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Black Swan
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Hey Paul,
the anchors look really excellent.
Unfortunately they are all too big,
I need the Draggen anchor for my dinghy and that's why it can only be 0.7 cm. big...Tiny. tiny.
It looks like I'll have to build it myself.....
Many thanks for your help and best regards
Günther
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Hey friends,
another little update from me. I had to make a few changes that I didn't like. Working at this scale is really getting me down. But, it should look nicer than the horrible dinghy of the Black Swan. But what did I do?
I replaced the gratings with maple gratings. These had to be cut to shape, sanded and then rounded off with a 0.3 mm maple strip. Then I turned my attention to the dowels. After all, my rudder straps have to be held and used. To do this, I sanded a lime strip to 2 x 0.5 mm. Then I clamped it in the vice and inserted a curved shaft with the cylindrical sander. Then I took 0.5 mm needles and shortened them to 2 mm. These are supposed to be the real dowels. The wood serves to stabilize the dowels. I glued both together with a lot of effort and holding my breath. It took sooooo long, as many of the cannulas simply slipped away and were lost forever in the nirvana of the carpet table.
As always, here are my pictures.
Best regards
Günther
Oh yes, this is what the little dinghy looks like now. It's not finished yet..... but I think it's already better than that awful dinghy...don't you?
another little update from me. I had to make a few changes that I didn't like. Working at this scale is really getting me down. But, it should look nicer than the horrible dinghy of the Black Swan. But what did I do?
I replaced the gratings with maple gratings. These had to be cut to shape, sanded and then rounded off with a 0.3 mm maple strip. Then I turned my attention to the dowels. After all, my rudder straps have to be held and used. To do this, I sanded a lime strip to 2 x 0.5 mm. Then I clamped it in the vice and inserted a curved shaft with the cylindrical sander. Then I took 0.5 mm needles and shortened them to 2 mm. These are supposed to be the real dowels. The wood serves to stabilize the dowels. I glued both together with a lot of effort and holding my breath. It took sooooo long, as many of the cannulas simply slipped away and were lost forever in the nirvana of the carpet table.
As always, here are my pictures.
Best regards
Günther
Oh yes, this is what the little dinghy looks like now. It's not finished yet..... but I think it's already better than that awful dinghy...don't you?
Good morning Gunther. I totally agree the little ships boat is looking much better. Lovely work. Cheers Grant
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Good morning Grant,
Thank you very much for your motivating comment. I am very happy about it.
Cheers Günther
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So this is my first scratch build and I'm only now beginning to understand the process and why it can take so long. I don't have a plan as a basis for the build, just my technical understanding. I also have to say that there is an absolute risk of addiction to getting better and better.
The dinghy is far from finished and there are still a few things missing. I want to build it as detailed as my skills allow me to. Even if it looks so small and simple, it really isn't.
The following work still needs to be done:
-burnished and glued in the cleats
-burnished and glued in the eyelets
-carve and varnish the mast
-Carve and paint the bowsprit
-Cut and attach ropes and cables
-Setting the boarding iron and fastener
-Place and varnish oars
-Carving and varnishing the tiller
-Paint and seal the dinghy
-Build a stand
-Build a stand
So there's still a lot of work to do...Let's tackle it.....
Cheers
Günther
The dinghy is far from finished and there are still a few things missing. I want to build it as detailed as my skills allow me to. Even if it looks so small and simple, it really isn't.
The following work still needs to be done:
-burnished and glued in the cleats
-burnished and glued in the eyelets
-carve and varnish the mast
-Carve and paint the bowsprit
-Cut and attach ropes and cables
-Setting the boarding iron and fastener
-Place and varnish oars
-Carving and varnishing the tiller
-Paint and seal the dinghy
-Build a stand
-Build a stand
So there's still a lot of work to do...Let's tackle it.....
Cheers
Günther
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Good morning heroes of model building,
I needed another task on the boat, otherwise I wouldn't be so focused. I was a bit sloppy with some of the attachments on the boat and had to remedy the situation.
That's why I thought I'd take care of a gun barrel for once. In other words, I bronzed and adapted it. Then I cut the bolt to size.
I decided to put one of my cannon crests on the cannon.
I hope you can recognize it, it's really tiny. It still has to be bent and burnished. But it's so tiny that if I lift it too hard with the tweezers, it bounces away and gets lost in the nirvana of the ground. The madness. Here are a few more photos for you.....
Greetings
Günther
I needed another task on the boat, otherwise I wouldn't be so focused. I was a bit sloppy with some of the attachments on the boat and had to remedy the situation.
That's why I thought I'd take care of a gun barrel for once. In other words, I bronzed and adapted it. Then I cut the bolt to size.
I decided to put one of my cannon crests on the cannon.
I hope you can recognize it, it's really tiny. It still has to be bent and burnished. But it's so tiny that if I lift it too hard with the tweezers, it bounces away and gets lost in the nirvana of the ground. The madness. Here are a few more photos for you.....
Greetings
Günther
That’s amazing! Do you solder the crest to the barrel, or use CA?
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Hey Namabiiru,
I can't solder it because it's just too small and I'm not that good at soldering. I use a metal adhesive. Then you won't be able to get it off. The only disadvantage is that it has to be fitted exactly. You can no longer correct it because it immediately welds to the surface.
Günther
I’m not familiar with that kind of adhesive. I would like to learn more. For some thing like that, maybe solder paste would work. I use that very effectively for small parts.
Hi Namabiiru,
Some time ago, I made a review of aftermarket naval guns where I used to soldered the crest to a barrel using soft silver solder. Specifically, section: Working with gun barrels.
Parts review - Aftermarket naval guns parts to upscale, Part 2/3
Greetings all. This is way long past-due log of Part 2 of 3 series: Accesories\Uspscale mini kits of naval guns. To those of you who came directly to this post, please follow the below link to get familiar with our discussion about aftermarket naval gun mini kits...
shipsofscale.com
Please let me know if you have questions.
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Hey Namabiiru,
look here. This ist the glue!
Superglue metal extra strong 30g - Metal glue waterproof, heat-resistant & with needle lock to prevent drying out - Metal glue for bonding...
It is really bombproof and so it always saves me soldering. Especially with small parts. Like with my mini coat of arms.
Cheers
Günther
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Hey Namabiiru,
look here. This ist the glue!
Superglue metal extra strong 30g - Metal glue waterproof, heat-resistant & with needle lock to prevent drying out - Metal glue for bonding...
It is really bombproof and so it always saves me soldering. Especially with small parts. Like with my mini coat of arms.
Cheers
Günther
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Hey Jim,
I took a look at the site. That looks wonderful. very nice. my gun and gun carriage should look something like that. Only much much smaller...
Cheers Günther
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Hi guys,
I'm currently trying my hand at the fastener for the mast attachment. Once again it's all tiny work.
I have taken a photo of a pillar for the seat boards in the dinghy. Here you can see how small it is.
I also wanted to show you a photo of what the dinghy looks like. But it's not finished yet...
Cheers Günther 
I'm currently trying my hand at the fastener for the mast attachment. Once again it's all tiny work.
I have taken a photo of a pillar for the seat boards in the dinghy. Here you can see how small it is.
I also wanted to show you a photo of what the dinghy looks like. But it's not finished yet...
Cheers Günther