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๐ฌ Re: finishing BYMS 2079
1 month ago by ๐บ๐ธ Hhager2 (
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Excellent model. Similar to my MSCO 49 Lorikeet I served on. I used the Calypso kit and bashed it back to its roots. Your details far exceed mine. Very accurate. Iโm not sure I saw the otters on the stern. They help keep sweep lines at a depth. Mag n the wenches look so real. The topside cabinet was where I was helmsman most times. Otherwise repairing radar n comms. My uncle was navigator usually topside open deck. He was also signalman. We all had multiple roles. I once ran ship from Newport RI to Long Island sound in a hurricane. Iโm steering n ship is bouncing. I have radar Iโm watching because you canโt see anything n it was at night. Before entering the sound which was calmer water, I realized Iโm alone. Iโm hanging onto a large wheel watching radar I didnโt notice everyone left n were puking in the head. I guess I was too scared to throw up? Amazing how much of a beating that ship can take.
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079 (continued)
1 month ago by ๐บ๐ธ BarryS (
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Looking great with all those fiddle bits.
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Found the solution to fairing the deck. Plasticard and CA is a very hard material, visited the proper boat building tool boxes, I used some of these small planes for bevelling the 100+ ribs on the 100 year old sailing canoes restoration, forgot I had them. Ideal for the 3mm planks with 0.25mm โcaulkingโ.
Deck still needs some work but I have the apertures sorted for the winch, engine room vents/funnel and a hatch for the battery. ▲
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1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Doogle (
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She's looking really good neilw ๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Thatโs the main deck planking done. At least the foredeck planking is a few months away.
Now the clean-up and cutting the forward aperture to get access to battery compartment. 10 thou plasticard and HV CA have combined to give a very hard surface to sand. Have decided to start on the forward superstructure and foโcโsle sub deck before fitting the bulwarks as Iโll have better access and the bulwarks wonโt be there to get dinged. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Had a couple of days away from the BYMS, thought Iโd better not spend my wedding anniversary in the workshop. Have been busy sorting through the last auction purchases, but have managed to clean up some of the latest planking, fitted a couple more and have what I hope is the last batch in prep.
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Seem to be speeding up, can now prep 6 planks at a time, found the trick is to cut the plasticard strips wider (4mm or 5mm) as this stops them from curling up so glueing them to the plank edge is now straight forward, swearing has stopped and the number of plastic gloves needed has decreased.
Have developed my paring skills to take off the extra plasticard from the edge that gets glued to the sub deck, donโt want to tempt fate but over half way there on the main deck and have 6 planks in prep and 6 needing paring as decided to have a day off today from fitting them. Probably another 3 or 4 sessions required to finish the main deck. Iโll have to do the same to the foredeck but thatโs months away. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Hi Bill
Iโll be glad when it is over, seems the past week has been spent bent over the deck planks, probably another week to go until the main deck is finished. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: A purchasing mistake and now lots of planking.
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Neil.
A very comprehensive informative write up. Looking good ๐ Regards Bill. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: First trials
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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The waterline and movement look good in your trials video. Don't forget to keep the superstructure as light as possible ๐
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1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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Bill, it is indeed Canon Teign Falls. Nice and quiet now the kids have gone back to school!
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๐ฌ Re: First trials
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Hi Neil.
Looks really good I have to say. Is that lake Canonteign? Regards Bill. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: First trials
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง roycv (
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The best bit about a mixer is slowly spinning the boat on its axis!
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๐ฌ Re: The first cut is the deepest
1 year ago by ๐บ๐ธ Hhager2 (
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Great job What your doing looks familiar as I did my deck sort of like the way you did.
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1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Doogle (
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Looking forward to seeing your next blog, ๐ coming along nicely ๐
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๐ฌ Re: The first cut is the deepest
1 year ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Neil.
Looking really good. Nice to see you have Darth Vader(pic3) as your assistant,but good to see him wearing protective gear. Looking forward to the next installment. Regards Bill. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: The first cut is the deepest
1 year ago by ๐บ๐ธ BarryS (
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You are certainly doing a commendable job on her!
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๐ฌ Re: It will look worse before it gets better
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง flaxbybuck (
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Like the explanation and photos. Keep it up ! ๐
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2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ Cashrc (
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Looking good. I like minesweepers, dont see as many of them as other WWII warships. Keep at it, looking forward to splash day.
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๐ฌ Re: It will look worse before it gets better
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Doogle (
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A great start, looking forward to seeing how your build progresses
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๐ฌ Re: It will look worse before it gets better
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Neil
Great start and brilliant explanation of what your doing ๐๐ Regards Bill. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: A bit more research
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง neilw (
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thanks Hhager2
Your great pics show some of the differences between the YMS and the BYMS, especially the stern area. The pic of 2079 moored inboard of 2157 show how the topsides come right to the transom. I think the YMS and some BYMS had the aft section of the topside as a canvas or removable section. I need to find earlier pics of BYMS when they came out of the yards to see if this was a featured as built or a later addition. Impressed with the screen capture from the Minesweeper movie - I've just ordered a DVD of it, for the grand sum of ยฃ2.59, can see the pause button is going to get a lot of use. ▲
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๐ฌ Re: A bit more research
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ Hhager2 (
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It looks like the MSCO u build by using Billings Calypso. Which was originally a mine sweeper. I bashed it back to its roots Try finding USN MSCO 49 or one of its other sisters. Lorikeet my uncle was navigator n chief I was a seaman under him. I got to know every inch over 4 years. It was stationed on Hudson River on NJ side. My model pic it billing ship and my mini model of it. The pics are all I have but there is a blueprint pic. Maybe it will help you I may have pics I made when on the ship. Any questions feel free to ask.
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ Hhager2 (
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Pic 7 is way diff. The floats were further firward. The rear cut out of the side railing was fir the otters. These allowed you to use the hoist to get it n its cable over the side. So pic 7 shows flite there n otters missing. They are a squat metal thing with loovers painted white. Anyway I think you will do all right with whatโs out there. Wish I had that hull the billing was a pain in reconstructing back to Msco minesweeper coastal oceangoing. The big reel in middle aft is an electrified cable that senses magnetic distortions. The floats look like wingtank of a plane hold cable cutters and the others maintain its depth. We did sweeps and found the placed exercise ones then blew them up. The guns on the sides had a platform where half would fold down. The bridge topside had a canvas cover sometimes I drove the ship in a hurricane once. Everyone was puking so I had the radar, engine speed n steering all alone until we got from Newport to LI Sound. Ship sailed smooth but was battered by sea.
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Remove Ads ๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง dave976 (
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Should make a nice scale model and I am pleased to see that you are basing your model on an actual vessel. Sirmar made some good mouldings and yours is no exception. Possible that a previous owner made some modifications to the hull to build a different vessel. Should be easily rectified. Will be an interesting build blog as you proceed.
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ chugalone100 (
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Very slick looking ship.
This will be a great build to follow.๐ ▲
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Doogle (
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Another interesting build to follow. All the best. At this rate, I'll be so busy with following builds and finishing mine, when I can go back to work I wont have the time for it ๐
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐บ๐ธ BarryS (
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Nice prints.
This will be interesting to follow! Barry ▲
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง roycv (
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Hi what chance! I am just listening to "In Dangers hour" by Douglas Reeman.
It is an audio book from local library. Set on a minesweeper operating in the Channel, ending up on D.Day. Roy ▲
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๐ฌ Re: BYMS 2079
2 years ago by ๐ฌ๐ง Scratchbuilder (
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Neil.
Looking forward to following this one. This is right up my street ๐๐ Regards Bill. ▲
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