Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: bassplayer1 on November 21, 2012, 01:03:11 am
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Hallo everyone
Sometime not so long ago I started working on a new project just to have a brake from submarines! It's an open type ferry quite common in the Greek seas usually connecting the islands with the mainland. Hard workers indeed carrying vehicles and passengers since the mid '50's! The hull is going to be moulded in GRP so I started making the prototype so I can pull a mold. Scale is 1/40, length 145.5cm. Here is some pictures of the real thing and the work I've done up to now. More to come!
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Thats an interesting subject.. I am looking forward to watching the build :-))
Lee
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Thanks Lee!!! Indeed is a very interesting subject and I find it very challenging. Here is some more pictures of the build!
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Hallo everyone!
Some more pictures of the progres! It was covered with tisue and resin and after it was cured the filling and sanding busines started. Then it was sprayed with two pack automotive filler.
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCF8960.jpg)
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Hi bassplayer
I'm a ferry fan so I'll tag along with interest. Looking good so far.
Dave
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Just had a look around and http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1574159 shows her as renamed Klio in 2005.
Dave
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The build looks great. The design looks like she's based on a landing craft.
Ali
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Just had a look around and http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1574159 (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1574159) shows her as renamed Klio in 2005.
Dave
Hi Dave
Thanks for your kind words! KLIO was KERKYRA no 2 and she was sold to another company some years ago! This one is no3 with the same name and she used to be called THASSOS travelling up north-west of Greece. Now for the last one and a half years she is on the line between Corfu to Paxos island and the mainland(Igoumenitsa).
Yannis
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The build looks great. The design looks like she's based on a landing craft.
Ali
Thanks Ali! Yes, more or less this kind of vessels are based on landing craft design! :-))
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Bassplayer,
Definitely different than a sub :o . Looking good :-)) .
Mark
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A lot different from a sub Mark!!! :-)) Thanks for the nice coment!
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Good evening to all
Some more progress since the last post! It was sanded to a smooth finish with a wet and dry sand paper and I started waxing it with a good quality release agent! Here is some pictures!
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Goodevening everyone!
Moulding completed! I'm going to leave it alone now for a few days to completely cure! Here is some pictures!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3142.jpg)
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Hi Bassplayer
That's looking a nice build will be following with interest, one of our club members who is half Greek built this Greek ferry out of plywood
Had quite a lot of interest on YouTube
[size=78%]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfiW5npvG8M&feature=autoplay&list=UUPT0yNukR3Tff1m-ZOpUp8A&playnext=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfiW5npvG8M&feature=autoplay&list=UUPT0yNukR3Tff1m-ZOpUp8A&playnext=1)[/size]
Unfortunately he isn't into computers so you can't get in touch if you wanted too.
[size=78%]Duckie[/size]
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Hallo Duckie
Thank you very much for your nice comment! I saw your friend's video and I really enjoyed it!!! That's a nice looking boat and if you please give him my congrats!!!
Best regards
Yannis
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Hallo everyone!
The mould is ready and I'm quite pleased with it! Started waxing again to get the final product! Also I made some work on the ramp wich is going to be moulded in RTV and casted in polyurethane epoxy. Some pictures!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3459.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3462.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3468.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3469.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3483.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3484.jpg) (http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3482.jpg)
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Good evening everyone!
Today I demoulded the hull and here is some photos of the works!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3601.jpg)
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3604.jpg)
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Hi,
Im a ferry fan and that is brilliant. Can't wait to see more!
Dan
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Very nice molding. Any update on the build? Ijust finished one ferry and started another, looking forward to seeing more of your build.. :-))
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Sorry for the delayed reply :embarrassed: !!! I regret to say that I haven't done any progres at all to the project due to other obligations!!! I have no spare time at all!!! Hopefully I'll be back on it soon!!
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Beautiful work.
:-))
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Fantastic work there ! loving the hull, it looks pretty much perfect !
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Thank you very much for your kind comments!!! :-)
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Superb build, the hull looks spot on. I shall return for more looks... :-))
Si:)
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An excellent build so far and a really interesting choice of vessel. I look forward to seeing more when you get the time.
Alex
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Thanks for the nice comment Alex! Finaly I've managed to get me some free time and I started to fix the frames for the car deck! Sorry about the quality of the photos!(my son took the other camera). More to come!!!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/PICT0012_zps7b7255c1.jpg) (http://s824.photobucket.com/user/koytagia/media/Open%20type%20ferry/PICT0012_zps7b7255c1.jpg.html)
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Very nice :-)) .
