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The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

Great kit and great subject. I will follow, if you don't mind.
 
Yves

Well here we go then. Hope this clarifies a few things. Always a big difference between a regular diagram and the actual construction. A lot of complexity is added simply by having those 2 fully separated systems (marked on the lines by a single line or a double one). 
The diagram is a single tank depiction with only a single pump. To make things worse, the tanks are split longitudinally in 2 halves for stability reasons. 1 pump is located in each half. The top and condensate system however, are connected, to keep the pressures equal (so you can't mix put two products in 1 tank). 
For loading there is a (small) valve located between the pumps so you can equalize the liquid levels. The different lines on the drawing are colored in the same color as the lines on the ship, so that should be clear. I believe I marked everything from the drawing on the picture. 
This drawing would only explain loading or discharging, but there are additional lines that are used for "special operations", eg. dry docking, changing cargo etc. 
 
Normal life cycle would be something like this:
- Dock: Ambient air 
- drying the tank (dry air) (ambient temperature, vessel underway to loading port)
- Inerting the tank (removal of oxygen to avoid flammable mixtures when loading flammable gasses) (ambient temperature, vessel underway to loading port)
- Filling the tank with cargo gas (depends on which gas you will load, done to remove the inert gas from the system, since that doesn't work in the reliquefaction plant later on and it would still retain some moisture in the system, which you want to avoid) (ambient temperature, arrived in either special port to receive small amount of cargo, or in loading port itself)
- Cooling down of cargo tank (going from ambient to loading temperature using condensate line top spray)
- Loading of cargo
 
When going to dry dock:
 
- discharging last cargo as much as you can (cold temperature)
- sending warm gas to the bottom to remove last liquid cargo
- warm-up of cargo tank to warm up the insulation and tank walls
- inerting of cargo tank 
- aeration of cargo tank 
- once gas free, vessel can enter dry dock
 
In the above sequences a lot of different non-fixed connections are made between the pipes and I'll avoid pointing all those out in detail. When changing cargo it's practically the reverse. First you prepare the vessel like going to dry dock and then you prepare it for the next cargo, much like after dry dock. With propane and butane you can often cheat a bit, but you can't do that when going from propane to ammonia etc. 
 
Hope it's a bit more clear, let me know if you want more details. 
 
 

Fantastic work on the seat and great idea to clear the headlight, too.
 
Yves

Great kit and great subject. I will follow, if you don't mind.
 
Yves

And now some paint on top.  

I welcome everyone!
  The painting process took some time.
The photo shows the hull of the model after covering it with primer.

The ‘finished’ model now stands firmly on a wooden base with an acrylic cover!
 

 

 

 

 
The end!

Finally, I made a name plate and then decided that the SS Canberra needed a flag or two!
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

Great kit and great subject. I will follow, if you don't mind.
 
Yves

Fantastic work on the seat and great idea to clear the headlight, too.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

A quick update, as I have not had much time to work on this model, due to multiple side activities.
 
I completed the chimney for the oven. All parts are made of copper tubes and aluminum tubes, soldered and glued together. The shape is inspired from the Anatomy of the Ship book.
 

 

 
On the deck:
 

 

 

 
Hmmm... after seeing these pictures, I think I need to paint it darker....
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

A quick update, as I have not had much time to work on this model, due to multiple side activities.
 
I completed the chimney for the oven. All parts are made of copper tubes and aluminum tubes, soldered and glued together. The shape is inspired from the Anatomy of the Ship book.
 

 

 
On the deck:
 

 

 

 
Hmmm... after seeing these pictures, I think I need to paint it darker....
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves

The chimney has been re-painted black. I am now working (between many other things...) on the bow and more specifically trying to improve on the CAF kit. The pictures below are showing the short dowel provided by CAF Models for the Bowsprit:


 
Of course, the original kit wants to present the model as an Admiralty proposal.
 

 
I will be presenting soon the improved bowsprit that I intend to use on my model.
 
Yves