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Spanish Navy Battleship PELAYO, 1895

a build story by Jim Baumann
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The lower searchlight platforms were made by forming a circle of PE handrail, affixing to the mast, and then painting. The open bottom of the PE rail was infilled with white glue, and when dry, it was painted from underneath; this has a two-fold advantage...keeping the rail and platform floor demarcation line perfect, as well as keeping the platform thickness to the absolute minimum.



I had been steadfastly avoiding the problem of replicating the complex boat launching mechanism...it consisting of a variety of tapering pierced girder structures with slide guides on top.
Fundamentally it was an athwartships sliding, traveling hoist for the steam-boats, and the outer arms, when the vessel was underway, were capable of being folded fore and aft.

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skipper
Another excellent SBS by Jim! It also provided some help on one of my current projects Congrats Jim Thanks for sharing it Mark Rui
MAR 22, 2008 - 03:30 AM
jba
Seriously, don't you want to play some Rachmaninov when you look at Jim's boats? Come on, at this point of mastering it's poetry.. That and I think the Pelayo is a really very handsome boat too
MAR 22, 2008 - 06:53 AM
Clanky44
A great study for anyone interested in the finer points of ship building. Thanks for sharing with us Jim. Frank
MAR 22, 2008 - 11:42 AM
gator
MAR 22, 2008 - 01:25 PM
JimBaumann
Thanks you for your kind words gentlemen! I had fun building her too! Rui--a new project eh...? JIM B
MAR 24, 2008 - 04:35 AM
skipper
Indeed Jim ... slow in the making, but another one Cheers, Rui
MAR 24, 2008 - 05:17 AM
Devin
Beautiful build, Jim. Great atmosphere. A suggestion for the next time you have to plug a large section of hull (as you did with the sacrificial gun turret in this build): try some Aves Apoxie Sculpt. It's an acrylic two-part sculpting clay. It dries super hard, sands and feathers like a dream, and it will hold an edge. You might have trouble making it out in this picture but I was able to get that end of the hull razor thin using Aves (I had to resculpt that edge after the hull took a nose-dive to the floor). I was able sand it down so sharp it became a translucent knife-edge.
MAR 24, 2008 - 06:02 AM
rokket2001
Jim, Beautiful build, mostly especially because you took a base (with flaws!) and made it sing! I love your mods and creativity, and the finished dio is beaut mate. A lovely finished piece, even better because of the extra work you put in. Really enjoyed the article. Devin - very nice epoxy replacement!
MAR 27, 2008 - 08:43 PM
peterf
We usually play the Dubussy while gazing at Jim's presentaion, JBA, ah yes, I can hear it now. Peter F
MAR 31, 2008 - 08:27 PM
jba
yep Peter, Debussy works too! Actually, anything good classical music from the last 130 years should work. it must be slightly romantic but mostly, you have got to hear the Machine and the smoke in the music too, this is why a bit of repetitivity and harshness in the music would be necessary. Stravinski's Весна священная (Spring's sacre in English?) comes to mind. Actually I would also play Neil Young's soundtrack to jim Jarmush's Dead Man too As there is space, smoke, a longing to be somewhere else in another time, and like Jim's work, at this point, it doesn't look like model making anymore. and for the Pelayo!
APR 03, 2008 - 08:51 PM
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