Omega1234 Posted September 13, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Hi folks As I'm fast approaching the completion of my current model, "Symphony", now's a good time to reveal my next project - a miniature model of a 37 metre luxury motor yacht, which I will name "Majellan". The plans will be loosely based on an existing ship, whose plans I found using using Google. The model will have a fully detailed interior (well, as much as I can replicate at this tiny size, anyway)! Majellan's interior layout consists of the following decks: -Lower Deck; -Main Deck; -Upper Deck; and -Sun Deck. The profile of the ship is provided below: I hope to commence construction as soon as I can figure out how to build the darn thing!! Talk about a challenge. If you're able to, I'd love it if you could please join me on Magellan's journey. Cheers Patrick Edited April 11, 2016 by Omega1234 popeye the sailor, Mike Y, IgorSky and 18 others 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted September 13, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 13, 2015 OH WOW! Patrick, I am sure you will do a great job on that motor yacht. That will be one heck of a scratch build challenge for sure.... and you know how I love challenges. What scale are you going to build her? Pulling up a chair. Dimitris71, Piet, Omega1234 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 13, 2015 Thanks Dave! I've yet to work out the exact scale, but it'll probably be something like 1/200 or so, as a wild guess. Glad you can join me! Cheers Patrick mtaylor, Dimitris71, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted September 13, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 13, 2015 I'm pulling up a chair and putting a "reserved" sign on it, Patrick. One has to get here early..... Piet, Omega1234, NavalArchAngel and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted September 13, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) With all the detail I'm seeing, for what it's worth, I only have 6 words of wisdom to offer you Patrick.... "The more bigger, the more better." Edited September 13, 2015 by SawdustDave NavalArchAngel, Omega1234, Dimitris71 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted September 13, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2015 Hey, count me in. Now where did I leave my chair? Bob Omega1234, Dimitris71, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted September 13, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2015 Beautiful ship Patrick, I`m looking foreward to your first pics..... That sure will be a challenge, but just as sure that you will tackle that masterly Nils IgorSky, Piet, Omega1234 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnick Posted September 13, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 13, 2015 Wow Patrick hope your workshop's big enough. You're going to need a heck of a large sitting area! Great all the best seats have already been taken! Will follow this one for sure. Don't disappoint us!! Nick mtaylor, Piet, Omega1234 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted September 13, 2015 Hi Nick, Nils, Bob, Dave and Mark Thanks for joining me on Majellan's journey! I've cleaned all the seats to make sure you're all comfortable and feel welcomed; so please enjoy the journey. Spread the word, too, as the more the better! Thanks and all the best Patrick IgorSky, Mirabell61, jonny.amy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenF89 Posted September 21, 2015 Share #10 Posted September 21, 2015 Just saw you started a new log! Definitely on board, again. The concept for this 'small' (in mega yacht standards!) motor yacht reminds me of a design I did with a team of classmates my junior year of a ~150 ft (45m) motor yacht. We only did very preliminary/concept design, but enough to do some basic arrangements and naval architecture work (weight/stability/powering, etc). I'll have to see if I can dig something up on it from my files. I have hard copies of the drawings, but I think the original cad files are lost to the abyss.... Dimitris71, Mfelinger, Nirvana and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted September 21, 2015 Hi Ben Thanks! it'd be great to see your plans. It may even give me some ideas! Cheers Patrick BenF89, IgorSky and Dimitris71 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbie Posted September 21, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 21, 2015 Wow, Give yourself a medal for bravery. I will be in the 2nd row Chris Piet, Omega1234, Dimitris71 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks Cabbie and welcome to Majellan's build log! IgorSky and Dimitris71 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted September 22, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 22, 2015 Mind of I take a seat as well. This looks like it could prove a learning experience. David B IgorSky, Dimitris71 and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted September 22, 2015 Hi David Definitely!! You're more than welcome. Grab a seat! Cheers and many thanks Patrick Dimitris71, mtaylor and IgorSky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted September 22, 2015 Share #16 Posted September 22, 2015 Hi Patrick! My congratulations on the beginning of a new project! And of course, I am occupying one of the chairs in the first row. )) Best Regards! Igor. Dimitris71, mikegerber, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegerber Posted September 22, 2015 Share #17 Posted September 22, 2015 Hi Patrick! My congratulations on the beginning of a new project! And of course, I am occupying one of the chairs in the first row. )) Best Regards! Igor. I'm also with ... ... am looking forward to the first pictures! Best regards, Mike Dimitris71, IgorSky, Omega1234 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted September 29, 2015 Hi everyone Today I actually started on Magellan's hull. As mentioned before, I intend to fully fitout Magellan's interior accommodation; all four decks of it. How I intend to do this is by allowing each deck to be lifted off so that the interior can be viewed. Talk about a challenge!!! Oh well, if you don't try, nothing would be achieved. So, without further ado, the photos below show the start of the hull. It may not look like much, but, hopefully it'll turn into one hell of a beauty! A very long way to go, of course... Wish me luck! Cheers Patrick Cabbie, Julie Mo, popeye the sailor and 19 others 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted September 29, 2015 Share #19 Posted September 29, 2015 Congratulations on the start of the build, Patrick! Maybe you want to populate the yacht crew and passengers? )) http://ru.aliexpress.com/store/product/100pc-1-200-scale-white-figure-for-Landscape-Train-Model-Scale-architectural-scenery/816579_807820443.html Best Regards! Igor. mtaylor, Omega1234, mikegerber and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg the peg leg sailor Posted September 29, 2015 Share #20 