North Reef Lighthouse (Australia, 1878)

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March 12, 2022
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March 12, 2022
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March 13, 2022
The construction of the lighthouse is very interesting. The base contains two separate apartments for the two lighthouse keepers (source: Wikipedia)
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March 13, 2022
Source: Wikipedia
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March 23, 2022
Structure of the 1st floor roof.
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March 23, 2022
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March 26, 2022
Roof of the 1st floor coated with 8 trapezoid shaped cardboard pieces. Plus 32 narrow reinforcing stripes. All glued with thinned white glue.
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March 28, 2022
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March 28, 2022
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March 28, 2022
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.
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April 1, 2022
Four “prebended” sidewalls in place.
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April 1, 2022
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April 2, 2022
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April 2, 2022
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April 3, 2022
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”.
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April 3, 2022
Windows after positioning with few small blobs of white glue…
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April 3, 2022
… after removing the tape holder. Sealing with thinned white glue at next.
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April 4, 2022
Hart to believe that this subassembly consists 52 parts.
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April 4, 2022
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April 6, 2022
After airbrushing, sanding and second round of airbrushing.
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April 6, 2022
Center part fixed temporary to the working base with 4 small blobs of thinned white glue.
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April 6, 2022
All 16 supporting arms glued to the round walking area.
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April 6, 2022
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.
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April 7, 2022
3 of 14 posts in place. Indeed white glue is a wonderful glue!
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April 7, 2022
Gangway glued in place with thinned white glue.
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April 7, 2022
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April 8, 2022
Railing completed. Fortunately I decided to use 0,4 mm round rod for the railing instead wire. More flexible and easier to install.
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April 8, 2022
Painting the white round rods in dark grey coming soon.
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April 13, 2022
Base color dried. Any imperfections sanded with 1000 grit sanding pad smooth.
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April 13, 2022
I had luck and found a wooden ball with nearly correct diameter (10,5 mm, should be 12 mm).
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April 13, 2022
End finish with semimatt red.
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April 14, 2022
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.
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April 14, 2022
Other site of the tower. The grey leveler is well visible.
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April 14, 2022
After 2nd (thick light grey coat), 3rd (sanding with 1000 grid pad) and 4.th step (the finish coat with off white).
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April 14, 2022
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April 14, 2022
The very first study for the flashing circuit.
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April 14, 2022
Flashing characteristic: 2 short white flash, divided by 15 second pause. I intend to “clenched” the sequence.
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April 16, 2022
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.
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April 16, 2022
Batteries and the little 1/4 circle shaped board fits!🙂
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April 16, 2022
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April 17, 2022
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.
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April 17, 2022
For better handling I installed a connector for the Led supply.
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April 21, 2022
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🙂.
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April 21, 2022
10 of 16 pre colored framing of cardboard in place. I’m taking my time with this.
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April 23, 2022
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April 23, 2022
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April 25, 2022
Completed in connection with original sand of Sylt (australian/german joint venture🙂.
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April 25, 2022
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April 25, 2022
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May 7, 2022
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May 7, 2022
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May 7, 2022
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May 7, 2022
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May 7, 2022

Kommentit

19 12 March 2022, 12:02

Hanno Kleinecke
Oho - schon losgegangen, da nehme ich mal Platz ! 🙂

13 March 2022, 09:18

gorby
Looks very interesting.

13 March 2022, 12:20

Hanno Kleinecke
Looks like you're kidding us - admit it Bernhard, this is going to become a Haunebu flying saucer, carmouflaged as an australian
Lighthouse ! Indiana Jones missed out on this one on his search for the cryistal skulls…😄

23 March 2022, 19:27

Villiers de Vos
An interesting subject.

23 March 2022, 20:34

Łukasz Gliński
Another one? I'm in!

2 April 2022, 19:59

David Taylor
As above.

13 April 2022, 18:46

Ben M
watching this

14 April 2022, 15:39

Tom ...
👀

16 April 2022, 18:29

Hanno Kleinecke
Expert approach to every aspect as usual ! I think you've reached an interesting point here : There IS a scale effect on time !
15 seconds of darkness beteween the two white flashes would have defenitely been too long to look authentic,
so your decision to shorten the sequence was absolutely the right one 👍

17 April 2022, 18:01

Bernhard Schrock
Today I finished the Australian lighthouse and I'm very happy with the result🙂 At the same time, I am almost "horrified" 🙁 to see how big it is: A little bigger than Kermorvan. Doesn't fit in a showcase. So I have to "clean out" my largest showcase in the basement. Today only some photos taken in advance with the smartphone.🙂

25 April 2022, 18:00

David Taylor
Looks great Bernhard.

25 April 2022, 18:55

Hanno Kleinecke
Very picturesque ! What a pretty Lighthouse this is.
And all the challenges you had to master left absolutely NO trace - masterclass as usual 👍. 😄

26 April 2022, 05:50

Łukasz Gliński
What a beauty!

26 April 2022, 07:24

Zbynek Honzik
Beautiful job! 👍

1 May 2022, 20:15

Hanno Kleinecke
Picture #50 : Model or the real thing ? Indistinguishable ! 👍

7 May 2022, 18:41

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