Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

[ozdell]

It's quite small though....? No, I mean BLOODY MASSIVE!
Will you need to get the bulders in to build an extension?
T

Hi martintheweb, no Martin , she is in four section and once finished be in two half's, I plan to build a shelf that will have legs for the ship to sit in my hobby room..
More progress pics tomorrow night, two more bulkheads be glued in place.

Take care Tony

[ozdell]

Only two more bulkheads to go, after all the bulkheads glued in place I found an easy way to on how, I decided to glue the side panels in first, wow it worked , I am not sure if I will rebuild the bow, will have a go at fixing it, the starboard side didn't turn out so well .

It is great the main construction is coming to an end after starting planning 2015, will count up haw many bulkheads I glued in place, with one sheet of cardboard can get two bulkheads, I still have to glue on the double side hull panels, then the model will look like Corona Sea .


First pic the two side panels in place



Last pic the bulkhead in place, I wish I started on the RC version so much work, then I had the issue what to use and cutting out the bulkheads out of ply .

She will still make a stunning model out of card even though it is a water line model, I could use fibre glass on the second hull.

Very happy indeed , Tony from down under

[boatman]

Only two more bulkheads to go, after all the bulkheads glued in place I found an easy way to on how, I decided to glue the side panels in first, wow it worked , I am not sure if I will rebuild the bow, will have a go at fixing it, the starboard side didn't turn out so well .

It is great the main construction is coming to an end after starting planning 2015, will count up haw many bulkheads I glued in place, with one sheet of cardboard can get two bulkheads, I still have to glue on the double side hull panels, then the model will look like Corona Sea .
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First pic the two side panels in place

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Last pic the bulkhead in place, I wish I started on the RC version so much work, then I had the issue what to use and cutting out the bulkheads out of ply .

She will still make a stunning model out of card even though it is a water line model, I could use fibre glass on the second hull.

Very happy indeed , Tony from down under

HI TONY if you do build a R/C vershion of your ship if i was you use 1/32 nd ply as if its to thick a ply the hull will be very heavy to lift when yourve built it
an your work on the water line model is lookin good an comin on
all best
chris

[ozdell]

Hi Chris, how thick is 1/32nd ply 2 mm, I was thinking 3mm thick ply for the bulkheads, a lot of work cutting out with a jig saw, then cut in for side framing.

Many thanks, no work on the Corona Sea tonight, getting late only cut out one bulkhead, want to do the two in one hit .

Today I made up the first northern end point mock up to see how the points will go, quite happy, very windy hear , worse in the afternoon didn't go outside, this morning before the wind started up< I sprayed the grass where the gravel be going, ordering the gravel Tuesday.

How is the Tiger going.

We could be in lock down in Ipswich have 6 new cares linked to a youth centre here, if it gets worse we wont be going any where, a club meeting on Tuesday I am not going and have to miss out in my mums birthday dinner Monday, too risky going and giving it to her she is 87 .

Take care Tony

[JR]

Had a good read through Tony, some cracking work with no doubt hrs and hrs of research. Very kind of the Master of the vessel to be so helpful.

[ozdell]

Had a good read through Tony, some cracking work with no doubt hrs and hrs of research. Very kind of the Master of the vessel to be so helpful.

Hi John, many thanks, yeah sure lucky to in contact with the master of the ship I am modelling, haven't updated my build for a while,the hull is nearly finished.

Tony

[ozdell]

The latest update pic, of the very last two bulkheads cut and glued together, will have to be Saturday ship building night I will glue them in place,.

A big mile stone 30 bulkheads all up started the build in 2016, planning the 2014.


Tony from down under

[JR]

Tony , I have to admire to sheer determination to build something like this from scratch. I'm confused enough with a kit and vague instructions !

[boatman]

HI Tony im a bit confused about which part of the ship that you have shown there ?
chris

[ozdell]

Tony , I have to admire to sheer determination to build something like this from scratch. I'm confused enough with a kit and vague instructions !

