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

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, Oboship said:

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

 

 

thank you

so if i was to do the frames red, light grey decking and white bulkhead (to enhance lighting I would not be shot, 

 

why was the lighting crap,? was it  to reduce fire risk, and if i was to put lighting in, unseen would that also spoil the effect - lol asking for a friend

[Jim Lad]

Kevin, I'm not sure why you want to paint the frames red.  They would normally be the same colour as the inside of the shell plating.

 

As for lighting.  I didn't ever serve on a ship that had lighting fitted in the holds.  All light came from the open hatches and/or from cargo clusters (portable lights) that were lowered into the hold when cargo was being worked.

 

John

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, I'm not sure why you want to paint the frames red.  They would normally be the same colour as the inside of the shell plating.

 

As for lighting.  I didn't ever serve on a ship that had lighting fitted in the holds.  All light came from the open hatches and/or from cargo clusters (portable lights) that were lowered into the hold when cargo was being worked.

 

John

looks like grey frames then, thank you

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

day 22 painting the fwd section grey

continue tank top plates midships section

 

after taking the advice offered grey is the new red

box girders for the fwd section being made up

 

in my head i want to show different parts opened up, so in the following few phots, i have where i am up to in putting the tank top plates down

the ones  not covered in the last few shots will be left open, these open frames may be pained red

this is how it looks tonight

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

She's a big beast, Kevin.  i hope you've already planned her final home!

 

John

[Kevin]

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

She's a big beast, Kevin.  i hope you've already planned her final home!

 

John

i can see this being extended this year

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

 

Day 23 number 1 lower cargo hold

im getting used to the grey now, after looking at it for ages

 

Cubic capacity of number i lower hold is 85,500 cubic feet

 

i had never heard of a tank top ceiling. its a extra layer of steel to cushion the deck from loading damage

box birders fitted

 

 

frames and longitudinals going in

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

Kevin, the yard foreman's looking a little the worse for wear.  I hope you've got workers compensation insurance.

 

John

[Old Collingwood]

21 hours ago, Kevin said:

i can see this being extended this year

 

Think you need a  "Bigger House"  mate

 

OC.

[Kevin]

8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, the yard foreman's looking a little the worse for wear.  I hope you've got workers compensation insurance.

 

John

the boi has a vets trip this morning, he has an ongoing viral infection that keeps coming back, this might be unrelated but he has now got something very sore between his toes like an absits

[Old Collingwood]

1 minute ago, Kevin said:

the boi has a vets trip this morning, he has an ongoing viral infection that keeps coming back, this might be unrelated but he has now got something very sore between his toes like an absits

So sorry to hear this   my friend   as a  fellow  dog owner  I know  where you are coming from  - all  the best  mate  will be thinking of  you.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

Sorry to hear he has problems, Kevin.  Hope the vet finds a solution for him.

 

John

[Kevin]

the boi's update

thank you to everyone asking about Dobbie Pingate Periscope (aka the dobster, sock monster, nobs and many other random names)

the boi is fine, he picked up a viral infection last year, which some how is possibly allergy related, to what we dont know, but it keeps recurring, i noticed a few  signs over the weekend just gone, then some open sores appeared on his two front paws between the toes, but being viral it is finding a non steroid treatment that suits him, since august last he has all sorts of blood tests, and they all give different results

anyway he is happy, and doing what he should be doing and thats making me and her indoors happy

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

day 25 midships and stern joined

over the last couple days perhaps put in about 4 to 6 hours work on the build, but very little to show for it

the vets trip and visitors yesterday limited getting into to it that much and the visitors we had yesterday were the first in six month and we had a brilliant time, possibly first time i have laughed this year, so today was bit of a downer, 

anyway i have joined the midships section to the stern as there is some over lap in the double bottom frames, and as you can see, it has become well, big, 

hoping over this Easter weekend to get most of the tank tops put on (with the exception of the exposed viewing area)

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Kevin

[amateur]

Hi Kevin,

 

Interesting concept: a paper model of a steel ship that has all the parts of the original...

