Broad Ambition - The Model

[MauriceMynah]

6 minutes ago, finny said:

Is it a Ruler or is a rule 

finny

It has to be a ruler because it's made of metal, and as we all know, rules were made to be broken.

[FairTmiddlin]

42 minutes ago, finny said:

Is it a Ruler or is a rule 

finny

My rule is to call it a ruler unless it's a tape

[ExSurveyor]

As a rule, it is usually a ruler.

[floydraser]

Noun or verb? 

[MauriceMynah]

7 minutes ago, floydraser said:

Noun or verb? 

or Monarchy

[ExSurveyor]

I have a 2m surveyors rod, also  known as a surveyors rule.

My 2m surveyors rule is now sanctioned by the government.

Matron won't let me take it to Tesco as I would shout at anyone who came too close.

[Upcycler]

2 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

I'm just impressed at his having such a big Ruler!

It makes him feel better about himself 

[floydraser]

37 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

or Monarchy

Well as I notice in the pic it has your initials on it, you can over-rule all of us.

[BroadAmbition]

I can feel a "wow" coming on

I was already there as soon as I read the update / Saw the photo's

Griff

[johnm]

This with tongue firmly in cheek as I am really amazed by the skill shown here.

 

I'm afraid it's just not good enough! Those sidelights should have an arc of 112.5 degrees from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam and the stern light an arc of 135 degrees and showing from right astern to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on either side. 90 and 180 respectively is just not good enough!

[grendel]

well careful positioning of the led might be the answer to that, as it would give a little leeway in the angles

[BroadAmbition]

Wow - again!

Griff

[grendel]

well it was out with the specs and magnifying light for these and no mistake turned and filed to shape from 3/16" (4.8mm ) tinted perspex, shaped up on the lathe, filed to 2.5mm thickness to fit the lights and glued into the aluminium light bodies, i will still need to drill the correct distance into the plastic with probably a 1.4mm drill to fit the leds, but the coloured (and clear) lenses are in the navigation lights, they were so small i had to get a 4mm collet chuck to hold them while filing the plastic to shape.

the vice for reference is just over an inch wide

[Ray]

When a Wow! is called for it cannot be denied....

Wow!

[grendel]

blimey, this is getting fiddly, i am working out how to do the side deck illuminations, size wise i decided the metal portion should be 4mm dia, unfortunately i didnt have any 4mm shiny steel, but i did have some 6mm shiny shaft from an old disassembled printer, so that was turned down to 4mm, as i only needed half a circle this was put in the mill and one side milled flat, not easy when you are holding a 4mm dia rod in a vice, anyway this was just managed without milling the vice too, then a 2mm slot was required through what was left, anyway after about an hours work, i had finally managed, the first fitting was started, now just the wood and glazing to be done, and the LED. then i have yo have a count to see how many more are needed about another 15 i think, well that will keep me busy through Christmas in tier 4.

[grendel]

well at least 8 anyway, it seems 4 each side, and they werent there for the date my model depicts.

[grendel]

so with a little work, some 4mm dia clear rod has been shaped and a teak baseplate added.

[floydraser]

40 minutes ago, grendel said:

blimey, this is getting fiddly, 

Erm, what do you mean "getting" fiddly? For most of us it got fiddly way back at the beginning with the planking. I think you have defined a new level of human fiddliness. Actually, it's starting to sound all wrong already...

I think you should join the ranks of Beaufort and Richter: the grendel scale of extra fine fiddliness. Or maybe not...

 

[grendel]

and finally i masked off a torch to see what it would look like lit from behind

[grendel]

and propped into position on the model

[grendel]

A few other pics I took

[grendel]

mass production in full flow

[BroadAmbition]

Sixteen of em in all then

Griff

[grendel]

this is the first 8, my model does not need this fitting as it is modeled with the old style deck, pre lights.

[BroadAmbition]

Now that our upholsterer has completed the remaining outstanding items for the full size 'B.A' I have at last some left over material. I'll post it down to you as requested.  I'm hoping there will be enough for both models, if not then let me know. 

Griff