Winslow Boy Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Gedward said: Many thanks John. It's good to be back. The new spot is Minehead. 60+ years in the big smoke is enough for this man. Damned site longer than me young man. I only stood it for ten and then decided I'd had enough. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 9, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2022 8 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: Damned site longer than me young man. I only stood it for ten and then decided I'd had enough. The last time I moved out of London was 1980, when I took a job in Saudi Arabia for a year. And that was 42 years ago! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Gedward said: The last time I moved out of London was 1980, when I took a job in Saudi Arabia for a year. And that was 42 years ago! In the ten years I was there late eighties it got progressively busier with more and more development occurring. It got so bad at the end that a ten minute journey took four times as long. Best thing I ever did was to move out to Buckinghamshire at the the end of nighties. Don't get me wrong, glad I moved there, which was for work, but wouldn't go back. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 10, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Just completed the hull build and starting the false deck. Followed by the wheelhouse exterior and interior. Edited July 10, 2022 by Gedward Image edit 10 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 10, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) I appreciate you are some way off a layout, but hopefully this Allan Downes masterpiece will help with inspiration. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/70935-anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-better-robinson-and-downes/&do=findComment&comment=1577138 Edited January 10, 2022 by Stubby47 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 10, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2022 Thanks for that. I'm a big fan of his work. Allan set the bar pretty damn high. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: hopefully this Allan Downes masterpiece will help with inspiration. It does and it will. Unfortunately those 265 associated pages on that link are now going Look at me. Go on. You know you want to. You'll regret it if you don't, but you'll also regret it if you do. . . . . . Dilemma No 1 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 18, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) This week we started on the wheelhouse. The main structure is pretty much there. But still need to make all the window frames and glazing. Today started working on the interior with the helm console. Then start on the smaller items like switches radio gear. And on the roof lifesaver, lights and then weathering everything. Finally the back may end up being removable to show the interior. Edited July 10, 2022 by Gedward Image edit 7 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Gedward said: This week we started on the wheelhouse. We ? Intriguing. . . Looking really good George. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 18, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, Fishplate said: We ? Intriguing. . . Thanks very much John. Really enjoying working in this new scale. Err, that would be the 'royal' we BTW. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Smart, I must admit I’m hankering to build another boat for my harbour. Look forward to seeing the end result 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 19, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 hours ago, KNP said: Smart, I must admit I’m hankering to build another boat for my harbour. Look forward to seeing the end result Thanks Kevin. What I found with the last layout was that I got the most pleasure out of just modelling the structures. So having Polperro as an example, means lots of buildings and of course a sprawl of fishing boats drying in the mud. Oh, and I might just squeeze a railway in there too. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Might I throw something else into the mix alongside Polperro and similar? The part of Saltash that was demolished c1960 when the Tamar road bridge was built? If you haven't done so already, Google "Saltash Waterside" Alex Edited January 19, 2022 by wiggoforgold 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 19, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said: Might I throw something else into the mix alongside Polperro and similar? The part of Saltash that was demolished c1960 when the Tamar road bridge was built? If you haven't done so already, Google "Saltash Waterside" Alex Thanks for that Alex. I've just ordered the book 'Saltash through time'. Although I'll probably use Polperro as the main location in terms of geography and harbour layout. I've been trawling through everywhere looking for some interesting prototypes. And for this layout, I'm not limiting myself to just Devon and Cornwall either. In this diorama, my primary criteria is whether it looks right. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Should it ever take your fancy, I've got a few pictures of the old Passage House Inn at Saltash before half of it was demolished I can send you. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 19, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said: Should it ever take your fancy, I've got a few pictures of the old Passage House Inn at Saltash before half of it was demolished I can send you. Brilliant Alex, please do. Can't have a harbour without the odd pub now can we? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 24, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) This week I've been locked away fitting out the wheelhouse. Still plenty more to add to this. Edited July 10, 2022 by Gedward Image edit 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 24, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) You can see a bit more detail here. Edited July 10, 2022 by Gedward Image edit 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 29, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2022 Still working on the wheelhouse. Just completed the window frames. Now working on the sliding door and rear window. Then it will be moved into the paint shop. 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2022 How will you finish the hull, George? The old-fashioned way, with tissue and dope or something more modern? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 hours ago, St Enodoc said: How will you finish the hull, George? The old-fashioned way, with tissue and dope or something more modern? Thanks John I've not used dope since the 70s. I'm using OSMO wood filler, followed by acrylic paint. This is supposed to be a working trawler so like everything on this layout, it will be properly weathered. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 30, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Gedward said: I've not used dope since the 70s. Nor have I... and I didn't inhale. Edited January 30, 2022 by St Enodoc 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Gedward said: I've not used dope since the 70s. I've worked with a few.... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 30, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Gedward said: Thanks John I've not used dope since the 70s. I'm using OSMO wood filler, followed by acrylic paint. This is supposed to be a working trawler so like everything on this layout, it will be properly weathered. Including the smell of the sea and salt spray, ah! enhale that wonderful aroma of a working harbour, deisel staining the water, old crabs, barnacles.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, John Besley said: Including the smell of the sea and salt spray, ah! enhale that wonderful aroma of a working harbour, deisel staining the water, old crabs, barnacles.... This harbour will be modelled at low tide. So will include the mud, the ropes and chains, the buoys, the seaweed, the moss, the small trapped pools of sea water, the sea gulls. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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