JohnWS Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Stunning work Iceman. 6 hours ago, Iceman 29 said: For my part I started with Windows 3.0... and before Commodore 64, Oric, Spectrum etc... ...two years ago I bought a beautiful and powerful Mac, you turn the key and it works, it's magic, very stable, very fast, no viruses, malware etc... .... Your post brought back a few memories. I bought one of the first little Sinclair computers in the early '80's ... including the thermal printer & plug in expanded memory module. A game changer at the time. I still have it hiding in a closet. I also had a Commodore 16, then a 64, before having a Windows 95 computer. I converted to a Mac in 2011 & haven't look back since. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Yes John, forgot the Sinclair! 😂 I love the keyboard withe Basic language fonction.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I am amazed at what you are achieving here Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, Iceman 29 said: Yes John, forgot the Sinclair! 😂 I love the keyboard withe Basic language fonction.. Yes that's it, a ZX81. I used a small 10" black & white TV for a monitor. The good old days! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 hours ago, longshanks said: I am amazed at what you are achieving here Kev Thanks Kev. As the weather is bad, it's going well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Stunning level of detail and overall modelling. I'm in gentle awe Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Thanks Rob, the central main deck will be easier to mount. All the elements are already created and printed in 3D. Just have Evergreen tubes to bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Just had a bit of a catch up here. This ship is looking stunning already. Amazing attention to detail and incredible 3D work. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Thanks Terry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I want to thank you for all the information get from you here! About tankers, ship equipment, 3 D design (Fusion 360) all things that interest me a lot. Regards Andreas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Tks Andreas! As expected the rear part of the main deck is progressing well. The deck under the platform is of course equipped. On the port bow of this part of the deck, I could see a utility boat, as can be seen on some of the photos. I found this site very interesting with different models of USN boat. Still to find plans... https://www.okieboat.com/CAD boats.html Service boat Mk 2 , 40 feet. The 40-foot service boat was most often used to transport naval troops between the ship and the coast. The benches in the middle could be folded up and moved to the side to allow the boat to be used for transporting goods. It was sometimes used to transport equipment and other personal effects purchased in ports to the ship. It was stowed on the deck of the harbour boat, with the 28-foot personnel service boat nestled above it. The 26 footer with a small roof at the bow appeared to be stationed as a lifeboat on the Pamancet from a photo: I'm going to "pump" this davit plan it's perfect: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hello Iceman, Tremendous project. Your masterpiece in progress, together with all the information, videos and pictures makes this a real topper on this website. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands (Old sailor from the "K" serie "Khassiella" from Shell Tankers Netherlands. Luxury sailing at full load, a different story, when in transfer with the minimum of ballast." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thanks Orion! Indeed, on some of the tankers I have sailed on, when the weather was not good, we ballasted extra tanks so as not to damage anything, called "heavy ballast"... But that didn't help anyone, as loading seawater into some tanks complicated commercial operations... As I am curious, I found photos of the launch of your ship, a beautiful hull! "Launch of the oil tanker Khassiella for the Royal Shell Group Date: 10 December 1955 Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I started drawing the 40 foot (12 mts) the motor boat this evening, still using the half-hull method, it should go pretty fast: That's it, the hard part is done. The rest tomorrow. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I have made some progress today. There are still a lot of things to draw. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 The design work is complete for this 40-foot USN Utility boat. The cradle remains to be drawn to place it high on the deck. Printing tomorrow. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thank you all for your regular encouragements. The boat did not come out too badly, I was a bit worried about the 0.3 mm railing. But I reprinted two of them, I was not totally satisfied with the 3D printing side. The new ones are better. Printing of the ber is finished. Height adjustment in relation to the bridge to be carried out with the cutting pliers. Painting tomorrow 20B. Here you can see the red anti-fouling. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I'd change the steering wheel for something 'lighter', the rest is very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 It's already very small indeed ( 0,3 mm tube diameter, 60 mm to. scale 1:1 ). I will look in PE stock to see if i have anything compatible. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 0,15 or 0,2 wire will do the job, PE in 1/200 is not always the best option. You can get away with flat stuff in 700 or 350, 200 is a bit different story in my humble opinion. Edited October 12, 2020 by Michael M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Paint job on the utility boat, portside hull, weathering will follow: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Fabrication of the central deck piping, 3D printing instead of Evergreen at the front. The valve handwheel, flanges, are very well taken out, draw to a diameter of 0.25 mm for the handwheel torus, layer of 30 microns with the Mono X. Really top. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 I printed pulleys today, which would not have been possible with the other printer at least as accurately. Printed some new mast booms, the others were too long, this picture helped me a lot to know the exact length. I printed new higher fittings to raise the load masts a bit low because of the storage platforms. I can pass the wires directly into the sheave without having to drill the pulleys again, a big improvement! I couldn't resist reprinting two utility boats with the new printer. Although I had finished one completely with its support, paint and weathering... They are much better of course. I'm going to put two. But that's not the only reason, because I realized that the scale of the first ones was not good, when Chitubox printed them, the size increased by about 10%, I hadn't measured the first utility boat printed, until I printed another one with the other printer, it's by putting them side by side that I realized this "bug" ... 😜 I still haven't found the reason. Manufacture of the forward platforms: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Better &better; lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 About this aerial view of the AO-87 Sebec: one of the most important photos as documentation for this project, I didn't have the image in high resolution and therefore we couldn't see clearly some details like the armament, last night I found them on Wikimedia simply in very good quality. Clic two time to enlarge: So I was able to analyze the weaponry, there is still a blur on the type of the 4 guns on the upper bridge of the middle castle, 4 Oerlikon 20 mm with no protection plate ? I cannot distinguish their protection shield, or simple machine guns ? The details. I'm going to try to add this block on the front deck where the winch of the mast is placed, I had not seen this detail ... You can also see the storage along this block of probable fenders that are used during the refueling at sea, they are called "Baby fenders". You can see them placed along the hull on the other picture. At the back of the front platforms of the central deck, near the canoe, we can see the gangway, also to be added. A nice picture. I made a summary: Oerlikons without protective shield on other ships: I have finished the half-platforms. Paintings of the utility boats, still the booting top to be painted, crown buoys to be placed, bers to be redone, not high enough now. Cargo mast supports to draw. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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