GONDOLA 1882

Wooden scale model of  a GONDOLA from 1882.

Length 55 cm  -  Width 8 cm 

Some gondolas are fitted with a cabin  known as a felze to protect passengers from bad weather conditions or to provide some privacy 😉.

            This tiny pouf is only 2,5 cm in length and 1,5 cm in width.

The oar is  placed on  the forcola. This wooden part , usually made from oak , has a decorative shape and plays an important role to use the oar in various positions depending on the rowing style of the Gondolier.

The metalic part at the  bow of the gondola is called  ferro ,whilst the the one at the stern is called risso . Each part of the ferro represents the districts of Venice, its islands, Rialto bridge and the curve at the bottom represents the grand canal.

THE KNIFE GRINDER

This is a 1/12 scale ( total hight 11 cm) of a historical street grinding tool used in Turkey since 1850's.There are still few of them operating in many areas of Turkey.  The sharpeners travel on the streets  to reach their customers for sharpening kitchen knives,scissors and mainly  butchers knives.

This mobile work bench is equipped with a grinding wheel which is powered by foot, using a kind of bicycle mechanism. The model can be operated by finger using the foot mechanism next to the battery, placed to show the size of the model.

Mr. Whistle & Sons

BARCELONA - Boatyard diorama

Diorama of a Mediterranean fishing boat being worked on,
Scale 1/20

Modified by adding a new paint shop with a wooden deck, chairs, workbench,lobster and crab traps etc..

THE LIZARD

This 45 cm long Lizard is made from scrap brass, copper, silver and clock gears.
She is made to be hanged on the wall.

PAGRUS

Pagrus is the generic name of the sea bream family.

Metal Art sculpture :

This model is around  40cm long and made from copper,brass,bronze and steel.

MOSQUITO

Metal Art Sculpture

Materials : Brass & Copper

Overall length :35 cm 

Height : 22 cm

Width  : 25 cm

FLAME EATER - NICK

The castings and materials of this vacuum motor comes from Bengs Modellbau in Germany.
Building instructions and materials are good quality, however, a dedicated attention is needed during the machining process of the cylinder,piston and the crank as otherwise there is no chance to get the engine run smoothly.


This type of engine is called flame eater or flame-licker, due to the fact that it operates with the help of  a flame that enters into the cylinder with the  out stroke of the piston. Once the entry of the flame is closed with the help of a sliding valve, hot air get in contact with the air cooled part of the cylinder and causes a sudden drop in pressure that is  sufficient to suck the piston to create the exhaust stage.

Length  ( without burner ) : 170mm
Width :100 mm
Height : 110 mm
Piston diameter : 16mm
Stroke : 26mm

I have made a one piece crank from steel instead of  suggested 4 piece crank from steel and brass and also used double bearings at each side to obtain a better strength against 100 mm flywheels.