NORSKE LOVE - Billing Boats 1:75 scale

[GrantTyler]

Well life and other interests have kept me away from the ship. So I decided to do something on the list at the stern. There is a crown up top center. So I modeled one and created a file to print. And I printed it…
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This is why I didn’t try to carve it, about the size of a pea!
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Then I painted and dry brushed it.
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And on the ship. That was way more time and effort than you can imagine just to add one tiny element. But then again, since ya’ll build ships too, you can relate!

Good morning Dean. It is a pleasure to see your NL again....even if it just the "rear end" . Your 3D printing design is pretty good (way better than mine. I'm trying to get AI to design for me but this is too a learning curve. I want to download a pic and it must make it for me) - cool looking crown. Cheers Grant

 

[Vfordyce]

Well life and other interests have kept me away from the ship. So I decided to do something on the list at the stern. There is a crown up top center. So I modeled one and created a file to print. And I printed it…
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This is why I didn’t try to carve it, about the size of a pea!
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Then I painted and dry brushed it.
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And on the ship. That was way more time and effort than you can imagine just to add one tiny element. But then again, since ya’ll build ships too, you can relate!

That’s true.

 

[dockattner]

Well life and other interests have kept me away from the ship. So I decided to do something on the list at the stern. There is a crown up top center. So I modeled one and created a file to print. And I printed it…
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This is why I didn’t try to carve it, about the size of a pea!
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Then I painted and dry brushed it.
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And on the ship. That was way more time and effort than you can imagine just to add one tiny element. But then again, since ya’ll build ships too, you can relate!

That's some impressive CAD work, Dean!

 

[Dean62]

Good morning Dean. It is a pleasure to see your NL again....even if it just the "rear end" . Your 3D printing design is pretty good (way better than mine. I'm trying to get AI to design for me but this is too a learning curve. I want to download a pic and it must make it for me) - cool looking crown. Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant. I had to model it in Cad first referencing a picture. Then I had to export a STL file. Import that into Chitubox slicer software and create a print file with supports. Then print it, clean it and cure it. And finally paint it. But it came out nice, so worth it.

That's some impressive CAD work, Dean!

Thanks Paul.

 

[Dean62]

Quick update:
I decided to build the rudder and hinges and attach the rudder and stop chains before I do any further work on the stern.
My first attempt using the provided hinges…

It seems I’m a little rusty at wood working and dealing with tiny fabrication. The provided hinges should probably have at least 3 bolt heads. So I will change that.

On the ship…

When holding it up to the ship the pin location is too far away from the rudder in my opinion. This will result in too big of a gap. So back to the drawing board, so they say. I will have to change these to have a pin location close to the rudder.

See you when I’ve adjusted this and have it mounted!

 

[Daniel20]

Nice catch on that small detail Dean.

 

[Dean62]

Nice catch on that small detail Dean.

Thanks, adjustments under way!

 

[Vfordyce]

Quick update:
I decided to build the rudder and hinges and attach the rudder and stop chains before I do any further work on the stern.
My first attempt using the provided hinges…
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It seems I’m a little rusty at wood working and dealing with tiny fabrication. The provided hinges should probably have at least 3 bolt heads. So I will change that.

On the ship…
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When holding it up to the ship the pin location is too far away from the rudder in my opinion. This will result in too big of a gap. So back to the drawing board, so they say. I will have to change these to have a pin location close to the rudder.

See you when I’ve adjusted this and have it mounted!

A I learned the hard way to do the rudder towards the end of the build. It was too easy to accidentally bang into it.

 

[Dean62]

A I learned the hard way to do the rudder towards the end of the build. It was too easy to accidentally bang into it.

I will just have to be careful. My biggest risk is moving the ship from the shelf to the work table.