Jochen Barett Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 5 hours ago, Steve D said: Thanks Jochen, this vessel has so much deck detail to enjoy and build, I don't know why there are so few models out there. It is indeed a neglected subject xxx Thanks for taking us "for a ride" (along on this journey). Besides "not just another VIIc, flashy E-boat *, or another Bismarck" and showing one of the work horses of the Kriegsmarine we get to see woodworking, photoetch, soldering, machining, 3d print, ... and a nice balance between research on a subject and getting "a typical example" finished (and how not to get stuck in some particular rabit hole). * : Thers is nothing wrong with E-boats! And VIIc etc. are OK too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Excellent work where ever I look, just fantastic. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Well, finally, all good things come to an end and this is the last build post on this thread. The r-boat is done bar a little touch-up and the signature crewman for scale. But first, the last bits of deck clutter. The dan-buoy racks nearly had me admitting defeat (nearly...). I should have etched them, of course I should, but I didn't and so they had to be made of brass. This is particularly tough as any heat had one loop added and two falling off... They were made from wire, 0.8mm for the main loop, beaten flat and framed with 0.6mm wire, the loops were made from 0.5mm wire. The wood frame in the foreground is the size and shape template They then needed a back-stay from 0.7 mm wire, not wonderfully clear in this shot They were so frustrating I waited a full two weeks before making the second pair. Normally the second one of anything is easier, normally.... Here they are in place with the poles added Once that was behind me, I was able to move on to the loop aerial, from ez line, *thick. This shot hopefully shows the layout Next came over 25 feet of rope on my old ropewalk. This time I used a dark-brown cotton and have dry-brushed it a mix of beige brown and deck tan after setting with weak PVA to highlight the twisted threads. The ropewalk is hard to photograph, I set it up on the woodwork bench which gives me ~ 6 feet per run. I made this thing over 20 years ago, with a brass gearbox and the moving end and cable guide from a couple of toy trucks I found somewhere, no expense spared,,, It's tedious as it's manual but strangely satisfying. The rope for this vessel was 6 strand cotton, makes up about 0.4 mm dia. Zoom the image to get the detail. The white plastic bits were 3d printed on my old printer Close-up of the cable guide doing its job and making rope.. With stronger thread, this should just happen when the rope is ready to be made, with this very thin cotton, it needed a little encouragement Once complete, it needs stretching and evening out as it will tend to kink if you're not careful. It looks great under the magnifying glass, will anyone appreciate it, I doubt it Here are two of the 4 mooring lines, double zoom to see the lay of the rope More on ropes, the sweep gear is tied in place with a grey linen thread, obviously the loose end has to be coiled, hence my little rope coil tool Released and soaked in weak pva, they lay-down nicely These vessels had 5 m long ladders on each side. They seemed to be to help crew get in and out of the boats. They are quite wide, unusually so, I guess to help the crew not falling in. They are made of wood, 1 mm lime dowel where my new toy (birthday present) came in useful, its a dowel/tube cutter to cut 46 lengths exactly identical. Don't know if its really necessary, but it did make that job a little quicker. Beautifully made, watchmakers tool I think I had a spare nickel silver etching with the rung spacing on it which helped a lot on drilling the rung holes, all 4 stretchers at once A simple jig helped assembly After clean-up and sanding to shape And after painting, and weathering. Of course, starting with wood means sanding back gives the perfect worn finish Boat hooks are normally the last items I make, these ones have 1 mm dia walnut shafts And so, here we are, the end of the build. These boat fenders can be seen on a number of pictures. Early in the war they were rope, but later they look like sheet metal floats, still the damage to the rubbing strips shows they were not always deployed.. Note the forward boat hook, suspended from the wire rail And the midships boat hook, starboard ladder in place and better picture of the loop aerial And the stern with the sweep gear all stowed The case and brass name plate have arrived so I have the oak base to cut and the pillars to turn and it will be ready to display. It will be back shortly with better photography in an RFI thread with the introduction to my next build, a diorama Thanks for all the help, comments and likes. I hope you found it interesting and gained some knowledge. There are no large models of this type that I could find in the 11 months of this project, so this thread fills a gap in the record, I seem to have uploaded nearly 300 pictures, hopefully a good source for others to follow. Cheers Steve 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Steve, you've made another beautiful ship! You can look at it inch by inch and enjoy every detail. Plus, your building is an online school for modeling from scratch from various materials. