Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

[Peter Gutterman]

My wife and I (age 32) met at a dance for divorced single parents. She went home after the dance and told her best girlfriend "I've met the man I'm going to marry!"
Her friend went .
I went .
Now we're both.

Pete

 

[Tobias]

Good morning Paul,
fantastic work on the Eisvogel as always. I hope you and your wife have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your time. My wife and I have been a couple since 1993 but we only finally got married 5 years ago.

 

[dockattner]

Good morning Paul,
fantastic work on the Eisvogel as always. I hope you and your wife have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your time. My wife and I have been a couple since 1993 but we only finally got married 5 years ago.

Thanks Tobias! I guess you were worth the wait .

 

[pingu57]

Paul, enjoy your holiday, and congrats on the 40 years.

As for the King Fisher?? WOW, i don't believe i have ever seen such perfection in all materials one can use on a modelship, a deep bow is in order.

 

[shota70]

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Hello Friends!

As I continue to add details to the Kingfisher there are a number of iron stanchions that support rails or ropes along the length of the ship - and I dedicated myself this weekend to fabricating those elements.

There were lots of wasted hours trying to figure out methodologies and techniques that would provide acceptable results. In the end I am happy but not ecstatic - though some of the deficiencies will disappear when not examined under the unforgiving macros.

The next four photos show how I added a ring to the top of a stanchion (the vertical bit set into the soldering board is a tube):

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Next, I did the same thing but now the top piece will receive a vertically oriented rail:

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Next, I made several stanchions that will be associated with a ladderway (there will be an iron rail horizontally inserted into the 'rings':

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And one lonely stanchion to support a horizontally oriented rail:

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In the image below the stanchion is now square stock with a ring on the top. These will show up again later bent midway along the length of the stanchion (I had to anneal the square bar stock in order to make the bend):

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Finally, I parted off some brass tube that will fit over the round stanchions at their bases (it will make sense later). I almost took out my eye discovering I needed to cut these by hand rather than on my tiny table saw:

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And now everything has been burnished/blackened:

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This build report will now go silent for a few weeks as my wife and I will be traveling. We have planned two vacations this year to celebrate our 40th anniversary (HER trip to islands and beaches and such - and HIS trip to Europe in the late summer). After about fifteen minutes on a beach I'm ready to go "do" something, so I'll still be following your work as internet availability permits.

Thanks for checking in!

your work looking so good Paul!
I love to go back in your log and watch the details of the build.
A little late, but congratulations on your wedding anniversary.

 

[dockattner]

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your work looking so good Paul!
I love to go back in your log and watch the details of the build.
A little late, but congratulations on your wedding anniversary.

Thank you, Shota!

 

[dockattner]

Paul, enjoy your holiday, and congrats on the 40 years.

As for the King Fisher?? WOW, i don't believe i have ever seen such perfection in all materials one can use on a modelship, a deep bow is in order.

A very kind post, Peter. As a relative newcomer to this hobby I confess anything creditable in my work must be passed on to those forum members who preceded me and whose work I have learned from. Still, I am most appreciative of your encouragement. It gives me fuel for whatever lies ahead.

 

[dockattner]

Hello friends! I extend the warmest greetings from the southern Caribbean. We were on Saint Maarten yesterday (I’ve met Maarten in person and he is extraordinarily kind and quite funny - but a saint ?).

Kudos to our Dutch friends as their side of the island wins versus the French side (though we did lunch on the French side and it was magnificent).

Today on Saint Thomas the yachters are showing off. Each boat larger than the next:





We spent this morning snorkeling with sea turtles. About as much fun as I’ve ever had on a beach vacation!

Sadly, overeating and afternoon cocktails comes to an end soon. In the mean time I have greatly enjoyed following you work.

 

[BradNSW]

The yacht scene looks incredible there, as does the weather, water and evidently the cocktails too!

Thanks for sharing...I'm jealous, as it beats shoveling the white stuff (once today) and again tomorrow!

Be well and safe travels.

 

[dockattner]

The yacht scene looks incredible there, as does the weather, water and evidently the cocktails too!

Thanks for sharing...I'm jealous, as it beats shoveling the white stuff (once today) and again tomorrow!

