Iceman 29

Quite a career! The Peresvet (Russian: Пересвет) is a Peresvet-class battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy built in 1898. She was assigned to the 1st Squadron of the Pacific Fleet and took part in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). She was scuttled at the end of the conflict at Port Arthur, then refloated by the Japanese, who integrated her into their naval forces under the name Sagami. In 1916, during the First World War, she was bought by Russia and reverted to the name Peresvet. She was blown up by a German mine in 1917 and sank in the Mediterranean.

Good point, probably, nice pictures! 😜 https://yaromirr-livejournal-com.translate.goog/815.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp

There's an interesting and logical detail here, a rectangular gutter connected to the ship's hold that allows seawater to drain away at the top of the hold, a sort of overflow.

You can see that this part goes almost all the way to the bow. You wonder why Hobby boss didn't do it this way? Otherwise, it's really very clean. Well done.

Nice job!

I've changed image hoster, should be fine..

A fine piece of Chiropractic work! When I tried to paint the hull of my model, the enamel paint reacted with the Russian plastic, cracking and peeling off. I thought of an abundant layer of silicone applied in the mold as a release agent. So I cleaned the hull with a degreaser, but nothing helped... I abandoned the model to its fate. A photo I've just found while doing research for my documentation on this nice little coaster, I think its last photo before scrapping at the scrapyard on Otterham Quay. You can see that one of the lifeboats is on pallets on the quay. May help you.. http://sandsuckers.blogspot.com/2017/01/south-coast-seventies.html Others:

I still don't know if there's enough sheer, I'm going to take measurements from the photos to get a more accurate idea of the angles. Refining the shape of the front part of the hull down to the frame, which are identical in the middle. I've redesigned the hawsehole, which has a very specific trapezoidal shape. We'll be able to fit an anchor in there, which isn't the case on the FROG. It's a good, quick start. These are fairly simple hull shapes. This photo I found recently is very useful, it's the only one where you can see the hawse pipe perfectly.

Thanks, It's going to take a while. I've got a lot of 3D ships to finish first. I'll only be working on them from time to time. Yes, I know. This project has been on my mind for several years..

Everyone knows this mythical model from FROG F137 (and other exotic brands) of this small English coaster in the equally exotic 1/130 scale. It saw the light of day in 1961, when I was barely born, so the model dates back a long way (and so do I ), as do the injection moulds, now the property of a Russian brand, which can no longer export this model, which has been virtually impossible to find since the start of the war in Ukraine. Personally, I put it together quickly some time ago, but I wasn't satisfied with this kit, which can be described as horrible to assemble, as there are so many defects, especially in the latest versions where the half-hulls are often warped and deformed. FROG has never had a good reputation for the accuracy of its models, as can be easily seen with this model aircraft, but it is no exception: F174 - Gloster E.28/39 (1/63?) The same applies to the Shell Welder, which is not very accurate when compared to the rare photos of the real ship. The original sheer is not present, an important feature of many old coasters, and the side profile is not respected either. So I want to make this 1/100 scale coaster completely in 3D, then print it. This 3D design project is a challenge for me, insofar as there are no longer any plans from the 'Willington Quay' shipyard, UK, which built her, to my knowledge and after extensive research with my friend Roland Grard, a good specialist in ship plans. So I'm going to use the hull of the 1/130 model, her deck plan and so on. We'll do our best to make it more credible in terms of the tank piping, etc., because it's been simplified. Because it's been simplified. 3D allows us to get as close as possible to reality. I sailed (as did Roland) on this type of oil coaster for many years, and I know them quite well: This one for example, once it's loaded, it's a bit like all submarines, in bad weather on the open sea, it's very impressive, it's dangerous to go forward: M/T Pierre Laffitte (1) originally 1950 tonnes: built at Chantiers de la Garonne & ACSO, Bordeaux in 1979. Mainly sailed in Marseille, but also in the French West Indies. http://bordeauxaquitainemarine2.fr/n-ch-acso.htm Originally a much smaller vessel when sailing to Marseille, she was quickly "jumbo-ised" at Le Havre, Normandy, France by adding a good section of tanks and 400 m3 butane gas balloons from SNCF ( Railway ) wagons, to accommodate the long-term contract signed with the SARA Refinery in Martinique. In the process of being extended (Roland Grard Collection): Cutting: The section is inserted: All you have to do is weld it together. 😜 Once extended: ________________________________ Name: "SHELL WELDER Type : Tanker Keel laying : 12/11/1954 Completed : 17/03/1955 Builder : Clelands (Successors) Ltd Shipyard : Willington Quay, Newcastle. Shipyard number : 193 Dimensions : 569 grt, 202 nrt, 170.9 x 29.7 x 10.5 ft ( Length: 52 m, beam 9 m, Draught 3,20 m ) Engines : Main engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (Piston diameter and stroke; 265 x 345mm), 570 HP Engines by : Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester Propulsion: 1 x propeller Construction: Steel Registration number: 186210 History : 28/03/1955 Shell-Mex & BP Ltd, London 1973 Purchased by Pounds Shipowners and Shipbreakers Ltd, Portsmouth 1974 Purchased by Northwood (Fareham) Ltd, London; renamed STEEL WELDER Comments: 1974: Converted to a dredger. 1991: Dismantled at Otterham Quay, UK First sketch of the bow. Don't expect any frequent updates at the moment, I have other 3D models to finish.