 

All paper/card parts look as if the card-material is not very stiff (at least, the cut-out parts look a bit wavy in some pics).

How do you manage to get the whole thing straight, and how much flexing doens remain after glueing down?

(and how many helpers do you need for moving around your model as soon as you reach the waterline of this beast?)

 

Jan

  

[Kevin]

2 hours ago, amateur said:

Hi Kevin,

 

Interesting concept: a paper model of a steel ship that has all the parts of the original...

 

All paper/card parts look as if the card-material is not very stiff (at least, the cut-out parts look a bit wavy in some pics).

How do you manage to get the whole thing straight, and how much flexing doens remain after glueing down?

(and how many helpers do you need for moving around your model as soon as you reach the waterline of this beast?)

 

Jan

  

the last time i attempted this, god that was so very very long ago, ummmm January this year i saw the same thing, but as all the formers go in it does indeed tighten up

however here is the front end build a few years ago, yes this is my third attempt to do this kit

although bulky, it is quite light

[thibaultron]

Perhaps a coat of thinned PVA, before painting, or a varnish coat.

[Kevin]

3 hours ago, thibaultron said:

Perhaps a coat of thinned PVA, before painting, or a varnish coat.

everything is already varnished, i dont anticipate any issues when everything is in place, lol thats the issue with my build posts, i tend to photo as is at the end of the day, not when it is all looking pretty

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

day 27 deck plating middle and stern 

 

lol im getting paranoid about the wavy lines, even though i am expecting them at this stage, but it has been brought up in several forums, this will be fine when the bulkhead is pulled over to the right and then it is all covered over

 

out into the sunshine, to big for the wheelie bin

 

 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Kevin

[realworkingsailor]

I wouldn’t worry about the wavy lines. As you said, things will straighten out as you build. It looks great so far!

 

It’s a shame the kit isn’t offered in thicker card stock or even styrene sheet, if only to help combat the wavy paranoia.

 

Andy
 

 

[Kevin]

9 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

I wouldn’t worry about the wavy lines. As you said, things will straighten out as you build. It looks great so far!

 

It’s a shame the kit isn’t offered in thicker card stock or even styrene sheet, if only to help combat the wavy paranoia.

 

Andy
 

 

i follow a build where everything has been copied to styrene, very impressive

[Jim Lad]

Yours is looking pretty impressive as well, Kevin.

 

John

[druxey]

Wirth all due respect, Kevin, after your previous accident, isn't it a bit risky carrying your model outside to photograph it? Also, that coffee mug on your workbench makes me nervous for you!

[Kevin]

7 hours ago, druxey said:

Wirth all due respect, Kevin, after your previous accident, isn't it a bit risky carrying your model outside to photograph it? Also, that coffee mug on your workbench makes me nervous for you!

lol i love to do daily updates, and to get uncluttered shots it needs to be moved, i am more careful moving it now, and it was just a silly accident last time, the build board is off the table supported and a couple of storage containers, 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

day 28 99% of tank top plating complete

 

apart from where the bulkheads sit the tank top plates are laid

 

put in the shaft boxes and now making up the tunnel shaft 

 

[Jim Lad]

Your shipyard's really pumping, Kevin.

 

John

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

 

day 29 shaft tunnel

 

rightly or wrongly, i build this up as a standalone, so that it could be painted separately, all the decks in machinery/non cargo spaces within the hull will be green i quite like the colour i found, the white is just primer, the port side will not be seen so i left it unpainted so that i can see the frame numbers

the after cargo hold bulkhead is next to be made up and then fitted as a large section

some of you will recognise me having done this in January this year

 

working on the shaft tunnel number 48 

Edited April 18, 2022 by Kevin

[James H]

Following along 🍿

[Jim Lad]

It's wonderful to see her growth every day.

 

John

[GrandpaPhil]

Very cool build!  Looking good!