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MV Europic Ferry 1967 by Ian_Grant - 1/96 Scale - 3D-Printed - Ferry
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You're welcome Ian, with regards to loading something like this, I believe they drive a car in, turn it inside, so the car front faces the stern ramp and drive it towards that ramp on the extreme port side or starboard side. The next car does the same and parks behind the first one. Third comes next and so on. Perhaps two lanes like that. Next lane I assume can stay without turning. During discharge the first two lanes, portside or starboard, can then drive straight out, creating space for the next lane to turn and then drive out. Not sure if that makes any sense.- 24 replies
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L'Artésien 1764 by Cpt.Barbossa - 1:48 - 64-gun ship from plans by Jacques Fichant
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Is the RCN weaponry, more specifically the SSM and RAM equipment supposed to be installed in these positions? The RAM not being centered I can understand, but I'd at least have expected the SSM (Kongsberg NSM?), to be devided between Portside and Starboard side?
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Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
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Ranger type yacht by Mark Pearse - 1:12 - SMALL
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Type 26 City-Class frigate by NavyShooter - 3D Print - 1/144 - Display
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So I had a look around and it's pretty clear to me now. First indication is in this drawing (from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/chris-clarke/) In the above you can see the ramp on the main vehicle deck going down (starts above the word Tanks and lands below the L from Lower Vehicle Deck). It could apparently be hoisted up to close the main vehicle deck (I assume for a watertightness /safe freeboard reason). This can be seen on the General Arrangement plan as posted in some facebook page (you can view it without an account by searching it through google. Can't seem to link it here... As for the stern ramp, it works double. The vessel was loaded in 2 levels. The upper part of the ramp would hinge down and form a bridge to the upper deck, while the lower part of the stern door would hinge down and form a second bridge to the main vehicle deck. You can see the steel wires of the lower bridge hanging outboard on some of you pictures. Hydraulic pistons are normally used press such gates against a seal in the vessel hull to make it watertight. Not sure why they'd use those on the upper deck though. Perhaps a back-up of the wires? This double ramp is quite typical for ferries, but requires a specialised loading quay with an upper level matching or being adaptable to the height of the decks of the vessel.
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Hi Ian, she'd have 2 masthead lights (she's more than 50m long), one side light on each side and 1 stern light. As for the platforms on the mast , as far as I can tell from the pictures above, I'd say the top one is an S-band (approx 3-3.5m long) antenna, while the other one is likely an X-band antenna (about 1.5m long). 2 radars are required, however the X-band is the only one that is really required (Search And Rescue Transponders /SART work on X-band frequency). The second radar may therefore be either an S-band or just another X-band. It is quite common for ferries and car carriers to have internal ramps between decks, be it permanent ones or hoistable ones. I'll have a look at some pictures of this vessel and see if I can figure something out.
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Le Fleuron 1729 by Chris. - scale 1/72 - French warship from Delacroix monograph
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Le Fleuron 1729 by Chris. - scale 1/72 - French warship from Delacroix monograph
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She's gorgeous Bob. Happy you continued and eventually finished her. Love the cupboard too! Fits your varied collection well.
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You've got yourself a follower now. Interesting subject, right down my alley! I do like the dark blue livery as well. But red's fine too, always makes for an eye catcher on the water. Curious where this will go, but I would indeed try to create some access to the front area. Some cleverly hidden and reinforced handles on that superstructure may help to prevent damage if you make it removable.
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Amazing weathering Mark! I Love that open black paint bucket.
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Hi Paul, Ian, I indeed noticed he (offshore-vessels-drawings.com) was also selling the drawings and pictures for Viking Neptun (from her Eidesvik period) and used some of his pictures for details (like the swimming pool area and aft part of the accomodation). I do doubt he's allowed to sell these as ships drawings are normally quite confidential with notices explicitly stating that they can not be reproduced or used, disclosed or copied without either the owner or shipyard's permission... That is also the reason most companies are not very forthcoming with drawings towards modellers. Occasionally they are helpful and even eager to help, so it never hurts to try and ask.
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm waiting for those paddle wheels Keith! But I do believe that's fabric.
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Incredible! As Wefalck said, difficult to distinguish between the original and the model... And to think that most of it will not even be visible!
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I was wondering about that too Keith, I guess people get sloppy or old over here 😁 @Paul Le Wol, I wouldn't get my hopes up. It's one of my typical preparations I do when I'm at sea. Since I'm unable to build onboard, I do research of ships and ideas at that time. Unfortunately I can't build each project in my limited holidays, so I end up with lots of projects and ideas in various stages of development that will never get built. The choice for VN in this commission at least allows me to use some of that past research, but 1/1250 really isn't my scale...
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Although I didn't make any real eyebolts yet, I normally use copper or brass wire and turn it around a drill bit to make small round rings or eyebrows. If you use brass wire, it's best to use a 1mm or 1.2mm bit, when using copper a 1.5mm bit will do. You can experiment a bit on what goes best. The advantage of copper is that you can easily cut it with a knife and cut it very straight (I use a lot of copper wire from electrical wiring, since you find a lot of different diameters). They are of course weaker, so you have to be more careful than with brass.
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Came in a bit late, but she is looking gorgeous!
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