Bandsaw Steve Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Murdo said: By the way, here she is, nesting comfortably in her build rig with the electronics breadboard, LEDs and FO attached to her.: See why I don’t generally put lights in my models! 😱 This project is looking great though.👍 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Lighting aside, she is coming along very nicely. Some great detail work in there The aerial on the front of the bridge is a DF (Direction Finder) Loop Kev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 34 minutes ago, longshanks said: The aerial on the front of the bridge is a DF (Direction Finder) Loop See... this is the kind of expertise I’m after! Do ya reckon Xantho had one of these? 🤪 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Definitely, plugged into a light socket! 😁 Regards, Jeff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 23 hours ago, Bandsaw Steve said: See why I don’t generally put lights in my models! 😱 Nah, Xantho will look great with some yellow flickering LEDs. This is my first ever attempt with FO which is why I'm making such a pig's ear of it. 15 hours ago, longshanks said: The aerial on the front of the bridge is a DF (Direction Finder) Loop Thanks Kev! It's not an easy thing to replicate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Glad to see you back on the Jura. I hope you'll be testing it before you secure the superstructure back on. Good work but not for me. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Much to my shame I seem to have developed an aversion to updating poor Jura on BM. Unfortunately Lockdown hasn't helped much as most of the work we do is for MOD and NHS so I've actually just got busier. After months making lots of wee parts I've now started fitting them. Here's how she currently looks: Night running, port to port: At the top of the main mast: On the left - Anemometer (bit blurred). Middle – a couple of antennas, masthead light, ladder and some rigging. On the right – what I thought looked like a TV aerial, it's probably something terribly technical and nautical but I still reckon it's a TV aerial. She's slowly getting there. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Looking good Mate The night shot is very effective Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Looking great sitting on the base and the lighting is very effective 👍 Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 That dusk shot looks well smart. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Aaaaaand... Finally! After almost a year I'm calling FPV Jura finished! Rigging is the fabulous Uschi thread .05 and .03 Flags printed out on Laser decal paper and glued to tinfoil painted with Halfords White Primer. Just a wee bit of weathering added as SWMBO has already had a go at me for daring to put rust on David's ship. I've ordered an identical new display case as last week I knocked my desk vise off it's shelf and it landed on Jura's case about 5 feet below. I stared in horror but the case stood up well. It just cracked the top of the case and knocked some bits and some rigging loose, all repaired now though. The "plaque" on the case is decal paper stuck to a bit of Styrene sheet but I don't think I'm too happy with it and might replace it. The case crack: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Looking good Matey Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Looking very tidy indeed. A really inspiring build. I love those night shots! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Very nice. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Thanks guys, your help and encouragement whilst building Jura was very much appreciated! By the way, temember the other wee ship I was building alongside the Jura, "SS Anonymous"? Well... I've lost it. Can't find it anywhere! Terribly careless to lose a whole ship. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Lovely. By the way, I think you’re right; it is a TV aerial 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 17 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Lovely. By the way, I think you’re right; it is a TV aerial I'll have to ask David: "When TV reception was poor did you send someone up to adjust the TV aerial or did you just adjust the whole ship?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It’ll turn up soon enough. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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