Onni Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Seeing as we still have snow and ice here in Finland ,even though it is spring; I thought that I would try to build 'Tarmo' a Finnish icebreaker constructed in Britain in 1907 and in operation until 1970.It is now a museum ship in Kotka and I had the good fortune to climb aboard her last Summer during the Tall Ships race staged in Kotka. Landlubber Mike, IgorSky and Donald 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 A start;carved the hull with wood and then skinned her with styrene white plastic to try to make it look like steel plating.The hull will have to be cut into at least four different pieces to enable it to fit through the bottle neck. The cutting is going to be a bit nerve wracking as a mistake means starting from scratch again! Bernard Kelly, Landlubber Mike, IgorSky and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Good start, Onni! Onni, John Zuch, Donald and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Added the business end of the icebreaker and made the hawse openings for the anchors. IgorSky, Landlubber Mike, JesseLee and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Next a bit of black spray paint and position the funnels and masts. After that comes the cutting of the hull into four pieces IgorSky, Lboro, IOAN and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Well the cutting of the hull in four pieces did not go so well. Like some other people on this forum I belong to a modelling club where we pool all our resources,machines etc. I get to use a very fine bladed band saw for the cutting but unfortunately the blade breaks on the last cut,which causes it to go a bit askew as you can see in some of the pictures.Luckily as the hull is black it may not be too noticeable.Anyway had to do a new paint job.Started making some of the deck items,bridge etc...Modelled the ice scene;not much room inside the bottle for anything larger. IgorSky, Landlubber Mike, John Zuch and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Looking good coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Bit more of the superstructure done in a raw form. This will not be a super detailed model especially as I want to complete it soon. IgorSky, Chasseur, prutser and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Made lifeboat davits,anchors and added some railings together with other bits and pieces. More painting. I cannot add railings to the ships deck because of the logistics of getting the deck in one piece through the bottle neck. Landlubber Mike, IgorSky, Chasseur and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Rigging completed and she is ready to go in! The ice/sea base will not go in one piece so I have to cut it in half.In the last photo is a breakdown of the ship which is ready to go inside the bottle. IgorSky, John Zuch, Lboro and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 That looks great. Thats a lot of pieces going on deck. It will fill up the bottle really well. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Thanks. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Usually when I do the centre cut of the hull I cut it a bit off centre (1-2mm) so that the masts have somewhere solid to sit but in doing this it leaves one side wider than the other which in this case is the starboard side. Its a tight squeeze! Bernard Kelly, Landlubber Mike, JesseLee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Port side goes in easily and I glue them together and then fix the base of the hull with epoxy glue at the bottom of the bottle because the plasticine ice will not hold it by itself. Chasseur, Landlubber Mike and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Main part of the hull in place.Next will be the deck which is in two pieces representing steel deck at the fore and planked deck aft. IgorSky, Bernard Kelly, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I do not have any pictures of the deck going in because after I steam the veneer aft deck it has to go in very quickly. Unfortunately it splits a bit but luckily it is in a place that will be hidden. Fore deck (white 0,5mm plastic) inserts easily and is no problem.The funnel guides have a double function i.e. to act as a secure glueing place for the funnels and also for pinning the deck in place.Flag staff fixed;it also acts as a rigging tie off.Aft mast and aft deck in situ. Bernard Kelly, Chasseur, IgorSky and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I've never heard of streaming a deck before putting it into the bottle. Most split hulls I've seen are made to fit together almost seamlessly. That's a clever approach to hiding the seam. What is your method for streaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 It's not actually a split deck but a whole one which I make flexible enough while steaming it over a boiling kettle.(Don't try this at home .) It's safer to use a commercial steamer. Chasseur, Landlubber Mike and DSiemens 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 First funnel (smoke stack) in place and fixed together with the two ventilation pipes.Continue to second funnel and bridge area. A peek through the bottle neck. John Zuch, IOAN, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Deck house and steerage in place.Erected fore mast and rigging.I cut loose ends of rigging away with a small piece of a razor blade glued onto an old wire coat hanger. Capstan and a few other bits and pieces fixed in place. Re modelled some of the ice in front of 'Tarmo' and she's done.Clean up any glue deposits or any other bits that shouldn't be left inside and seal the bottle with a cork and a seal of wax with the letter 'T' embossed on it. Luckily I had a turks head left over from 'HMS Trincomalee' that fitted this bottle neck so that I didn't need to spend half an hour making a new one.Difficult to get a decent photo of the finished item but I think its ok. Landlubber Mike, Bernard Kelly, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 A couple of people have suggested that I should donate Tarmo to Kotka Maritime Museum but I'm not sure that they would want it,plus its always hard for me to give away a ship in a bottle which has taken several months to make. If I do I could perhaps donate with her 'Kemi'; a finnish lightship which is under going renovation in Kotka Harbour close to where Tarmo is moored. I built this model in 2013 and it has a working light which was a cheap bicycle lamp. This involved drilling a small hole through the bottle to insert the cable. (Kemi is a town in North West Finland). John Zuch, IOAN, exwafoo and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Well done, Onni! My congratulations to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Many thanks Igor. IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Very nice job. Nice informative build log as well. Two thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Thanks Spanky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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