SD 14 by Kevin - Marcle Models - 1/70 - CARD - Full build March 2022

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

Day 9 Double bottom floors stern section frame 10- 50

 

knowing i was going to do the after section, i should have kept the sheets separate

 

rather than this

 

first fit showed no  issues

state of play this evening

 

 

Edited March 29, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

Just that little bit in the middle to do now.

 

John

[Kevin]

20 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Just that little bit in the middle to do now.

 

John

yep, just 80 frames

[Kevin]

Day 10 and 11 centre section double bottom floors

thank you for comments and likes

not much to show for about 8 hours cutting, but its getting there

 

Edited March 31, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

Amazing progress on the double bottoms, mate.

 

Tell us about the book.

 

John

[Oboship]

Kevin,

What an interesting build log this is!

When I started my seafaring career in the early 1970's the SD14 ships could be seen from time to time, particularly in West African and smaller Asian ports where container ships and the big container bridges were still beyond the horizon at the time. In the mid-eighties I started to work "ashore" and for a while I worked in a private surveying company. During that period I had to conduct a loading / lashing survey on an SD14 in Rotterdam. So, I actually set foot aboard one of those!
As you mentioned in your first post, the vessels were not too expensive, and depending on the owners' budgets some of the ships were rather sparsely equipped in terms of cargo gear etc. and hence were eyed a bit sceptically by folks sailing on more advanced ships. Still, the SD14s did their jobs satisfactorily.

It is now very pleasant to see your dry and clean double bottom tanks develop ☺️; I had my share in tank inspections while I sailed on tankers and bulk carriers...
By the way, I was not aware of card board models this size and that alone is interesting! I will curiously be following this log and your superb work (not only on the tanks, of course)!

Best regards

Uwe

[Kevin]

37 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

Amazing progress on the double bottoms, mate.

 

Tell us about the book.

 

John

that should not have been in the post, But, the book about Max is a true ongoing story of a guy, with depression, after a car crash, in pain, and feeling very low, and contemplating taking his own life, however he meets Max a English Springer Spaniel, and takes ownership of him, from there the his world has turned around, and now does a lot of fund raising and candidly talks about the illness, 

i bought the book, and it arrived today, but the wife has taken it off me to read for herself

the PDSA awarded max the Order of Merit last year for his work 

Keswick's Max the Miracle Dog gets PDSA Order of Merit - BBC News

most days there is a live feed on Facebbok of the daily walks followed by 1000's of people, there are now three dogs Max Harry and Paddy

however as it is true, life goes on and Max now aged 14.5 years has a brain tumour, but still out on his walkies on yesterdays show

Max Out in the Lake District | Facebook

Max the Miracle Dog: The Heart-warming Tale of a Life-saving Friendship 

Edited March 31, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

21 minutes ago, Oboship said:

Kevin,

What an interesting build log this is!

When I started my seafaring career in the early 1970's the SD14 ships could be seen from time to time, particularly in West African and smaller Asian ports where container ships and the big container bridges were still beyond the horizon at the time. In the mid-eighties I started to work "ashore" and for a while I worked in a private surveying company. During that period I had to conduct a loading / lashing survey on an SD14 in Rotterdam. So, I actually set foot aboard one of those!
As you mentioned in your first post, the vessels were not too expensive, and depending on the owners' budgets some of the ships were rather sparsely equipped in terms of cargo gear etc. and hence were eyed a bit sceptically by folks sailing on more advanced ships. Still, the SD14s did their jobs satisfactorily.

It is now very pleasant to see your dry and clean double bottom tanks develop ☺️; I had my share in tank inspections while I sailed on tankers and bulk carriers...
By the way, I was not aware of card board models this size and that alone is interesting! I will curiously be following this log and your superb work (not only on the tanks, of course)!

Best regards

Uwe

i believe there are more double bottom floor frames fitted on the kit than the real thing, possible to ensure some rigidity

i am not aware of any other kit, this complex in card, by having it as a cutaway, i hope to keep some of this detail for others to see

 

NOT MY PHOTO

[Kevin]

Day 13 centre section double floor frames 

good evening everyone

still ploughing through these, hope to complete the tomorrow, then its time to glue them in and get the centre line to be a lot tidier, im happy with the progress, 

Edited April 2, 2022 by Kevin

[Oboship]

Are you saying the frames are not glued in yet and that you will have to repeat the same process all over again??

I very much envy your patience and skills!

 

Best regrads

Uwe

[Old Collingwood]

Superb work Kevin,   take my hat off to you  for doing such an amazing job  with such delicate parts.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

This build literally boggles my brain both in size and detail.  Carry on, Kevin, I salute you.

 

[Jim Lad]

I go away for the weekend and you almost have the double bottoms competed! 

 

John

[Kevin]

22 hours ago, Oboship said:

Are you saying the frames are not glued in yet and that you will have to repeat the same process all over again??

I very much envy your patience and skills!

 

Best regrads

Uwe

all put in loose, i would glue them but some need attention around the centre line

19 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Superb work Kevin,   take my hat off to you  for doing such an amazing job  with such delicate parts.

 

OC.

Thank you OC

18 hours ago, mtaylor said:

This build literally boggles my brain both in size and detail.  Carry on, Kevin, I salute you.

 

im here to entertain

12 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

I go away for the weekend and you almost have the double bottoms competed! 

Sorry

John

 

[Kevin]

thanks everyone for comments and like, very much appreciated 

Day 14 double bottom floors are in

its just a task now to remove each pair and adjust them to fit nicely

the gaps are where the three sections overlap, i have about 10 to put in when they are joined up

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 15 fwd /aft tank top logitudinals

day 16 fixing middle section double floor frames

 

removing batches of 10 of the floor frames, trimming if necessary to fit over the bottom plate longitudinals and gluing into position

 

[Jim Lad]

Still making great progress, mate!

 

John

[king derelict]

A great project. Looking very good

Alan

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you so much for comments and likes

day 17 double floor frames are in and fixed, well about 95% rest will be done when joining the sections

also started forward section tank tops

 

here is a fwd section from the last time i attempted this kit, it wont be used as the colours will be altered, i will salvage the lighting and begone

[Jim Lad]

Seems a shame to cover up all that lovely double bottom framing.

 

John

[Kevin]

11 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Seems a shame to cover up all that lovely double bottom framing.

 

John

i intend to leave some open, but finding it difficult to decide what bits to leave open

Edited April 7, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

build log day 19

forward section tank tops and lower forepeak 

 

good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes

 

i should have just continued doing all the tank tops, but its nice to show the sections in different stages of development (well i think so lol), the lower forepeak was a bit of a change away from cutting slots

the red is Halfords rattle can red primer, but i may go to a red/brown using the red primer in the airbrush, a hairy stick is out of the question

 

the middle missing plate behind bulkhead 164 goes in when the pillar is put in

the double bottom floors exposed are being left that way, as i make my plans for the cutaway sections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

Now it looks a bit more ship like!

 

John

[Old Collingwood]

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

 

OC.

[Kevin]

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

[Kevin]

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 

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

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

Edited April 10, 2022 by Kevin

[Oboship]

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

 

 

[Jim Lad]

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

 

[Kevin]

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: