North Reef Lighthouse (Australia, 1878)

 

 

The construction of the lighthouse is very interesting. The base contains two separate apartments for the two lighthouse keepers (source: Wikipedia) 

Source: Wikipedia 

Structure of the 1st floor roof.  

 

Roof of the 1st floor coated with 8 trapezoid shaped cardboard pieces. Plus 32 narrow reinforcing stripes. All glued with thinned white glue.  

 

 

This time I used selfadhesive paper to create the reinforcing stripes for the side walls. Less work, less mess and no sanding& cleaning after airbrushing required.  

Four “prebended” sidewalls in place.  

 

 

 

I decided to install the windows AFTER completing and painting the base module. For installation from outside I attached a piece of Tamiya tape as “holder”.  

Windows after positioning with few small blobs of white glue… 

… after removing the tape holder. Sealing with thinned white glue at next.  

Hart to believe that this subassembly consists 52 parts.  

 

After airbrushing, sanding and second round of airbrushing.  

Center part fixed temporary to the working base with 4 small blobs of thinned white glue. 

All 16 supporting arms glued to the round walking area.  

After removing the center part from the working base. Ready for airbrushing with dark grey. Center part ready for airbrushing off white. Result: after glueing both airbrushed parts together absolutely clean margin between dark grey and off white.  

3 of 14 posts in place. Indeed white glue is a wonderful glue! 

Gangway glued in place with thinned white glue.  

 

Railing completed. Fortunately I decided to use 0,4 mm round rod for the railing instead wire. More flexible and easier to install.  

Painting the white round rods in dark grey coming soon.  

Base color dried. Any imperfections sanded with 1000 grit sanding pad smooth.  

I had luck and found a wooden ball with nearly correct diameter (10,5 mm, should be 12 mm). 

End finish with semimatt red.  

A few days ago I thought that I would have to abandon the project because I produced a great mess while covering the core with 4 thin cardboard sheets.
1st step of the rescue - operation: I airbrushed more than 10 cubic centimeter 1000 Mr Color leveler. 

Other site of the tower. The grey leveler is well visible.  

After 2nd (thick light grey coat), 3rd (sanding with 1000 grid pad) and 4.th step (the finish coat with off white).  

 

The very first study for the flashing circuit.  

Flashing characteristic: 2 short white flash, divided by 15 second pause. I intend to “clenched” the sequence.  

The CR 2032 is not able to supply the sheduled current of 10 mA. So I had to modified the circuit. Two large capacitors will be now the source for the two short pulses.  

Batteries and the little 1/4 circle shaped board fits!🙂 

 

5 mm white Led installed in a piece of plexiglass 10 mm rod. 3/4 of the fuel tank (remained after finishing my Decotora truck) as mounting.  

For better handling I installed a connector for the Led supply. 

At the same time the most complicated and important tasks in this project. At the first attempt I tried to build the lantern house of 16 sole trapezoid shaped clear sheets: I gave up🙁. At the second attempt I constructed the lantern house of one bended piece of clear material. That worked🙂.  

10 of 16 pre colored framing of cardboard in place. I’m taking my time with this.  

 

 

Completed in connection with original sand of Sylt (australian/german joint venture🙂.