Posted September 29, 2015 G'day Patrick I can't wait for you to get into this unbelievable project. You are so brave to do this on a tiny winny scale. Your front row is huge, but I want the centre seat mate. Havagooday mate Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted September 29, 2015 HI Greg and Igor Thanks for the support! Igor - those little people look amazing. Is there an English translation to the page, though? Cheers Patrick GLakie, Piet, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted September 30, 2015 Hi everyone As I don't have any actual hull plans for Majellan's hull I'm building, I'm relying mainly on photos of other similar sized modern luxury yachts on the Internet. Many of these modern motor yachts have very unusual underbodies. In fact, they're far from the graceful and streamlined beauties that you'd expect. Instead, they're quite angular and, dare I say it, ugly underneath (well, to my mind, anyway)!As a means of overcoming the lack of detailed plans, I decided to do a clay mock-up of what I think the hull could look like, using the examples of Internet photos I've seen. Once I'm happy with what I've come up with, I'll then use the mock-up as a guide to carve the wooden hull.The clay mock-up can be seen in the photos below. There's still a long way to go before I'm happy with its shape, but it's a start.CheersPatrick IgorSky, Dimitris71, popeye the sailor and 18 others 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted September 30, 2015 Share #23 Posted September 30, 2015 What a great idea for those of us who build mainly from pictures. I need to go get some clay. Bob Bobstrake, Omega1234, Dimitris71 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted September 30, 2015 Share #24 Posted September 30, 2015 I am going to enjoy watching this build good luck. David B GLakie, Dimitris71, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share #25 Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Hi Bob and David Thanks and I appreciate your comments. Cheers Patrick Edited September 30, 2015 by Omega1234 Dimitris71, mtaylor, IgorSky and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlocked123 Posted September 30, 2015 Share #26 Posted September 30, 2015 Hi Patrick, I'm looking forward to watching this build as well. Especially for this type of craft I would expect an inaugural cruise with lots and lots of babes in micro-micro bikinis! Best, John Dimitris71, mtaylor, IgorSky and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share #27 Posted September 30, 2015 Hi Patrick, I'm looking forward to watching this build as well. Especially for this type of craft I would expect an inaugural cruise with lots and lots of babes in micro-micro bikinis! Best, John Yeah! Agree with ya on that one. Now, where's me bikini.... mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Landlocked123 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenF89 Posted October 1, 2015 Share #28 Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Looking good Patrick! Only one Nav Arch suggestion for the hull. I would soften the chine (the 'corner') in the hull forward of amidship, so that by the time you get to where the bulb starts, the bulb fairs smoothly into the rest of the hull with little to no discernible chine. The entry will be finer, meaning the bulb will actually be efficient - as it is now, the bulb would generate a bow wave that would smack right into the abrupt shape change leading to the chine, and so it seems to me that it wouldn't do anything, hence the idea that the shape should be finer forward that what you have shown. (The intent of a bulb is to generate a bow wave that interferes with the bow wave generated by the stem proper, such that the two waves cancel out and less energy is transferred into the water.) The other item that leads me to think the underwater hull forward is too severe is that the bow thruster is a bit aft of the bulb; with the hull as you have it shaped, the tunnel would be very wide, and the opening would be at a very strange angle, such that there would be a very elliptical opening. But if you make the hull a little finer, that should pull the side a little closer to vertical and reduce the width of the tunnel and also improve the opening in the side to be more circular. But other than that one suggestion, I think you have the hull spot-on to what I've seen of hull models used for tank testing. Keep up the good work! Ben Edited October 1, 2015 by BenF89 mtaylor, Omega1234, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share #29 Posted October 1, 2015 Looking good Patrick! Only one Nav Arch suggestion for the hull. I would soften the chine (the 'corner') in the hull forward of amidship, so that by the time you get to where the bulb starts, the bulb fairs smoothly into the rest of the hull with little to no discernible chine. The entry will be finer, meaning the bulb will actually be efficient - as it is now, the bulb would generate a bow wave that would smack right into the abrupt shape change leading to the chine, and so it seems to me that it wouldn't do anything, hence the idea that the shape should be finer forward that what you have shown. (The intent of a bulb is to generate a bow wave that interferes with the bow wave generated by the stem proper, such that the two waves cancel out and less energy is transferred into the water.) The other item that leads me to think the underwater hull forward is too severe is that the bow thruster is a bit aft of the bulb; with the hull as you have it shaped, the tunnel would be very wide, and the opening would be at a very strange angle, such that there would be a very elliptical opening. But if you make the hull a little finer, that should pull the side a little closer to vertical and reduce the width of the tunnel and also improve the opening in the side to be more circular. But other than that one suggestion, I think you have the hull spot-on to what I've seen of hull models used for tank testing. Keep up the good work! Ben Hi Ben Woohoo!!! Thanks for your feedback and advice. I was going to ask for your professional advice, but didn't want to bug you unnecessarily, but now that you've pitched in, I'm really grateful. I'll trim the bow further to make the entry finer and thereby creating a smother transition to the bulb as you've suggested. Once done, Hopefully you can comment again to see if it's ok. Cheers Patrick IgorSky, BenF89, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted October 1, 2015 Share #30 Posted October 1, 2015 Is there an English translation to the page, though? Hi Patrick, Please, look at here - http://www.aliexpress.com/af/100-pcs.--the-scale-of-1%253A-200-white-figure-for-mod.html?ltype=wholesale&SearchText=100+pcs.++the+scale+of+1%3A+200+white+figure+for+mod&d=y&origin=n&initiative_id=SB_20150930224750&isViewCP=y&catId=0 Best Regards! Igor. Dimitris71, Piet, GLakie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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