Be well and safe travels

Thanks, Brad. The largest yachts were found on Barbados (think Beyoncé, Oprah, Richard Branson) with the Dutch side of St. Maarten a distant second (Michael Jordan). St. Thomas was a bit of an afterthought if 50 million dollar yachts can ever be thought of as afterthoughts.

I’m not much of a drinker but afternoon cocktails is part of the experience so I might have joined in a day or two. When in Rome…

 

[rtibbs]

You may want to extend for awhile as I'm sure you know what your weather is at home
Or come visit Florida as it was 83 today. I'm sure we could find a place to moor your yacht which, by the way, you didn't show which one is yours.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

In Oklahoma it started in mid 40's now down to low 30s which may be the high for the next week!

 

[Steef66]

I’m not much of a drinker but

But definitely don't leave him alone in your wine cave.

 

[Maarten]

Hello friends! I extend the warmest greetings from the southern Caribbean. We were on Saint Maarten yesterday (I’ve met Maarten in person and he is extraordinarily kind and quite funny - but a saint ?).

Kudos to our Dutch friends as their side of the island wins versus the French side (though we did lunch on the French side and it was magnificent).

Today on Saint Thomas the yachters are showing off. Each boat larger than the next:

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We spent this morning snorkeling with sea turtles. About as much fun as I’ve ever had on a beach vacation!

Sadly, overeating and afternoon cocktails comes to an end soon. In the mean time I have greatly enjoyed following you work.

Send my regards to the people of St. Maarten.
Most probably you didn't show them a photo of me because then they will treat you as a Saint also .
Enjoy your time in the caribbean.

 

[The Gavel]

Paul

With the rudder in place, it was finally time to install the ship's wheel and tiller. Here's a few images showing the final result:

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And as long as incredibly fragile things are now on-board, I went ahead and installed the hand pump:

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I have now moved the ship off my worktable for some pending metalwork and soldering...

Paul! I'm almost glad that I follow, but not too closely. I don't think my little heart could stand the joy your work brings me. My mind is filled with "WOW! WOW! WOW!" when I behold the delicacy, the artistry and the craftmanship. WOW! and thank you!

Blessings.
Chuck

 

[The Gavel]

Thank you kindly, Grant. Surfing? I live in Illinois. It's not really a thing we need to know how to do .

What's Lake Michigan for?

 

[dockattner]

Paul

Paul! I'm almost glad that I follow, but not too closely. I don't think my little heart could stand the joy your work brings me. My mind is filled with "WOW! WOW! WOW!" when I behold the delicacy, the artistry and the craftmanship. WOW! and thank you!

Blessings.
Chuck

Thank you for these encouraging words, Chuck. I'm genuinely this build.

 

[dockattner]

Hello Friends!

We are back to the real world after our recent beach and sailing holiday... First up for me was correcting the way I had the ship's wheel rigged:



Next, I set about installing the metalworks I had completed before we left on vacation. First, the ladderway railings:







The bulwarks on the Kingfisher are all rather low. To that end there were all manner of rails and ropes designed to keep the military men and sailors aboard the ship.

First up, the forecastle deck. Stanchions were installed and then a rope was strung through the rings on top of the stanchions. On one end the rope was fixed in place and at the other end I installed a thimble and lanyard system to keep the rope tensioned.









For the quarterdeck it was necessary to first install a quarter rail. This wooden rail is supported by the swivel gun mounts along its length and the forward end sweeps down to the planksheer (cap rail).









There are also iron stanchions on the quarter deck which function as hammock cranes. To accomplish this the stanchions are J-shaped and installed so that they protrude beyond the bulwark (these stanchions happen to be square in cross-section and also include a ring on the top for a passing rope). The rope was rigged in the same manner as was used on the forecastle deck.













Finally, in the waist there are two tall stanchions that support entering ropes, as well as a line of stanchions topped with a rail to allow for a safer experience when using the gangboards:









There should be netting installed in association with everything I showed you in this post, but I will probably leave that off (or maybe only a representative sampling). I have seen netting done extremely well - but when it is not done well it can be a bit of a distraction. We'll see...

And yes, the entering ropes just hang there on these ships... And no, that makes no sense to me either...

Good to be back with you all!

 

[dockattner]

Here are a few 'big picture' images to remind you of where I am at thus far...















I have to say there is a lot to take in...

 

[The Gavel]

PAUL!!!!! I don't have the words.