Hi John, sorry about not explaining enough those card cutouts sitting on top of the ruler are the very last two bulkheads all up 30 of them, if you think the ship is mind blowing check out my Bridge build, will blow you away, all goes well should finely finish the bridge construction, going back since 2014.
Tony

[ozdell]

HI Tony im a bit confused about which part of the ship that you have shown there ?
chris

Hi Chris, yeah didn't explain what the card cutouts were , which are the very two last bulkheads making that 30 bulkheads later, I being doing a few changes to the layout track plan tonight, what have you being up to .
Tony

[boatman]

Hi Chris, yeah didn't explain what the card cutouts were , which are the very two last bulkheads making that 30 bulkheads later, I being doing a few changes to the layout track plan tonight, what have you being up to .
Tony

HI Tony well apart from building an paint spraying the masts now done ive had to put finishing off the masts till later as while its warm wheather ive had to go back to finishing off the hulls so ive been paint spraying both the hulls in their top coats paint so it give a nice hard finish of top grey an top red . Now this saterday ive got to fit in the hulls about nr about 70 port holes as the rest will go in the super struckture so a bit of a nerve rackin time comin on sat
chris

[ozdell]

HI Tony well apart from building an paint spraying the masts now done ive had to put finishing off the masts till later as while its warm wheather ive had to go back to finishing off the hulls so ive been paint spraying both the hulls in their top coats paint so it give a nice hard finish of top grey an top red . Now this saterday ive got to fit in the hulls about nr about 70 port holes as the rest will go in the super struckture so a bit of a nerve rackin time comin on sat
chris

Hi Chris, breaking news I glued in place last night the 30th bulkhead , dating back to the beginning 2nd September 2017, I thought it was earlier than that , very happy to it in place, the big ceremony will be today gluing the last hull panel in, then the fun begins with the final 2 mm thick side panels, will be cut to the length of each section.

Thank goodness my ship doesn't have any port holes as such only rope windows, I will look at the bow and try to fit it getting it right , now I know the height measurements of the white and blue lines meet be interesting if it lines up with the port side.

I have a couple of update pics of the progress of the joining of the the large curve at the end of the layout, will be painting the approach module will be accessing the terminus station station platforms, 5 platforms all up.

On a high Tony from cloudy down under.

[ozdell]

I have progressed more , the second stern section hull is finely finished at long last after 3 years, I have being working on the funnel deck and funnel, is finished , still more detail and smoke stacks to glue in place.

Have now moved onto the the bridge and accommodation decks, I have made a start a year back and now glued the whole top deck and bridge deck together, will start finishing of the bow sides this weekend , wont be working on layout for a few days to I get over the skin cancer bioscopy on side of my heard .

Pic one the funnel deck only enough room for one trailer lane and containers.



Pic two the funnel end will have louvers .



Pic three the finished funnel , front join needs to be filled in.



Pic four the funnel end with the louvers hand rails and piping



Pic five the rounded funnel and funnel deck, lots of detail ahead



Pic six with blue colour hull line , pretty happy has worked out well give and take a mm



Last pic of the real ship , I plan to cut 3 mm ply for under the hull for the ship to sit on.

I am now more pic updates on the bridge progress.

Tony from down under.

[boatman]

I have progressed more , the second stern section hull is finely finished at long last after 3 years, I have being working on the funnel deck and funnel, is finished , still more detail and smoke stacks to glue in place.

Have now moved onto the the bridge and accommodation decks, I have made a start a year back and now glued the whole top deck and bridge deck together, will start finishing of the bow sides this weekend , wont be working on layout for a few days to I get over the skin cancer bioscopy on side of my heard .

Pic one the funnel deck only enough room for one trailer lane and containers.

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Pic two the funnel end will have louvers .

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Pic three the finished funnel , front join needs to be filled in.

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Pic four the funnel end with the louvers hand rails and piping

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Pic five the rounded funnel and funnel deck, lots of detail ahead

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Pic six with blue colour hull line , pretty happy has worked out well give and take a mm

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Last pic of the real ship , I plan to cut 3 mm ply for under the hull for the ship to sit on.

I am now more pic updates on the bridge progress.

Tony from down under.

HI Tony lookin good an now you have the funnel in place an the cutouts at the rear end im begining to understand which part of the hull im lookin at the rear end impressive work boyo are you still gonna have the ramps go up an down ?
chris