Topic: Who's building what at the moment? (Read 325341 times)

davidsg1a · « **Reply #275 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:06:40 am »

Heres a few pics of my wee container ship.

davidsg1a · « **Reply #276 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:09:56 am »

And the containers

Number 6 · « **Reply #277 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:47:20 am »

Quote from: davidsg1a on August 23, 2011, 10:06:40 am

Heres a few pics of my wee container ship.

That's an interesting build David, what scale are you doing it on? I'm just about to embark on building a 1/96 container ship based on a Models By Design 8ft hull. I'm planning to have interchangeable deck sections so I can have a container ship, supertanker, LNG carrier and bulk carrier all based on the same hull. Should keep me busy for a while! Dave.

davidsg1a · « **Reply #278 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:56:34 am »

Hello Dave, mine is 1/96 aswell 8ft it comes out at, one set of cargo is enough of a challange for me but the containers will be able to come off so it can sail light ship or with carg
Im having brain blocks at the moment on how to build the uprights for the containers to sit on down the ships side.

Heres the ship its based on

Tug-Kenny RIP · « **Reply #279 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:25:11 am »

I have started the Lady Wooes. This is a kit of many parts, of which I only have the hull and drawings.

As you can see it is a great looking hull, full of detail. (unlike the drawings !!!) I am proceeding at the slowest pace that I ever have because of the discrepancies and differences with the measurements. There are no build instructions and everything is left up to the modeller how to approach it. A challenge indeed.

I've got as far as putting on the prop tubes and now working on the deck cabins as a separate project.

ken

Captain Povey · « **Reply #280 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:12:47 pm »

Hi All the Puffer kit I was given on retirement in January is nearly finished. Only the small boat, Hatch and mast/boom rigging to do. Cheers Graham.

LarryW · « **Reply #281 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:17:52 pm »

HI KENNY , like the look of lady wooes , whose hull and plan is it ? GLAD you enjoyed the show ......LARRY....

DickyD · « **Reply #282 on:** August 23, 2011, 04:53:16 pm »

Quote from: Martin - admin. on August 22, 2011, 11:54:27 pm

Is anyone interested in taking on this build for me?..... Please?

Wouldn't mind doing it for myself

Corposant · « **Reply #283 on:** August 23, 2011, 04:53:47 pm »

Graham

The Puffer kit (also Northlight) I was given on retirement in January is nowhere near finished. Only almost everything to do.

Oh, did I not mention the year? 2000!!! and, no, I have not built a steam launch in the meantime!!

Well done, looking forward to pictures of her on the water.

Mike

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #284 on:** August 23, 2011, 05:34:37 pm »

Quote from: DickyD on August 23, 2011, 04:53:16 pm

Wouldn't mind doing it for myself

well if its going begging...... I'll even pay the postage

Guy Bagley · « **Reply #285 on:** August 23, 2011, 05:46:18 pm »

i still have a half built kingston mouldings puffer to build too , - got the precision controls fittings for it, and yet its sat on the shelf now for 3 years gathering dust, really must get on with it

along with a 'steam' launch ( electric with smoke unit ) which is about 40% complete...

and now a big rib hull which i tihnk will make a great atlantic 75 or 85 type model ( not even looked at a drawing for that yet !!!)- its going to have to go up the loft for a while until everything else is finnished

just not enought hours in the day.....

Tug-Kenny RIP · « **Reply #286 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:34:07 pm »

Quote from: LarryW on August 23, 2011, 01:17:52 pm

HI KENNY , like the look of lady wooes , whose hull and plan is it ? GLAD you enjoyed the show ......LARRY....

Hi Larry.

The Lady Wooes is by Mobile Marine Models. The details are all on their web site. You can always tell their hulls as they have a serial number buried in the Epoxy. Yes, it's a lovely hull and will shine through after my rubbish build.

Cheers

ken

Number 6 · « **Reply #287 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:48:55 pm »

Quote from: davidsg1a on August 23, 2011, 10:56:34 am

Hello Dave, mine is 1/96 aswell 8ft it comes out at, one set of cargo is enough of a challange for me but the containers will be able to come off so it can sail light ship or with carg
Im having brain blocks at the moment on how to build the uprights for the containers to sit on down the ships side.

