36" Shelly Foss build..revisited - Page 6

Kmot · Oct 12, 2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Umi_Ryuzuki

But it looks coool!

That it does!

more coffee · Oct 24, 2009, 06:30 PM

A little more progress ..
I didnt like the rudders being so skinny ..so i added ply wood to them ..Eventually a little balsa will be added to give them some areofoil shape ..
Added some lighting to the bulkheads ..I only got 10 this time around ..mainly because i hadnt used them before and a couple bucks worth of led's wasnt to deep a venture ...I have more coming ..the mast and such is next ..seeing as this was a success

And a couple of shots of my hobby box and work area ..

more coffee · Oct 24, 2009, 10:54 PM

And some more ...a stack ..pretty much roughed up ..a little tweaking ..and piping ...resin and paint ...

mike_victoriaBC · Oct 25, 2009, 10:26 AM

Nice looking tool/parts cabinet - your own build?

more coffee · Oct 25, 2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_victoriaBC

Nice looking tool/parts cabinet - your own build?

No ..I didnt ..I picked it up at Costco for $180 2years ago.. I couldnt have made one for that price ..the drawer's are all lined with felt ..and it appears to be made of Maple ..

more coffee · Oct 25, 2009, 06:44 PM

Stack ..Early coating ..resinated ,primerd, some stuff stuck to it and initial coat of krylon "pistachio"... will require sanding again ..Krylon isnt fond on Tremclad primer ..

more coffee · Nov 07, 2009, 03:23 PM

more coffee · Nov 07, 2009, 03:38 PM

I started construction of the mast ...made from three inital pieces ..two outter balsa parts and a 0.8mm ply inner
a gallery was ripped in the back of each of the outter parts to allow for the wire's to pass ..it will be covered with plywood after the tube mast and lights are installed ..

Aerominded · Nov 07, 2009, 03:43 PM

That is coming along nicely!

more coffee · Nov 07, 2009, 10:20 PM

Thanks Areo !!

The mast base pretty much glued together... The only thing more frustrating than waiting for light's was finding extremely small gauge wire to string the Leds ..I surfed the net ,E-bay ...had considered Cat-5 cable ,phone wire ..but its solid core ...
In my Computer parts box I had a few USB 2.0 cables 5ft long ...what the hey ..cut and strip ...can you say SCORE!!! ...4 wire's ,5ft long ..20 feet of what appears to be 26-28 AWG wire ...stranded ...for Nada ,nothing ,,,lying in a junk box ......

marinaru_ro · Nov 08, 2009, 02:25 AM

Looks very good more-coffee!
I've just checked into one of my books (Foss-Ninety yewrs of towboating) and there is lot of info there about the Foss tugboats.

more coffee · Nov 08, 2009, 12:03 PM

From what I understand ..from what little Ive read online ..the Foss history is worthy of a minimum 2hr documentary .... These guys started with basicly ..a row boat ..

more coffee · Nov 08, 2009, 12:21 PM

Meanwhile back at the Hall Of Justice...

The mast ... peliminary look ...still need light boards and the led's ..those are comming ...

Kmot · Nov 08, 2009, 12:29 PM

Lookin' good more coffee! Er, maybe that should be "more beer", lol. I think you and Aerominded are brothers separated at birth.

more coffee · Nov 08, 2009, 12:33 PM

Truth be said ...coffee is just a pacifier

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Oct 24, 2009, 06:30 PM	#77
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	A little more progress .. I didnt like the rudders being so skinny ..so i added ply wood to them ..Eventually a little balsa will be added to give them some areofoil shape .. Added some lighting to the bulkheads ..I only got 10 this time around ..mainly because i hadnt used them before and a couple bucks worth of led's wasnt to deep a venture ...I have more coming ..the mast and such is next ..seeing as this was a success And a couple of shots of my hobby box and work area .. Attached Thumbnails 49.9 KB · Views: 40 54.1 KB · Views: 38 90.8 KB · Views: 29 63.7 KB · Views: 33 73.2 KB · Views: 53 42.4 KB · Views: 50 52.8 KB · Views: 37 93.5 KB · Views: 51 85.8 KB · Views: 64 85.0 KB · Views: 58

Oct 24, 2009, 10:54 PM	#78
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	And some more ...a stack ..pretty much roughed up ..a little tweaking ..and piping ...resin and paint ... Attached Thumbnails 51.0 KB · Views: 35 53.8 KB · Views: 35

Oct 25, 2009, 06:44 PM	#81
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	Stack ..Early coating ..resinated ,primerd, some stuff stuck to it and initial coat of krylon "pistachio"... will require sanding again ..Krylon isnt fond on Tremclad primer .. Attached Thumbnails 57.1 KB · Views: 39 45.3 KB · Views: 42

Nov 07, 2009, 03:23 PM	#82
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	Last edited by more coffee; Nov 07, 2009 at 03:39 PM.

Nov 07, 2009, 03:38 PM	#83
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	I started construction of the mast ...made from three inital pieces ..two outter balsa parts and a 0.8mm ply inner a gallery was ripped in the back of each of the outter parts to allow for the wire's to pass ..it will be covered with plywood after the tube mast and lights are installed .. Attached Thumbnails 112.2 KB · Views: 20 50.1 KB · Views: 17 76.2 KB · Views: 12 63.1 KB · Views: 26 102.0 KB · Views: 13

Oct 25, 2009, 10:26 AM	#79
mike_victoriaBC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: victoria, bc Posts: 397	Nice looking tool/parts cabinet - your own build?

Nov 07, 2009, 03:43 PM	#84
Aerominded Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Monterey Bay California Posts: 8,186	That is coming along nicely!

Nov 07, 2009, 10:20 PM	#85
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	Thanks Areo !! The mast base pretty much glued together... The only thing more frustrating than waiting for light's was finding extremely small gauge wire to string the Leds ..I surfed the net ,E-bay ...had considered Cat-5 cable ,phone wire ..but its solid core ... In my Computer parts box I had a few USB 2.0 cables 5ft long ...what the hey ..cut and strip ...can you say SCORE!!! ...4 wire's ,5ft long ..20 feet of what appears to be 26-28 AWG wire ...stranded ...for Nada ,nothing ,,,lying in a junk box ...... Attached Thumbnails 92.0 KB · Views: 19 105.2 KB · Views: 19 137.9 KB · Views: 28

Nov 08, 2009, 02:25 AM	#86
marinaru_ro Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Romania Posts: 390	Looks very good more-coffee! I've just checked into one of my books (Foss-Ninety yewrs of towboating) and there is lot of info there about the Foss tugboats. Attached Images

Nov 08, 2009, 12:03 PM	#87
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	From what I understand ..from what little Ive read online ..the Foss history is worthy of a minimum 2hr documentary .... These guys started with basicly ..a row boat ..

Nov 08, 2009, 12:21 PM	#88
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	Meanwhile back at the Hall Of Justice... The mast ... peliminary look ...still need light boards and the led's ..those are comming ... Attached Thumbnails 67.8 KB · Views: 18 44.9 KB · Views: 25

Nov 08, 2009, 12:29 PM	#89
Kmot Grumpa Tom Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 5th & Main, Los Angeles, CA Posts: 13,701	Lookin' good more coffee! Er, maybe that should be "more beer", lol. I think you and Aerominded are brothers separated at birth.

Nov 08, 2009, 12:33 PM	#90
more coffee Cheif Bottlewasher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In an Igloo Posts: 797	Truth be said ...coffee is just a pacifier.

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