Elsie in 1/4 inch

18Lyman

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This starts a talk about my ramble through model building, boat building, gunk holing (miscellaneous cruising and travels), and woodworking taken to the miniature. The series is a group of email power point bits I sent out to about 30 friends. The main subject, a 1/4 " scale model of the schooner Elsie was cut short a couple of years ago by hurricane Ian. I've had to spend all my available effort in repairing our house, and I'm not sure if I can get back to the project. We shall see.EPP-1-01.jpgEPP-1-03.jpgEPP-1-04.jpgEPP-1-05.jpgEPP-1-06.jpgEPP-1-02.jpg
 
A great job, building Elsie Bassackwards!. I still enjoy drawing lines drawings by hand the old fashioned way. 20 years ago, I did draw a set of lines using CAD ( Generic CAD). But when Autocad abandoned Generic CAD in favor of AutoCAD Lt, I gave up. Too many dialog boxes.

Roger
 
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Hi Stephen,

I honestly admit that the days of the schooner Elsie are not quite my era anymore, but it is still a pleasure to observe your achievements and the content you present here.

Thank you,
Waldemar
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Stephen
You may want to try printing the bulkheads on label paper. Once done, peel off the backing and stick the drawing on the wood. Carbon paper and such works, but if you use the label paper method the lines are super clear to follow. You can also show the taper on each bulkhead this way. Once the part is cut and sanded to the lines, including the taper, just peel off the paper. In the end, whatever works best for you is the way to go, just thought you might like this option.
Allan
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impressive. 1/4" is a nice scale to work.

your blocks are beautiful. how are the iron pieces secured to the blocks?

nice shop.
 
AllanKP69 said:
Stephen
You may want to try printing the bulkheads on label paper. Once done, peel off the backing and stick the drawing on the wood. Carbon paper and such works, but if you use the label paper method the lines are super clear to follow. You can also show the taper on each bulkhead this way. Once the part is cut and sanded to the lines, including the taper, just peel off the paper. In the end, whatever works best for you is the way to go, just thought you might like this option.
Allan
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This is the most helpful suggestion I've seen on the subject. I have to admit to simply looking around my office for something that would work, like carbon paper. To think, I've been in and out of the office supply to get drawings rescaled, and could have bought the label paper while there. The bit about the fairing lines will save a lot of batten work on the model's frame later on.
 
Just don't over sand the bevels before assembling the bulkheads (or frames). You can leave the paper on until everything is assembled as well, then peel of the paper although it is a bit of a pain in the neck compared to taking it off before assembly. See what works best for you. I use cheap label paper from Amazon but the "good stuff" is from Avery and available on-line or at most stationary stores such as Staples, et al.

Allan
 
Elsie 8 was posted in 'Well, what can I say?' on December 29, 2024. This was my error and I'm re-posting it here to make it easier to find. I rarely have time for hobby type leisure these days as we are still working on the house after going through Hurricane Ian. Remembering the state the ground floor shop was in, Elsie now sits on my desk upstairs asking me to finish the repairs and get back to work on the model. It only suffered a cut in the bow from a bit of fluorescent tube. The water in the downstairs was just up into the joists, but not into the living quarters.
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This shouldn't be too hard to fix some day when I'm able to start working on her again. I wondered the whole time if I wasn't making the model too stout but as the first pic shows, she went through a lot of green water. (surge through shop was 8'6") A nice patina is forming on the spar hardware.
 
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One thing to add that wasn't in the original article was the decision to use heavier stock in the build. I mentioned sturdiness for handling the finished model, but also there was the stress of sanding and fairing extra thick stock. The heavy planks made it safer to develop shape without fear of going through the planking, and also being moved around on shared shop bench space. As it turned out the extra weight saved the model. I think in the future I will use more regularly weighted materials, and do kit building with the materials supplied, and also avoid hurricanes.

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