Topic: Linkspan Models Norland / Norstar - Development of a kit..... (Read 195299 times)

wartsilaone · « **Reply #25 on:** November 08, 2011, 02:48:44 pm »

Carl. I'm going to Bruges in May for the 25th anniversary if my beloved Norsea/Pride of york. Would you like some more photos?

carlmt · « **Reply #26 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:10:47 pm »

My god yes please Ali!!!!!

As many outside deck and detail pictures as you can feasably manage without being locked up for 'terrorism activities' would be most useful.......

All photos are useful

If you manage to get on the bridge, some good clear shots of the GA plans (usually found on the back wall behind glass) would be the bees knees - as well as bridge interior shots. For the GA plans, one photograph of each deck layout would be clearer than trying to photograph the whole drawing at once........and obviously at as high a resolution as possible...

I feel that I am asking too much here Ali....sorry mate....

I wish I could do this exercise for all the boats I have planned............

Is this a special cruise then? Or something you are celebrating yourself? 25 years on one run is a major achievement for the ferry business. Pride of Dover managed to rack up 23 years (87 - 10)and Pride of Calais has managed 24 so far...........

wartsilaone · « **Reply #27 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:24:40 pm »

Ok Carl. I'll see what I can do. I would love to get on the bridge but somehow I doubt it. However I will be able to get plenty of shots of Norland/Norstar and also Norwave/Norwind. As for the the anniversary May 8th will 25 years since Norsea's maiden voyage. I'm taking the wife and I'm having some his and her's sweatshirts made up. I'm going to stop there, I've said too much already. I'm starting to sound like a complete anorak, but maybe you already knew that.

Ali.

carlmt · « **Reply #28 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:40:28 pm »

Not at all mate - why not drop the skipper a line before you go c/o the Company Office in Hull letting him know why you are travelling and your enthusiasm for North Sea Ferries..........he may be accommodating. I've known it happen...........

C

wartsilaone · « **Reply #29 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:49:31 pm »

It may be worth a shot. I'm not even that bothered about going to Bruges as I've been there many times before. If I could stay on the the ship all day and have a nosey about it really be something. But that would mean I wouldn't get them photos.

Ali.

Arrow5 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:50:33 pm »

Hope they have spruced her up since last year. Watch you dont miss the Russian submarine in the Zeebrugge dock area, if you like that kind of thing.

wartsilaone · « **Reply #31 on:** November 08, 2011, 03:59:13 pm »

Hi Duncan. She did look pretty good after her visit to South Shields last February but the cruel north sea never lets up on trying to paint and metal work.
I assume that photo was taken from the Rossife ferry. I'll have to do that trip one day.

PS. Sorry Carl for High jacking your thread.

Ali.

Arrow5 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:06:39 pm »

Correct Ali but we went because the route was ending, nothing from Rosyth now sadly. We were on the Scottish Viking which opens up a train of thought ,sorry, thinking about recent rail ferry chat ! I hope some of the emerging ferry models will have couple that have exposed deck space for vehicles, or trains for the older ones. Copyright photograph acknowledged.

wartsilaone · « **Reply #33 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:09:30 pm »

Nord-Pars-De-Calais springs to mind.

carlmt · « **Reply #34 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:11:21 pm »

I dont class this conversation as 'hijacking'..........its all 'ferry talk' to me, and most enjoyable

C

Arrow5 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:24:31 pm »

OK here is a starter for ten

Hmmm not very pretty

carlmt · « **Reply #36 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:27:23 pm »

Ali will know it - Norking.........
C

wartsilaone · « **Reply #37 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:56:35 pm »

Check this out!
http://www.boregroup.com/bore/images.nsf/files/E7DB3C9E26ABC698C225723E0037AEED/$file/Norqueen.pdf

wartsilaone · « **Reply #38 on:** November 08, 2011, 04:58:06 pm »

And this!
http://www.boregroup.com/bore/images.nsf/files/FBD80AA615642896C225723E0037C61D/$file/Norstream.pdf

carlmt · « **Reply #39 on:** November 08, 2011, 05:00:15 pm »

HA!!!!!

Great minds think alike...........I just sent you an email with these attached - candidates for waterlining??????

Will get the FEV drawings over to you by the weekend mate

Carl

wartsilaone · « **Reply #40 on:** November 08, 2011, 05:03:13 pm »

Yes I wish every ship company was as forthcoming as this one.

Ali.

cos918 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 08, 2011, 09:23:03 pm »

Hi Ali do thoes links work as it opens up a new page with nothing on it?

John

wartsilaone · « **Reply #42 on:** November 08, 2011, 09:29:55 pm »

See if this one works.
http://www.boregroup.com/bore/cms.nsf/www/ourfleet

cos918 · « **Reply #43 on:** November 08, 2011, 09:34:53 pm »

Hi Ali
yes that works ,thanks nice find.

John

wartsilaone · « **Reply #44 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:07:43 pm »

carlmt · « **Reply #45 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:10:23 pm »

Something youre not telling me Ali????

Have you been building on the quiet????

That is a cracking model

. Where did you find it???
C

wartsilaone · « **Reply #46 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:14:08 pm »

It's on a dutch forum. I think it's 1:50 scale, at more than three metres long it must be.
http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/werkschepen/21746-ms-norstar.html

carlmt · « **Reply #47 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:23:35 pm »

YIKES!!!!

3.45m long, 0.5m wide and weighs over 130kg when on the water!!!!

A very beautiful model - and will be even more incredible when she is finished. Any bigger and the owner will not need a conventional ferry to get to the UK!!!!!!!!!!

From my, admittedly very poor understanding of Dutch, one of the guys on that site is building the Norqueen?

Have bookmarked it for closer study

Thanks for that Ali

I think I may register there and post up some news about our little ventures with the r/c and waterline ferries.....you never know!!
C

wartsilaone · « **Reply #48 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:25:39 pm »

You Never Know!

cos918 · « **Reply #49 on:** November 08, 2011, 10:28:17 pm »

From what I under stand she will never be finished. see link

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/bouwverslagen-schepen/140699-bouw-containerschip-op-basis-van-norstar-romp.html

John

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