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

[Kevin]

20 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

That is a massive build Kevin. You and I like large models.... 🙂

How stiff is it? Will you have to present it on wood blocks on a flat board?

 

Yves

like a real vessel it is vulnerable in early stages of build, but as each bit goes on it is becoming more an more rigid

as for the larger builds, yes i seam to enjoy them, i recently purchased the 1/200 trumpeter Titanic with KA MK1 PE kit (at a good price), and dont think i will build her as 1/96 and seams to be my top end of scale, given a choice i would swop it tomorrow for 1/96 linkspan ferry Norstar

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments likes

 

day 64 midships upper deck beams

 

not much to show for an update, although, i have managed to do something each day since the last update

 

the upper forepeak has been built up, and awaits fixing into position, this will remain black, along with the bilges and stern post

lining up quite well

no i dont like the black either

still continuing to port the port frames in, they seam to be sitting quite well

now started the upper deck of the midships section, 

Edited May 23, 2022 by Kevin

[Jim Lad]

I keep looking for the groups of tiny men with welding equipment scattered about the decks, Kevin.  She just gets more and more impressive.

 

John

[Roger Pellett]

Looking good!

 

When you consider that the real thing was just one of hundreds (thousands ?) of unexceptional merchant ships, the work required to have built it is astonishing.  Your model well illustrates this point.

 

Roger

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work mate  - all that work  - mind blown.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

21 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

I keep looking for the groups of tiny men with welding equipment scattered about the decks, Kevin.  She just gets more and more impressive.

 

John

all gone ome for their supper

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

Day 65 upper deck box girders and port side transverse beams

 

quite pleased with progress made today, even though the box girders had to be remade, as i mixed port and stbd in error, 

 

take 1 box girders

Take 2 with some of todays made up  transverse beams , noting glued and not very well presented for you

Edited May 24, 2022 by Kevin

[Oboship]

Kevin,

This is an amazing build! To see the frames, girders, bulkheads etc. come into place, is like the real thing. Great job!

On second thoughts, considering the complexity of the kit I wonder how much work must have gone into the design of the individual cardboard sheets in the first place...

Uwe

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

i was trying to reduce my updates to every other day, but i miss the being part of the community (if that makes any sense), yep i miss someone to talk to other than the wife or the dog, one of them is not that interested in what im building, the other one is asleep under the desk

 

day 66 midships upper deck box girders with port and stbd transverse beams done

 

3 hours cutting out, cutting slots and folding

the upper deck consists of about 180 pieces and took me two days build time (about 8 to 10 hours)

[Old Collingwood]

Its like a Two man job  just to handle  those  - impressive  work  mate.

 

OC.

[Jim Lad]

Those box girders are an impressive looking bit of gear, Kevin.

 

john

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

 

day 67 its just an illusion

 

having completed the after and midships section web frames (port) i need to start closing in the stbd side, i am not sure how to do this, in the cutaway format

however before that CARGO

last night i decided she would basically be a builders merchant carrier, and carry items of that nature, so to keep the weight down aft i went for pipes

 

leaving the shaft tunnel free, as i want that to be seen this is the best i can think of for now

 

 

 

[realworkingsailor]

Looks good, but ya need some dunnage! (And lashings!) That load of pipes looks like it’s ready to cut loose in the hold and smash through your fine handiwork!

If you really want to go all out:

 

https://www.walthers.com/products/accessories/super-detailing-parts/rolling-stock/freight/load

 

There’s a lot of railway car specific stuff (bulk loads and the like), but if you dig through, there are some other interesting items to fill your holds with. (If you use their dealer locator, Walthers has many locations in the UK, there should be someone near where you live).

 

Andy

[Kevin]

6 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

Looks good, but ya need some dunnage! (And lashings!) That load of pipes looks like it’s ready to cut loose in the hold and smash through your fine handiwork!

If you really want to go all out:

 

https://www.walthers.com/products/accessories/super-detailing-parts/rolling-stock/freight/load

 

There’s a lot of railway car specific stuff (bulk loads and the like), but if you dig through, there are some other interesting items to fill your holds with. (If you use their dealer locator, Walthers has many locations in the UK, there should be someone near where you live).

