YUANQING BLUENOSE - Peter Voogt [COMPLETED BUILD]

Peter Voogt said:
Another step further. Putting the wall on the floor:
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The Captain can be satisfied. He wanted a panel door and a sink.

But he had even more notes to his singing:
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The sink has a foot pump operation. Now that I see the photo, the faucet is being replaced with a thinner one.
A desk with chair and pockets for his cards.
Some shelves and a clock.
On his desk is a nautical chart of the waters off Nova Scotia. He brought 2 large nuts from the yard to use as a paperweight.

Some fine-tuning, because during installation you rest your finger or your hand on something and then it bends again.
Then partially put in the oil, glue in the hull and then continue oiling.
Regards, Peter
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I have the sinking feeling this captain will be as bad as (or maybe even worse than) Dean's Lion.
In the mean time, I am running out of superlatives to do justice to Peter's accomplishments. Okay
 
Hi Peter- I have obviously commented on Modelbouwforum, but it is only right that I express my admiration for another superbly executed piece of work, here as well.

By all accounts Angus Walters was a very much no-nonsense person. He knew what he wanted in terms of racing and was obviously highly demanding to extract the best possible performance from his crew and Bluenose, but I don't think he would have been too bothered about the creature comforts in life. What you have supplied him with in his cabin is nothing luxurious - it's what should be there. Well done!

So @RDN1954 Johan, Angus Walters would certainly not have been finnicky with regards to creature comforts or outward appearance. I don't think your fear is justified in saying that he will be just as demanding about his cabin as Dean's lion is over his crown.

And in closing I just have to share @pietsan Piet's comment on Modelbouwforum. He was obviously highly complimentary about Peter's build, but still reminded him that the time on the clock is wrong! :D
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Peter- I have obviously commented on Modelbouwforum, but it is only right that I express my admiration for another superbly executed piece of work, here as well.

By all accounts Angus Walters was a very much no-nonsense person. He knew what he wanted in terms of racing and was obviously highly demanding to extract the best possible performance from his crew and Bluenose, but I don't think he would have been too bothered about the creature comforts in life. What you have supplied him with in his cabin is nothing luxurious - it's what should be there. Well done!

So @RDN1954 Johan, Angus Walters would certainly not have been finnicky with regards to creature comforts or outward appearance. I don't think your fear is justified in saying that he will be just as demanding about his cabin as Dean's lion is over his crown.

And in closing I just have to share @pietsan Piet's comment on Modelbouwforum. He was obviously highly complimentary about Peter's build, but still reminded him that the time on the clock is wrong! :D
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Thank you veru much for these warm words, Heinrich. I appriciate that a lot.
And about the clock .......... at 10:10 AM/PM I can post: “It Does!”. Twice a day it does!
Regards, Peter
 
Heinrich said:
So @RDN1954 Johan, Angus Walters would certainly not have been finnicky with regards to creature comforts or outward appearance. I don't think your fear is justified in saying that he will be just as demanding about his cabin as Dean's lion is over his crown.
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Let's hope so Heinrich, let's hope so.
 
Heinrich said:
Hi Peter- I have obviously commented on Modelbouwforum, but it is only right that I express my admiration for another superbly executed piece of work, here as well.

By all accounts Angus Walters was a very much no-nonsense person. He knew what he wanted in terms of racing and was obviously highly demanding to extract the best possible performance from his crew and Bluenose, but I don't think he would have been too bothered about the creature comforts in life. What you have supplied him with in his cabin is nothing luxurious - it's what should be there.
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And regarding Angus Walters:
I am now reading "Witch in the Wind, The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose" by Marq de Villiers. Walters was a demanding man for his crew and ship. But he was righteous and willing to do much for them. His crew went "through fire" for him. The interior of his cabin now does the man a bit of credit.
(And I adjust some things that I now see in the photo that don't appeal to me.)
 