Mark
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Thank you Mark!
Here is a little progres on the project!
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(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3060_zpsa675cde8.jpg) (http://s824.photobucket.com/user/koytagia/media/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3060_zpsa675cde8.jpg.html)
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Good evening everyone!
Some more progress on the subject! Made the rudders out of 5mm marine ply and they were given 5 coats of polyurethane varnish. I carried on making the motor mount but is not glued yet in position, just checking out! Also made some floating test, looks good so far! More to come!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3088_zps995add33.jpg) (http://s824.photobucket.com/user/koytagia/media/Open%20type%20ferry/DSCN3088_zps995add33.jpg.html)
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Your build is looking great, look forward to seeing more. Looks awesome on the water. :-))
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Thanks for your kind words Dennis, they're much apreciated!
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Looking really good.
Not a run of the mill model but the only one on the water. :-)) :-))
Do you get any problems with the motor mount bulkhead acting as a sounding
board to amplify any motor sounds?
Ned
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I wouldn't think so Ned. Thanks for the kind words!
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Oh wow, fantastic build and brilliant subject. Can't find a ferry hull for love nor money :((
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Hi everyone!
After a long time I've finaly managed to do a little work on the project! :-) I glued some pieces on the car deck and also did some tamplates for the bridge! Hopefuly tommorow I'll finish then off and start cutting in styrene! Some pictures!
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Very nice :-))
Mark
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Still looking great.
Will enjoy seeing the next stages.
Alex
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Yannis......without knowing the motor sizing or loadings........you may wish to consider cutting some kidney shaped slots in the motor mounting plate to match the air cooling slots in the headcap face of the motors...Derek
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Mark, Alex, thanks for the kind words :-)
Derek, I'll do that! :-))
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It is some cardboard?
He is going to navigate, with what to protect you the cardboard?
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It is some cardboard?
He is going to navigate, with what to protect you the cardboard?
I believe the cardboard is just a template to get the shape right and will be replaced with styrene sheet, if I read the original posts correctly.
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I believe the cardboard is just a template to get the shape right and will be replaced with styrene sheet, if I read the original posts correctly.
That's correct :-))
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Looks like it is starting to take shape. looking great!! :-)) Also like the use of the cardboard for a pattern material, will have to keep that in mind when I start my sport fishing build.
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Thanks for the kind words Dennis! :-)
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More progres! Started working on the upper bridge in styrene sheet. Also made the pavements(if I say it correctly???) for the passengers port and starboard. Here is some pictures!
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Just found this build log while looking for something else - a great subject and great workmanship, well done so far :-))
The passenger pavements would be termed "walkways" - I think that's what you meant O0
Regards,
Ray.
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Yannis.... very interesting :-))
1. I see the vehicular ramp is functional......
2. I also see from the first posting image the fulcrum lifting point is strangely low @ approx. 1/2 of the total ramp length
3. We also see safety chains fitted %)...are the chains to support the ramp's water tightness @ sea?...as the chains appear to be non tensioned ...or slack in this image
4. Is the construction of your ramp sufficiently lead weighted to allow it fall under it's own weight when lowered via the wire cables?
5. Will you use some form of gasket between the inner ramp edges & the hull to maintain water tightness?
Derek ;)
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Just found this build log while looking for something else - a great subject and great workmanship, well done so far :-))
The passenger pavements would be termed "walkways" - I think that's what you meant O0
Regards,
Ray.
Thank you Ray, that's much appreciated
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Yannis.... very interesting :-))
1. I see the vehicular ramp is functional......
2. I also see from the first posting image the fulcrum lifting point is strangely low @ approx. 1/2 of the total ramp length
3. We also see safety chains fitted %) ...are the chains to support the ramp's water tightness @ sea?...as the chains appear to be non tensioned ...or slack in this image
4. Is the construction of your ramp sufficiently lead weighted to allow it fall under it's own weight when lowered via the wire cables?
5. Will you use some form of gasket between the inner ramp edges & the hull to maintain water tightness?
Derek ;)
Hi Derek
I supose the lifting point of the rump is low to save some travel as it's operated pneumaticaly by a little piston which is located on the small deck just above the rump! The chains are always slack and they're there just in case! The rump itself is heavy enough(no lead) to lower by it's own weight and no, I'm not going to use any gasket as it doesn't have to be watertight as per the real think! Even in a rough sea very little water is coming in and that is from the hinge!
