Kevin

very nice

i was watching this the other day for a future project

Easy Hedges - Model Railroad Scenery - Bing video

good evening everyone

yep sorry its me again

day 30 engine room bulkheads

taken me most of the day to build these two and get them in place, when i say most of the day, perhaps 4 to 5 hours modelling, meals, dog walking hubby doos all adds up

but, im happy with the progress, very happy indeed, means now i can set the engine room up and see in i can convert the 1/16 engine to 1/70

next will be the engine room level girders which will straighten the bulkheads up

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day 29 shaft tunnel

rightly or wrongly, i build this up as a standalone, so that it could be painted separately, all the decks in machinery/non cargo spaces within the hull will be green i quite like the colour i found, the white is just primer, the port side will not be seen so i left it unpainted so that i can see the frame numbers

the after cargo hold bulkhead is next to be made up and then fitted as a large section

some of you will recognise me having done this in January this year

working on the shaft tunnel number 48 

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day 28 99% of tank top plating complete

apart from where the bulkheads sit the tank top plates are laid

put in the shaft boxes and now making up the tunnel shaft 

7 hours ago, druxey said:

Wirth all due respect, Kevin, after your previous accident, isn't it a bit risky carrying your model outside to photograph it? Also, that coffee mug on your workbench makes me nervous for you!

lol i love to do daily updates, and to get uncluttered shots it needs to be moved, i am more careful moving it now, and it was just a silly accident last time, the build board is off the table supported and a couple of storage containers, 

9 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

I wouldn’t worry about the wavy lines. As you said, things will straighten out as you build. It looks great so far!

 

It’s a shame the kit isn’t offered in thicker card stock or even styrene sheet, if only to help combat the wavy paranoia.

 

Andy
 

 

i follow a build where everything has been copied to styrene, very impressive

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day 27 deck plating middle and stern 

lol im getting paranoid about the wavy lines, even though i am expecting them at this stage, but it has been brought up in several forums, this will be fine when the bulkhead is pulled over to the right and then it is all covered over

out into the sunshine, to big for the wheelie bin

very nice indeed

3 hours ago, thibaultron said:

Perhaps a coat of thinned PVA, before painting, or a varnish coat.

everything is already varnished, i dont anticipate any issues when everything is in place, lol thats the issue with my build posts, i tend to photo as is at the end of the day, not when it is all looking pretty

2 hours ago, amateur said:

Hi Kevin,

 

Interesting concept: a paper model of a steel ship that has all the parts of the original...

 

All paper/card parts look as if the card-material is not very stiff (at least, the cut-out parts look a bit wavy in some pics).

How do you manage to get the whole thing straight, and how much flexing doens remain after glueing down?

(and how many helpers do you need for moving around your model as soon as you reach the waterline of this beast?)

 

Jan

  

the last time i attempted this, god that was so very very long ago, ummmm January this year i saw the same thing, but as all the formers go in it does indeed tighten up

however here is the front end build a few years ago, yes this is my third attempt to do this kit

although bulky, it is quite light

Amazing video

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day 25 midships and stern joined

over the last couple days perhaps put in about 4 to 6 hours work on the build, but very little to show for it

the vets trip and visitors yesterday limited getting into to it that much and the visitors we had yesterday were the first in six month and we had a brilliant time, possibly first time i have laughed this year, so today was bit of a downer, 

anyway i have joined the midships section to the stern as there is some over lap in the double bottom frames, and as you can see, it has become well, big, 

hoping over this Easter weekend to get most of the tank tops put on (with the exception of the exposed viewing area)

the boi's update

thank you to everyone asking about Dobbie Pingate Periscope (aka the dobster, sock monster, nobs and many other random names)

the boi is fine, he picked up a viral infection last year, which some how is possibly allergy related, to what we dont know, but it keeps recurring, i noticed a few  signs over the weekend just gone, then some open sores appeared on his two front paws between the toes, but being viral it is finding a non steroid treatment that suits him, since august last he has all sorts of blood tests, and they all give different results

anyway he is happy, and doing what he should be doing and thats making me and her indoors happy

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, the yard foreman's looking a little the worse for wear.  I hope you've got workers compensation insurance.

