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There are youtube videos on this particular vessel.

This vessel is powered by Two MAN K9Z 78/140D. The 9 refers to the cylinder count and the 78/140 refer to Bore and stroke respectively,780 mm bore and 140 =1400mm stroke. In my earlier days I spent a lot of time with this engines smaller brethren. Mainly K8Z 57/80C.

Forgot to mention also many an hour on the throttles of the starboard Quadripple expansion engine as fitted in HMAS Diamantina. All manually operated in the days before Dynamic positioning systems. The term we used was manu-matic.

Came across the SD14 Kit when I was an Instructor at the Australian maritime college in the 90.s.  Was trying to angle to get in on the build, alas one of the Naval architects had beat me too it. When built was use as an instructional tool for all Marine classes.

On 8/24/2017 at 9:37 AM, reklein said:

I'm pretty sure that "carton" is the German word for card or cardboard . The a cartonis is one who builds from card. The best wine to drink while building is  "Cardboardeau" Cheers.

Actually in this country wine is sold in carboard boxes hence the expression of "Chateau cardbord" when dealing with your favourite tipple.

On 6/6/2018 at 12:19 AM, JerseyCity Frankie said:

Funnel walkways?! Ugh, I don’t want whatever job those walkways entail. I have to imagine it was solidly coated in inches of black soot. The interiors or upper surfaces of the funnels of large ships are not well documented and I would like to know more about them. I know that with steam powered ships their height is a factor of the physics of the rising column of hot air and steam and that forced draft funnels add complexity and machinery to the interior of the funnel. I would love to hear a lecture on the inner life of big ship funnels. Anyone know of any source material on the subject?

Funnel walk ways would have been used by stokers to put the funnel covers on when the boilers that the particular funnel serviced were shut down. The reason for the covers was to prevent outside moisture from dripping down inside the funnel and mixing with the remaining residual soot. The boilers burnt FFO or furnace fuel oil which has a heavy Sulphur content. This Sulphur content in the soot when mixed with any water would produce a mild sulphuric acid which would attack the exposed external boiler piping. The removal of soot build up would normally be carried out with a soot blow, but only with permission depending on direction of travel and prevalling wind conditions. That crowd on the bridge did not like to be covered in soot, especially during daylight hours, so we would blow soot just after dark and before dawn. It was also very nice to sometimes see this crowd annoyed especially if they were wearing tropical whites. Pay back can be a b**ch. Some times it just happens only following the Engineer's orders. Daily soot blows would not remove all the accumulated soot, this would be done during the self maintenance period and be termed a boiler wash down. External panels removed and hidden and ingrained soot externally washed out using a high pressure wash. Once this has been completed tubing where it enters or leaves a steam/water drum could be inspected, for erosion, corrosion, caustic embritlement, necking or deformation of the piping.

Gents I think the expression is "Chateau Carboard"

On 3/17/2019 at 9:21 PM, Seamanpeter said:

I must admit that until now I did not glue all the frames from the hull as she is still on the slip-way and needs to make reinforcements in between the frames but having her on the slip is much more easy to do that as it's a great stability tool to work with on this relative big kit's. 

Glad I have this slip-way built and make her on this. 

For the price you don't have to spare as it is relative cheap and during the building it can be easy moved from 1 to another spot without damage vital elements of her.

Also some of the bridge parts already glued but in the sense that the <roof> of the bridge can be removed for making inside her bridge the consoles for the nav equipment and the towing winch on her back side of this bridge. 

Funnels are glues but still not on the bottom as need to have this off when I make the pipes in there.

Did not make comments under the pics, sorry for that but must be clear enough looking at those pics.

Querry where did you get the mug? I want one. Being an ex Marine Engineer.

Depending on where you are there is also the chance some individual has use the tree for target practice. Have seen many clips of people milling local timber only to find lead pellets or shot in the felled trunk.

Nice!!!!!