 

Andy

Thank you Andy, very much appreciated 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

 

day 68 the illusion continues

the pipe loadout continues and I now have something that resembles a image i had in me mind

so now the frames for the port side can go in

 

straps are elastic bands

styrene rods with the glass from the Amerigo Vespucci port holes as post caps

 

[Jim Lad]

Kevin, your elastic bands will corrode over a relatively short time.  I'd rather use paper to simulate fabric bands.

 

John

[Kevin]

16 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, your elastic bands will corrode over a relatively short time.  I'd rather use paper to simulate fabric bands.

 

John

noted and thank you, good point

[Kevin]

good evening everyone,

thank you for comments and likes

day 69 illusions continue and reality check time

 

1/70 thats what im building, but only today did it sink in how big these vessels were, i now appreciate why model builders put figures into builds 

 

please meet Wilber, you will be seeing a lot more of him (Wilber is from the HMS Victory crew and at 1/72 scale)

 

on the upper deck by the after cargo hold

Engine room tween deck level

 

today 

we have a brick loadout, these and the pipes may never get used, but has given me a welcome break from paper cutting everyday for the last 9 weeks

 

using bricks from the Ardes Ars kits and the wooden Balcony from a 1/12 dolls house i have attempted to make a loadout of bricks

these are not finished and need banding etc

the top of the brick piles will not bee seen as a wooden loadout will sit of the hatch cover pontoons

this is all very much work in progress

comments are more than welcome

 

Edited May 28, 2022 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

I think you are over working Wilber  - all them bricks.

 

OC.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Old Collingwood

[Kevin]

2 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

I think you are over working Wilber  - all then bricks.

 

OC.

his job is to repack them tonight ready for load masters inspection in the morning, otherwise he will be on your pile of bodies lol

 

[Jim Lad]

Kevin, hate to be a wet blanket, but your bricks will need to be properly secured on the pallets; otherwise you'll have a jumble of bricks all over the hold on the fist roll.

 

John

[Kevin]

19 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, hate to be a wet blanket, but your bricks will need to be properly secured on the pallets; otherwise you'll have a jumble of bricks all over the hold on the fist roll.

 

John

They will be repacked and strapped John it was mainly an exercise to see if it could be done

Edited May 28, 2022 by Kevin

[Canute]

Pin striping tape or the old Letraset tape makes for good strapping. Nice and flexible.

[Kevin]

4 hours ago, Canute said:

Pin striping tape or the old Letraset tape makes for good strapping. Nice and flexible.

i certainly need to make straps up but also need to possibly redo the load/fill gaps, and give it some more depth, but i need to get my head around how much needs to be left open to actually see inside. at the same time i need these load out made now to ensure they fit, i seam to be in a catch 22 position (but a nice catch 22)

 

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

Day 74 cargo experiment failed

well i am on day 74,but not a lot has changed since my last update, part of the reason is the last update

i dont know why (it happens every build,) doing the cargo completely threw me out of my happy routine, it was about Tuesday when i took pipes and bricks out  and told myself to get on with the build. instant mojo back, i know what i want to do, just not thought hard enough about how i want to achieve it, 

today the tween deck is going in, im sure photos will follow tomorrow

 

out yesterday for a drop of sunshine

 

 

Tween deck Bulkheads

 

 

[chris watton]

Damn that's big! Am sure I could fit in that hull!

[Kevin]

5 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Damn that's big! Am sure I could fit in that hull!

come along and try @chris watton LOL when the Indy is ready

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

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Day 76 fwd and midships top deck

 

although only in temporary for now the midships box girders and the upper forepeak are rechecked for final fitting, a few deck plates, lighting and fitting points for cargo to sort out oh and another bulkhead

im quite pleased with the way the build is going

 

forepeak frames

 

 

 

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

Day 78 upper deck transverse beams fitted

well that went better than expected, each transverse beam now fitted to its relevant hull frame, and appropriate deck level beams, im amazed how well it is going together

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by Kevin

[Roger Pellett]

Looking good, Kevin!