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📝 Clyde Puffer
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro (
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i found plans on a web site and based the scratch build on these.
The hull is plank on frame and you can see the stages on the attached photographs.
i used recycled materials.
The hull is plank on frame and you can see the stages on the attached photographs.
i used recycled materials.
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro (
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hi, the planks are lime wood which i ripped out of a plank using a band saw.
The planks are varied widths to suit the curve of the hull. They were soften in hot water for the bendy bits. ▲
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4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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He only 'Steams' 😠 when it goes wrong Nerys!
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (
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The planking is bending around so well, I must ask what breed of timber is it and are you steaming?
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rookysailor (
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Very nice shape of your new build, can I enquire as to what width of planks you used.😐
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💬 Re: Clyde Puffer
4 years ago by 🇺🇸 Joe727 (
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It's nice to see your puffer coming along. Your progress encourages enthusiasm to keep up with my builds. Looks great!
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4 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Nice bit of recycling, is this going to be a static model?
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay (
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Looks like it is coming along great! I have a couple of Puffer Plans stashed away in my “some day” pile. When I do get to them as a project, I hope to do as well as you have!!!
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4 years ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder (
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Looking great so far. Still a shame the site does not sort the pictures.
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💬 Re: Clyde Puffer
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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Nice work.
She is certainly coming along. Keep up the good work. Martin555. ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (
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Looks as if you are doing a grand job. Lovely shape. I like.
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💬 Re: Clyde Puffer
4 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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I do like the puffer nice work
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📝 Further progress with hull
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Added detail to the hull, rubbing strips, etc.
Decided to show riveting above the water line using round headed brass pins. Used thick card as plating, glued on using pva glue over the whole hull.
Deck areas planked using lime planks, caulking was just pencil.
Decided to show riveting above the water line using round headed brass pins. Used thick card as plating, glued on using pva glue over the whole hull.
Deck areas planked using lime planks, caulking was just pencil.
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💬 Re: Further progress with hull
4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Hi Robert,
"How are you going to plate your build?" Probably not at all, not in this life anyway!😐 That's why I was hoping you'd like to pop over for a weekend and do it for me😁😂 That would be a very long job (for me) on a 1.35m hull, and there's enough 'stuff' on the benches already!🙈 Guess I'll just have to pretend that she had all the plates welded together during the refit before she (HMS Hotspur) was sold to the Dominican Republic. Cheers, Doug 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro (
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Hi Doug.
How are you going to plate your build? regards Robert hillro ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro (
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Hi Guys
Thanks for your positive comments. With respect to the overpainting of decks. Its just the photographs are not in sequence. i planked the decks after the top coat. Regards Robert ▲
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4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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"Amazing deck work. But you painted over it! Why? "
I think that's an 'optical delusion' Ron. Looks to me like only the fore and aft (formerly 'poop'😮) decks are wooden. Both these sections must have been masked during the painting, sprayed by the look of it. If you look closely at pic 5 you can see the 'unmasked' wood at the stern. Pics 1 & 2 also appear to show the planked decks after the rest has been painted, cos they already have some deck fittings on them. Another case of 'out of sequence' pics🤔 Nicely done Hillro👍 Particularly like the plating and rivets😀 Would you like to come and do my 4' 5" (135cm) destroyer hull for me please!?😉 PLEASE!!🤔 Cheers, Doug 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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I like the rivet work, well done.
I too am wondering why you painted over the deck planking. Martin555. ▲
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4 years ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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Amazing deck work. But you painted over it! Why?
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📝 Rudder Servo Control
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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The clyde puffer used a chain drive for the rudder.
After a lot of research and head scratching i came up with servo driven slide arrangement with some pulleys and chain which funny enough looks like the real thing. Bench test proved it works ok.
After a lot of research and head scratching i came up with servo driven slide arrangement with some pulleys and chain which funny enough looks like the real thing. Bench test proved it works ok.
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4 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Nice solution well done .