Also I'd like to state here that the model I'm building right now is not the one in the pictures in the begining of the log! Here is some pictures form the real one that's being modelled! KERKYRA is going to be the next one!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/koytagia/Open%20type%20ferry/VICTORIA_zps96e2f116.jpg) (http://s824.photobucket.com/user/koytagia/media/Open%20type%20ferry/VICTORIA_zps96e2f116.jpg.html)
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So, here is today's progres! While waiting for some styrene sheet to come through the post I made the funnel! Made a plag out of balsa and then pressed it on a piece of styrene heated in the avon! Also I taped all the tamplates together to get a rough idea and I found out that some adjustments are necesary! Good job I went that route before I started cutting on the final material ok2
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Just a little update !
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A little update making the interior of passengers salon.
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Very neat work - she is coming together nicely O0 :-))
Regards,
Ray.
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Thank you Ray :-) The progress is really slow because of other obligations but at least is moving on!
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Yannis I have just come across your latest build - a bit of a change from the last
one. As usual you are doing a great job, and its nice to see a ship that I travelled
on quite regularly between Corfu and Igoumenitsa a few years back
Geoff
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Very impressed with the hull moulding and the funnel build i will use this method on my tug. How do you seal the balsa in case it gets wet
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Yannis I have just come across your latest build - a bit of a change from the last
one. As usual you are doing a great job, and its nice to see a ship that I travelled
on quite regularly between Corfu and Igoumenitsa a few years back
Geoff
Thank you for the kind words Geoff, I'm glad i bring back memories to you !
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Very impressed with the hull moulding and the funnel build i will use this method on my tug. How do you seal the balsa in case it gets wet
Thank you very much, it is much appreciated ! I don't seal the balsa, I only use it as a plug to form the styrene if that's what you mean!
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Hello all
A little progres on the project after a long brake ! Here is some photos
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Looks great :} . Glad your back on it.
Mark
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Thank you Mark :-)
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Hi everyone
Now having plenty of spare time I've decided to start also on the second one and I'm going to work on both of them simultaneously! This is KERKYRA which is pictured on the begining of the thread and here are some photos of the progress so far ! The only thing is that I started the other way around on this one starting from the bridge before moulding the hull. I'll keep you posted!
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Hello everyone and a Happy New Year!
A little update on KERKYRA's bridge
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Looking forward to seeing your fit out of the wheel house.
Len.
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Looking forward too!!! It's going to be fun!!!
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Just a little update and the progress so far
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Great to see you're still at it - the level of detail is quite amazing. Looking forward to seeing more on this one as well. :-))
Regards,
Ray.
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Thank you Ray for your kind words, I'm trying my best! Hopefuly I'm going to have her in the water sometime next week for the first trials!
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Adding some detail on the sides of the boat! God, this is going to take ages!!!
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Done a little bit more work today!
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Some photos and a video of some testing I did today in the tank and in the sea just down the road from where I live. Using a two chanel radio and only one speed controler just to see how she behaves!
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https://youtu.be/qsGeXursvHc
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Looks very stable. Congratulations.
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Nice! She's big! Perfect place for a test sail as well. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
Hama
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Great model :-)) She looks very manoeuvrable and turns well - very stable.
Looking forward to further instalments of this build. Well done O0 .
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She rides well bassplayer O0, just a question.........
1. have you any removable ballast in these sea trials?
2. the motors from an earlier image appear an inexpensive type with resultant whine {:-{
3. have you considered a medium speed diesel engine sound card/amplifier/speaker?
Keep us posted with more images :-))....... Derek
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Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated :-)
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She rides well bassplayer O0 , just a question.........
1. have you any removable ballast in these sea trials?
2. the motors from an earlier image appear an inexpensive type with resultant whine {:-{
3. have you considered a medium speed diesel engine sound card/amplifier/speaker?
Keep us posted with more images :-)) ....... Derek
Thanks Derek
No ballast at all in these trials, just a big battery from one of my subs! The motors are the old good Mabuchi 540 and they were laying in the workshop for more than 25 years so I thought I'll make a good use of them! They're up to the job just fine as you can see in the video and I really don't mind about the whining! No thoughts at the moment about a sound module although it did cross my mind!!! Maybe in the other ferry, we'll see !!!