PT-2 said:
Walters being picky . . . I read but cannot put my hands on which book or page, had a brass bed in his cabin. Nothing like the crew for him! Rich
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That ties in nicely with what I just wrote, Rich.
I don't have room for the brass bed right now. I think the cabin was installed a few years later. Maybe his back was hurting and he couldn't climb into his bunk so easily. (But thats is my version of the story ;))
 
Between the building, I have to take some time to install this on my Proxxon FET:
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Here is the thread, started by Karl about the conversion kit:

Umbau der Proxxon FET

Ich habe einen Umbausatz für die Proxxon FET entwickelt. Er verfügt über eine Digitalanzeige und erreicht eine Parallelität und Wiederholgenauigkeit von +- 0,03 mm Er kann mit 4 Schrauben vorhanden Tisch befestigt werden. I have developed a conversion kit for the Proxxon FET. it has a digital...
shipsofscale.com

Regards, Peter
 
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Peter Voogt said:
And regarding Angus Walters:
I am now reading "Witch in the Wind, The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose" by Marq de Villiers. Walters was a demanding man for his crew and ship. But he was righteous and willing to do much for them. His crew went "through fire" for him. The interior of his cabin now does the man a bit of credit.
(And I adjust some things that I now see in the photo that don't appeal to me.)
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Hey Peter,

Is the "Witch" a good read? I put this one on my wishlist to Santa.

Johan
 
RDN1954 said:
Hey Peter,
Is the "Witch" a good read? I put this one on my wishlist to Santa.
Johan
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PT-2 said:
Excuse me for jumping in but I have read Witch in the Wind and it is very good to have. Rich
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I can fully agree with Rich. When you look at the chapters, you can see that the BN and her surrounding is seen from very different angles:
Proloque (with information about the races before 1921)
1: Her conception and birth
2: Her long pedigree
3: Her magical ways in the wind and weather
4: Her master and man
5: Her first rivals
6: Her life on the Banks
7: Her dangerous predecessors
8: Her racing antecedents
9: Her tangled politics
10: Her famous victories
11: Her acrimonious duel with the glorious Columbia
12: Her dispiriting life in the Great Depression
13: Her years as a downhill racer
14: Her final adventure
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary of nautical terms not defined in the text
Bibliography

Regards, Peter
 
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Adjusted a few things:
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-slightly slimmer faucet;
- side wall desk straightened;
-shelves visually reduced by 1/3 by placing the raised edges in front of the shelf;
-put a few books on the shelf;
-hatch in the rear wall with 2 handles.
Then oiled and placed in the hull.

The reason why I made the cabin as a separate module:
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With the deck beams and high frames in the jig, you really can't get to it.

With the deckbeam frame:
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Still dry-fit, because there is still something to be placed in the cabin.

With another indication of how the outer wall will look around it:
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No wall on the starboard side, but how the open beam frame continues to provide a view of the interior. And later the mentioned inner wall to within the deck beams.

Here's how to look through the frames:
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Later they will be sawed off and you will look over the edge of the hull, through the wall frame and the half open roof.

With some more pictures of the state of the deck beams:
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With the shape of the hull:
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With the inside view:
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Still plenty to do in the cabin:
-table with benches;
-stove;
-staircase with side walls and door, where I have to take into account the rear wall and sliding hatch on the roof.
Regards, Peter
 
Nice to show the cabin from all the different angles - completely off the cabin topic, but those deck beams look super clean and tidy. In all, you continue your excellence - keep at it!
 
PT-2 said:
Excuse me for jumping in but I have read Witch in the Wind and it is very good to have. Rich
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Peter Voogt said:
I can fully agree with Rich. When you look at the chapters, you can see that the BN and her surrounding is seen from very different angles:
Proloque (with information about the races before 1921)
1: Her conception and birth
2: Her long pedigree
3: Her magical ways in the wind and weather
4: Her master and man
5: Her first rivals
6: Her life on the Banks
7: Her dangerous predecessors
8: Her racing antecedents
9: Her tangled politics
10: Her famous victories
11: Her acrimonious duel with the glorious Columbia
12: Her dispiriting life in the Great Depression
13: Her years as a downhill racer
14: Her final adventure
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary of nautical terms not defined in the text
Bibliography

Regards, Peter
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Rich and Peter.

Thanks so much for your replies. Now I hope Santa received my letter ánd that I'm not on the "naughty list". Otherwise this will also be a worthwhile present to get for my birthday... in a half year's time.

Johan
 
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