The sumwings are finished but not yet complete. That comes when I give them their final positions.
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This Blog is about building model fishing ships and everything what has to do with it. Most builds are done by me but when not I will mention.
I hope you will have fun reading and watching my blog and if you like please leave a comment.
I hope you will have fun reading and watching my blog and if you like please leave a comment.
Sunday 22 May 2016
Thursday 19 May 2016
Update on the sumwings
Some progress on the sumwings, It's not an easy shape to make but I
am satisfied with the wings I have now. After this I start adding the
details (which are many) And then I want to figure out to find a way to
make the fishingnets. (I eat lots and lots of garlic these weeks. Maybe
next time I tell You why)
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Sumwings
I started to build up the back of the ship but when i was looking at
the photo's I realized I have not build yet the most important piece of
the ship. Its called the sumwing and it is a Dutch invention to drag the
nets over the seabed with less agitation off the bottom and less
fuelconsumption. The sumwing 'flies' over the seabed draging the nets
forward. The pulswires attached to the the sumwing and the nets give
electric pulses which makes the fish jump up in the nets.
On http://www.sumwing.nl You can find more images and some video about the sumwing.
Next update I hope to show you my finished model sumwings
Kind regards, Kees
On http://www.sumwing.nl You can find more images and some video about the sumwing.
Next update I hope to show you my finished model sumwings
Kind regards, Kees
Thursday 12 May 2016
last update on the mast
One of the last things to build on this ship are the portals on the
back of the ship. This portal is placed a few years after the ship was
build. First there was a crane and a rubberboat
The portal is used for the two puleys that guides the pulswires to the nets
Here the placing of the portal
And how it looks now
No drawings so I had to use photo's for measuring the right dimensions and proportions
And the last video from tonight
VIDEO https://youtu.be/UXRk0Slax9c VIDEO
The portal is used for the two puleys that guides the pulswires to the nets
Here the placing of the portal
And how it looks now
No drawings so I had to use photo's for measuring the right dimensions and proportions
And the last video from tonight
VIDEO https://youtu.be/UXRk0Slax9c VIDEO
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Video: Building a mast
Today I build the mast on the aft deck of the ship. I made a video..... But don't worry.... No more talking in the next video... just some writing..... which you can skip.....
Enjoy the video and keep on scratchbuilding
Take care You choose the right glue..... :-)
Enjoy the video and keep on scratchbuilding
Take care You choose the right glue..... :-)
Sunday 8 May 2016
Pulswinch and another block again
Hello to You all.
Today two parts I finished.
At first the block which is used to haul in the sumwing. Sumwing is the wing on which the net is attached. It flies over the bottom. In this block there is a big pully which I made on the lathe because it is very vissible.
Example
And how I made them. The coin is 1 inch in diameter
And I made the pulswinch. The ship works with pulsfishery (most Dutch beamtrawlers do). It means that the nets fly over the bottom and instead of chains (that goes trough the bottom) there are electrodes whitch give short electric pulses. The fish are disturbed and 'jumps' into the nets. The electrical current comes from a cables whitch is reeled in on the pulsewinch (2 on each ship)
And how I made them. They are very little (18mm) so I had to compromise a little, some times.
And a little bit off topic but I think it is fun to show you. This ship is made/finished by my father last week. It is in scale 1/100 and 43 cm long. The ship is the 'old' KW88 Pelikaan. I made a few trips on the trawler when I was a boy. My father has always been an example to me when it comes to shipbuilding so I am happy he has build this ship.
Today two parts I finished.
At first the block which is used to haul in the sumwing. Sumwing is the wing on which the net is attached. It flies over the bottom. In this block there is a big pully which I made on the lathe because it is very vissible.
Example
And how I made them. The coin is 1 inch in diameter
And I made the pulswinch. The ship works with pulsfishery (most Dutch beamtrawlers do). It means that the nets fly over the bottom and instead of chains (that goes trough the bottom) there are electrodes whitch give short electric pulses. The fish are disturbed and 'jumps' into the nets. The electrical current comes from a cables whitch is reeled in on the pulsewinch (2 on each ship)
And how I made them. They are very little (18mm) so I had to compromise a little, some times.
And a little bit off topic but I think it is fun to show you. This ship is made/finished by my father last week. It is in scale 1/100 and 43 cm long. The ship is the 'old' KW88 Pelikaan. I made a few trips on the trawler when I was a boy. My father has always been an example to me when it comes to shipbuilding so I am happy he has build this ship.
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