Broad Ambition - The Model

[grendel]

Its here where I will admit to using a little bit of the teak for the bow decoration, this wood sands up beautifully. but I just couldnt do it in plywood.

[BroadAmbition]

Get the teak used - All of it, that is what is was donated for - I don't want / expect any coming back my way

Griff

[grendel]

Charlie, I plan to, , it will be used everywhere I can on model #2, cabin sides, windows etc, but each cut I make will be planned to use it to its best advantage, both for the grain and to plan the widths I need.

[BroadAmbition]

Good, get it used on model #1 too, and if you think you are going to run short, then let me know as we have more in stock

Griff

[grendel]

I will have to see how it steams, as I am thinking to make the rubbing strakes for both models out of it too, sanded up and varnished that should look good. though I dont think I will get them onto Model #1 before Beccles. 

i have really been surprised at how much detail I have been able to add to the model in these last few weeks, just a few more bits to add and I will be happy, I think one of my best inspirations was the 0.8mm stainless steel pins, these have been used pretty much anywhere screws would have been used (though I have to admit defeat where counterbores and wood plugs would have been added over the screw heads - like the toe rails for example). the pins can be pushed through and the tips trimmed then about 1/16" bent over and hammered in to the other side to make a secure fastening. when using these I drill a 0.7mm hole in the wood, which gives a good tight fit, then hammer the pins in.

[BroadAmbition]

Peter, just do what you can at your leisure, there ain't no rush (I'm sure I've stated this before now), oh and no need to bring model #2 with you either (Well that is to say no requirement from us anyroadup)

Proper looking forward to seeing model #1 and having some photo's of it onboard 'B.A'

Griff

[grendel]

Charlie, You know how it is, I am sure it was the same with Broad Ambition (full size) that you wanted to get bits done before you took her out and put her on show.

there are a whole bunch of things that wont get done on the models before they come up to Beccles, painting decks and roofs, varnishing woodwork, etc I have got some teak stain on some of the woodwork, and that gives it a better colour, but as you found it can still be a little streaky. I will be happy when I have some deck fittings attached, for that I need my drills to arrive so I can drill the stainless plates, to mount the fairleads onto front and back.

[grendel]

tonight, a bit of this a bit of that, a plate made to go onto the bow decorative teak piece, and mounting of the cleats. the more of these details I add the better she looks.

 

 

[grendel]

tonight, a bit of this a bit of that, a plate made to go onto the bow decorative teak piece, and mounting of the cleats. the more of these details I add the better she looks. so I tried a bit f aluminium tube I hd - a much better size I think.

 

 

[Regulo]

I'm still having trouble not seeing the pics - anyone else?

Edit: Jumped the gun - just seen Jonzo's post!

[grendel]

yes it was all the old images that had not transferred, now its all the newer images that were saved to the other image server, we will get there, at least this way there are less to upload from scratch, I wasnt looking forward to reloading 51 pages of images, whereas 2 pages is viable if it comes to that.

[grendel]

just for continuity I have reloaded the missing images in this thread, as it was only about 20 images it wasnt too bad.

[grendel]

so tonight it was cleaning the excess glue from around the cleats, and I spotted a piece of aluminium that looked about right for a mudweight, I added a handle on top, and if nothing else it will do for Beccles.

[LondonRascal]

Just caught up with this - Really Really amazing to see. It is funny how we tend to be in shock and think smaller things are so cute and nice and compare them to the real life size version - 'oh look at that' and 'that is a mini version of the cleats' etc but it is true. This is something truly special to see come together.

[BroadAmbition]

Proper looking forward to seeing it a week on Saturday at Beccles  We'll have to display it on the aft coach house roof

Griff

[Springsong]

I have been following this on a regular basis and I must say I think your work Grendel is truly stunning.

[grendel]

today I will be taking a break, there is just a couple of pieces I want to get done, but typically the drill bits I need to drill the 0.8mm holes in the stainless steel still havent arrived (due between yesterday and tomorrow). add to that the fact that at work, my two colleagues are on holiday, so I am left with 3 peoples workload, yesterday I was still working on last fridays jobs, by today I was up to tuesday. to cope with this I have gone into turbo work mode, and have managed to halve the list of outstanding work. turbo mode leaves me brain dead at the end of the day, and nowadays I dont like to work that hard for more than a week, I feel sorry for my colleague who returns on monday, then loses me for a long weekend later in the week. thus tonight an evening of rest and relaxation.

[grendel]

Ok you just know I could not help it, i was walking past the model, and I suddenly had a thought, so yes I did some work, I steamed those toe rails for the curves up at the front end. they now have to cool down, so at least tomorrow I can fit them.

[JanetAnne]

Knew it! Day off eh?

Your boat may be only 12th the size but you seem to have developed the same illness all us wooden boat owners have...  the need to fettle! Just seems your condition is not to scale

[BroadAmbition]

Ok you just know I could not help it,

Oh yes you could - But you are just as addicted to fettling as we are at oggling

Just seems your condition is not to scale

Like it

Griff

[grendel]

the good part being that I can store the boat indoors and dont have to travel far to work on it.

[grendel]

I have just realised we are nearly 5 days past the first anniversary of the project starting.

some work has taken place on just about every day of that year and I must report that I didnt think that the first model would be as far along as it is, or indeed the second model, by making a little progress each day the build has really progressed, without getting to the point where I was ever tired of doing it, in fact the more I have done the more I want to do. as I work on the tinyest of details, I see more that can be done, after doing things I work out ways they can be done better.

And although I have been concentrating on model #1 this past few weeks, it wont be long before I restart on model #2 and work will once again progress in tandem so to speak, with some work being carried out on  model #1 while model #2 is waiting for glue to dry.

model #1 is at detailing stage, while model #2 still has some major fitting out work to do, cabin sides, roofs, decks, transom etc.

[deebee29]

Can't believe it's been a year already,  where does the time go.

you'd better start thinking of your next project because you'll be lost  (somehow I doubt that) when this one comes to an end.

I'm thoroughly enjoying following your progress 

[MauriceMynah]

Now BA has a nice new wooden gear knob, have yo a similar one for the model?

[grendel]

I havent even done the morse control yet MM