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Topic review - Polar research ship Fram (1/700)
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maxim
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I wanted to use PE ratlines, but I recognised that Fram had no ratlines over all shrouds, but only over the two middle ones. I do not wanted to add all ratlines, therefore I omitted them.

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:12 am
callen
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Congrats!!!!
Wow! She looks beautiful. A very sharp build indeed. You should be very pleased with yourself.

Question, I don't see any rat-lines on the shrouds. Are they not visible? Or did you omit them for some reason?

Either way, excellent build. She is a beauty! :cool_2:
Post Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:47 pm
Richard J OMalley
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Great job on a historic ship . :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: Now you have to figure out what's next . :huh:
Post Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:39 pm
maxim
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Finished!

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More photos tomorrow on modellmarine.de
Post Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:38 am
callen
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Hey!
Looking good. Don't let lack of parts stop you. She's a beaut! :thumbs_up_1:
Post Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:54 pm
maxim
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I had stopped to built Fram, because I waited for some parts, which I had ordered. They are not arrived, but it is time to continue with Fram:

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I added the crow's nest, the anchor (together with the chains and crans by BJ Modellbau), two pumps near the main mast and reserve (?) spars. Currently I am working on the rig.
Post Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:43 am
Pieter
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Where's that "like" button when one needs it?
Post Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:17 pm
maxim
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I added the first boat (from the British Harbor Set by Combrig) and the spar of the main mast. Additionally, the tops and yards were made.

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Post Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:35 am
maxim
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Sorry, it took some time to get a big pencil...

I added bollards, wheels (WEM PE parts), Diesel exhaust, the fans of the engine room, compasses:

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Post Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:36 pm
JIM BAUMANN
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That REALLY is a most unusual rig--tall pole mast fore and aft and the conventional set up midships :scratch:



agree with Callem-- you need a pencil of similar

( allegedly my photo/size illustrative pencils are custom made ,......

3 feet( a bit under 1 metre) long to make my huge models look more intricate-just like a 1/700 model ....hahhahahahahah!) :cool_2:
Post Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:19 am
callen
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I'm enjoying watching one of my favorite modelers at work. :thumbs_up_1: Really great to see this historic ship taking shape.
Quick question; the grid in the pics, I assume those are square centimeters? Could we persuade you to pose the FRAM with a household object to give us a sense of scale? (Particularly for us non-metric heads? :heh: :big_grin: ) Looking forward to your next post. :wave_1:
Post Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:28 pm
maxim
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I had painted her, before I continued to build the bridge:

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Next step was the bridge:

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Post Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:31 pm
callen
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I like it Lars!
Keep 'em coming! :wave_1:
Post Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:57 pm
maxim
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The last weeks I had worked very slowly on the deck details (winches, capstan, companions, hatches, skylights...)

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I have started to make the deckhouse below the bridge, but for the bridge I need the mizzen first. Therefore I made first the masts from brass and some parts (not specially made for Fram) by BMK:

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The masts of Fram are strange. The main mast is a normal one with a upper spar, but the foremast and mizzen mast were made from one piece.
Post Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:43 pm
JIM BAUMANN
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well now--that is an interesting subject!

watching....

JIM B
Post Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:00 pm
mabmanu
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Hello .
Very interesting project
Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:51 pm
Richard J OMalley
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Love sailing ships .At one time that is all I made .Looking forward to more . :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
Post Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:51 pm
callen
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Lookin' Good Lars!!!!

She's up and running! Glad to see you finally blogging this.

Keep us posted on your project. One more chapter of Naval History opened in 1/700th Scale! :thumbs_up_1:
Post Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:48 pm
maxim
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The hull is finished (except smaller details):

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I have started to built the deck details:

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I got the new book Ordeal by Ice about Antartica polar research ships. In this a deck plan of Fram in the fit of Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole contained - which provide the missing information about the shape of the bridge deck.
Post Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:32 pm
maxim
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I have continued with the armour against the ice adding additional sheets below the first one:

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I tried to make them fit to the waterline and to adjust them to bow and stern shape - which is not so nice, because in this area the bow and stern is curved.

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:35 am

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