amateur

As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen….
 
Jan

Hi Valeriy,
 
what a beautiful work.
 
I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?
 
Jan

As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen….
 
Jan

As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen….
 
Jan

As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen….
 
Jan

As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen….
 
Jan

Hi Valeriy,
 
what a beautiful work.
 
I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?
 
Jan

Hi Valeriy,
 
what a beautiful work.
 
I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?
 
Jan

Hi Valeriy,
 
what a beautiful work.
 
I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?
 
Jan

Hi Valeriy,
 
what a beautiful work.
 
I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?
 
Jan

You are pushing the perfection to use the same materials as on the prototype ship.
 
Yves

Compared to your usual scale there is a 0 missing.
Didn't know you were into large-scale models
 
Jan

"Redo her in a different way": I found the first version already pretty amazing....
Will be interesting to see how 7 years of additional experience affects the result.
 
Jan
 
 

The Big Reveal!
 
So, after finishing the propeller, which differs significantly from the kit version, there remained only the venturi, pitot tubes, and antenna mast. Glad to be done with this one. Enjoy the pictures!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks.
 
do you know this guy on youtube?
https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj
 
Jan
 
 

Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks.
 
do you know this guy on youtube?
https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj
 
Jan
 
 

Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks.
 
do you know this guy on youtube?
https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj
 
Jan
 
 

Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks.
 
do you know this guy on youtube?
https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj
 
Jan
 
 

Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks.
 
do you know this guy on youtube?
https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj
 
Jan
 
 

Indeed, slamming, but in an extreme way. All ships can slam from time to time, depending on direction and period of the swell, but in this case it was quite extreme. 
 
I also forgot to mention one sister. The Cheshire was built for a different company (Bibby Lines from UK, if I remember correctly), as far as I know she was from the Courcheville/Chaconia variant of 165m length. 
Eventhough they were of the same variant, Courcheville still different from Chaconia in a considerable way. Courcheville had 2 deck tanks (1 small for Ammonia, 1 large for Propane/Butane), while Chaconia only had the small deck tank on portside of the deck. On the original vessels, the deck tanks were also mounted forward, while on Courcheville and Chaconia they were both mounted aft. Chaconia did receive an extra mooring winch instead of that large deck tank. Deck tanks are used to change cargo. They are not really part of the cargo carrying capacity. If you transport Propane and your next cargo will be Ammonia, then the deck tank is used to fill your tank with ammonia gas and later on cool it down with liquid ammonia from the deck tank, in order to get the tanks ready for the next loading operation. Since ammonia expands a lot more than Propane/Butane and needs to be cooled down less than Propane (boiling point of Ammonia is around -33°C, while the one for Propane is around -42°C), the deck tank for Ammonia is smaller. 
This is only an option chosen during construction. If the ship is not supposed to change much cargoes, 1 or 2 deck tanks can be left out of the design. When all old cargo is removed and the tanks are gas free, it is also possible to fill with gas (gas-up) and cool down alongside of a terminal. This costs time and money, but if required, it can be done. 
 
There was also a chiller unit, a special device that allowed to load warm cargo, cool it down with the chiller before it entered the tank. Although there was space for this unit, Chaconia didn't have it installed, Courcheville did. Not sure on the others. 
 
Time for the planking. 

 
I apparently started with the bow. The wood I chose was lime, which worked well. I did wet the wood and shape it before applying it. I used an epoxy construction glue that actually bubbles and filled gaps when drying. Glued the planks to the frames as well as to each other. Getting them smoothly connected to the flat sides was something of a challenge, not sure if I'd go for complete planking on a new build (that would be a lot more costly though). 
I soon figured out the planking went up towards that bow, quite steeply. 

 
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I completely left out shaping the frame edges to the hull shape, figured the glue would compensate for that🤪
 
So at some point I decided to make a cut, get a straight plank running aft to forward in place and continue straight. At that point, being young, not held back by any knowledge or experience in the matter, I always assumed I would "fix things later", something I don't do anymore, nor would I advice it to anyone. Although many things can be fixed, it takes an excessive amount of time and effort to do so. 
On this bow shot you can see a brass plate in place at the stem, in order to be able to make a sharp edge. Something I had foreseen to become a problem when using Polyester and car body filler (= "the solution"). 

 
The planking did end up more or less symmetrical. 

 
Then came the stern section, with even worse curves to negotiate. 

Primer coats, built up some panels. Next is marking out the holes for scuppers, eyelets for the torpedo booms, rigging points, side booms. Nice to be back on an over complicated warship ! 

Compared to your usual scale there is a 0 missing.
Didn't know you were into large-scale models
 
Jan

That’s good news!
Jan

Compared to your usual scale there is a 0 missing.
Didn't know you were into large-scale models
 
Jan

"Redo her in a different way": I found the first version already pretty amazing....
Will be interesting to see how 7 years of additional experience affects the result.
 
Jan