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Mount's Bay Fishing Lugger and Wreck! Finished


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I think you're all being a trifle harsh                                 we all had to start somewhere :rofl2:

 

Well I'm saying the wreck is well ………………. wrecked

 

 

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Note the wooly booger has made an appearance as Demelza 😉

 

All that remains now is to make up the box frame as per the Puffer

 

Thanks for stopping by

 

Kev

 

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Ah, and there I was thinking it was Wooly's puir ol' ma. Looks great, the model is really very nice indeed!

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OK back to the sailing version. Thought I'd have a go at some of the deck fittings.

First up the steam capstan

Plastic rod a battery driver and a variety of tools

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Much better to use household battery screwdriver than model drill. Battery driver 500 - 1000 rpm Model drill 5000 - 30000rpm everything melts

 

Then the ribbing

Copper wire ca to tube then pushed into hollow and stuck

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Good enough for government work (pre Brexit)

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Does any one have any detail drawings for the Steam Capstan I need them for a future project?

 

Then it was hand pump, galley and steam boiler pipes ……….  hopefully you can figure which is which 😉

Preiser 1/144 figure for scale

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and a general view

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Thanks for looking in

 

Kev

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On ‎28‎/‎07‎/‎2018 at 18:45, Dads203 said:

nothing not to love

Aaah! Warm and cuddly  😉

 

23 hours ago, seadog said:

That lug rig is something else!

Certainly is and powerful as well. The St Ives lugger  'Nelly Jane' SS503 sailed home from Scarborough an approx. dist of 600 miles in fifty six hours an average speed in excess of 10 knots.

Just think all that sail area and no standing rigging

 

11 hours ago, Martian Hale said:

This alien is suitably impressed.

 

Effusive of Mars 👽

 

Thank you but I had to look up Effusive

(of igneous rock) poured out when molten and later solidified

 

:hmmm:

10 hours ago, robgizlu said:

Damn - That looks good

 

Cheers Rob

 

Kev

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1 hour ago, longshanks said:

Certainly is and powerful as well. The St Ives lugger  'Nelly Jane' SS503 sailed home from Scarborough an approx. dist of 600 miles in fifty six hours an average speed in excess of 10 knots.

Just think all that sail area and no standing rigging

Ha, take that Baltimore Clippers! That is a fast passage by any standards, short of an MTB.

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22 hours ago, robgizlu said:

Damn - That looks good!!!!:cool::cool:

Agreed! He's learning, we'll make a modeller out of him yet.

 

Martian 👽

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On ‎30‎/‎07‎/‎2018 at 21:41, Martian Hale said:

Agreed! He's learning, we'll make a modeller out of him yet.

 

Thank you kind alien, Sir!

 

I would put it down to all the abuse watching and learning from my elders &  the motley crew on BM

 

Kev

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With the addition of figures (you can only see one),  spare sail/yard in crutches on the starboard side. Plus the all important box frame I'm calling this finished.

 

P1080945 (Copy)

 

The boat is based on the Happy Return a lugger which is still operating today from Penzance. The back drop of St Michaels Mount in the background was taken from the Happy Return by Len of the Mounts Bay Lugger Association

http://www.mbla.co.uk/index.html

 

I hope you've enjoyed the voyage with these two builds

 

Kev

 

Ready for inspection

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235041516-happy-return/

 

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That is a great couple of models Kev. It was very illuminating picking up ideas on how to do things like this. Thanks for showing us how.

 

All the best,

 

Ray

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