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10-06-2010, 06:50 AM
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Interesting topic. Although I have built some military ships, I prefer the civilian cargo and passenger ships. I will be following this one with regularity.
Have a good day.
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10-07-2010, 02:14 PM
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Hello gentlemen,
I thank you all for your nice comments and your engagement on my project. Like Michael remarked, yes, I like to show the pictures of the original so I have and so I can - copyright - you all know, what I mean. Since I started to cut and glue cardmodels together, I missed these helpful pics of the original ship. Don, yes I know this site - thank you for remembering; when I go there I'm lost for the rest of the day ...  So, drawn, printed and doubled cardboard - starting with the keel plate. The two halfs are fixed with architectural tape on a solid ground - my old piece of glass, 8 mm thick are very helpful. I don't like hulls like a banana! :D I would like to have the opportunity, all cargo hatches in the open situation. So I operate with to main formers at longitudinal axis of the hull and the normal lateral formers. All together is very solid and earthquakesafe ... Added the lateral stringers and completed with the maindeck - waiting for the launching .. With lovely greetings the Wilfried PS: Jim, these ships of the North German Lloyd has, comparing with the SOLINGEN-class - a very slim line; length gives speed ...width block .. Last edited by Wilfried; 10-07-2010 at 02:42 PM.
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10-07-2010, 02:19 PM
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Hello Wilfried:
Nice sweeping smooth look to the frame. This may be the first hull I have watched you assemble. I look forward to it. Mike
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10-07-2010, 02:24 PM
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Excellent, Wilfried!
Very nice, slender shaped hull...more like a destroyer than a cargo ship, eh?:D I see you have one hatch opened for the detailed cargo work you mentioned earlier; that is something I am looking forward to seeing how it develops! I often use a glass plate for waterline hulls as well, although I use a small dab of white glue to secure the base to the glass, then when the framing is added and done, all dry, I pry the base gently from the glass using a slender blade. I more commonly used a length of foam core to which I also glue the base; when I am ready to remove the model from the construction base it is quite easy to do so, I can even peel away the foam core from the model, which works quite well. Wonderful work, and can't wait to see more! Cheers! Jim
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10-07-2010, 04:14 PM
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all our model constructions follows the same solid way with doubled cardboard; this is the first time I test out the keel plate without tabs ... I don't like tabs at the keel plate; they disturb the fine lines of the hull ... With lovely greetings the Wilfried
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10-07-2010, 04:25 PM
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Hello Jim,
yes, one hatch is open; all the other hatches are similar in width. I will try the first, check it out and then duplicate with varied dimensions in length the others. All of them are McGregor hatches ... very handsome for the deckspersonnel ... All of my waterline hulls are fixed on these glass plate; your method are interesting; please show it in pictures at your next model? So if I and other can participate ... With lovely greetings the Wilfried
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10-09-2010, 05:27 AM
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Excellent looking hull structure Wilfried.
If I may ask, what software are you using for the design of this project. Have a good day.
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10-09-2010, 05:35 AM
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. A good sheet of original drawings with correct lines of the ship, scanned and than prepared with the use of the good old Freehand 10 on my Mac ... With lovely greetings the Wilfried
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