North Reef Lighthouse (Australia, 1878)
1March 12, 2022
2March 12, 2022
3March 13, 2022The construction of the lighthouse is very interesting. The base contains two separate apartments for the two lighthouse keepers (source: Wikipedia)
4March 13, 2022Source: Wikipedia
5March 23, 2022Structure of the 1st floor roof.
6March 23, 2022
7March 26, 2022Roof of the 1st floor coated with 8 trapezoid shaped cardboard pieces. Plus 32 narrow reinforcing stripes. All glued with thinned white glue.
8March 28, 2022
9March 28, 2022
10March 28, 2022This 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.
11April 1, 2022Four “prebended” sidewalls in place.
12April 1, 2022
13April 2, 2022
14April 2, 2022
15April 3, 2022I 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”.
16April 3, 2022Windows after positioning with few small blobs of white glue…
17April 3, 2022… after removing the tape holder. Sealing with thinned white glue at next.
18April 4, 2022Hart to believe that this subassembly consists 52 parts.
19April 4, 2022
20April 6, 2022After airbrushing, sanding and second round of airbrushing.
21April 6, 2022Center part fixed temporary to the working base with 4 small blobs of thinned white glue.
22April 6, 2022All 16 supporting arms glued to the round walking area.
23April 6, 2022After 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.
24April 7, 20223 of 14 posts in place. Indeed white glue is a wonderful glue!
25April 7, 2022Gangway glued in place with thinned white glue.
26April 7, 2022
27April 8, 2022Railing completed. Fortunately I decided to use 0,4 mm round rod for the railing instead wire. More flexible and easier to install.
28April 8, 2022Painting the white round rods in dark grey coming soon.
29April 13, 2022Base color dried. Any imperfections sanded with 1000 grit sanding pad smooth.
30April 13, 2022I had luck and found a wooden ball with nearly correct diameter (10,5 mm, should be 12 mm).
31April 13, 2022End finish with semimatt red.
32April 14, 2022A 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.
33April 14, 2022Other site of the tower. The grey leveler is well visible.
34April 14, 2022After 2nd (thick light grey coat), 3rd (sanding with 1000 grid pad) and 4.th step (the finish coat with off white).
35April 14, 2022
36April 14, 2022The very first study for the flashing circuit.
37April 14, 2022Flashing characteristic: 2 short white flash, divided by 15 second pause. I intend to “clenched” the sequence.
38April 16, 2022The 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.
39April 16, 2022Batteries and the little 1/4 circle shaped board fits!🙂
40April 16, 2022
41April 17, 20225 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.
42April 17, 2022For better handling I installed a connector for the Led supply.
43April 21, 2022At 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🙂.
44April 21, 202210 of 16 pre colored framing of cardboard in place. I’m taking my time with this.
45April 23, 2022
46April 23, 2022
47April 25, 2022Completed in connection with original sand of Sylt (australian/german joint venture🙂.
48April 25, 2022
49April 25, 2022
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