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Some photos of today's work
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Some progress since last time :-)
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Fantastic work :o can smell the diesel from here, don't forget a drink vending machine in the corner of the passenger deck, they all seem to have one of those!
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Hello
I think your build is great. You have done some nice detailing work . It is nice to see another RC ferry being built. will you be getting the front ramp to work?
john
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Fantastic work :o can smell the diesel from here, don't forget a drink vending machine in the corner of the passenger deck, they all seem to have one of those!
Thank you very much, that'll be a nice touch indeed!
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Hello
I think you build is great. You have done some nice detailing work . It is nice to see another RC ferry being built. will you be getting the front ramp to work?
john
Thank you john, your build is amazing too, great workmanship and yes, the ramp is going to be operational!
Yannis
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Hello Yannis
Look forward to seeing the ramp working . Thanks for the kind words.
John
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Yannis this takes me back a few years. I remember waiting on the quayside in Pireaus to board one for the crossing to Aegina, I think it was about 1987!! I remember being sea sick on it - yep I put it down to being awake for 20 hours before sailing, that, no food and empty stomach and 7 oclock in the morning. I went to use the toilet, one of those holes that you stand over that were popular at the time {-) the smell coming from it had me throwing up :embarrassed:
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Yannis this takes me back a few years. I remember waiting on the quayside in Pireaus to board one for the crossing to Aegina, I think it was about 1987!! I remember being sea sick on it - yep I put it down to being awake for 20 hours before sailing, that, no food and empty stomach and 7 oclock in the morning. I went to use the toilet, one of those holes that you stand over that were popular at the time {-) the smell coming from it had me throwing up :embarrassed:
Oh my God, poor you!!! At least I hope you had a nice holiday!!! :-)
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Adding more detail
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Hello
very nice on the brass work .
john
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Excellent brass work :-)) :-)) Must be the week for messing with brass....... {-)
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Hello
very nice on the brass work .
john
Thank you John :-)
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Excellent brass work :-)) :-)) Must be the week for messing with brass....... {-)
And maybe next week :} Loads of hand rails!! Thanks for the kind words![/quote]
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Keep adding details and also my first atempt to put lights in a model! This is only a trial and looks like fun :-)
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Your model is looking great and your soldering looks excellent, hope I can achieve that standard in years to come. :-))
Regards,
Ray.
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Thank you very much, that's very kind of you!
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Started adding some colour in the interior and tested the green in one of the decks. Also started working on the maine mast
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looking good . Your windows are very neat .
John
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Thank you John
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Aye - there's some tidy window cutting there O0 O0
A very steady hand you must have!!!!
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More details and rails and also I tried to make one of the benches that occupy the decks of such vessels. Not pleased with it at all, I have to find another way of making them. Any suggestions are very wellcome!
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It looks as though you have used thin strips of styrene sheet, it never works like that, it develops a curve along the cut edge from the knife. What about using the ubiquitous coffee stirrers? They are easy to sand so you could sand along the length to aquire the right width, then lay them together on double side tape and sand to the required thickness. They can also be stained to look like what they are - wood.
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It looks as though you have used thin strips of styrene sheet, it never works like that, it develops a curve along the cut edge from the knife. What about using the ubiquitous coffee stirrers? They are easy to sand so you could sand along the length to aquire the right width, then lay them together on double side tape and sand to the required thickness. They can also be stained to look like what they are - wood.
I like your idea, thanks :-))
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Today's update
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Started making the doors and added a few more things
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Very very neat work, she is coming along nicely, soon be time to leave the dock!
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Strips can be cut from sheet styrene, you just have to cut carefully and do not apply too much pressure when cutting.
Depending on your pocket and how many benches you need to make, Evergreen make a whole range of strips in different dimensions with ranges from .25 right up to 3.2mm with 4, 4.8 and 6.3mm square bars plus more shapes and the like.
Plastruct makes shorter strips in mainly identical dimensions available in packs like Evergreen. The strips are slightly round edged and in some cases are pillow like and all have a matt finish. Their slection of rods are far superior to Evergreen in being round and lacking elongated bubbles inside them (The model kit sprue stretchers amongst us will know what I mean:O)
So, I hope the above info is of use to you Yannis. The ferry looks amazing, is it based on a Landing craft design?
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Very very neat work, she is coming along nicely, soon be time to leave the dock!
