Working Bridge and Boat Diorama

There was a bingle on the BINGAL.

Thanks T.B. for your response.

Tanker - Builder

...Do you have a Makers name .

 

Oh My ;

 Can you say very nice Job there . All ship-shape and Bristol fashinoed . T.B. Like those lights , nice touch !

Well how about that ;

That's a cutie .Do you have a Makers name .

Made port and starboard nav light hoods.

The kit had winches but no winch drum or crank. So I made my own. Adding a figurine to the boat. Having him sit on a box.

Adding and altering bits here and there.

Added some wood putty and sanded the hull smooth for painting . Made eyelets for rigging.

Pawel

... can you give me the source of this boat? ...

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-50-DIY-Sailing-Scale-Boat-Ship-Assembly-Model-Wooden-Kits-Decoration-Toy-Gift-/263266689515

Hello!

I wanted to ask you before - can you give me the source of this boat? Looks nice and maybe I'd build it as is, without modifications (like I can do something like OOB, ha, ha)...

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Tanker - Builder

...That was the seed money for my three girls college tuition 

Prudent use of money for family.

I am a Trekkie and I hate my hi-vis gear, though I am grateful for them when I have to wear it (part-time road traffic controller).

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There is the matter of the traversing boat. It has to go up and downstream without turning around and look as if it is reversing. My solution is to build a boat with two bow sections. Bought two cheap woodenboat kits from China to do the job.

The keels, decks, and cabin walls were cut in half and the bow sections got joined together. The planks were too stiff for planking without first heat-bending them into shape. A planking iron was too expensive. Discovered on the Internet a DIY planker by using a tea-candle and a tin can. It worked very well and quick too.

Used the cabin ceiling as the horizon and marked the bulkheads as to where I wanted the waterline to be. Then planked the waterline. Other planks were then laid in to fill the gap.

Then I used a hacksaw blade to fillet the boat, like a fish. On a sheet of sandpaper, in a circular fashion, I got the base all smooth and flat.

Excuse Me :

 Aren't those figures with the silver stripes for Star Trek ? No self respecting trekker would be caught dead without them ! . Very good Peter .

Hi ;

 That was the seed money for my three girls college tuition 

Painted several 1/72 scale plastic figurines.

Both motors (boat and span) will be logically controlled. That is, either a +voltage or 0 voltage inputs will determine a clockwise, conter-clockwise, or stop in rotation. While designing the motor controller circuit I discovered that the speed of rotation was still too high. The minimum diameter for the drive pulley is 1" or 3.1416" per rotation, making the span raise to the top of the towers in 4 seconds.

I decided to drop the supply voltage, to the span motor, as a means to slow it down.I used diodes in series to do this. Now the speed is halved (8 seconds) which is enough for impatient operators.

By adding a few more diodes, the speed drops drastically. This serves well for the later stage of lowering the bridge-span. The span gets lowered to about 80% of the way and automatically stops. The operator then has to use the "INCH" pushbutton to dock the span. This portion reqires a very slow action.

Also discovered that at switch-off the motor shaft drifts (unloaded). This means that any sensors used for stopping the motors need to be placed ahead of actual resting position, to allow for drift.

Designed and built a circuit board for the motors. The drive transistors have aluminium heatsinks, just in case they get too hot, but I doubt it.

mmthrax

...Both you and Bish are opening my mind to what kind of possibilities exist with this mode of self expression, and what is amazing to me is, within the context of a diorama, the model kit can take a back seat to what else is going on.  That is intriguing to me.  It is the reason the diorama is being made, but not necessarily the main focal point.  

That is a very interesting observation.

It reminds me of the forest - tree perspectives, where the models are the trees and the diorama is the forest. Without the trees, there is no forest. Without the forest their is no context for the trees.

Tanker - Builder

...You are in the same place I found myself once on a vehicle model , for a national known attorney working a case against that giant of giants General Motors !

 Little known tidbit . Used to be when a model was built both sides had a crack trying to break it ! If it didn't break  then the judge would allow it to be entered into graphic exhibits for the Jury to see . Kind of like Associative evidence .

 The model was 1/8th scale and built entirely of Brass , Stainless Steel , Fibreglass and Leather plus the tires . She helped win the case though .

That is a nice large model. Hope they paid you well for it.

Thanks Bish for the additional insight.  

Peter, you are doing some amazing work.  Very impressive, not only with the scratchbuilding, but the electronics side too.  Blowing my mind.

Both you and Bish are opening my mind to what kind of possibilities exist with this mode of self expression, and what is amazing to me is, within the context of a diorama, the model kit can take a back seat to what else is going on.  That is intriguing to me.  It is the reason the diorama is being made, but not necessarily the main focal point.  

Hi ;

 It was in reply to someone's comment . Anyway .You are in the same place I found myself once on a vehicle model , for a national known attorney working a case against that giant of giants General Motors !

 Little known tidbit . Used to be when a model was built both sides had a crack trying to break it ! If it didn't break  then the judge would allow it to be entered into graphic exhibits for the Jury to see . Kind of like Associative evidence .

 The model was 1/8th scale and built entirely of Brass , Stainless Steel , Fibreglass and Leather plus the tires . She helped win the case though .

Uh Oh ! 

That's a bit chancy for me then . LOL.LOL.

Designed a circuit to suit this type of servo mechanism.

Then made a printed circuit board (PCB) to accommodate four servo controllers. The two blue trim-pots, per circuit, is for tuning in the exact open and close positions for the gate. This PCB will be installed in the control box under the table.

Made wooden brackets for both the servos and the gate axles. Installed them under the table.

Made brackets to fit over the two sets of gate levers (that link to servo arms). These brackets contain microswitches which will enable panel lights, and other circuits, to the positions of the gates (opened / closed).

Tanker - Builder

To Highjack momentarily . 

 Does anyone remember Micheal Jordan ? He said and I quote  "I don't mind failure . BUT , I do resent those who Don't even try "

 

Thanks Bish.

Bish

...What are you planning on useing for the ground around the house.

To Highjack momentarily . 

 Does anyone remember Micheal Jordan ? He said and I quote  "I don't mind failure . BUT , I do resent those who Don't even try "

It great how you are putting in al that extra detail like the house and road. Great job on those. What are you planning on useing for the ground around the house.

At this stage, both the brass tubing I ordered and a photograph of the bridge showing the swing-gates arrived. These gates were replaced, in 1995, for boom-gates. No clear photograph of what they look like is on my desktop. This is the best image I've got, and it will do.

Used whatever materials I could find: flat wire, washers, brass tubing, #8 fencing wire for axels, used thick tinplate for gate arm to servo motor, terminal connectors for couplings, and fly-screen for chain-wire meshing.

The gate axles are unseen by the observer controlling the bridge. Originally wanted to add the servos directly under the road, but they were too obvious.

Thanks T.B. for your responses.

Tanker - Builder

Ah !

 Tis a fair looking bird in the front room there .Do you have her name ? LOL.LOL.

 

You almost got it right Be aware, she's a bit Kinky, her name is LOLA. 

Ah !

 Tis a fair looking bird in the front room there .Do you have her name ? LOL.LOL.

Ho;

 If he has a big pot of coffee , I'll drive you guys home !

Yoiks ! ! 

 It seems like you have run into something we have at the Museum . We started with one thing and it seems to feed on itself ! Good on you , though !

Thank you goldhammer for your response.

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Painted Bridge Street (Drive).

Made a fence which borders the house.