Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF [COMPLETED BUILD]

dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

As I continue to add details to the Kingfisher there are a number of iron stanchions that support rails or ropes along the length of the ship - and I dedicated myself this weekend to fabricating those elements.

There were lots of wasted hours trying to figure out methodologies and techniques that would provide acceptable results. In the end I am happy but not ecstatic - though some of the deficiencies will disappear when not examined under the unforgiving macros.

The next four photos show how I added a ring to the top of a stanchion (the vertical bit set into the soldering board is a tube):

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Next, I did the same thing but now the top piece will receive a vertically oriented rail:

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Next, I made several stanchions that will be associated with a ladderway (there will be an iron rail horizontally inserted into the 'rings':

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And one lonely stanchion to support a horizontally oriented rail:

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In the image below the stanchion is now square stock with a ring on the top. These will show up again later bent midway along the length of the stanchion (I had to anneal the square bar stock in order to make the bend):

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Finally, I parted off some brass tube that will fit over the round stanchions at their bases (it will make sense later). I almost took out my eye discovering I needed to cut these by hand rather than on my tiny table saw:

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And now everything has been burnished/blackened:

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This build report will now go silent for a few weeks as my wife and I will be traveling. We have planned two vacations this year to celebrate our 40th anniversary (HER trip to islands and beaches and such - and HIS trip to Europe in the late summer). After about fifteen minutes on a beach I'm ready to go "do" something, so I'll still be following your work as internet availability permits.

Thanks for checking in!
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Nice work as usual Paul
Congrats for your anniversary. Mine was last year and 50 years :p
If you happen to come to the South of France during your European trip, we would be happy to meet you both and drink some good bottles.
Cheers
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

As I continue to add details to the Kingfisher there are a number of iron stanchions that support rails or ropes along the length of the ship - and I dedicated myself this weekend to fabricating those elements.

There were lots of wasted hours trying to figure out methodologies and techniques that would provide acceptable results. In the end I am happy but not ecstatic - though some of the deficiencies will disappear when not examined under the unforgiving macros.

The next four photos show how I added a ring to the top of a stanchion (the vertical bit set into the soldering board is a tube):

View attachment 499092

View attachment 499093

View attachment 499094

View attachment 499095

Next, I did the same thing but now the top piece will receive a vertically oriented rail:

View attachment 499096

View attachment 499097

View attachment 499098

View attachment 499099

Next, I made several stanchions that will be associated with a ladderway (there will be an iron rail horizontally inserted into the 'rings':

View attachment 499100

View attachment 499101

And one lonely stanchion to support a horizontally oriented rail:

View attachment 499103

In the image below the stanchion is now square stock with a ring on the top. These will show up again later bent midway along the length of the stanchion (I had to anneal the square bar stock in order to make the bend):

View attachment 499102

Finally, I parted off some brass tube that will fit over the round stanchions at their bases (it will make sense later). I almost took out my eye discovering I needed to cut these by hand rather than on my tiny table saw:

View attachment 499104

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And now everything has been burnished/blackened:

View attachment 499106

This build report will now go silent for a few weeks as my wife and I will be traveling. We have planned two vacations this year to celebrate our 40th anniversary (HER trip to islands and beaches and such - and HIS trip to Europe in the late summer). After about fifteen minutes on a beach I'm ready to go "do" something, so I'll still be following your work as internet availability permits.

Thanks for checking in!
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Good morning Paul. Wow the rudder, tiller and ships wheel are fantastic as is all the metal work and finite details you added. You have built something very special here Paul- Kudos. Enjoy your travels and celebration of your 40th. I think you should take some surf lessons for the “do something “ on the beach. ;) You will not be disappointed. Have a blast Paul. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Paul. Wow the rudder, tiller and ships wheel are fantastic as is all the metal work and finite details you added. You have built something very special here Paul- Kudos. Enjoy your travels and celebration of your 40th. I think you should take some surf lessons for the “do something “ on the beach. ;) You will not be disappointed. Have a blast Paul. Cheers Grant
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Thank you kindly, Grant. Surfing? I live in Illinois. It's not really a thing we need to know how to do ROTF.
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

As I continue to add details to the Kingfisher there are a number of iron stanchions that support rails or ropes along the length of the ship - and I dedicated myself this weekend to fabricating those elements.

There were lots of wasted hours trying to figure out methodologies and techniques that would provide acceptable results. In the end I am happy but not ecstatic - though some of the deficiencies will disappear when not examined under the unforgiving macros.