Well, it won't be long I hope!! Thanks for the kind comment!
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Strips can be cut from sheet styrene, you just have to cut carefully and do not apply too much pressure when cutting.
Depending on your pocket and how many benches you need to make, Evergreen make a whole range of strips in different dimensions with ranges from .25 right up to 3.2mm with 4, 4.8 and 6.3mm square bars plus more shapes and the like.
Plastruct makes shorter strips in mainly identical dimensions available in packs like Evergreen. The strips are slightly round edged and in some cases are pillow like and all have a matt finish. Their slection of rods are far superior to Evergreen in being round and lacking elongated bubbles inside them (The model kit sprue stretchers amongst us will know what I mean:O)
So, I hope the above info is of use to you Yannis. The ferry looks amazing, is it based on a Landing craft design?
Thanks for the tip, I think I'll go for the Evergreen or Plastruct solution(too many benches for both vessels). It will be a lot easier and neater! You've been very helpfull! As for the design I supose it must be based on landing craft. Thanks for the nice comment!
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Great weather down here, just perfect for the first coat of primer! Also a few lights were installed. Being my first time they gave me a bit of a hard time but finaly I got around it! I'll do some corrections tommorow!
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Tidy work :-))
I didn't realise that you had made all the handrails removable!!!!!
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Those bench seats look like a nightmare to build, and so many of them. Thin styrene strips like that always tend to warp.
Have you thought about making them as 1 flat unit out of etched brass and just folding them to shape? Something similar to this?
Steve
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Tidy work :-))
I didn't realise that you had made all the handrails removable!!!!!
It's easier to paint them that way! Thanks for the kind words!
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Those bench seats look like a nightmare to build, and so many of them. Thin styrene strips like that always tend to warp.
Have you thought about making them as 1 flat unit out of etched brass and just folding them to shape? Something similar to this?
Steve
Hi Steve,that's a good idea but I think it's going to be on the expensive side, I'll check it out!!Thanks for helping :-))
Yannis
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Loving watching progress, how do yo solder so well? :-)
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Loving watching progress, how do yo solder so well? :-)
I owe it to my late father! He was a great craftsman working a lot with brass repairing antiques, so he tought me all about it! His soldering was amazing!
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A small update fitting more handrails
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your hand rails are very nice.
John
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Thank you John, very kind of you!
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Making the mechanism that operates the rump. Not quite finished yet
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That looks more realistic than mine on Rhum :-)) How did you cut the plasticard discs?
Barrie
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Yannis..........these hydraulic cylinders..... if not spring return or internally ported, need a fluid port at each end %)........... Derek
[I spent the last 18 years of my working life exclusively with cylinders for our steel industry :kiss: ]
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That looks more realistic than mine on Rhum :-)) How did you cut the plasticard discs?
Barrie
Hi Barrie, with a punch die!
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Yannis..........these hydraulic cylinders..... if not spring return or internally ported, need a fluid port at each end %) ........... Derek
[I spent the last 18 years of my working life exclusively with cylinders for our steel industry :kiss: ]
Hi Derek, you are right, they have a fluid port at each end. I'll do all the plumbing tommorow!!!
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Beautiful detailing!!! :-))
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Some photos and a video of the work I've done lately. The ramp mechanism is not finished yet, I have to do some wiring! It works fine but I think is a bit slow!
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https://youtu.be/V5RVu69zojU
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It is a bit slow but you don't want it to fast eother or it will look odd. Perhaps fitting a gear box to the system will allow you to speed it up without the complexity of making/finding a coarser threaded shaft.
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Hi Yannis
looked at your vid .about 40 sec to open the door. Bit slow you want to be a round 15 sec max . Trying to hold a ferry steady for 15 sec while the doors lowers is hard .
John
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Well done Yannis............... :-))
I like the sound of the hydraulic pump screaming over the top of the counterbalance valve which allows the ramp to be pushed down [lowered] and [pulled] raised ......I suggest the slowness of the ramp movement adds realism.......
Derek
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Sorry.... :embarrassed:...I didn't explain myself properly <*<
All wire sheaved hydraulically powered vessel ramps are driven down......not any free fall of wire....the force [hydraulic pressure] is set by the counterbalance valve and is a greater setting than required for hoisting or raising up....the reason for this is if hydraulic power is lost, the ramp will lock up and not free fall out of control to the wharf
This is why the audible sound of the ramp being lowered is always greater than the sound of the ramp being raised
Derek
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Looks good, but I agree with the others, it needs to be a bit faster in operation.
