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by **Neptune** » Sat May 16, 2026 5:15 pm

And some more, including an overview.

by **Neptune** » Sat May 16, 2026 5:10 pm

Thanks,

seems again longer than I thought since I updated this one.
I've made quite some progress.
After the forecastle, I decided to start really finishing from forward to aft.
So I built the catwalk forward. Then finally finished the cargo piping going into the deck house (where the vapour is reliquefied before being sent back to the tank). And finally finished the supports and catwalk next to that deckhouse.

This also meant I had the final level and measurement to complete the final, most complex midship piece of catwalk.

by **109** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:16 am

Great subject and execution

by **Neptune** » Sat Oct 18, 2025 1:31 am

Thanks Jim.
Love the upgrade of the forum, had a lot of issued logging in or even viewing the forum.
Now I can at least put an update.
I'll skip the explanations, a picture says a 1000 words.
Suffice to say I've completed the forecastle, including mooring fairleads etc. And am continuing with the catwalks.

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Fri Apr 18, 2025 2:19 pm

very Impressive Neptune !

it it looks like the real thing

JB

by **Neptune** » Fri Apr 18, 2025 1:36 pm

Due to some access issues with thr board I haven't updated much. I did (and still am) continue construction on Chaconia.

I basically had to paint and place the aft catwalk, up to the edge of the "hatch" underneath the manifold.

This also meant the aft part was more or less finished to its "upper level", so I didn't need space to put my hands afterwards. I therefore decided to go a bit further and add more details in the aft section. That part is nearly complete apart from the stairs, outer railing and mooring fairleads.

by **Neptune** » Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:47 pm

Thanks Norberto,

still making progress.

Mooring fittings were made using several jigs for both length and spacing of all rollers on the roller fairleads.

And an overview with the mooring fittings installed.

I also made the fixed gangways for both sides. I will only install those at the end of construction, when I'm doing the ship's side railing.

And after the last layer of piping, I could finally start on the catwalk over all the piping. These will be the last big pieces to go on. While working on that aft piece of catwalk I also decided to go for the final run of detailing in the areas where I'm installing the catwalk. So I'll be going aft to forward and add all details, which will not be obviously in my way for any further work. Last thing will then be the ship's side railings. Still a long way to go, but at least it looks like I'm getting somewhere and much faster than I ever expected when I suspended work on this model that many years ago.

by **Capit�o Norbert** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:26 am

super detailed model, a marvel

by **Neptune** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:24 pm

I've continued.
Slowly getting there. Currently making roller and closed fairleads. A little more piping to do before I really get to the catwalk and final detailing stage.

by **Neptune** » Sun Jun 16, 2024 3:30 pm

And more progress made. Plugging away at the cargo piping. Added a few more lines. Then it was time to add the bunker manifolds, working my way up, layer after layer of piping from the deck level to the top.

by **Neptune** » Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:51 pm

Figure this is a way around my picture uploading issues.

After getting "stuck" on the manifold area, I decided to carry on with the piping of cargo tank 2. Stuck isn't the real thing, I just needed to do more research, make detailed plans of that area before I tackle it.
I've also made some progress on the main cargo hose handling crane.
And since I had a short period left I also started with my long dreaded forward ventilation. No idea why I left that off for so long.
That's it for now. Busy with those plans of the manifold area at the moment, so I'm almost ready for some real progress.

by **Neptune** » Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:49 pm

So, here we go.

First started the warm-up by adding some valve actuators on tank 3. I finished those on Tank 1, so I had a good example of what I needed to do.

And then on to the real work, the cargo booster pumps and heater.

And in the meanwhile I continued on the main hose handling crane, midships. I had already done some work on the aft crane somewhere last year, but that one still is not painted.
The main crane is now in primer (used to be white primer, but somehow turned brown inside the can...) In any case, good enough to get rid of any contrasts, since those are difficult to get rid of underneath a white coat.

by **Neptune** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:09 am

I have now finally restarted this build in earnest.
Main issue has been two-fold: I needed to do more research for certain areas. Each time I figured out how to build it, my time ran out...
Secondly, the cargo heater area was a serious road block. It didn't leave much open ends, where I could adjust lengths for the piping. I was affraid to tackle that, but it needed to be done before I could advance with the rest of the cargo system.

I finally found a way to do the research and make plans of it. Then I decided to tackle the road block head-on.
Due to the impossible-to-oversee amount of work, I'm forcing myself to build at least 2 parts each day (time permitting). It looks like a task without end, but it guarantees progress, which is better than nothing.

I'm having issues uploading images to the forum, as soon as I sort those out, I'll be back with new pictures.

by **ModelMonkey** » Mon May 18, 2020 6:52 am

Lovely build. And HUGE!

by **Neptune** » Mon May 18, 2020 6:33 am

After completing the TI Europe in 1/700, I decided to continue (and finish?!) this build. She's taking up a lot of place and would look nice when finished.

Kind of forgot why I stopped this build, so I guess the interruption was long enough

During the Europe build I added a couple of parts on deck, but due to some construction work in the workshop I can't work on the hull right now.

So decided to tackle and finish the accomodation block first. I started the railing a couple of years back on places where it was required, so now I continued with the railing and finally tackled some parts that I wasn't too keen on before: The magnetic compass and gyro compass repeaters on the bridge wings.
The magnetic compass is just a rough shape as she'll be covered in canvas later on (I think I'll use alu foil for that).
The gyro repeaters need some small detailing, but look ok for now, turned them on the lathe.

I'll try to update the older pics from the photobucket account as well in the near future.

by **Capit�o Norbert** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:37 am

the model sails very well in the water.
very good Roel

by **Neptune** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:24 am

Quite a while since the last post. Of course the tug got priority. Not sure if I'm going to continue this build, but at least I took the chance to take the ship out to the water recently. Together with the kid I tested it on a relatively new pond that serves as a fire extinguishing water reserve for an industrial area. Excellent pond for sailing due to its stepped and reinforced sides. Only disadvantage was a lot of floating plants, but it didn't really hamper the sailing.

And full speed trial.

Now she's back on the table. Not sure what I'll do with it. I'm finishing the tug and then I'd quite modelling completely. On the other hand it would be a pitty to leave this one at this stage. She's pretty far advanced, but still requires quite a lot of work as well. We'll see, at least it's fun sailing.

by **Capit�o Norbert** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:36 am

i have no words to say.
this model is absolutely fantastic.
good construction and good painting job.
as said Dave: top noch work

by **Dave Wooley** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:27 am

Hi Roel this is top notch work , clean and sharp finishing and your Chaconia looks just superb out on the water as well as on the bench . An interesting subject with lots of scope for detail which you have crafted well .

Dave Wooley

by **Neptune** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:57 am

Made some more progress.
First a sea trial with the one lifeboat installed to make sure it would hold during sailing before installing the next boat.

And then the second boat was installed. I was continuing with the railing and liferafts when I discovered somebody came to the idea of painting the deck area around the liferafts red, so I did that too. I like some extra colour, although this one in particular does not really improve the aesthetic appearance...

I think I'll get back to the deck area for a while before continuing the railing job on the accomodation.

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