SS Michelangelo 1/250

[sharunas]

Hello Everybody!

after long period of absence returning to forum and paper modeling in general. Was missed the hobby and Forum community as-well.

SS Michelangelo (and sister ship SS Raffaello) were very elegant and beautiful Italian ocean liners built in a wrong era for such vessels.
This particular project, with a help of a colleague in modeling Bill "shipbuild", is being slowly developed for more than a year.





The model materialized only a few weeks ago. Formers were cut by laser out of 2mm card paper and bulkheads are being laid on frame. The advantages of laser cutting is obvious - this frame is the most straght and least deformed I've ever achieved.
So the point of no return toward completion is achieved, moving on

[dto]

Very interesting diagonal frames! Will watch this thread closely, especially how you build the distinctive latticework around the funnels.

David T. Okamura

[Ponytail]

A very elegant one!
I am not a real shipbuilder, but your models are tempting...

And the formers also in DXF/DWG ?

[sharunas]

Originally Posted by dto

Very interesting diagonal frames! Will watch this thread closely, especially how you build the distinctive latticework around the funnels.

I've entered diagonal frames to give frame rigidity against twisting along longitudinal axis. Also it partly prevent large area flat bulkheads from folding inside.

The latticework is also done by laser on 1mm card paper. I only don't know how it will behave when being bent. Hope it won't be brittle.

Originally Posted by Ponytail

A very elegant one!
I am not a real shipbuilder, but your models are tempting...

And the formers also in DXF/DWG ?

Thank you.

Yes, the formers are prepared in DXF and also will be published in conventional manner - on pdf page.

[Scifimodelfan]

Great start, beautiful work very clean.

[herky]

good to see you back,another masterpiece in the making.will follow this one closely

[sharunas]

Originally Posted by Scifimodelfan

Great start, beautiful work very clean.

Originally Posted by herky

good to see you back,another masterpiece in the making.will follow this one closely

Thank you Scifimodelfan and Herky.

It is far from masterpiece, but trying my best.


And Happy New Year for everyone!

[herky]

Originally Posted by sharunas

Thank you Scifimodelfan and Herky.

It is far from masterpiece, but trying my best.


And Happy New Year for everyone!

have a great new year also,

[sharunas]

Hi,

brief update.
Hull more-less completed. Were some troubles, so made a list of mistakes and changes. Now will return to digital corrections until everything is in my mind.

[Gregg CA]

That is an amazing model of an amazing ship! Excellent skill Sharunas!!!
Looking forward to more..!
Gregg