Nirvana

This thread had me looking at the modern scratch build logs, just to see how much steel was there. 
The targets and objectives for simulating iron and steel are sort of different from pre-1860 wood.  It is sort of off my usual path.
There are two ships that are not too different from the one in this thread, that dock not too far across the harbor from my deck.
They seem to spend most of their time either in the Bay, or in the Atlantic off the Virginia capes.  The difference is that they each have a huge crane.
They are not home now and what with a hurricane coming our way, I am thinking they will join the Navy in staying out at sea in a zone where the storm ain't.
I wonder if the two LSD here now, will soon beat feet.
 
In looking at this log: Pelikaan Dutch Beamtrawler 1999 by kees de mol - FINISHED - scale 1/75
I came up with a "would this work?"  armchair experiment proposition:
The hull was fiberglass over a wooden plug.  The complexity of hull had him lay the glass fiber as two halves.
My question: if the plug had been shaped as three longitudinal pieces, one sort of narrow encompassing either side of the keel and the other two: the bulk of the hull on either side.
The glass fiber laid on the whole hull.  When the epoxy had cured, the middle section be unsecured from the sections on either side, and pulled straight out.  Then the sides, where the complex reverse shapes were, could be pulled to the vacated middle - even rotated a bit - and pulled out,  leaving a complete glass fiber hull.
 

Nice work on your original try.
 
These vessels are the workhorses of the oilrigs and in one form or another have remained almost unchanged for years. They have taken the form of fishing boats, anchor handling ships, cargo ships for the oil industry, and even navel tugs. Some even have hard chine hulls and that makes them even easier to model the hulls.
 
Welcome and goodluck on your second try.

We try to encourage ship models of every kind, though most of what you'll see is indeed wooden period ships.

It sure aint a pirated kit... i could do i pirate flag on top though...😂 
 
But good to know its welcome here, i will post a build log here when the time is there😁
 
All have a good weekend!

Indeed it is.  The only build logs not welcomed are those which are from pirated kits copied from unethical manufacturers.   There is a list of those in our guidelines.
 
Chuck

Ok,.good to know🙂
 
Here is a picture of my first attempt of this vessel.. that is about 8 years ago. Learned alot with this build, so this time it should go much better😂
 
And remember.. this is a hull made out of paper and cardboard.. 

Hello fellow model makers,
 
I have been busy reading all kind of topics with very nice build logs. 95% of them are wooden sail ships. So that made me curious.. is it allowed to post a "modern" rc ship build also? 
 
I have build a few (failed) projects of a offshore supply vessel. All of them with a differt kind of build.. started with a paper one with lots of expoxy..  but every one of them failed in one way or another.. 
 
When i was cleaning out my hobby room, i found all the plans again.. it started to tickle abit..
I'm thinking of doing a final build in wood, scale 1/75.  And if allowed when the time is right, doing a build log here on msw..
 
The picture below is the vessel i have all plans for..
 
Best regards,
 
Tom

Bring it on.
I am sure most of us would like to see it.
Any subject nautical is welcome here.
RussR

Hank, I take it you are in full speed in order to get the "yard" open for business. 
Looks little to clean, so it's time to get some sawdust to build up.😉

Glenn,  that's amazing!
Mr. Watton has done a terrific job of creating another grand model.

Glenn,  that's amazing!
Mr. Watton has done a terrific job of creating another grand model.

Always great to hear from one of my Australian cousins!
 

Will the diagram for the rigging you illustrated be included in the manual?
If so, you will be the first I have seen doing a great job of directing where lines are supposed to be going.
Beautiful cad-job, unfortunate I like to live a little longer, so buying another kit is not healthy for me.
My Admiral, is wondering about the other ships waiting to be launched.

Welcome back to MSW Dave.  We have grown a bit since you were here last, but I am sure you will meet up with some old friends and make new ones.  We have some fantastic build logs in progress and completed that you can view.  Our Gallery of completed models has also grown tremendously.  I hope to see a build log when you get settled.

A warm welcome home from up in Sydney!
 
John

Welcome back!

Welcome back

Welcome back, Dave. If you're in Melbourne it's a bad time to be out and about - and a good time to stay home and make models.
 
What's your next planned build?

Glenn,  that's amazing!
Mr. Watton has done a terrific job of creating another grand model.

Welcome back home, Dave.    There's beverages in the cooler.

Welcome home Dave - we left the light on for you.😊

Morning Folks to all around the World viewing this !!
im not exactly a "New member" but have  been here on and off 
for a few years , in the last few years i have sadly been away
from the hobby but in these trying times find i would like to
restart my hobby again.Very out of practice but very willing to
jump back in again. Hope some of my old friends are still around 
and looking forward to making some new ones !! 
"Dave" 

Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
 
John

Other than that minor mistake I like their company and their products very much. Depending on how this Palamos goes, I just might switch over to the Carmen if I feel overwhelmed, since the most tedious part is done.