Endurance. Some ideas on the steering engine and focs’l etc

[Weasel]

I found the Occre kit very lacking in detail about the steering engine, funnel and the focs’l on Endurance. I took my ideas from the Getty pictures on the Internet. The main parts of the engine were fashioned from 1 mm copper wire. This is quite soft and responds well to ‘ blacksmithing ‘ with a small hammer on the tail of my bench vice. The funnel was swapped for a metal tube found in a discarded ‘vape. The Getty photo of the focs’l shows a small portable davit for handling the anchors. Once again copper wire was used. Most of the kit brass work has been blackened with patent brass-black. The stanchions in the kit are dreadful and turned brass ones are on order. The windlass was from a long dead Billing kit. Lots more to do, about a year into the build so far.

 

[Weasel]

More detail of the steering engine. The blocks were carved from solid as I could find none suitable.

 

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[Omega]

Well I prefer your steering gear to mine. I might revisit mine

 

[Pointer121]

What do you use to blacken the shiny brass parts that come with the kit?

 

[Weasel]

I use Birchwood Brass Black. An American product but available in the UK. It is sold by hunting and shooting companies. It is highly poisonous so use with care! ( selenious acid )
Weasel

 

[Weasel]

Endurance is now finished…… but the picture is upside down .

 

[Weasel]

How on earth did that happen? I prefer building ships to sorting out computers.

 

[Omega]

I change my JEPGs to PNG and they work alright

 

[Weasel]

Thanks for this. It happened elsewhere on this site. Glad to know there is a simple reason and a simple solution.