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Thank you all very much for the feedback, much appreciated :-) I went today down to the port just to watch them real things departing for the mainland and see how long it takes to raise the rump! Well, it takes sometime but maybe a tad faster than mine, not a lot! So, to start with I think I'll go for a bigger thread and see from there!!!
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Yannis.......if you must change the speed >>:-(, ...is the servo drive rotation motor running on 4.8V ?......if so you could consider increasing to 6V %)
For interest, what was the real vessel ramp lowering speed/time?....& confirm your scale of build.....from there a simple calculation will confirm a distorted visual image where true scaled speed can appear too fast ........ Derek
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Yannis.......if you must change the speed >>:-( , ...is the servo drive rotation motor running on 4.8V ?......if so you could consider increasing to 6V %)
For interest, what was the real vessel ramp lowering speed/time?....& confirm your scale of build.....from there a simple calculation will confirm a distorted visual image where true scaled speed can appear too fast ........ Derek
Derek, increasing the voltage is out of question because I allready run it on 7.2V {:-{ I came up with another solution wich works fine, see below!
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I've been adviced by a fellow modeller from a Greek forum and made some mods to the system wich work fine to my opinion! Also changed the ramp with the prototype I made for casting as the epoxy one was too heavy! The speed is more scale now and I'm quite happy with it :-) Please, tell me what you think, here is some photos and a video
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https://youtu.be/D7QUTrHgSoA
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Yannis....yes a slight difference in speed....still appears fine in operation :-))..... I would have thought that the heavier ramp would have provided a more realistic visual.............Derek
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One problem you might have in use is that the lines will wear through the plastic servo arm you are using. You should try to fit some form of a pully for the lines to run around to stop this.
Jim
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Hi Yannis
That better. Does your ramp have two settings fully up and fully down or can you stop it 1/2 way ?
John
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Yannis....yes a slight difference in speed....still appears fine in operation :-)) ..... I would have thought that the heavier ramp would have provided a more realistic visual.............Derek
Yes, it would Derek but it was way too heavy I think, it was almost stalling the mechanism. Thanks for the kind words :-))
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One problem you might have in use is that the lines will wear through the plastic servo arm you are using. You should try to fit some form of a pully for the lines to run around to stop this.
Jim
Yes, you are right Jim, I'm going to fit a pulley :-)) I'm having it this way only for now, just for testing!
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Hi Yannis
That better. Does your ramp have two settings fully up and fully down or can you stop it 1/2 way ?
John
Hi John
Thanks a lot! I have two settings, fully up and fully down!
Yannis
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Final modifications, works really fine and smooth now :-)
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Hi Yannis
This is a lovely build. I liked that you detailed the passenger lounge. Impressive all round.
Dave
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That's more like it! I like the mechanism.
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Hi John
Thanks a lot! I have two settings, fully up and fully down!
Yannis
Hi Yannis
I have this to on Celestine. I am thinking of changing it so I can lower say 75% of the way down then stop. then do the final 25% Later. What I have found it can be hard to keep a ferry lined up for the time it takes to lower a ramp. So mine takes about 12 s so As I am going in asten I can lower 75% when I am lined up with the dock lower then final 25% which would mean I only have to keep her lined up for about 3 s .Just some thing for you to think about
john
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Hi Yannis
This is a lovely build. I liked that you detailed the passenger lounge. Impressive all round.
Dave
Thank you Dave, much appreciated!
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That's more like it! I like the mechanism.
Very nice of you, thank you very much!
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Hi Yannis
I have this to on Celestine. I am thinking of changing it so I can lower say 75% of the way down then stop. then do the final 25% Later. What I have found it can be hard to keep a ferry lined up for the time it takes to lower a ramp. So mine takes about 12 s so As I am going in asten I can lower 75% when I am lined up with the dock lower then final 25% which would mean I only have to keep her lined up for about 3 s .Just some thing for you to think about
john
That's a good idea John but how do I go about it? Do I put an extra end switch? Do you have any diagrams! I'm no good with electrics!
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Merry Christmas and a happy New Year everyone :-)
Planing on the vehicles I'm going to put on her! The bike is not finished yet. Here is some photos
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Yannis.......stick with making model boats...as you make a very terrible lob sided clock maker {-) .......