Very nice, are you using moulds for the containers? That's one thing I'm not looking forward to doing. What uprights do you mean for them to sit on? Nice hull too, keep us posted on your build. I'm starting a build thread on mine, only started it this week though. Might do the supertanker deck first so can hopefully get it on the water relatively quickly. Think all those containers are going to be done over the long winter nights and days off! Dave.

6705russell · « **Reply #288 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:51:27 pm »

Come on Dave, crack on, we need something big for towing next year!

Russ

davidsg1a · « **Reply #289 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:54:21 pm »

Ye Dave im using moulds for the containers, I had to make a container at the right size for ship and then make a mould,(with a bit of help from the GURUS at GRMBC) and reproduce a few times. on my boat there is 400 doors, 400 backs, 100 tops and 80 sides to mould and then mount them on a ready made box, the worst part is getting them all the same thickness so they sit nice on the box.

I did most of the moulding on a two week trip at work so its just a case of sanding and sticking.

You could buy containers but the cost would be off the chart.

Now the uprights, on a container ship the containers come right to the ships side but there is space under the container for walking under so one edge of the container sits on a frame/upright on the ships side and the other edge sits on the hatch.

Steve1961 · « **Reply #290 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:48:58 pm »

Building Robbe Atlantis...Renamed, Lady Marion.
I think I have done this link correctly
https://picasaweb.google.com/107161168091837550562/LadyMarion?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJyYjMfA8rfnOg&feat=directlink

Mr Sam · « **Reply #291 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:55:42 pm »

just about finished the hull on my scratch built veron police launch

Hull by Sam Tait, on Flickr

Navy2000 · « **Reply #292 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:15:00 pm »

I am working on

CVN 75 USS Harry S. Truman
CG 72 USS Port Royal
FFG 43 USS Thach

Making masters for

CGN 38 USS Virginia
CGN 36 USS California
CB 1 USS Alaska

Duane

gribeauval · « **Reply #293 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:23:08 pm »

Building a Solent class 48-007 and just started a 52 ft Arun with a difference.

Mike

Number 6 · « **Reply #294 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:29:11 pm »

Quote from: gribeauval on August 23, 2011, 10:23:08 pm

Building a Solent class 48-007 and just started a 52 ft Arun with a difference.

Mike

They for Loch Ness again?

Number 6 · « **Reply #295 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:32:26 pm »

Quote from: 6705russell on August 23, 2011, 07:51:27 pm

Come on Dave, crack on, we need something big for towing next year!

Russ

The tug's will go where I drag them with it, shouldn't take too long to get on the water. You need get your Ayton Cross finished, race you,

Dave.

gribeauval · « **Reply #296 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:32:55 pm »

Quote from: Number 6 on August 23, 2011, 10:29:11 pm

They for Loch Ness again?

Take yourself from my immediate vicinity in any direction as long as it's away in short sharp jerky movements!!!!

Usually expressed in two good old Anglo Saxon words beginning with Foxtrot and Oscar.

Abuelo3 · « **Reply #297 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:52:06 pm »

I'm building the 44ft lifeboat of Dumas, in the hard way because of the lost in the mail of the running hardware kit, but the online store that did no help me on nothing, but still fun and it will be a good boat, ¿pictures? tomorrow, I'm still at work (ji ji ji ji)

treeboa · « **Reply #298 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:16:14 pm »

three on the go, 1/35 S-100 which is converted to rc now, been bath tested needs to go in a pond now pre me finishing it off, pt 15 which i got as a swop with a guy, then sitting on top my empty fish tank is a pair of 52 inch perkasa`s, one was ic the other many years ago i put triple shafts in, bonded the deck on, made ( lost somewhere) the superstructure from plasticard, both those are glass hulls, started building up the top in card again, when i get annoyed with one i drop onto another

when i get annoyed with all of them i go on the web and she hides my wallet

CF-FZG · « **Reply #299 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:55:46 pm »

Halfway through building a Fiesta yacht, just received my laser cut parts for a Star 45 yacht, and a Seaport tug that's having something done to it, (not sure yet exactly what's 'going to be done' to it though).

Next on the board will be a Model Slipway Tamar FSB, (when it gets here that is

) followed by, probably, a scratch built IOM 1 meter boat.

Mark

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