by Neptune » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:07 am
Hi Tony,
I actually have quite a few pics of the vessel with the ramp down, so no problems there.
Finally finished this one. Not very happy with the mooring lines, but eventually learned how to work with it. They are small wires from a PC electrical fan, they're about the same thickness as a hair. I straightened them by rolling between my steel ruler and the table top. Unfortunately they are not stiff and therefore you have only one shot. If it fails, you have to roll it again to straighten it out again.
The mooring lines were troublesome, since Had to make the eyes first, then place them and try to tension them before gluing on the vessel. If the mooring area was open, this would have been easier. But with the closed mooring area, tensioning and gluing was difficult without bending them.
Eventually I decided to add more detail than I intended to in the beginning. It brings a bit more colour as well.
The stern gate wires are always kept slack in port, I suppose this is to avoid shock loads and lifting of the ramp if another vessel is passing close-by or if the vessel surges by the sea condition.
As for the green/brown water, this is normal North Sea water. Due to the strong current flowing through the shallow English channel back and forth (3-6kts) it brings with it a lot of sand and other particles, the water's very nutritious creating a mixture of algae and sand.
The inner port of Zeebrugge is connected to the North Sea by the locks, so this water also enters the inner port.
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Hi Tony,
I actually have quite a few pics of the vessel with the ramp down, so no problems there.
Finally finished this one. Not very happy with the mooring lines, but eventually learned how to work with it. They are small wires from a PC electrical fan, they're about the same thickness as a hair. I straightened them by rolling between my steel ruler and the table top. Unfortunately they are not stiff and therefore you have only one shot. If it fails, you have to roll it again to straighten it out again.
The mooring lines were troublesome, since Had to make the eyes first, then place them and try to tension them before gluing on the vessel. If the mooring area was open, this would have been easier. But with the closed mooring area, tensioning and gluing was difficult without bending them.
Eventually I decided to add more detail than I intended to in the beginning. It brings a bit more colour as well.
The stern gate wires are always kept slack in port, I suppose this is to avoid shock loads and lifting of the ramp if another vessel is passing close-by or if the vessel surges by the sea condition.
As for the green/brown water, this is normal North Sea water. Due to the strong current flowing through the shallow English channel back and forth (3-6kts) it brings with it a lot of sand and other particles, the water's very nutritious creating a mixture of algae and sand.
The inner port of Zeebrugge is connected to the North Sea by the locks, so this water also enters the inner port.