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Gene Bodnar

Tue Feb 05 2013, 10:38am

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Arthur,

The two central larger funnels are connected to two boilers each, while the two smaller funnels are connected to only one boiler each.

Gene

MSzwarc

Tue Feb 05 2013, 02:18pm

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Coming along nicely, Gene. What was the naphtha in the many naphtha tanks used for?

Gene Bodnar

Tue Feb 05 2013, 05:33pm

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Mike,

Four of the six boilers on the Csepel were fired by naphtha, which I learned recently looks quite similar to gasoline and has similar properties, only greater fire-power.

Gene

teleman

Fri Feb 08 2013, 01:49am

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Ive beensick gene, but your model is lookng great. A whole lot of detail. I just love how you explain things. thats just great....

Gene Bodnar

Sat Feb 09 2013, 05:38pm

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DECKHOUSES ON MAIN DECK: The two houses are both made of 1/16” basswood, with windows cut out and filled with jigsaw puzzle glue to simulate glass. The railing around the top of both houses is made of bamboo dowels and string, similar to other railings already described. The ladder on the deckhouse toward the stern is made of 1/16” basswood. A searchlight appears on this deckhouse and was made like the one on the foc’s’le deck.

LIFESAVERS: Eight of them appear on the vessel. Starting with a 5/8” poplar dowel, I sliced off 1/8” slices with a mini-saw. The central hole was bored out with a Dremel bitt. The edges were them sanded slightly to make them rounded. Finally, they are painted flat white and installed on the main rail and the bridge, as seen in the photos.

MAIN RAIL: The 71 posts for the main rail were cut from bamboo dowels to 7/8” in length. They were painted light gray and glued into pre-drilled holes along the edge of the main deck. #10 DMC cotton thread was used for the three sets of railings. I tied a length of this thread to one post and stretched it all around the 71 posts, placing a drop of Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue at each post to simulate a welded joint. The two remaining railings were done the same way. Finally, the string and the posts were given a coat of light gray paint.

COWL VENTS: Nine more vents of various sizes were added to the main deck. They were made precisely the same way as those previously described.

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS: There are two double torpedo launchers. The base is made from a 1/8” slice of a 1” dowel. The main body of each launcher is a 5/16” dowel surrounded by masking tape ridges. To each of the main bodies, I hollowed out a 3/8” dowel and shaped it to fit over the top edge of the main body. The entire structures were painted light gray. The small circular piece between the doubled torpedo tubes is a slice of a ¼” dowel drilled with 4 small holes and painted metallic copper. Each torpedo tube is fitted with a torpedo made from a ¼” piece of dowel, with the ends painted black with their tips gray.

Gene Bodnar

Sun Feb 17 2013, 04:36pm

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TELEGRAPH: Located on the deck of the bridge adjacent to the ship’s wheel, it is constructed from small pieces of basswood, with two wire antennas. The upper portion is painted with acrylic bronze, while the lower portion is painted light gray.

AMMUNITION: Four groups of ammunition are included on the vessel: one at the forward gun, one at the stern gun, and two in the stern ammunition room. They are made from toothpicks that were cut to length and sanded to a point. Small pieces of masking tape encircle each group of 6. The shells are painted bronze, and the masking tape is painted brown.

BOAT DAVITS: The main structure of each davit is cut from a piece of ash and painted light gray. A small dowel is inserted at the base, which is later fitted into a hole drilled in the deck. The structure above the base is made from a piece of bamboo dowel, which contains two circular pieces of card. A rigging cleat appeared on the aftmost part of each davit. All are painted light gray and installed on the deck with Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue.

SHIP’S BOATS (3 covered boats): All 3 covered boats were carved to shape from a ¾”-thick piece of basswood, using mostly a Dremel sanding drum. The keels and rudders are cut to shape from 1/16”-thick pieces of sheet basswood and glued in place. The boats were then painted light gray. The covers on each of the boats are made from pieces of cotton cloth. The edges were cut with very small scissors. Each piece fitted around the edges of the boats and glued in place with Elmer’s.

SHIP’S BOAT (uncovered): Before building any part of this boat, I made a jig of evenly spaced 1/8” pieces of basswood shaped to represent the cross-section of the boat at each piece. The was sanded smooth so that framing would rest snugly against each of the frames. Holes were drilled at the edge of each side of each frame. The frames consist of small strips of 1/32” basswood soaked in hot water and bent to fit over and around each frame on the jig, being pulled and glued through each hole on the underside of the jig. Once all the frames are in place, the keel was cut from a 1/8” piece of basswood and glued onto all of the frames, ensuring that none of the glue came in contact with any part of the jig. Once the keel was dry, the process of planking was started at the keel with the garboard strake and progressing upward toward the top edge of the boat. Each plank was cut to fit to its proper shape, with the lower ones cut into a slight U-shape, with the central ones cut straight, and with the upper ones cut into a slighting inverted U-shape. Wood filler was used to fill the tiny cracks between each strake of planking, which was sanded smooth after it dried. The top rails were cut to shape from 1/32” basswood and glued in place with Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue. In interior of the boat was painted with acrylic tan paint, while the exterior was painted light gray.

RUDDER: The two parts of the rudder were cut from a 1/8”-thick piece of basswood. A bamboo dowel that represents a bolt connects both parts. Another bamboo dowel was inserted into the top end of the rudder and driven into a hole bored into the bottom of the ship.

PROPELLER: The shaft is made from two parts: a ¼” dowel inserted into a 7/16” dowel. The 7/16” portion was turned in a lathe for form its varying shapes. The propellers are made from 1/32” basswood. The propellers are painted with acrylic bronze paint, while the shaft is painted the same red color as the bottom of the hull.

NAME PLATES (4): All of the nameplates were created in Microsoft Word, using white lettering with a light gray background. They are glued in place with a small amount of Elmer’s Carpenter’s Glue.

THE STAND: An addition walnut board has been added to the existing stand in order to provide greater stability, to allow for adequate clearance of the rudder and propeller, and to enhance the appearance of the vessel. The board was treated with a natural stain and screwed into the bottom of the existing stand.

Gene Bodnar

Tue Feb 19 2013, 04:57pm

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The rigging consists of 4 sizes of black DMC cotton thread (Nos. 5, 10, 20, and 30) that has been beeswaxed to prevent fuzziness. Simple overhand knots were used to tie all knots. “Hard-As-Nails” was applied to each knot to prevent it from loosening.

There are 3 flags on the Csepel, with each one being the flag of the Archduchy of Austria (1893-1918). The flags were printed from the internet, including a horizontal flip for the reverse side, and glued together with a smidgen of Elmer’s Glue, and finally secured to the masts.

A brass nameplate will be attached to the stand later.

The Csepel is now finished.