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SD14 Cargo ship 1:70 - Marcle Models
Well, working overseas in Nigeria has landed me in an apartment where I have the space to build and display this big, big model. I have already gotten as far as finishing the midsection (2 out of 3 sections), but I'll do a fairly detailed story-so-far first.
And even big ships have to start small!
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Constructing the bottom plates, in a similar way as the steel plates of the original would be arranged.
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Fitting the double bottom longitudinals and forward double bottom floors:
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Fitting the double bottom floors. Had to do a little bit of cosmetic surgery, because I closed the keel gap between the forward floors...
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More of the double bottom floors. Note the lightening holes in floor 133 and 134. These would be in all the floor in the original ship.
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I have now installed the rest of the double bottom floors, and the tank top longitudinals:
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Making and fitting the double bottom:
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Making the bow section:
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Making the watertight bulkhead and box girders:
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That's pretty remarkable. Just like a real ship is built.
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