Member postings for neil howard-pritchard

i cannot say much other than I love it, and a master class and masterpiece of modelling a piece of history.............superb work.

thanks Stephen. i just hope she sails well after all the work.

FINALY, after 15 months of work since I started this model, in 2022, I have finally fitted the remaining parts to the model Princess Mary.

 

 

The electronics have all been fitted, and the final task there was to fit the receiver above waterline with the 40mhz areal wire running around the inner combing of the hull, and all items held with double sided sticky tabs and abouty as neet as I will ever be!

 

 

I fitted the port and starboard boat hooks, white to port, blue to starboard, and two fittings to the cabin top which i had mislayed months ago, the search light and the loud hailer.

 

 

A few little touch ups where she had been scraped and she is now ready, apart from dust ready for putting on show and in the water at Blackpool in 2 weekends 14/15th October .

 

 

Look forward to seeing you all there.

 

 

 

 

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 29/09/2023 20:19:45

He was a wise old fox, who taught me in our personal chats about life and things in general that there was a time to speak out, and a time to keep shtumm,...........

It helped me com,e to terms with those i was less torrerant with.

he always gave good advice in his dry humerous way.

know how you feel george.

cheers stephen.

must admit I could have probably got back earlier, but I get so very frustrated with electrical matters, as they seldom go right for me that it really p's me off and why I have been putting it off.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 26/09/2023 00:49:12

It has taken me 63 days to finally get the strength and enthusiasm back after my operation in late July to get round to naming my lifeboat PRINCESS MARY.


But this afternoon, I put her name to the bow and as the big model show of the North West of the UK looms ever closer with only12 days before the hall is open to put our models in for showing, I thought I'd better get the electronics into the boat to allow it to sail on the inside pond at the show, and that is what I have done this afternoon............made a wiring harness to connect all to the motors, already installed.

This will give me time to get it all working properly.

Edited By Colin Bishop on 25/09/2023 18:52:26

thanks Colin..........i'll have a read after the rugby union..............thats getting exciting lol,

thanks for the info, Len

and NO, i didn't have a clue............all i have ever used it for is turning small brass fittings to cast in resib such as bollards etc. thanks again...........will add that info to my adds. cheers.

not at all Richard, please go ahead............couple of bottles of fine red australian for you if it sells. thanks.

some " kind person" has already offered me £600 as that, he said, was all it was worth to him..............he didn't like my reply, lol.

yes,

just measured it and the bed is 25 1/4 inches, and the serial number is an early one within the first 125 to be manufactured.so presumably around 1964/5 when they were first manufactured.

had an offer this morning but politely [not usually in my nature] refused it.

cheers Len for the diagram........will measure it when the rain stops, but like cats and dogs at the mo, lol.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 20/09/2023 11:53:07

Thanks for the info Len, the pics taken yesterday were after i had dug it out from all the dust and saw dust collected on it.

i think its a fair price with the attachments, but the way i feel at the moment, health wise, i just cannot be bothered advertising seperately, nor tbh expending energy which i haven't got at the moment cleaning it all up.............it takes me all my time to get upstairs without wheezing and panting for the next 20 minutes, just to have a pee, lol.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 19/09/2023 23:17:16

thanks Ray, it has served me well, although never used it to its full potential.........but always served me well. just no need for it these days.

thanksd for the info Richard......will do so. cheers.

i bought this laith in 1994 when i first started designing lifeboat kits and semi kits from an old steam engine modeller.

it has had little use from me over the years to produce small brass fittings [to cast in resin] and in the past year whilst designing the big Barnett that i put up on here as a build, i used it for a maximom of 3 hours.

it works perfectly, and although shows a little virdigre it is just surface build up and easily removed by 400 grade wet/dry cloth.

it comes with 3 and 4 jaw chucks, 2 face plates, and other tools as photographed.

checking on prices on the internet, this top of range and last of the myfords [i believe] they range from £999 - £1400 without the metal cabinet.

If like me you wouild prefer to make your fittings the old fashioned way rather than 3D printing, this has always done me proud.

I am asking £750 ovno for it, but due to my health at the moment, it must be collected from my home near Blackpool, lancashire.

has helped greatly Len, and much helpfull information to take in.

i used to soft solder small parts but could never get decent results, but your info is very helpful. cheers.

Len, for anyone not used to soldering such large areas, could you please explain how you have soldered all of these peaces together withour others close to the heat from falling apart.

What soldering iron or heat sourse do you use?.

what temperatures do you solder at ?

what solder you use?,

and what flux do you use?

and where do you find a supply of virgin tin plate?

All of these questions when answered would be of great help to others wishing to follow a similar build project.

thank you.