lehcyfer
07-14-2009, 03:19 PM
To begin on this forum, I'd like to present you my build of a free model of Renova-Model publisher of paper models: Winans cigar ship "Gunboat" 1860r. (1:200)
Cigar shaped ships of Winans brothers inspired Jules Verne to create famed 'Nautilus'.
This particular 1860 proposition for the Russian Navy was armed with two guns on a raised platform. Russians declined so it was never built. The prototype achieved speed of 19 knots.
So much for the starters, now the build.
On the beginning I've worn up the first segment of the cigar hull trying to form its sharp end.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_22.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=22.jpg)
I decided that the printout needs to be impregnated first, but impregnation with Brand Clear Glue (BCG) was not enough co I used Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (CA), but it blurred the printout so there was a momentary consternation until I discovered that to avoid it the printout first need to be impregnated with the BCG, and after that covered with CA.
This solution worked just fine and since then I use it almost everywhere, especially with little parts or a soft paper. Additionally in this case, as a side effect there appeared delicate "wear smudges" on the sides of the ship that added interesting valorisation of the model.
BCG (water based, non toxic glue) I apply generously with my finger and dried with a hairdryer. As a sidenote, I can't imagine making models without this device - I have a little touristic one and it dramatically shortens the gluing process. CA, toxic, fast acting and aggressive glue I applied - first a few drops to a folded hygienic tissue and then in a fast movement to the surface earlier based with BCG.
CA toughens the surface of the parts allowing for very precise forming before gluing it together. As the CA is only on the surface, the cuts and undersides of the parts are of 'naked' paper which allow the water based BCG to glue them without a problem. To glue anything on the surface covered with CA I used CA, but first had to impregnate 'naked' paper with BCG to stop CA from infiltrating paper and creating unsightly stains.
BCG is perfect for gluing paper 'on touch', without flaps - there is not a one flap in this build.
From that moment everything went smooth - :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_01.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=01.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_02.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=02.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_03.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=03.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_05.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=05.jpg)
Even with a little petals I didn't have any problems (though this part ended a bit to large and contrast with the next segment)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_04.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=04.jpg)
As the rods for rudders I used filed flat nails (as you can see the rod on the plan is too long compared with the size of the rudder)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_08.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=08.jpg)
After I've built a half of the hull the work halted for some time, and only short time ago I've completed the model. Unfortunately I've got back my camera after I've finished it and so I can only show you the pictures of the ready model:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/09.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_10.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=10.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_12.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=12.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_13.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=13.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_14.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=14.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_15.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=15.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_16.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=16.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_17.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=17.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_20.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=20.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_21.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=21.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/11.jpg
The base of the stand is a box glued entirely on touch - an excellent training
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_18.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=18.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_19.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=19.jpg)
I recommend the model highly - it's an equally great exercise for building submarines as well as surface ships.
The model is available for download from the Renova-Model site (http://www.renova-model.com.pl/), direct link to the model (http://www.renova-model.com.pl/modele_pliki/winans_cigar_ship_gunboat_1860_r.zip), and you can read some more about those amazing Winans' ships here (http://home.att.net/%7Ekaren.crisafulli/).
If you notice some imperfections in my writing, please be so kind and point them out to me - otherwise how could I improve my use of English?
Cigar shaped ships of Winans brothers inspired Jules Verne to create famed 'Nautilus'.
This particular 1860 proposition for the Russian Navy was armed with two guns on a raised platform. Russians declined so it was never built. The prototype achieved speed of 19 knots.
So much for the starters, now the build.
On the beginning I've worn up the first segment of the cigar hull trying to form its sharp end.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_22.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=22.jpg)
I decided that the printout needs to be impregnated first, but impregnation with Brand Clear Glue (BCG) was not enough co I used Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (CA), but it blurred the printout so there was a momentary consternation until I discovered that to avoid it the printout first need to be impregnated with the BCG, and after that covered with CA.
This solution worked just fine and since then I use it almost everywhere, especially with little parts or a soft paper. Additionally in this case, as a side effect there appeared delicate "wear smudges" on the sides of the ship that added interesting valorisation of the model.
BCG (water based, non toxic glue) I apply generously with my finger and dried with a hairdryer. As a sidenote, I can't imagine making models without this device - I have a little touristic one and it dramatically shortens the gluing process. CA, toxic, fast acting and aggressive glue I applied - first a few drops to a folded hygienic tissue and then in a fast movement to the surface earlier based with BCG.
CA toughens the surface of the parts allowing for very precise forming before gluing it together. As the CA is only on the surface, the cuts and undersides of the parts are of 'naked' paper which allow the water based BCG to glue them without a problem. To glue anything on the surface covered with CA I used CA, but first had to impregnate 'naked' paper with BCG to stop CA from infiltrating paper and creating unsightly stains.
BCG is perfect for gluing paper 'on touch', without flaps - there is not a one flap in this build.
From that moment everything went smooth - :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_01.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=01.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_02.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=02.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_03.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=03.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_05.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=05.jpg)
Even with a little petals I didn't have any problems (though this part ended a bit to large and contrast with the next segment)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_04.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=04.jpg)
As the rods for rudders I used filed flat nails (as you can see the rod on the plan is too long compared with the size of the rudder)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_08.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=08.jpg)
After I've built a half of the hull the work halted for some time, and only short time ago I've completed the model. Unfortunately I've got back my camera after I've finished it and so I can only show you the pictures of the ready model:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/09.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_10.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=10.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_12.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=12.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_13.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=13.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_14.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=14.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_15.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=15.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_16.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=16.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_17.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=17.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_20.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=20.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_21.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=21.jpg)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/11.jpg
The base of the stand is a box glued entirely on touch - an excellent training
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_18.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=18.jpg) http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/th_19.jpg (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l245/lehcyfer/Gunboat/?action=view¤t=19.jpg)
I recommend the model highly - it's an equally great exercise for building submarines as well as surface ships.
The model is available for download from the Renova-Model site (http://www.renova-model.com.pl/), direct link to the model (http://www.renova-model.com.pl/modele_pliki/winans_cigar_ship_gunboat_1860_r.zip), and you can read some more about those amazing Winans' ships here (http://home.att.net/%7Ekaren.crisafulli/).
If you notice some imperfections in my writing, please be so kind and point them out to me - otherwise how could I improve my use of English?