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cos918

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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #50 on: September 18, 2017, 08:21:50 pm »

Hello Hama
very nice idea . Nice sailing to


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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #51 on: September 18, 2017, 09:12:32 pm »

Thanks John! :-))
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #52 on: September 18, 2017, 10:39:05 pm »

This is really clever hama...10/10......I also bet they are not expensive as a crew of scale Dockers  {-)

Obviously the magnet buffers have sufficient force to hold the vessel, but the vessel also has sufficient force/power to overcome breakaway resistance :-))

One consideration could be to disguise the magnet buffers assemblies in those pedestrian covered walkways that advance to the ships side after the vessel has actually berthed

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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #53 on: September 19, 2017, 12:37:47 am »

 Thanks Derek!
Yes the idea with the walkway is great! Another idea I had is to fix piano wire to the dockside to represent mooring lines. As you say I can use power to break loose from the connection but the way to do it properly is to just flick a switch to "let go all lines"! :-)
All the best!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #54 on: September 19, 2017, 02:30:35 am »

I suppose it is a blank page.......following is an example of the thought .........[Port of Kobe in Japan]

Shoreside DC electromagnets :o....the only question or downside is the application of the magnetic force/gauss

Can this be induced progressively?.......or is it snap on <*< .....then snap off  <*< ??

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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #55 on: November 12, 2017, 07:06:30 pm »

Here's my very simple solution to docking onto a link span

A tiny magnet attached to the underside of the linkspan attaches to a similar magnet on the bow and the stern of the ship.  Ship approaches and the linkspan automatically attaches.  Even the rails on this train ferry line up!  I tried a magnet on the side of the ship to attach it to the dock also but the Freia couldn't pull away- but not wanting anything complicated - Hama's solution is simple but needs a little bit of engineering to create -  instead I use a guide bar which you can see in the video, but which will be painted black eventually when the dock is completed. The linkspan is enough to hold the boat in dock until you want to sail away.

So if you watch the video through you can see both forward and backwards approaches on to the linkspan.  No bow thrusters used - everything depends on twin props.  It was a rather blustery day and the ship gets blown about a bit!  Now to populate the dock with buildings and paint it.  Others in our club have produced some fantastic docks which we can set up on sailing days.

Enjoy the link to video on YouTube:

 https://youtu.be/vYoDCbTPyuY

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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #56 on: November 15, 2017, 06:05:05 am »

Clever idea Edmund! Simple and effective.
Another option would be to run the rod beneath the surface and attache a dolphin/ mooringpost to it. And thats making it complicated again {-)
All the best!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #57 on: December 05, 2022, 10:11:40 pm »

  Hello!
Time for another transformation of this kit that started out as the Queen Mary 2. I wanted to create something at the same scale as my other two ferries, 1:200, and also a real life vessel rather than the imaginary 1:250 scale ferry I created last time. I had one suitable object in mind that would fit, due to her sleek bow. Only problem that she's a lot shorter, so out with the dremel!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #58 on: December 05, 2022, 10:16:10 pm »

I needed to remodel the stern from rounded quarters to square.
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #59 on: December 05, 2022, 10:22:26 pm »

The forecastle, bow and bridge were remodelled. The superstructure were rebuilt using both existing structures as well as new material.
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #60 on: December 05, 2022, 10:26:21 pm »

The new funnel was built of balsa and brass rod.
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #61 on: December 05, 2022, 10:29:33 pm »

And with some more details and a little primer you begin to see how she'll look, anyone for a guess?
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #62 on: December 05, 2022, 10:39:42 pm »

Hi Hama, it's obviously a ferry - Stena Link maybe?


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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #63 on: December 05, 2022, 10:55:28 pm »

Hello Ray, and thanks for your interest in my build!
She is definitely a ferry, but not a Stena one. She is the Smyril, a Faero island ferry, designed by the famous naval architects Knud E Hansen.
I didn't have any drawings, only a simple sketch  so she will be a close enough resemblance..
All the best!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #64 on: December 05, 2022, 11:26:31 pm »

Ahh yes, I can see that now. Must say, you're doing a grand job on this, especially as you aren't using any plans!
Looking forward to seeing more of your build as you progress and thank you for putting up that picture of the actual vessel.  :-)


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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #65 on: December 06, 2022, 10:17:08 am »


Love the shape of this vessel ...... that would look right at home in Thunderbirds 1960's!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #66 on: December 06, 2022, 11:15:39 am »

I agree Martin, she has lovely lines!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #67 on: December 06, 2022, 11:19:44 am »

And with a little more paint on, she hopefully starts to look a bit more like the original. The observant one might see that she rests on the anniversary book from Naval architects Knud E Hansen.
All the best!

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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #68 on: December 06, 2022, 11:23:14 am »

Ahh yes, I can see that now. Must say, you're doing a grand job on this, especially as you aren't using any plans!
Looking forward to seeing more of your build as you progress and thank you for putting up that picture of the actual vessel.  :-)


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Thanks Ray!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #69 on: December 06, 2022, 05:12:05 pm »

Hi Hama
She looks great. I would never have guessed her. I was thinking more Gotland ferries .
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #70 on: December 06, 2022, 09:47:53 pm »

Thanks John!
A picture from the first test sail. I was a bit concerned about her buoyancy, after all it was a quite substantial piece of the hull that I removed. She sits perfectly on the waterline, but I still has to test her sea worthiness when fully completed.
All the best!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #71 on: December 09, 2022, 02:02:18 pm »

Hello!
Last few pics.
This is as she is at the moment,  more or less done. Some more detailing to do and fixing of ballast/battery.
Railings are brass etched ones, lifeboats carved from balsa and all windows cut from insulation tape.
Lastly some pics with her 1:200 cousins.
Have a nice weekend!
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #72 on: April 03, 2023, 12:30:48 pm »

Absolutely outstanding work and ingenuity Hama. It was great seeing the progress too in YouTube clips added along the way.


Cheers,
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Re: New ferry build
« Reply #73 on: April 03, 2023, 01:07:48 pm »

Thanks Phil, very kind of you!
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