North Reef Lighthouse (Australia, 1878)
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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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Source: Wikipedia
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Structure of the 1st floor roof.
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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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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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Four “prebended” sidewalls in place.
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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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Windows after positioning with few small blobs of white glue…
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… after removing the tape holder. Sealing with thinned white glue at next.
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Hart to believe that this subassembly consists 52 parts.
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After airbrushing, sanding and second round of airbrushing.
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Center part fixed temporary to the working base with 4 small blobs of thinned white glue.
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All 16 supporting arms glued to the round walking area.
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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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3 of 14 posts in place. Indeed white glue is a wonderful glue!
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Gangway glued in place with thinned white glue.
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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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Painting the white round rods in dark grey coming soon.
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Base color dried. Any imperfections sanded with 1000 grit sanding pad smooth.
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I had luck and found a wooden ball with nearly correct diameter (10,5 mm, should be 12 mm).
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End finish with semimatt red.
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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.
1st step of the rescue - operation: I airbrushed more than 10 cubic centimeter 1000 Mr Color leveler.
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Other site of the tower. The grey leveler is well visible.
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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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The very first study for the flashing circuit.
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Flashing characteristic: 2 short white flash, divided by 15 second pause. I intend to “clenched” the sequence.
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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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Batteries and the little 1/4 circle shaped board fits!🙂
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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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For better handling I installed a connector for the Led supply.
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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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10 of 16 pre colored framing of cardboard in place. I’m taking my time with this.
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Completed in connection with original sand of Sylt (australian/german joint venture🙂.
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Comentários
19 12 March 2022, 12:02
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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
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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
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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
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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