Amazing job and model! Australia now has a real aircraft carrier! 😜

Roland's version is well on the way to completion. I'm working on the rigging, I've got one or two more details to add and that'll be it for the ship, with just the two displays to be done.

I don't see all these lines so pronounced on the hull...

Great job, it's all there, it's great art, the aging is superb, the staging too, you'd think you were there. Thanks for sharing, it's magnificent.

That big! Like a Big E.. 😜

Some progress on assembly and painting since the 17th. The rigging will be the next difficulty, for the second time.

Indeed Dave, the essential thing on board. Personal photos More sophisticated, made on board. Mass cooking.

Making a 200-litre drum. The one on the left will be used as a dustbin at the stern of the coaster. These old oil drums were often used in this way until the 80's, either emptied directly at sea, or dockside when there was a suitable receptacle on the quayside. Another era I've known. Nowadays, nothing is normally discharged into the sea, not even food scraps. Some is incinerated in the on-board incinerator (at sea only) when the ship is big enough to have one. There are also several large obligatory sorting garbage cans on board. Drawing a barrel takes 10 minutes maximum on Fusion360. These generic barrels will be used for other ships. Description 200-LITER BUNG DRUMS Dimensions Overall diameter: 610 +/- 10 mm Overall height: 860 +/- 10 mm Volume: 217 liters Empty bung barrel weight: 15 kg. In 3 images. The drawing of the necessary sketches (with experience, it's fun to reduce the sketches to a minimum), then apply a few functions: We apply a few colors and decals for fun, from PNG image files of SHELL logos of the time and more recent ones with transparent backgrounds, retrieved online free of charge. Fusion rendering, just for fun: I've made good progress on the second copy, a version with no aging, no sailors, no cargo masts at sea station.

Sorry to hear that! I can't send you the Seine decals by post, mine are more recent. This is from the Task Force box. I'll do the Saône, whatever.

I'll be following your assembly closely, as mine is waiting in its box, with its Pontos PE kit. No time to devote to it at the moment...

Tks Guys! I couldn't find the right size Australian Merchant Navy flag in decal, which is red, as opposed to the national flag, which is blue. So I'm going to do it myself, as well as the red flag indicating that the ship is carrying dangerous goods. There is also a fixed or flashing red light indicating this type of transport on the aft mast above the bridge. It is already there. Personal picture.

Dismantling the ex-Saône in 2013: https://www-meretmarine-com.translate.goog/fr/defense/le-demantelement-de-l-ex-saone-avance-correctement?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp

I sent him a private message yesterday, but I've had no reply yet... "Lost in Translation" 😅

Good question Stuart! It's fragile when assembled, but once glued, it's solid enough. But I have to tell you that I'll be more reassured when the ship is under its glass cover in its vitrine like the others, isolated from big fingers and dust. I've finished the rigging, it's a big challenge in stretch... The sailors have started to pause pose .. It feels like the end of construction for this first specimen.