Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: mikromodell on May 26, 2020, 07:47:20 am
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My Damen Shipyard crane barge 4518 "Friesland" is now operational but not yet finished completely. Window wipers are still missed and and a few other parts. My building diary can be found here, I try to maintain it in english language, too: http://www.mikromodell.eu/cranebarge03.html (http://www.mikromodell.eu/cranebarge03.html)
In December 2019 the first tests have been performed as this movie shows: https://youtu.be/jzw75Q9BJkI (https://youtu.be/jzw75Q9BJkI) The little speed boat "Alex" lost its cabin, "Friesland" recovered it. "Friesland" is a fictious vessel with port of registry "Cuxhaven". The prototype on Damen Shipyard's sites can be found here: https://products.damen.com/en/ranges/crane-barge/crane-barge-4518 (https://products.damen.com/en/ranges/crane-barge/crane-barge-4518)
Now I'm waiting for the end of corona crisis. Miniatur Wunderland ist opened again, but it's not possible to cruise there with our ships because then we could not keep the needed distance (we are a little group of volunteers).
RegardsHarry
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All superb model technical achievements :-)) ...congratulations Harry O0
One interesting point is that the crane power generation plant appears to have 3 very large cooling fans......which indicates a very high level of technology/efficiency......the downside is if power is cut to cooling = all functions STOP
When the Miniatur Wunderland is open again, please post more images & video
Derek
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Thank you Derek :-)
Yes, on the prototype the crane is quite big and powerful. My model has a less big crane. It was the only matching 1:87 kit I could find.
RegardsHarry
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Some additional details, the radio controlled functions:
Lights:
15 electrical circuits for lightning - the model can show all operation modes correctly (a working dredger has a lot of lights )
Mechanics:
3 anchor winches (short movie of front winches: https://youtu.be/prL9nk667Dk (https://youtu.be/prL9nk667Dk) )
4 auxiliary winches for positioning the vessel (will be used for tug towing)
6 winches for showing/hiding daylight shapes1 drive for radar antenna4 drives for crane movement
2 drives for schottel propellers (motors of 7mm diameter are running under water)
1 bowthruster
still planned:1 drive for moving the battery pack for keeping balance during heavy load working
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When the Miniatur Wunderland is open again, please post more images & video
The Wunderland is open again. But not for our ships because of we need too much space {:-{ We will take a lot of pictures and movies when we can use the NorthernBalticSea again :-)
RegardsHarr
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I created a short movie which shows the working winches and so on:
https://youtu.be/mvEKDyKV4W8 (https://youtu.be/mvEKDyKV4W8)
Some minor works are still necessary (new hook for the crane, some wheathering at the exhausts...)
RegardsHarry
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My crane barge at work.
I created a short movie and linked it in the Facebook group. For all who are not Facebook fans the link to this movie here , too:https://youtu.be/5GhIxVa8kUE
https://youtu.be/5GhIxVa8kUE