Chaperon 1884 Stern Wheeler
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Indeed, “Steady as she goes”
I used white card stock on the back of the bends and left it there for further support down the line. This worked very well too.
Do you have any “tricks” for doing the “battens”?
Bumblers Notebook Page 5: The “OOPS” moment
This morning I thought I’d do a dry fit of the Boiler Structure before I started gluing “Battens” again.
I temporarily clamped the Stern and Bow sections of the structure in place on the Boiler deck. As per the instructions I had added 1/8 inch square pieces to the deck to support the bottom edge of the structure. Next I placed the Port side of the structure and noted the fit. Close enough to be used as is. Then the RO-OH moment. The Starboard piece was too long. The forward curved section extended too far towards the bow.
Hmm, it took a moment to figure that out.
My Bending routine for that piece was one bent section short.
Since I had glued in the the “bend braces” (parts 84A on the plan ) I now had to “CAREFULLY” unglue them. So it’s off to do something different while I mull over my “OOPS” moment.
Jan
This morning I thought I’d do a dry fit of the Boiler Structure before I started gluing “Battens” again.
I temporarily clamped the Stern and Bow sections of the structure in place on the Boiler deck. As per the instructions I had added 1/8 inch square pieces to the deck to support the bottom edge of the structure. Next I placed the Port side of the structure and noted the fit. Close enough to be used as is. Then the RO-OH moment. The Starboard piece was too long. The forward curved section extended too far towards the bow.
Hmm, it took a moment to figure that out.
My Bending routine for that piece was one bent section short.
Since I had glued in the the “bend braces” (parts 84A on the plan ) I now had to “CAREFULLY” unglue them. So it’s off to do something different while I mull over my “OOPS” moment.
Jan
Yikes!! Good luck with the disassemble.
I managed to get the pieces apart with very little damage. I think if I had used CA I would have been in real trouble. The Titebond II glued pieces come apart pretty easy with the application of very hot water to the glue joints. So it will be RE-DO time in the morning.
Jan
Bumblers Notebook Page 6: The Boiler Deck
The material I was waiting for arrived and I can continue working on the Boiler deck. The first item on the agenda was placing the Stationaries between the Main deck and Boiler deck. The next step was to place the pre-bent cap strips around the edge of the Boiler deck. That step is temporarily on hold since I plan to re-plank the Boiler deck and needed the deck edges free to properly trim the new planks.
The start:
Jan
The material I was waiting for arrived and I can continue working on the Boiler deck. The first item on the agenda was placing the Stationaries between the Main deck and Boiler deck. The next step was to place the pre-bent cap strips around the edge of the Boiler deck. That step is temporarily on hold since I plan to re-plank the Boiler deck and needed the deck edges free to properly trim the new planks.
The start:
Jan
A little bit of cut and fit at the bow end of the deck is needed, but I think it will look much better than the scribed planks. Those deck joints will "disappear".
Jan
Bumblers Notebook Page 7: The Boiler Deck Planking:
Had a little time yesterday to lay some planks. Took a wee bit of time, between cutting to length , letting glue dry, trimming and sanding the edges, etc.
The Port side of the Boiler planked with 1/32 X 1/8 inch Mahogany. The strip where the Stationaries that support the Boiler deck roof will be done once I finish the Boiler deck structure and see how all those pieces fit. Tomorrow I'll tackle the Starboard side.
Jan
Had a little time yesterday to lay some planks. Took a wee bit of time, between cutting to length , letting glue dry, trimming and sanding the edges, etc.
The Port side of the Boiler planked with 1/32 X 1/8 inch Mahogany. The strip where the Stationaries that support the Boiler deck roof will be done once I finish the Boiler deck structure and see how all those pieces fit. Tomorrow I'll tackle the Starboard side.
Jan
I'm also using Mahogany for all the Stationaries.That looks excellent Jan! The mahogany was an inspired choice!
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I like the the contrast versus the overall white paint scheme.
Jan
You made a good choise with the contrasted wood! Looks very nice, Jan.
Regards, Peter
Regards, Peter
Peter,
I like the contrast, I’m not a big fan of painting. My success rate painting small details hovers near zero
A thank you moment:
I want to thank all of you who are following my “bumbling, rambling and mistake prone “ build log. I’m still learning as I build and take great delight when I complete a build step. There are still “RO-OH and DO-OVER” moments and there probably will be a lot more of those, but each one of those adds to the learning curve.
Jan
I want to thank all of you who are following my “bumbling, rambling and mistake prone “ build log. I’m still learning as I build and take great delight when I complete a build step. There are still “RO-OH and DO-OVER” moments and there probably will be a lot more of those, but each one of those adds to the learning curve.
Jan
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Bumblers Notebook page 8: Planking the Boiler deck.
Finished planking Boiler Deck. Now I need to square and round edges of the deck before applying the cap rails.
BTW: I contrived a new modeling tool. I needed some small footprint weights to hold the planks until the glue set. Filled a half dozen pill holders with coins from the “Swear” jar and ……..
Worked like a charm
Jan
Finished planking Boiler Deck. Now I need to square and round edges of the deck before applying the cap rails.
BTW: I contrived a new modeling tool. I needed some small footprint weights to hold the planks until the glue set. Filled a half dozen pill holders with coins from the “Swear” jar and ……..
Worked like a charm
Jan
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The deck looks wonderful, Jan! And as to weighing down things you can always pretend the coins come from the gambling proceeds onboard. By the way I use a my mobile phone's powerbank for weighing down flat (and sometimes, not so flat) surfaces.