Kevin

32 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

I love the cutaway concept - such big and detailed model is crying for inside looks naturally.

something like this still appeals to me

3 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

Kev,

how rigid is the structure now? I guess it is incredibly stiff, i mean much more than we think. And the ship's side yet to install, which give the full structural strength in reality... I think your model has to avoid of bend but nothing else, although i'm a computer engineer and not a structural one so it is my rough estimation.

the port side is quite secure now, i was going to leave a lot of the stbd side open (cutaway) but i may Have to put the frames in, to get the hull plates lined up, just to remove a lot of it, its just another of my idea's / intention, but not fully thought it through lol

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8 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Your patience must be boundless! 

lol it gets tested occasionally, 

Good evening everyone

day 81 forepeak upper start of stbd side frames

lots done in last couple of days, 

forepeak upper module made up quite a nice little project, putting into position might be a different story

all the top deck transverse frames are now in place, and with a slight adjustment they will sit flush

she was tired and needed to have a sleep on her side

spent 3 hours this morning removing 170 plus frames, did that before taking the boi out for walkies at 0700

so the top of that ist lime strip is flush with the top of the lower gunport sill, thats clever

great update thank you

1 minute ago, Dion Dunn said:

That SD 14 would probably be the end of me too.  That is ambitious!

about 1/2 way through now, hopefully before @chris watton  can release the 1/64 Indy

great start, I will follow your progress

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

WOW   -   @Kevin

 

OC.

not for me @Old Collingwood, i will have satisfied my card urge after my present SD14  build, back to wood after this

stunning work

that hull plating looks fantastic

5 minutes ago, Roger Pellett said:

Looking good, Kevin!

thank you Roger

Good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

Day 78 upper deck transverse beams fitted

well that went better than expected, each transverse beam now fitted to its relevant hull frame, and appropriate deck level beams, im amazed how well it is going together

Very nice Mark

Good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

Day 76 fwd and midships top deck

although only in temporary for now the midships box girders and the upper forepeak are rechecked for final fitting, a few deck plates, lighting and fitting points for cargo to sort out oh and another bulkhead

im quite pleased with the way the build is going

forepeak frames

very nice, looks great  with the figures bringing it to life, might find mine out again one day

5 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Damn that's big! Am sure I could fit in that hull!

come along and try @chris watton LOL when the Indy is ready

Good evening everyone

Day 74 cargo experiment failed

well i am on day 74,but not a lot has changed since my last update, part of the reason is the last update

i dont know why (it happens every build,) doing the cargo completely threw me out of my happy routine, it was about Tuesday when i took pipes and bricks out  and told myself to get on with the build. instant mojo back, i know what i want to do, just not thought hard enough about how i want to achieve it, 

today the tween deck is going in, im sure photos will follow tomorrow

out yesterday for a drop of sunshine

Tween deck Bulkheads

lovely work Mark

shame about the growler kit

good luck with the new 1/72

i broke the news to her this morning that this would be the next build, the compromise took less than 10 seconds, the 1/200 Titanic and KA mk1 will have to go

so overall length will be about the same as the 1/72 Jotika Caldercraft Victory

4 hours ago, Canute said:

Pin striping tape or the old Letraset tape makes for good strapping. Nice and flexible.

i certainly need to make straps up but also need to possibly redo the load/fill gaps, and give it some more depth, but i need to get my head around how much needs to be left open to actually see inside. at the same time i need these load out made now to ensure they fit, i seam to be in a catch 22 position (but a nice catch 22)

19 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, hate to be a wet blanket, but your bricks will need to be properly secured on the pallets; otherwise you'll have a jumble of bricks all over the hold on the fist roll.

 

John

They will be repacked and strapped John it was mainly an exercise to see if it could be done

2 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

I think you are over working Wilber  - all then bricks.

 

OC.

his job is to repack them tonight ready for load masters inspection in the morning, otherwise he will be on your pile of bodies lol

good evening everyone,

thank you for comments and likes

day 69 illusions continue and reality check time

1/70 thats what im building, but only today did it sink in how big these vessels were, i now appreciate why model builders put figures into builds 

please meet Wilber, you will be seeing a lot more of him (Wilber is from the HMS Victory crew and at 1/72 scale)

on the upper deck by the after cargo hold

Engine room tween deck level

today 

we have a brick loadout, these and the pipes may never get used, but has given me a welcome break from paper cutting everyday for the last 9 weeks

using bricks from the Ardes Ars kits and the wooden Balcony from a 1/12 dolls house i have attempted to make a loadout of bricks

these are not finished and need banding etc

the top of the brick piles will not bee seen as a wooden loadout will sit of the hatch cover pontoons

this is all very much work in progress

comments are more than welcome