SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht

[Omega1234]

Hi Frank

 

Thanks!  I'm looking forward to seeing your next update; especially with the planking underway.

 

All the best!

 

Patrick 

Edited September 18, 2016 by Omega1234

[Omega1234]

HI everyone!

 

Thanks for all of your comments and Likes.  Much appreciated!

 

Well, I've started on the basic layout of Shadow's Engine Room and other associated areas of her Bilge Deck.  In addition, I also bit the bullet and cut out the two large garage doors (situated at the port and starboard side of the ship's hull).  These garage doors are where Shadow's two large ship's tenders are berthed when underway.  

 

I know it all looks very rough at this stage, but, it's still very early in Shadow's build. Lots more to go.  Oh well, gotta start somewhere, don't we?

 

Have a great one!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited September 21, 2016 by Omega1234

[bdgiantman2]

Looking good, Patrick! Now you can have some real fun with Shadow, since the bay where the tenders are stowed will have sliding tracks either in the floor or perhaps in the ceiling. I think would more likely be in floor. I can already see for fun one tender sliding out on the rails and other sitting there visible in the hull. Keep up the great modeling.

 

Brian

[popeye the sailor]

well on your way now.....I see     nice shape to the stern...........the first layout looks good too.    we'll see just how much you can stuff into this one!  

 

 

really nice so far!

[Omega1234]

Looking good, Patrick! Now you can have some real fun with Shadow, since the bay where the tenders are stowed will have sliding tracks either in the floor or perhaps in the ceiling. I think would more likely be in floor. I can already see for fun one tender sliding out on the rails and other sitting there visible in the hull. Keep up the great modeling.

 

Brian

HI Brian - you took the words right out of my mouth, because your idea about the tenders was exactly what I was thinking of doing!!! Great minds must think alike, hey? Thanks once again!

well on your way now.....I see nice shape to the stern...........the first layout looks good too. we'll see just how much you can stuff into this one!

 

 

really nice so far!

Hi Denis - Thanks - my intention is to try to put as much detail as I possibly can; so hopefully I won't disappoint! The engines are going to be a bit of a bugger to do, because they're so tiny that I can't really put a lot of detail into them. Where's Igor and Piet when you need'em????

Wow Patrick you like making them Tiny with a capital T, another fantastic offering to keep our juices flowing, I will follow along,

 

best regards John.

Hi John - thanks! Yep, tiny is 'fun' for me. It's the challenge of building at this scale that I enjoy. I'm glad that you can follow along!

 

 

All the best, everyone!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited September 22, 2016 by Omega1234

[NenadM]

Nice, nice, very very nice

 

Go forward !

[Omega1234]

Nice, nice, very very nice

 

Go forward !

 

Thanks Nenad!!!  Yep!  Forwards, onwards and upwards...    

 

All the best!

 

Cheers

 

 

Patrick

[Mirabell61]

wow Patrick,

 

busy as a bee, not even time to finish the tasty apple inbetween.....

Very good progress, looks great    

 

Nils

[captainbob]

What a great start on what is sure to be a great finish.

 

Bob

[cog]

Looks very, very, very promising!!! Can't wait to see how it evolves

[Mahuna]

Hi Patrick.  Shadow already looks like it will be another Omega masterpiece.  I'm going to enjoy the journey.

[Omega1234]

wow Patrick,

 

busy as a bee, not even time to finish the tasty apple inbetween.....

Very good progress, looks great    

 

Nils

 

Hi Nils - Busy as a bee is true.  But compared to your KWDG, Shadow is only marginally more complex than one of your ship's lifeboats!  On the other hand, the  apple was very tasty, I must admit!  

 

What a great start on what is sure to be a great finish.

 

Bob

 

Hi Bob - Thanks and even I'm surprised at how quickly I'm galloping ahead with Shadow's construction.  Much faster than I expected, that's for sure.

 

Looks very, very, very promising!!! Can't wait to see how it evolves

 

Thanks Carl - you and me both!  Stay tuned for the next update... 

 

Hi Patrick.  Shadow already looks like it will be another Omega masterpiece.  I'm going to enjoy the journey.

 

Hi Frank - Many thanks and gratefully appreciated.  If truth be told, I don't know if 'masterpiece' is the right word, but I'll be happy if it at least looks passable and bears some resemblance to the real ship (Mary Jean II). Here's hoping...!

 

Hi Patrick

 

Sorry I am late for the launch of your new amazing ship Shadow , nothing short of amazing but then I always find your builds to be that way. I am on vacation for another week and with the old ship yard closed for that time, I am catching up on the Form on my I Phone. ENJOY.