Naturally the shadows [Hank Marvin style] make the spoking look twice as complicated as it is :o
Is that threaded joint just below the 3 position pin the tensioning for the complete work?
merry Christmas.... Derek
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No Derek, it's just joining two lengths of wire together! Thanks for the comment and really, being a clock maker never crossed my mind {-)
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Happy New Year everyone! Just started adding some color to it and is the first and the last time I ever paint a model with spray cans >>:-( I just can't get the hang of them!
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Yannis........green & gold ....is she going to transport our OZ Olympic team :-X.......to the Summer games in Athens 2056....[well the paint should be well cured by then ok2]
[PS...save me a seat & a walking stick......I will only be 106 years young {-) ]
I know one of the issues I have with rattle cans is that I am only colouring the surface, not filling defects >>:-(......happy new year... .Derek
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I'll be eighty!
What are your issues with rattle cans? I have used them on a number of ocasions and admit that doing a bit of testing does save time and money in the long run.
Dust and cold are the big problems along with not shaking them properly!
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Slowly but getting there
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Lovely job.
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Absolutely superb
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Yannis........green & gold ....is she going to transport our OZ Olympic team :-X.......to the Summer games in Athens 2056....[well the paint should be well cured by then ok2]
[PS...save me a seat & a walking stick......I will only be 106 years young {-) ]
I know one of the issues I have with rattle cans is that I am only colouring the surface, not filling defects >>:-(......happy new year... .Derek
:o :o :o Previously Australian owned, %) %) %)
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Almost finished with the lights! For a newbe I think I did OK, just the basics. Please excuse the quality of the photos
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The quality of your build and finish make those pictures look very realistic.
Great first attempt at electrikey :-))
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The quality of your build and finish make those pictures look very realistic.
Great first attempt at electrikey :-))
Thanks, much appreciated
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Some progres
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Hi Yannis
she is looking very nice . Your painting is very neat.
john
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Amen Cos.
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Thank you very much guys :-)
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Loading a ferry the greek way!!! I took this photo while travelling to the mainland for a couple of gigs! Don't ask me how they did this, I've no idea!!!
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Coming together really nice. It will look amazing on the water. Well done. :-))
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Thanks :-)
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Added the rails on the walkways and made a second attempt on the deck benches.Not perfect but a lot better than the first attempt
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Those benches look spot on to me.
Well done.
Barrie
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Superb :-))
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Excellent time and material saving idea :-))
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Yannis...imagine if 4 mature roundish Greek ladies sat on the bench..... >>:-(
Those benches need a Rolf Harris....or a Jake the Pake....... = a middle leg {-)....... Derek
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Hi Jannis, slowly getting caught up with some of the builds on Mayhem after my house move.
I have just found this one again and it has come on a long way since I last saw the thread.
This is a cracking build.
Well done again.
Geoff
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Thanks for the kind words everyone :-) Derek, I'll take care of that, don't worry :-))
Here are a couple of more benches and also added the hydraulics for the ramp, only need
some weathering on the cables
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Finished with the benches(only need painting) and started working on the life rafts and the tyres they use as fenders. Also added some more details
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I like your castings. I have noticed that resin casting is a very common activity in this hobby; certainly due to the need to replicate parts.
Great progress Bassplayer:O)
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OK Yannis..... %)
The Carley Floats are great
The tyre fenders are superb
The third legs on the benches will support all of this roundish mature Greek women :kiss:
But what is that thing across the top of the vehicular ramp?.......it looks like a large stretched out dead rat {-)
Derek
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OK Yannis..... %)
The Carley Floats are great
The tyre fenders are superb
The third legs on the benches will support all of this roundish mature Greek women :kiss:
But what is that thing across the top of the vehicular ramp?.......it looks like a large stretched out dead rat {-
Derek
Derek. Having travelled on this particular ferry and many like it I can tell you the "dead rat" is a sort of woven coir/rope
mat used on the jetty at the end of the ramp so the cars do not bottom out as they exit the ramp
Geoff
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Derek. Having travelled on this particular ferry and many like it I can tell you the "dead rat" is a sort of woven coir/rope
mat used on the jetty at the end of the ramp so the cars do not bottom out as they exit the ramp
Geoff
Thanks Geoff :-))
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Hi everybody
It's been sometime but eventually did some work! Here is some photos and a video
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https://youtu.be/PlBuZfvBSHI
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Very nice and unusual model .... :-))
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Glad to see you back! What with Joe back as well, I will have to get the biscuits out for a good reading session.