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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Nice i like it.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 figtree7nts (
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Hi Hillro,
That's very ingenious! Can you make a video of how it works? Cheers, Ed ▲
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📝 Wheel house
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Made from plywood to a push fit over the hull. Rivets fitted as per hull.
Funnel is a tooth paste tube.
Kitted out the wheel house and fitted nav and cabin lighting.
Funnel is a tooth paste tube.
Kitted out the wheel house and fitted nav and cabin lighting.
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4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Excellent work Robert👍
Quite riveting! 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Looks great! nice job
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📝 Hull painting
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Hull now painted inside and out using car paint from halfords.
i find painting the most difficult thing to get right. There always seems to be something thats not right.
i find painting the most difficult thing to get right. There always seems to be something thats not right.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 Joe727 (
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Paint looks really good, I like your paint scheme! Joe ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (
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I've just realised that as well as this lovely little puffer, you are still in process of finishing the fifie. Must say I do admire your ability to work so quickly and as well as you do.
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (
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Well, if that's the standard you can reach whilst finding it difficult, I don't know what you are worried about. Excellent build. Looking forward to seeing her afloat.
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4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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" find painting the most difficult thing to get right."
You n me both Robert🤔 Especially on complex scale ships. You've made a good job of it though👍 Doug 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Looking very smart!
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📝 Deck Winch.
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Had to do a bit of research for this. I happened to visit Beamish museum.
Low and behold there was a steam driven winch just lying on the ground.
This gave me some idea of what a steam driven winch looked like.
Made from plasti card, some gear wheels, brass wire, etc. Very happy with the result.
This is the second attempt the first one was too big, wrong scale.
Low and behold there was a steam driven winch just lying on the ground.
This gave me some idea of what a steam driven winch looked like.
Made from plasti card, some gear wheels, brass wire, etc. Very happy with the result.
This is the second attempt the first one was too big, wrong scale.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 Joe727 (
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I'm a fan of winches, yours looks great!
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4 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Good looking well done.Rick
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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Nice work, will look great with a bit of rust splattered about.
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📝 Ships Boat
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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This was carved from a solid block of lime wood.
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rookysailor (
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Lovely bit of wood work, and the oars are a perfect match👍
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys (
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Lovely bit of carving Robert, lime is an excellent wood for carving, lovely straight grain, no knots.
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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That is great work and very well done.
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📝 Companion way and toilet
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Not much to say except used a thimble as a bucket.
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📝 Bucket and associated tools
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Bucket is the top of a spray can and the tools carved from limewood.
These items were use to load,unload bulk materials like stone and coal.
Using the ship's Derrick made it self sufficient.
These items were use to load,unload bulk materials like stone and coal.
Using the ship's Derrick made it self sufficient.
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder (
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First class workmanship, as is the whole project.
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4 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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I'd like to add them to my bucket list.
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📝 Installing Electrics
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Hillro ( Lieutenant)
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Decided to use a 6 volt lead acid battery.
Made up a chassis containing fuses,(Halfords) common busbar ( eletrical wholesalers, earth bar.) other stuff like switches etc from spares box.
The drive motor was left over from a previous project , wrongly ordered.
its geared so not sure it is up to the task, we will see.
Made up a chassis containing fuses,(Halfords) common busbar ( eletrical wholesalers, earth bar.) other stuff like switches etc from spares box.
The drive motor was left over from a previous project , wrongly ordered.
its geared so not sure it is up to the task, we will see.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 Joe727 (
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Hillro,
Nice to see the proper switches and fusing, well done. Joe 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 ianed57 (
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I don't know the weight of your boat but those MFA geared motors can be very effective. My police launch called Dunlin (in the boat harbour) uses one, geared 6:1, admittedly on 12v, with a 50mm three blade prop and she has plenty of power. That boat weighs 25lb. I do find them a bit noisy though so now tend to use low noise motors with an 0 ring drive on brass pulleys.
A friend said he'd quietened an MFA geared motor down by running the gearbox submerged in oil. I haven't tried this. Ian ▲
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4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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Nice and neat.
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