1:250 Scale Paper Model: Fishing Boat "Wuppertal"

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Railings, navigation lights etc. now fitted to the stern:



And stated work on the mast (not secured yet). Still needs lights and crane arm/pulleys to be fitted:

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perdu said:

From here, a quiet, satisfied nod in appreciation of just how lovely that work is becoming

Those stern lamps look something else

And the mast

Nice work doc

Ta - as ever the camera isn't very flattering, but I'll concede the images are about 3x actual size on this one!

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a boardman said:

do you cut with naked eye or under a magnifying glass

Naked eye - I occasionally use an eye loupe for checking stuff on plastic models, but not for working.

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Masts pretty much complete now. Just another lamp to add to the rear deck mast, and the rigging for the fore mast:

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fulgurex said:

Great work! Well done!

One suggestion. I've done several laser cut models for a model steelworks and coal mine I'm building. All the structures I built have extensive railings and stairways which are similar to those railings on your ship.

Over time those delicate card railings are easily damaged and fragile. I've replaced most of mine with etched brass which can be bought from several sources. If you Google for ship model supplies and etched brass. The etches are available in a variety of scales and styles so possibly a very close replacement for the dared ones. Detail is much finer and features such as open tread plate stairs look fantastic

Thanks, I've coated all the laser-cut card railings with diluted pva to stiffen them a bit. I really wanted the model to be as close to 100% paper/card as possible. So far the only deviations to that are plastic/wood internal stiffeners for the masts, and there will be stretched sprue/thread for the rigging. The paper stairs already have individual treads, and apart from section, I doubt the bow and stern railings could be significantly finer in brass.

On the other hand, for my next boat model I've always fancied the 1:72 Airfix RAF Rescue Launch, and will hopefully pick one up from Pembroke Dock Flying Boat Centre next weekend. I will be getting some brass parts for that no doubt.

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Front deck railings and fittings complete now - just needs the stairs. Also fitted the net hawsers to the stbd side:

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perdu said:

I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am doc

It is quite stunning to see the detail coming to life

Yes thanks I am enjoying it a lot. It's the kind of model you can dip in and out of in between other builds. It is pretty complicated, so there are a lot of times when you can pause and see a decent bit of completed sub-structure, which gives an incentive to do more.

Glad you like it so far.

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Final few bits to fit: Made the lifeboat cover retaining lines with EzLine, also scrunched the flags up a bit. The small grey things are pulley blocks, the otter boards need securing behind the net hawsers, there's a radar reflector, and then there's a small lamp on a rope (I've given up trying to use the correct nautical terms) -

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Right, I guess I'd better go and stretch about 10km of sprue.

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Finished yesterday. I've enjoyed this build a lot, and will definitely be trying another and hopefully avoiding some of the errors I made along the way!

Here are some pics:



















Thanks for all the comments!

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Much appreciated! Toma500, here is a pic of it with a £1 coin to give some scale:

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Zoobeef said:

Jesus! I was expecting it to be 3 feet long!


Made one of the millenium Falcons from that link a few pages back over the last few weeks.

Any pics? I was looking for a Falcon for my son to build.

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Zoobeef said:

From this site.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.htm...

That looks spot-on, I'll get one! Thanks.

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perdu said:

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

Ta very much. We have been sidetracked a bit on the modelling front: the boy is currently on a paint by numbers Puffin for his bedroom wall, and Im on DIY. After that, we will be back...

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perdu said:

Aha, doc rolls out the oversized 'one quid bit' again

He gets 'em from a foundry oop north you know




but in a more serious mood, yet another one cracked brilliantly doc

I'll be joining in watching the lad making the Falcon

nice one

Is there an echo in here?

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Yertis said:

Have you seen the large scale aircraft available? I'm quite drawn to a 1/32 F111. One of the nice things with paper aircraft is the ripple effect in the skin, which is rarely seen in plastic kits.

I've seen the paper aircraft kits, but I think I'll stick with plastic for those - I've got a few in the stash that need building.

I was looking at YouTube videos of F-111's at Upper Heyford only the other night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmBIfxsg6Lg

They were a common sight flying low (usually in pairs IIRC) over Silverstone circuit in the 80's and '90's. One day my dad decided to find out where they were based, and we had a great time watching them take off and land from outside the perimeter fence - under the watchful eye of a base policeman in a huge truck. Sad to see how the base has deteriorated now:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/u...

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perdu said:

echo?

Darned if I know how they did that G

but they cannot possibly blame it on one of they new technolololology Iphone thingmies

I will never be THAT high tech

(can you sneak us a picture of the Puffin?)

Edited by perdu on Tuesday 19th May 23:48

It usually double-posts when you 'return to topic' after posting from an iphone, but it's unusual for it to re-post after a delay like that.

i'll post a pic when it's finished!