SD 14 cargo ship

[Michael Mash]

Impressive project.
If I remember correctly, Marco (from Netherlands) built this some time ago. Its so big that everything looks more like wood than card.
Mike

[Inky]

This is looking great. Now that I see it coming together I take back all the bad stuff I said about how much it cost, it is well worth it.

[romanmodels]

Michael, Marco was about a third of the way through when I started building mine.
Inky, it is costly but the enjoyment value far outstrips this and gives a good insight into how modern ships are built and work.

[Wilfried]

.. if I'm right, the idea of producing this cardmodel was to train the firemen showing all the covered parts of a ship if it's burning?

With lovely greetings
the Wilfried

[romanmodels]

Wilfried yes and cadets as well i think

[papersurprise50]

The model was also used for a few months I believe to train what could be classified as "damage control repeirmen" too.How many papermodels go to this depth? None that I know of.Mine will be delayed as the wife is out of sorts healthwise.AH well, I,ll just have to build a lesser model and look forward to it. The builds I,ve seen so far certainly have opened my eyes. papersurprise50

[romanmodels]

well whilst building the model up to this point it was bugging me that there was no engine model seemed empty especially in the engine room so using some plans reproduced in John Lingwood's book. That showed the engine drawn in on a centreline section I was able to make a basic model of it so the following are the different views of the engine. The first attempt I abandoned as I used the wrong card it was that hard coloured card didn't like to be scored and didn't like to be bent. I did find some card similar to the Manila the rest model is made out of only a bit thinner and had a retry of the engine adding in a catwalk and making steps leading up from the base the engine room to the catwalk round the middle of the engine,with a connection to the engineering flat and I have made two ladders that will lead up to the access to the engine room from the first floor of the accommodation block.

[Marco]

That's a superb solution to the empty engine room! I used an existing Stork diesel engine model, but you're actually going for the original engine.

[papersurprise50]

Now , I gotta say.That is one neat job. The engine room would be quite empty without that hunk of iron,that,s for sure. I like your approach and will probably pattern my engine after yours or close thereof.That,s what I call a job WELL DONE. P.S. I have found some woven and rectangular pattern screening that will work on catwalks and stuff.It,s from the train section of my Local Hobby Shop. papersurprise50

[romanmodels]

thanks marco It was see yours that that confermed the nowshion to make an engine
Papersurprise i am in the prosese of drawing up the engine on the computer and plan to make it a download.