 

Regards. Lawrence

 

Hi Lawrence - Thanks for your compliments and great to have you onboard  Grab a seat and enjoy the ride!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick 

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

A quick update. As I mentioned earlier, it's essential for me that Shadow's decks are all lined up accurately; failure to do so, will mean that the internal build will suffer. Therefore, I've continued to work on the correct locations of the internal bulkeads, staircases, deck heights etc, starting from the Bilge Deck and working upwards.

 

I've also started to build the Upper Deck's superstructure (that's the green cardboard thingy that's sitting atop Shadow's hull in one of the photos.

 

Still loads more to go, folks!

 

Enjoy the remainder of your weekends!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited September 25, 2016 by Omega1234

[Mirabell61]

good progress Patrick,

 

she is a nice modern yacht with elegant lines and decks....

 

Nils

[captainbob]

She has how many decks?  And each one lifts out by it's self?  And . . . And . . . What a wonderful build we get to follow.

 

Bob

[Omega1234]

good progress Patrick,

 

she is a nice modern yacht with elegant lines and decks....

 

Nils

 

Hi Nils - Thanks!  I definitely agree with you about her shape.  Sleek, yet powerful!

 

She has how many decks?  And each one lifts out by it's self?  And . . . And . . . What a wonderful build we get to follow.

 

Bob

 

HI Bob.  Yep, each deck will lift out...well, that's the plan, anyway. Incidentally, Shadow has five decks - Bilge, Lower, Main, Upper and, lastly the Sun Deck.  

 

This is going to be a fun build!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[NenadM]

Urgently send you working ants !!!!

 

And electron microscope (regular is not enough)

 

Nenad

Edited September 24, 2016 by Nenad

[Omega1234]

Urgently send you working ants !!!!

 

And electron microscope (regular is not enough)

 

Nenad

Thanks Nenad. I think I could definitely do with a boat-load of your worker ants! They'd be most welcomed, that's for sure.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Elijah]

She is going to be great for sure!

[Omega1234]

Thanks Elijah! I hope so, too.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Mahuna]

Hi Patrick.  Shadow looks to have beautiful lines.  The extra care you're taking in lining everything up will definitely pay dividends.

[Omega1234]

Hi Patrick.  Shadow looks to have beautiful lines.  The extra care you're taking in lining everything up will definitely pay dividends.

Thanks Frank.

 

I definitely hope so!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi folks

 

Thanks heaps for all of your comments and Likes.  Much appreciated!

 

Well, Shadow's journey continues.  Before I can start on any of her internal details, I've decided that it is essential to build the superstructure and it's supporting decks, namely the Main, Upper and Sun Decks.  Once they're done, then I can safely start on the internal accommodation.

 

As you can see from the photos, the decks are really at a very rough and early stage, so they don't look terribly spectacular  Here's hoping that with a healthy dose of magic by Nenad's worker ants  , the 'diamond in the rough' will be transformed into a little jewel (well....let's hope so).

 

Cheers and all the best!

 

Patrick

[captainbob]

She's already starting to look good.  She'll be a beauty.

 

Bob

[cog]

Going fast again. Question: Why don't you use styrene for the decks ?

[NenadM]

Ugly duckling on it`s way to becom beatufull small swan

 

Ants say hello to you !!!!

[Omega1234]

She's already starting to look good.  She'll be a beauty.

 

Bob

 

Hi Bob

 

Many thanks!  Out of rough things, good things can appear, I guess.

 

Here's hoping.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Going fast again. Question: Why don't you use styrene for the decks ?

 

Hi Carl - good question!  To be honest, I'm not really too sure, either.  Maybe, it's because I had cut the template out of cardboard anyway and, before I knew it, I'd started to use it to build the actual deck.  No stress, though, because once it's planked with wood and saturated in liquid super-glue, it'd be super strong!  In fact, it'd be just as strong as styrene, or, wood.  

 

Ugly duckling on it`s way to becom beatufull small swan

 

Ants say hello to you !!!!

 

Hi Nenad.  Thanks for your lovely comment and, also for the loan of the Ants!  Greatly appreciated.

 

G'day Patrick, lovely work as always, its nice to see her grow, I used to work in a ship yard in England and was amazed to see how the ships used to come together, just like your Shadow you could see the plating and frames then the decks, fittings and painting and finally the finished ship, just wonderful, I've attached a pic of one, I think she was HMS Active, Type 21,

 

  best regards John.

 

 

 

 

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Hi John - thanks for the photos of the Type 21 Destroyer.  It's always nice to see how these ships are built. Kinda like watching giant lego blocks coming together, aren't they?

 

Have a great week, everyone!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited October 2, 2016 by Omega1234

[Mahuna]

Very nice, Patrick.  I can see the beautiful lines already taking shape.   

[Omega1234]

Thanks Frank!