Whaler RAU IX 1 : 45 - Graupner [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Jimsky]

Happy Birthday, fellow !

 

[Wolle]

Thank you Jim

 

[Wolle]

Hello
I did a little further today.

The deck superstructure has received its first white paint job but I have to go over there again.

The platform for the Hapune is also on and the first railing strips are also glued.

 

[Jimsky]

Oh...the deck looking lovely. Very accurate work!

 

[Wolle]

Small upgrade

I painted and glued the two side parts for the Hapunen platform.
Before I dropped a part and I didn't see where it fell. After a good 10 minutes and even more gray hair, I found the thing in the trash can again. I was already despairing.
Then I picked out the parts for the front mast.

 

[Wolle]

Hello
I did a little more work on the foremast.

Since it was a used kit, I was missing one of this small part.

So I recreated one. It's made of wood but you can't see it afterwards.

 

[Wolle]

Hello
Unfortunately for me things are progressing very slowly.

I don't have the time and there are a lot of little things to tinker with.

That's just part of it, I often don't go fast enough.

I'm just an impatient guy sometimes.

We continued with the mast.
It took a lot of time to get everything together and work my way through the construction plans.
But now I have everything and have made the parts to size.
The lookout buoy......I have to see what I'm doing there, the thing was stowed at some point. Ok, we'll see.

 

[Wolle]

I made something again.

I shortened the crow's nest a little, otherwise the ring with the railing would no longer have fit over it.
It looked like this before and after processing with a large hole for the crow's nest, a small hole where it is placed over the mast and 3 0.8 mm holes for the railing.
Then I prepared the soldering device for the railing, so the glue has to dry first.

 

[Wolle]

Hello
A little further, now the glue has to dry, then we can continue.

 

[Wolle]

So the main mast and the stern mast are finished, except for the painting.

 

[Wolle]

Hello
I'm not entirely happy with the crow's nest yet.

I'll remove the platform for the top lamp again, make it a little smaller or leave it out completely, we'll see.

And I will sand the plate under the crow's nest and then work it with a spatula so that there is a line.

 

[Wolle]

I started today with 2 roller stands. First I looked for the small parts together and after an intensive search for 2 rollers, I discovered that they were missing from the fittings set

OK, there's nothing you can do about that. After thinking about it for a moment, I thought there had to be a replacement.

Traced on 3mm plywood with a compass, roughly cut it out, then drilled a hole in the middle, put a screw through and secured with the mom.
Then I clamped the screw on the drill and ground it to size at full throttle.
Now I have to think about how I can get the rope guide into the roll, do you have any ideas?

 

[Wolle]

Small upgrade

First of all, about the rolls......... I found the original rolls.

There they are. I installed the wrong rollers there. EMBARRASSING Well, there's always something.

Quickly replaced and done.
I also worked on the crow's nest and bent 2 Davids to size.

 

[Wolle]

The roller blocks, if I understood correctly, are the ones for the anchors, and I've finished them so far. OK, the paint is still missing.

 

[Wolle]

I like that better. I removed the screw again and the first coat of paint is on it too. And this is how I will continue!
I'll first put all the structures together and paint them, then I'll attach everything and then the railing will come on.
That's my plan (without guarantee)

 

[Wolle]

Today I cut out the first companion house from the deep-drawn parts and collected the parts that went with it.

 

[Wolle]

Small upgrade.

Did some filling, sanding, cutting, deburring and gluing today.

 

[Wolle]

I also glued the chimney together, now it still needs to be filled and sanded. I loosely put the parts in their places. Fits.

While the putty was drying, I started cutting out the next pieces.

I'm slowly getting practice at it.

 

[Wolle]

I also finished, glued, filled and sanded the chimney.

Then I made a companionway house and 2 fans to size and glued them together. They then also have to be filled and sanded.

 

[Wolle]

Small upgrade

I have finished the first fans and another companion house.

2 more fans a skylight and 1 companionway house are in the works.

I put everything loosely in its place.