The next four photos show how I added a ring to the top of a stanchion (the vertical bit set into the soldering board is a tube):

View attachment 499092

View attachment 499093

View attachment 499094

View attachment 499095

Next, I did the same thing but now the top piece will receive a vertically oriented rail:

View attachment 499096

View attachment 499097

View attachment 499098

View attachment 499099

Next, I made several stanchions that will be associated with a ladderway (there will be an iron rail horizontally inserted into the 'rings':

View attachment 499100

View attachment 499101

And one lonely stanchion to support a horizontally oriented rail:

View attachment 499103

In the image below the stanchion is now square stock with a ring on the top. These will show up again later bent midway along the length of the stanchion (I had to anneal the square bar stock in order to make the bend):

View attachment 499102

Finally, I parted off some brass tube that will fit over the round stanchions at their bases (it will make sense later). I almost took out my eye discovering I needed to cut these by hand rather than on my tiny table saw:

View attachment 499104

View attachment 499105

And now everything has been burnished/blackened:

View attachment 499106

This build report will now go silent for a few weeks as my wife and I will be traveling. We have planned two vacations this year to celebrate our 40th anniversary (HER trip to islands and beaches and such - and HIS trip to Europe in the late summer). After about fifteen minutes on a beach I'm ready to go "do" something, so I'll still be following your work as internet availability permits.

Thanks for checking in!
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Hi Paul,

You just have to bring your carving tools. You can do that on the beach and you directly have a good excuse not have to put on all the sunscreen as it will grease up your beautiful boxwood carvings.
Just an idea :-)
 
pkv said:
Excellent work! Thanks, Paul.
As it seems, the preventer plate should have a bend or crank near the upper end to accomodate the toe link.
So, the toe link is covered by preventer plate, but not vice versa.
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Yes, you are correct. Several of the chains were too short to fully clear the rail so they couldn't sit all the way down on the hull. Rather than correcting the chain problem I chose to do the preventer plates incorrectly. Just one more on a long list of deficiencies and errors on my ship model. But I do thank you for your post - it will be very helpful to others who want to do it the proper way.

Attribution: the images posted by our forum friend are from TFFM Antscherl Volume 2.
 
First and most important. CONGRATULATIONS on 40 years!!! A rarity these days of disposable everything, including relationships. I have a feeling faith in each other and an important third party, were key in this 40-year milestone!

Second, your work. WOW!!!

Third. I'm with you on beaches. My wife is from CA and loves them. Me...noisy, smelly, gritty, boring. I'm sure you will enjoy the time together though!!! Be well.
 
BradNSW said:
First and most important. CONGRATULATIONS on 40 years!!! A rarity these days of disposable everything, including relationships. I have a feeling faith in each other and an important third party, were key in this 40-year milestone!

Second, your work. WOW!!!

Third. I'm with you on beaches. My wife is from CA and loves them. Me...noisy, smelly, gritty, boring. I'm sure you will enjoy the time together though!!! Be well.
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Thanks for the three well-wishes, Brad. We wouldn't have made it through the first two years of married life if we weren't equally yoked to the third party :).
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

As I continue to add details to the Kingfisher there are a number of iron stanchions that support rails or ropes along the length of the ship - and I dedicated myself this weekend to fabricating those elements.

There were lots of wasted hours trying to figure out methodologies and techniques that would provide acceptable results. In the end I am happy but not ecstatic - though some of the deficiencies will disappear when not examined under the unforgiving macros.

The next four photos show how I added a ring to the top of a stanchion (the vertical bit set into the soldering board is a tube):

View attachment 499092

View attachment 499093

View attachment 499094

View attachment 499095

Next, I did the same thing but now the top piece will receive a vertically oriented rail:

View attachment 499096

View attachment 499097

View attachment 499098

View attachment 499099

Next, I made several stanchions that will be associated with a ladderway (there will be an iron rail horizontally inserted into the 'rings':

View attachment 499100

View attachment 499101

And one lonely stanchion to support a horizontally oriented rail:

View attachment 499103

In the image below the stanchion is now square stock with a ring on the top. These will show up again later bent midway along the length of the stanchion (I had to anneal the square bar stock in order to make the bend):

View attachment 499102

Finally, I parted off some brass tube that will fit over the round stanchions at their bases (it will make sense later). I almost took out my eye discovering I needed to cut these by hand rather than on my tiny table saw:

View attachment 499104

View attachment 499105

And now everything has been burnished/blackened:

View attachment 499106

This build report will now go silent for a few weeks as my wife and I will be traveling. We have planned two vacations this year to celebrate our 40th anniversary (HER trip to islands and beaches and such - and HIS trip to Europe in the late summer). After about fifteen minutes on a beach I'm ready to go "do" something, so I'll still be following your work as internet availability permits.

Thanks for checking in!
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Wonderful jewelry work!
Protective eye gear around machines At All Times, please!
Congratulations on 40 years! Did you get married right out of elementary school?
My wife and I are coming up on 46. You guys look so much younger! But then we both had "starter marriages" that tanked. :rolleyes:
Second time was the charm!

Pete
 
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Peter Gutterman said:
Wonderful jewelry work!
Protective eye gear around machines At All Times, please!
Congratulations on 40 years! Did you get married right out of elementary school?
My wife and I are coming up on 46. You guys look so much younger! But then we both had "starter marriages" that tanked. :rolleyes:
Second time was the charm!

Pete
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Thanks, Peter. Yes, safety first.

We did marry quite young (21 years old) but by then we had been together for a while. Lynn was my high school homecoming date (actually, my second choice but I was scared to ask the first one because I thought she might say no and my 16 year-old self could not have survived the horror of that). It all worked out perfectly :D .
 
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