Here is the box for the engine, which caused all the trouble. A ring for the paddle wheel riveted together, it is also epoxy ed, don't want it coming apart in salt water. Geoff

1st of March 2013, the last post. How time flies when enjoying yourself. Totnes Castle on the back burner all that time. While I made another engine for grandson 2, a topsail schooner and a traction engine almost complete.
So thoughts have returned to Totnes Castle. As the new club lake is very restricted, water lilies & tree roots, a big model is unsuitable. So now hope to get her down to 32" long. The engine will be a tight fit, but a new boiler will be required. More soon.   

 Anyone who has see my builds will know I don't work from a plan in the normal way. I use the board & model to draw on.   Prepared the slipway. Scraped off all the glue that dripped from the last construction, and painted over the old markings.  Decided on a scale of 10mm = 1ft, almost the same as 3/8" but much less complicated to work out. Marked out the position of the frames, lofting frames next.   

Yes RGY...we have seen this building board before  ......

Must agree that those Romans  had a good idea in the Metric system 

Looking forward to your new build....

Derek.....

Progress quicker on Totnes Castle again after the long weight. Frames lofted & marked on insulation foam. laid the keel with stem & rudder post. Formed the box for the steam plant, this is to scale. Unfortunately the boiler I made for the original idea will not fit. (Photo 3) I will have to make a new one 4.5+4.5.  Looked in the scrap box found bearings & a selection of gears. The reason for keeping the engine room to scale. I hope to fit out the saloons, hiding the radio under the stairs. We shall see. 

I almost had to abandon Totnes castle again, having dropped Glen Usk (my avatar) down the cellar steps. A lot of damage to repair, however I can get both models on the bench. So can take it in turns. Started to form the hull, my method can be seen in photo. Cut out 2 patterns for each station, remove all but one of the silver backing. Glue together & cut to width between stations. Using the keel & the temporary strip on top to keep inline. The remaining silver goes on the station. I have removed some of the centre to hell remove foam after hull completed.   

Sorry to hear of the damage  I feel your pain

T.C. hull ready for shaping. Experimented with melting solder on tin on foam, no problems the foam didn't burn or melt. So I am going to try to make the hull of tin plate.
G.U. hull & boiler repaired just a bit of paint & all the those deck fittings now. Thanks for the sympathy, Damien.

Cut off most of the excess foam with a knife. Then into the garden, standing up wind, removed the rest with a blacksmith's rasp. total time about 5 minuets. Started on the deck, making my own ply, consisting of 1/16" balsa with hard wood veneer on the bottom & deck planks on the top.

Ply for the deck veneer on both sides now. I am hoping this will set the shear on the model without fixing. It will be removable as with steam plenty of room & quick access is required.
the marks on the foam are the run of the plates.

A mere bagatelle??!!

Just a mere bagatelle. Well spotted a Christmas present for the grand kids. It may get them off Iphones computers for a little. 
Drawn the plans on the sub deck, no problems there. Started the plating always work from the stern, unfortunately the most difficult part. But if I can manage here should be no problems with the rest. Cleaned off the tin with brake cleaner, before & after shown.
Work will be delayed a little as I have my nurses uniform on again.  My wife has just had her 5th opp in 4 years, if I can look after her half as god as she looks after me I will be doing ok.

I had a green one as a kid...have you repainted yours? (the bagatelle that is)?

Hope your wife recovers full health as soon as possible.

My brother- in law had a green bagatelle, must have been a popular colour. No this one is all my work, yellow was all the paint I had.

Yes of course RGY....our best health wishes to your good wife......

[she must be a good woman to put up with you for all of these years  ]

Derek