Mirabell61
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I have a question to my MSW fellow-builders..... does anyone know what these strange looking steel pillars (see pics) on the boats deck are meant to be for ? Perhaps its only a support for something when doing the movie Nils
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OMG, I can feel with you B.E. after that crash, but now your putting in all your experience and skill to mend it well,head up.... Nils
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Hi NavyShooter, congrats to your fine Liberty Ship model. It is amazing what is possible with your 3D printing device, guess you have already good experience with that method. In all well done ! Nils
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Update I`ve taken her off the building base today, to preliminary fit the stand, pedestals and spindles and have a first look at the inside. All looks OK so far. The raw hull is very light, and now easier to handle Nils the planking throughout is only 1,5 mm thick, here after scraping job for the bow section shape I do need some filler, here prior to sanding the fine tuning of the aft heel area is still to be done the first look at the inside shows all is properly in place the standplate and its fastening per M5 stainless steel spindles
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looking great Maurino, i like the sailor with the barrel, where did you find him ? what is the scale Nils
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wonderful details and performance Patrick, all in the same spendid manor like your previous models .... Nils
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Update She is 87 cm long and the shape is that of an good old heritage steamer of 1918 The planking is going on quite well, I`m down to and already around the bilge bend on both sides .... My small model building room, for the more rough work, needs some tidying up afterwards Nils I started a bit of scraping job with hardened scraping plates, it works well when carefully taking off wee "flakes" of the thin planking, and still it may take a bit of one-component filler to smoothen out in certain places only
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Thank you Gary, its a long and weary deal with the rather thin planking, and I`m looking for a suitable light filler ...... Nils
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Very impressing build Okesa Nils
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Update it could go swifter with the planking, but the glue takes its time to cure out well Nils around the bilge bend the planking will be more tricky prop, -sleeve- and shaft are fitted in
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excellelant work Freeks, that looks really nice, also together with the davits Nils
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Great diagonal Karweel plaking Nils
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Good morning Valeriy, and welcome aboard, I also love steamships and so I just could`t skip to dig into the Ergenstrasse as a model. Nils
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Today I started with the planking (one layer only, 2 mm thick planks) in 8 and 10 mm width, I`m waiting for the ordered 50 mm dia. brass propellor to arrive per mail, for adequate fitting into the aft area prior to continuing wit the underwater planking. The bulwarks in the welldeck areas will be made later on from 1,5 mm thick 3 layer beechwood ply, and the frames will be cut away there flush with the well-decks in those places. After planking the starboard side to the same degree I think I`ll remove the raw-hull from the building base for better handling. The hull will be stiff enough then to avoid any twisting during planking. Nils the fine trimming will be done by scraping the outer skin and with a light sanding all the frame contours are straking very well with the skin planking planking the midship island sides is also part of this sequence as well as forecastle- and poop sides. The stringers are a great help for attaching the preliminary holding clamps during glueing
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MONTAÑES by Amalio
Mirabell61 replied to Amalio's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Amalio, congratulations your model is breathtaking ! it is a beauty Nils -
you`ve chosen a beautiful model Keith, I`ll be following the journey ... Nils
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Thanks Andy, amazing what feedback I`m getting here ......, much appreciated meanwhile the port side frames together with the stringers are sanded over, one the bilge keels glued in, a solution for the prop / Rudder area, and the begin of the aft rounding vertically planked Nils
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Both about the same tonnage and looking like the Ergenstrasse before the changes. This surely will help to get the masting right on my model This is the "Norna" and the "Rio Pastaza"
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Many thanks Andy, good answer, yes I think youre right, compared with the Corsicana pic only mast # 3 was left standing and the aft derrick booms reach over the entire aft welldeck. Having this in mind I found another movie pic (looking aft) wich proves that. It can be seen that the derrick booms are being supported just before the poop. It also shows 2 extra lifeboats upside down on hatch # 4 Nils
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I an a bit confused about the arrangement of the masts (it is probably not representive for a Laker steamer) and the previous mounted four masts had been removed anyhow. Acc. to the movie pic below the first mast may be between the two front welldeck hatches, thats OK. Acc. to the same movie pic the aft mast is directly aft of the superstructure, with the load beams serving both aft welldeck hatches, why not also between the hatches? Does anyone know why this is so ? Nils strange arrangement of the masts, but it seems to be perticular for the Ergenstrasse
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