Simply stunning mate gives me thought to finish my Grosser Kurfurst. Picked upa PE set including nets from one of the US Pe manufacturers about 3 years ago. Could not figure out how to do the blocks on the boom ends. Your build log has given me ideas,

On 11/30/2017 at 4:11 PM, amateur said:

Reading about these things does not have the impact as seeing it happen.....

 

Jan

 

 

A similar parallel can be used for the term that of sacking a city. It does not convey an impressing image. But when you actually see the aftermath it does become sobering.  In my case viewing the destruction that the Burmese inflicted on the ancient Thai capital of Ayuthia, 60 miles north of Bangkok

On 1/11/2019 at 8:35 PM, Kevin Kenny said:

 

Did many an hour or watch on Admiralty 3 drum boilers. Circa 1967-1974.

On 2/24/2019 at 5:55 PM, vossiewulf said:

Very nice work Valeriy, as usual. The thing about torpedo nets is how many ships carried them for... maybe 25 years? And as far as I know, they only did what they were designed to do once, at the Japanese attack on Port Darwin in 1904.

Er vossiewulf I do not think the Japanese attacked Darwin in 1904 maybe 1942. The port you should refer to is Port Arthur, i think that was the name of the Russian base on the peninsula.

This sort of artistry is really take your breath away stuff. Can only say Awesome

Love what your doing so far. By the way the way what are those stands you use. Are they Home made or a commercial product? It looks like you can place your hull in any position to be able to work on it.

I concur even though my service was with a different navy, I thank all servicemen who served because they believed in their country's cause.

Thank you for your service.

Are any of you aware that you can get Card models of two Australian Paddle steamers, The "Pevensey" and the "Alexander Arbuthnot" Both are in 1"100  scale and available from WORLD OF PAPERSHIPS Tm  which is a Dutch publisher. No affiliation just a satisfied  customer. The Pevensey will build into a model measuring some 335 mm or about 14 inches long. The other slightly smaller 230 mm. The "Adelaide" is also available. Both my copies were picked up from a Melbourne based Hobby shop. Just hope this post is legal?

A lot of this stuff mentioned also applies to both Copper and Aluminium (Australian Spelling) Both will work harden with repeated bending. Copper does require annealing for it to be made soft, I suppose Al does as well. personally I have not done this.

From the last painting it seems to be very similar to the card model that was used as a demonstration by CC Coyle in his V108 build.

Many people might dismiss Manfred Zu Mondfeld in Historic Ship Models but on Page 278/279

he does show how tackle was used to load/unload various items, the one illustrated being casks.

In my case my old ship HMAS Diamantina is now preserved as a maritime museum vessel in Brisbane Australia. Her greatest claim to fame, was to accept the Japanese surrender on Nauru Island. She was also at the time of her decommissioning the last Australian built ship during WW II. She no longer has the shape as I remember her. Having been retrofitted to be depicted as she was during her war time service. I do not know if HMAS Castlemaine also a museum ship is older. moot point. Tina was longer in commission.

Correction to this post as I have not mentioned class or designation. Were as follows Class = River class. designation = Frigate.

Sometimes the record just has to be set straight.

First saw this build when it was in its inception and followed it through the Propellor builds, Have not re-visited untill today, when I read the complete build log in one session, some 5 to 6 hours. I can say is that it is simply "amazing". The solutions to problematic areas are ingeneous the mind simply bogels. Would love to be able to achieve the same skill set that you regularly demonstrate, by the kind of work that you post on your build log.

This should be interesting as I was serving as a Stoker on HMAS Sydney (Vung Tau Ferry) May 68 to June 68. Took up 4 RAR (Royal Australia Regiment) from Brisbane Australia to Vung Tau Vietnam.

(If this is the one with names of serving personel then I am on that list.)

reply to amateur the bookasI understand it was purchased at the rijks musuem in amsterdam price was Euro 78.95. Text is in English and is a Seawatch Publication. Sorry for the delay in replying.