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SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union


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SS  Blagoev.

 

Key dates from the life of the ship:

- built 1921  under the name Songa ,   Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd, High Walker Yard,  Newcastle, England

- sold in 1935 to the USSR and received the name Blagoev

- during the Spanish Civil War, the ship carried military supplies for the Republicans

- during the last voyage from Odessa ( march 9, 1937 )  the ship was sunk by an Italian submarine LUGI SETTEMBRINI

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1 hour ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Nobody will complain about that!! Bring it on !!!

 

Thank you, Yves!

1 hour ago, yvesvidal said:

Process made famous by Billing Boats, who was the first commercial company to propose that way of building hulls.

 

Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Billing Boats. But I think that this is the simplest and most reliable method for constructing a model hull.

I build all the hulls of my models using this method, including the Varyag. :) 

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Hello Valeriy

 

that looks like a very promissing project.  Did you lasercut the parts yourself ?

It looks so good as if it were a kit.

It`s a nice scale and the building methode looks very smart, I`ll certainly be watching your progress

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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1 hour ago, Mirabell61 said:

Hello Valeriy

that looks like a very promissing project.  Did you lasercut the parts yourself ?

It looks so good as if it were a kit.

It`s a nice scale and the building methode looks very smart, I`ll certainly be watching your progress

Nils

Thank you, Nils!

      I don’t have a laser cutting machine, so I ordered laser cutting. This is not an expensive operation.

But I developed a drawing in vectors for laser cutting of plywood.

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thanks for your swift answer Valeriy,

you are doing a super job !!

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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Hi Valeriy,

 

I always look forward to your posts as they show that you are able to still lead a somewhat normal life during these difficult times.  It’s also great to see another steam merchant vessel under construction.  I build my models as two half models too.  This method ensures an accurate hull.

 

Roger

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12 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Hi Valeriy,

I always look forward to your posts as they show that you are able to still lead a somewhat normal life during these difficult times.  It’s also great to see another steam merchant vessel under construction.  I build my models as two half models too.  This method ensures an accurate hull.

Roger

Thank you Roger! :) 

Everything is fine with me and I continue my story about Blagoev’s hull.

 

The model hull is fully assembled...

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Hi Valeriy,

I suppose it will be a stand model afterwards. If so, how do you fasten the pedestals of the stand ?

will you build a flat bottom or will a minimum of the keeline stand out ?

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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1 hour ago, Mirabell61 said:

Hi Valeriy,

I suppose it will be a stand model afterwards. If so, how do you fasten the pedestals of the stand ?

will you build a flat bottom or will a minimum of the keeline stand out ?

Nils

Hello Nils! 
This ship has a horizontal keel. Only the thickness of the sheathing sheet will appear on the model.

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By the time that these ships were built Naval Architects realized that the large keels built into wooden ships were no longer needed as structural members.  The major strength members in a steel hulled ship that act as a keel to withstand longitudinal bending loads are the inner bottom structure and bottom shell plating.  The primary function of the structure in way of what was formerly the keel is to withstand the concentrated loads encountered during dry docking.

 

Roger

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Another interesting build Valeriy!

 

When you "soaked" the hull with liquid epoxy, did you cover the inside and outside of the planking, or just the outside? I have used liquid epoxy "paint" on the inside of the planking. It soaks into the cracks between planks, and between the planks and bulkheads. The result is a very solid hull that will not develop cracks between the planks.

Phil

 

Current build: USS Cape MSI-2

Current build: Albatros topsail schooner

Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model

 

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22 minutes ago, Dr PR said:

Another interesting build Valeriy!

When you "soaked" the hull with liquid epoxy, did you cover the inside and outside of the planking, or just the outside? I have used liquid epoxy "paint" on the inside of the planking. It soaks into the cracks between planks, and between the planks and bulkheads. The result is a very solid hull that will not develop cracks between the planks.

Thanks Phil!

   I impregnated the hull of the model with liquid resin only inside. It makes no sense to do this outside, since there will be fiberglass with the same epoxy resin.

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A quick technical question: why did you put the brass 'bulwark' on top of the wood? I thought this kind of inserts were used in areas of open bulwarks in order to get a (nearly) right thickness of materials. Will you eventually remove the wood from behind the brass?

wefalck

 

panta rhei - Everything is in flux

 

 

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27 minutes ago, wefalck said:

A quick technical question: why did you put the brass 'bulwark' on top of the wood? I thought this kind of inserts were used in areas of open bulwarks in order to get a (nearly) right thickness of materials. Will you eventually remove the wood from behind the brass?

Yes that's right! :) 
 Brass is much closer to the scale thickness of the bulwark. After covering the model's hull with a layer of fiberglass, the wooden strips will be removed from the inside of the bulwark.

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Hi Valeriy,

I like the way and methode you tackle the hull-building.

BTW why was this ship chosen for order, does your customer have a special relation to it ? 

When I built my steamship "Heinrich Kayser" my grandfather in 1922 was the captain in command when it foundered in the north Atlantic without a trace, and I had to do a lot of research for building the model.

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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21 minutes ago, Mirabell61 said:

Hi Valeriy,

I like the way and methode you tackle the hull-building.

BTW why was this ship chosen for order, does your customer have a special relation to it ? 

When I built my steamship "Heinrich Kayser" my grandfather in 1922 was the captain in command when it foundered in the north Atlantic without a trace, and I had to do a lot of research for building the model.

 

Nils

Hello Nils!

  You have glorious maritime roots and it's an interesting story! :) 

 

The customer of Blagoev’s model is collecting his collection dedicated to the participation of the USSR in the Spanish Civil War.

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