 

John

the boi has a vets trip this morning, he has an ongoing viral infection that keeps coming back, this might be unrelated but he has now got something very sore between his toes like an absits

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Day 23 number 1 lower cargo hold

im getting used to the grey now, after looking at it for ages

Cubic capacity of number i lower hold is 85,500 cubic feet

i had never heard of a tank top ceiling. its a extra layer of steel to cushion the deck from loading damage

box birders fitted

frames and longitudinals going in

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

She's a big beast, Kevin.  i hope you've already planned her final home!

 

John

i can see this being extended this year

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day 22 painting the fwd section grey

continue tank top plates midships section

after taking the advice offered grey is the new red

box girders for the fwd section being made up

in my head i want to show different parts opened up, so in the following few phots, i have where i am up to in putting the tank top plates down

the ones  not covered in the last few shots will be left open, these open frames may be pained red

this is how it looks tonight

1 hour ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, I'm not sure why you want to paint the frames red.  They would normally be the same colour as the inside of the shell plating.

 

As for lighting.  I didn't ever serve on a ship that had lighting fitted in the holds.  All light came from the open hatches and/or from cargo clusters (portable lights) that were lowered into the hold when cargo was being worked.

 

John

looks like grey frames then, thank you

9 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Hi mate,

 

Problem is  we learn our little mistakes and  building flaws  and notice a kit error   when its too late,    think kits should come in Two's   one to  test and  learn  things  and the Second to get it Right.

 

Learned something though  -  I'm best at hand painting  small figures   and the occasional  tank.

 

OC.

maybe you are telling yourself to go back to the diorama, or create another with the tank

looking great OC

its great to be able to switch between projects isn't it

6 hours ago, Oboship said:

Looks very much like the real thing!

The construction of the corrugated bulkhead is also very interesting. Great build!

As for the colours I found cargo holds (incl. bulkheads) on General Cargo Ships painted in medium grey, and frames etc. in double bottom tanks were / are painted red (shop primer). Tank tops (which are the bottom of a cargo hold) were also usually grey but the paint would vanish after a while due to chafing, so tank tops appear(ed) rather in dark metal. On modern container ships the holds are entirely in light grey.
Decks are painted red, green or grey, sometimes even black.

 

Best regards
Uwe

 

 

thank you

so if i was to do the frames red, light grey decking and white bulkhead (to enhance lighting I would not be shot, 

why was the lighting crap,? was it  to reduce fire risk, and if i was to put lighting in, unseen would that also spoil the effect - lol asking for a friend

1 hour ago, Jim Lad said:

Yes, Keith - not much attention was paid to the actual colours in the hold - something pale to add to the light, which could be pretty dim down there with just a few cargo clusters for light.  Many break bulk cargo ships had a permanent wooden covering (ceiling) over the tank tops and portable wooden battens lining the frames, to keep the cargo off the frames.  The Battens can be seen in this detail image of a cutaway model of the "Kingsville" in the Norwegian Maritime Museum at Oslo.

 

John

now thats exactly what i would like to do with mine

1 hour ago, Jim Lad said:

 

Good evening everyone

Day 21 fwd section 1st cargo hold bulkhead

midships tank top going on

stern no progress

making up the first Bulkhead bulkhead, scoring the card on different sids, allows the shape to be obtained

tank tops going on the midships section

forming the box girders to keep the fwd bulkhead in place

and now its getting to big for the work bench

good afternoon everyone

on a new build of a 1960's cargo ship, what colours would have been used, this is for internal details,

bilges

frames

tank tops/decks

bulheads 

etc

was thinking of white bulkheads, green decks and red frames 

22 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Now it looks a bit more ship like!

 

John

18 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Wowzer .........  I wont talk to loud  incase it  destroys all your fine work  Kevin  - Amazing Work mate.

 

OC.

thank you for the comments, been gardening today, so not much done on the beast, just prepping the tank top plates for the middle section, update tomorrow

OC lol you make as much noise as you like, me boats fine