand to hold the hull whilst working on it. Added complication that it needed to hold the hull with the waterline horizontal and level across the boat. This is due to the fact that many of the lines are parrallel or perpendicular to the water line. Then on to the engineroom trunk cabin, formed out of plastic card I asked sometime ago about small clamps with mixed results. Bought these on ebay, about £2 for 50, brilliant! They can be bent , shortened etc. Thanks for looking in Hope you all have a good New Year Cheers Kev Edited October 1, 2018 by longshanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Looking good there Kev the clamps look like a handy bit of kit do you have a name for the clamps and were to get them from might invest in some for myself Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Excellent work Kev, nice progress. Aren't those clamps old fashioned hairclips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks Guys, Quite right Julian, they are hair clips. Similar http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50x-DOUBLE-PRONG-ALLIGATOR-HAIR-CLIPS-4-5cm-UK-SELLER-/261695887674?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Hair_Care_Brushes_Combs_PP&hash=item3cee4a593a Good for round objects http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALLIGATOR-HAIR-TEETH-CLIPS-45MM-FOR-BOWS-BARRETTE-SILVER-METAL-CROCODILE/390665950873?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D1c1f783a0db74412a5acc98b9bf8ac55%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D390665950873 Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Forming the chartroom/bridge sides today. . . It occured to me that perhaps everyone dosen't know how to scribe into the deck sheer, I fit kitchens for a living so its something I'm doing all the time cos builders can't build level or upright So at the risk of boring you I thought I take some pics of my progress. The first thing to do is level the top edge, this should be parrallel with the waterline. he way I do this is to se the boat up level i.e. in its stand. Then Eye across the top to another level surface. In my case to a shelf across the workshop. In this case 1.5mm thick card at the back end was perfect. Now using a piece of card the same thicknes pushed down onto the deck, a line can be drawn along the top. You will finish up with a line like this Having reduced the side to the line you may find your level but have to fine tune the line or indeed just lower the side. In this instance I would use a thin piece of card or a thick pencil. Dont forget to check across the boat as well You can see the shelf in the background. The finished piece Don't despair if your result are not perfect, most craft had a plate 4/6" high around the bottom edge to secure the superstructure. In this case both sides were the same, nice one Christian So ends todays lesson lol, hope someone found it useful Kev Edited October 1, 2018 by longshanks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Coming along nicely Kev, starting to look a bit special now. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) It's the little things in life that can give the most pleasure Working sliding chartroom windows Now if someone can tell me where I can get 0.3 + 0.4 mm drill bits with points on I'll be able to fit the brass handle. Thanks for looking in, Happy New Year one and all. Kev Edited October 1, 2018 by longshanks 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Happy new year Kev, brilliant work mate. I am now waiting for you to install working plumbing and a tea urn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Happy new year Kev great work with all the plumbing in I think he will be fitting in the kitchen sink as well Julian Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks Guys but your getting silly now, the galley is below on the port side ;-) The tea urn is great idea though lol Cheers Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Here we go on an update to keep the interest going, yours and mine I've been working on the chartroom interior, a mixture of knowledge/guess work/gizmology . . . . The hole nearest the camera is for access to the lower deck A tea urn moment . . or battle lanterns known as torches to most of us The daybed / settee goes under the chart table hence the short back rest Steps to bridge offered up, more work required Thanks for looking in . . . Kev Edited October 1, 2018 by longshanks 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice work Kev, I love the little details you have added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yeah right who is getting silly now Looking great Kev Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Stunning work Kev, coming together really well now mate. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Some really nice touches in this, you're creating an atmosphere along with a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 These builds of yours never cease to fascinate me! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 This is great stuff Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Thanks Guys, Your support is much appreciated Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 That's some nice cosy place you have there Kev, hope there's tea making in there somewhere. Well layed out them little ships/boats were. Good to see even if it will be covered later. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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