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Astounding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 That is absolutely superb. So many different materials and techniques on display and thanks for taking the time to educate us lesser mortals !! I guess you can continue with the Jason now 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 An enthralling build from start to finish, fantastic to watch. Just gotta wait for your next build which is.... Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 15 hours ago, Dmitriy1967 said: modeling from scratch from various materials. Many comments refer to my using different materials, I just use what seems logical for the job and try not to limit my thinking to plastic which I hate because I'm so rubbish at using it.... Thanks for your continued interest and comments Dmitriy, they are very much appreciated 15 hours ago, psdavidson said: Astounding Thanks Peter, what is truly astounding is that assembling a pile of bits and components, all of which can be made better, somehow creates a whole that looks OK. Over 20 years now and 15 completed builds, I'm never happy and still learning 14 hours ago, theskits62 said: I guess you can continue with the Jason now At the end of last year, I had some guys line out and floor a section of the loft space that was lost to the world. In it sits Jason so at least its unpacked now, that's a start.... 12 hours ago, Courageous said: Just gotta wait for your next build which is.... a secret, for now. But I promise something different and a real challenge for my metal working. Thanks Stuart, I love your projects so I'm really glad you found some interest in my ramblings 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Barett Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 14/03/2023 at 18:02, Steve D said: +++ Thanks for all the help, comments and likes. I hope you found it interesting and gained some knowledge. +++ Cheers Steve YESS! Thanks for taking us along! And congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Amazing build there Steve a very busy looking boat will keep this in mind for any further builds I have to use as reference. Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 7 hours ago, Jochen Barett said: YESS! Thanks for taking us along! No, thank you Jochen for your help, my knowledge of the Kriegsmarine was more or less non-existent, less so now 59 minutes ago, beefy66 said: a very busy looking boat Thanks Beefy, one of the reasons I love this project is the deck equipment. Check out the war-time images and the boats were loaded with stuff, mine is actually quite clean by comparison. The sweep gear in particular were really fun to research and make Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Another Masterpiece. the detailing is superb - love the set-up to wax the lines. Love the dangle on the fenders (and the fenders) and the ladders are Tour de Force Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 She's really really impressive, so much detail and all wonderfully created, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 'Its the not the Destination, It's the journey.' In this case, the destination looks pretty good too. Another masterpiece Steve. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 4 hours ago, robgizlu said: the ladders are Tour de Force Thanks Rob, as you will know, very few things I make please me, but I also love those ladders. It was a shame to paint and weather them. I had three attempts at rope fenders, none of which were good enough. Luckily, these cylinder style fenders are also shown on some photographs so I was saved 2 hours ago, JohnWS said: Its the not the Destination, It's the journey Thanks John, I could not agree more. I don't know about you, but while I'm never quite happy as I build, give it a year or so and when I look at it again, I often wonder how on earth I made it. Like a good Burgundy (and I do like a good Burgundy ), the models somehow seem to get better with age, isn't that strange Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Saw this list night and couldn't resit adding it as a nice postscript to the build Enjoy Cheers Steve 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 A unique ship. Interesting types of boards in the video. With the new modern superstructure that flashed in the video, he looked very formidable! I would like to wish that there are people who will preserve and restore this rarity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 The numbering of these R-boats is very confusing. R-146 featured in the video, is an R25 class design but part of the batch R130 - 150 built in 1943 at 150 tonnes and 41m long whereas R-155 (also an R-25 type) which I have modelled was built in 1940 was 126 t and 35m long. The later boats were all built with the armoured porthole style bridge you see in the video and some of the earlier boats were later upgraded with the same bridge design but not, I think, R-155. The numbering is all over the place, they left gaps, possibly to confuse the enemy, certainly to confuse modellers.... Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Barett Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Maybe they accept donations https://www.marinevereinneuss.de/heimboot/ but it seems they are to "receive" a Feuerlöschboot (fire fighting boat) maybe this one: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Düsseldorf/@51.2189665,6.7497575,202m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47b8c97bf1465907:0x42760fc4a2a73b0!8m2!3d51.2277411!4d6.7734556!16zL20vMGhmN2w 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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