SS Rotterdam

[Peter Ansoff]

I actually crossed the Atlantic on this ship from New York to Southampton way back in 1966. There was a British seamans' strike in progress when we arrived, and the Southampton docks were jammed with idle merchant ships, including both the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. We tied up in front of the Canberra. I don't have many specific memories of the 8-day voyage, except that it was a wonderful adventure aboard a beautiful ship. I'm glad that she is still afloat in retirement.

[herky]

Originally Posted by Peter Ansoff

I actually crossed the Atlantic on this ship from New York to Southampton way back in 1966. There was a British seamans' strike in progress when we arrived, and the Southampton docks were jammed with idle merchant ships, including both the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. We tied up in front of the Canberra. I don't have many specific memories of the 8-day voyage, except that it was a wonderful adventure aboard a beautiful ship. I'm glad that she is still afloat in retirement.

they have done a great job of restoring her

[Hanseat]

the aft part of the Rotterdam is finished. I show the old model of 2007 and my current improved version.

[Hanseat]

in her dual-purpose role the passengers can relax and take a sunbath

[shipbuild]

Exquisite details of a beautiful liner.

[Positive_Rate]

LarsW - Thats a beautiful looking model! Is it the 1:250?

[Positive_Rate]

Hanseat,
Flaws or not your build is amazing! I am curious about some details - maybe you can oblige?
The deck chairs - did you scratch build them?
The rails - brilliant job - are they lasercuts or are they wire?
Regards,
Alan

[Hanseat]

The rails are a mixture of JSC rails from the kit and metal rails from Passat Verlag (Reling vierzügig = four parallels). The deck chairs are custom-made. I drew them 4:1 and downscaled them later. Only the wooden chairs that show the latticework on the topmost deck are bought from Kartonmodellbau.de.

[PAPER FAN]

Originally Posted by Hanseat

The rails are a mixture of JSC rails from the kit and metal rails from Passat Verlag (Reling vierzügig = four parallels). The deck chairs are custom-made. I drew them 4:1 and downscaled them later. Only the wooden chairs that show the latticework on the topmost deck are bought from Kartonmodellbau.de.

Great idea drawing them at a larger size and scaling down.

[Hanseat]

The bow section is finished. Like previously, the first pic shows the old 2007 model (minus two bollards which I needed). My own pics I took during a visit on the ship helped me a lot to improve the details. I reshaped the outer rim of the forward shell plating using the white section of the blue alternative coat from the kit. I bit of paint did the rest.