She looks as good as I remember with some fine detail and a good fresh green colour.
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Thank you both, much appreciated :-)
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Another video being silly {-) Just wanted to check how she behaves at top speed!
https://youtu.be/T_H2CFcJMVo
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I am making a complaint to the ferry company as I now have a cappucino in my lap as the skipper made a sharp left turn just as I was adding sugar!
She is quite nippy but not excessivly so, you might not get many customers though :}
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I am making a complaint to the ferry company as I now have a cappucino in my lap as the skipper made a sharp left turn just as I was adding sugar!
She is quite nippy but not excessivly so, you might not get many customers though :}
My apologies sir, I'll pay the bill to the cleaner's {-) {-) {-)
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sails very well . she has speed to play catch up if she is late leaving . Looks good and sails well
John
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sails very well . she has speed to play catch up if she is late leaving . Looks good and sails well
John
Yes, I'm quite pleased, she handles very well. Thanks for your kind words :-)
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That's a good looking Ferry you have there - will you be populating it with crew / passengers ?
Regards,
Ray.
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That's a good looking Ferry you have there - will you be populating it with crew / passengers ?
Regards,
Ray.
Not in this one! I'm building another one of the same type which is going to be more detailed and I'm thinking of placing some figures :-)) Thanks for your kind words
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Dear Yannis,
I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Bob Leckie, I am 67 and retired. I live in Brisbane Australia and one of my hobbies is model boats (RC). I am a member of the Logan City Marine Modellers here in Brisbane and also a member of Mayhem, from which I found your most excellent build post of your Open Ferry, Kerkyra, well done. I have learnt so much, in fact I copied it into [size=78%]a Microsoft word doc.[/size]
I'm writing to you because I am also building something similar. Down here in Australia and around the Pacific Islands we use what we term LCT barge - Landing Craft Transport. These barges are used to transport goods such as vehicles, earth-moving machinery, copra (coconut) and anything else that will fit on the deck.
Many years ago I worked up in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) and we used an LCT barge to transport our road building equipment around the Island as there where no roads in those days. I was amazed with the way the LCT operated and have always wanted to build an RC model. I have searched for a scale plan but found nothing. My questions to you are did you build from a plan and if so would you mind shearing with me the company's details so I can contact them directly.
My build was going to be from ply wood and fiberglass over the top.
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Dear Yannis,
I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Bob Leckie, I am 67 and retired. I live in Brisbane Australia and one of my hobbies is model boats (RC). I am a member of the Logan City Marine Modellers here in Brisbane and also a member of Mayhem, from which I found your most excellent build post of your Open Ferry, Kerkyra, well done. I have learnt so much, in fact I copied it into [size=78%]a Microsoft word doc.[/size]
I'm writing to you because I am also building something similar. Down here in Australia and around the Pacific Islands we use what we term LCT barge - Landing Craft Transport. These barges are used to transport goods such as vehicles, earth-moving machinery, copra (coconut) and anything else that will fit on the deck.
Many years ago I worked up in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) and we used an LCT barge to transport our road building equipment around the Island as there where no roads in those days. I was amazed with the way the LCT operated and have always wanted to build an RC model. I have searched for a scale plan but found nothing. My questions to you are did you build from a plan and if so would you mind shearing with me the company's details so I can contact them directly.
My build was going to be from ply wood and fiberglass over the top.
Thanks for your kind words sir!
I worked on a copy of the original plans of the shipyard, they were kindly given to me by a friend of mine who is a naval architect. If you wish I could send you a copy no problem, just send me your address!!!
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Hello Yannis,
Thank you so much for your offer. My email address is (removed for personal security reasons, it’s inadvisable to post your email on open forum) Please use the PM system if you wish to exchange personal details.
I am thrilled to bits and to have your forum notes (which I have copied) has put me in a good position to start.
Thank you kindly.
Bob
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Mate, it is not wise to put your email on display. Easy target for hackers.
Best to send Yannis a personal message and then exchange details
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Mate, it is not wise to put your email on display. Easy target for hackers.
Best to send Yannis a personal message and then exchange details
Yes, not just hackers, but there are also bots/webcrawlers, malware that crawls around the internet seeking out specific kinds of data.