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PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:54 pm 
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Nice pics, and now you know wich cans of paint you have to buy!!
Google earth takes a lot of my time, I managed to find all Iowas, Constellation and Forrestal, NC and Texas in one afternoon/evening/night, plus two Nimitz class.
Should've been studying, but no, I was ship-hunting! :big_grin: :big_grin:
Greetz, Johan :wave_1:

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Well, actually Excel has a different deck colour. They found out that when you are trying to keep your cargo at -160°C, it's better to have light decks than dark green ones! So Excel, being second in class, has light grey decks instead of dark green ones.

As the holidays are nearing, and with them the start of my "big" project, I will show two of the most beautiful pictures I have of her. They were taken of the ship's computer so I have no idea who took them. All I know is that she looks GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD:
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I do however fear that hull shape... With all its steep bends it's quite a bigger challenge than a battleship! Don't know if Balsa will shape this well.

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I do however fear that hull shape... With all its steep bends it's quite a bigger challenge than a battleship! Don't know if Balsa will shape this well.


Ah, with the proper application of water and ammonia, you can bend balsa into pretzels- I've done it. It then dries hard, and shapes just fine!

Now, get on with your way-cool builds! :big_grin:

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I do however fear that hull shape... With all its steep bends it's quite a bigger challenge than a battleship! Don't know if Balsa will shape this well.


Ah, with the proper application of water and ammonia, you can bend balsa into pretzels- I've done it. It then dries hard, and shapes just fine!

Now, get on with your way-cool builds!

Quite so, and with the right polymers you can make the finished shape as hard and permanent as an injection molded part.

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At least I hope so, because the underwater shape is even more complex. the bow is reasonable, but the stern...
On the other hand, I've never done anything like this, let alone start working with amonia and stuff!

First in line is a 1/700 waterline version, this one might go to the company guys who designed this ship. (the aft superstructure with the swimming pool vents and funnel is nearly finished for that one)
Second will probably be a 1/400 full hull test shape, just for looking at the ribs and the distances between them to consider if the shape is accurate enough. (I've drawn the plans myself, based on the ship's plans, couldn't copy them all though). That should only be a hull, the keel and ribs and some paper to test if it bends around the ribs in the correct way.
And of course, eventually, there will be a 1/200 version that should be built for R/C with superstructure etc.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:00 am 
I am very interested in Container and/or Container RoRo ships. Specially in the history of Nedlloyd, P&O, P&O Nedlloyd and the whole Maersk Fleet Only the mentionmed type of ships no others

Is there somebody who has a websiote or do know a forum like this were I can find more information and also can see photo's please

Any information is welcome to me

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Hiya Wim,

yes, Ship Nostalgia is one, otherone is Shipspotting.com, although a very slow site. However this site is also good for whatever you want to know. I'm sure there are a lot more people interested in that same subject! (I for one) and Nick is currently building a Maersk ship (you can see it in Picture Post, works in progress). It's a self-made one, but I'm trying to get him into doing a real scale model of an existing ship. I also have pictures of container ships etc.
I was doing a voyage with the pilot once on MSC Lucy and received a full tour by the 2nd mate of that ship. She's one of those 324m long, fast guys...

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Dear Boys & Girls, here is a photograph I've found of a powerful-looking Chinese motorship; designed and built in Japan......

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M.V. LING YUNG; name-ship of a class of four motorships built for Orient Overseas Line, Ling Yung, Yeh Yung, Singapore Triumph and Singapore Pride.

Builder – Uraga Heavy Industries (Sumitomo), Uraga. Yard N°. 907.
IMO 6817338

Service 1968 to 1984.

Length 159 metres, breadth 23.4 metres. 11,157Grt.


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Here is a photograph I bought of the fabulously rakish Italian motorship M.V. Viminale......

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M.V. VIMINALE; last a class of four sisterships named after the hills of Rome and built for Lloyd Triestino’s Adriatic to Far East route, Palatino, Esquilino, Quirinale and Viminale.

Builder – Ansaldo, Leghorn. Yard N°. 1,585.
IMO 5381100
Laid Down – unknown.
Launched – unknown.
Service July 1963 to 19th July 1985.

Length 153.5 metres, breadth 20.1 metres. 6,956Grt.


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Here is the former Nipponkai Kisen Kaisha motorship M.V. Seikai Maru as M.V. Union Hong Kong......

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M.V. UNION HONG KONG; this motorship was built for Nipponkai Kisen Kaisha as SEIKAI MARU and sold to Pacific Lease (Panama) Ltd as UNION HONG KONG on 27th October 1973.

Builder – Hakodate Dockyard, Hakodate. Yard N°. 204.
IMO 5317953
Laid down – date unknown.
Launched - 20th March 1954.
Service (Nipponkai Kisen) 1954 to 1973.

Length 147.8 metres, breadth 18.8 metres. 8,032Grt.


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Here is another photograph I've just bought of the fabulous-looking Japanese-built Taiwan-Flag motorship M.V. Ling Yung......

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M.V. LING YUNG; name-ship of a class of four motorships built for Orient Overseas Line, Ling Yung, Yeh Yung, Singapore Triumph and Singapore Pride.

Builder – Uraga Heavy Industries (Sumitomo), Uraga. Yard N°. 907.
IMO 6817338

Service 1968 to 1984.

Length 159 metres, breadth 23.4 metres. 11,157Grt.


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Here is a photograph I've just bought of an earlier Japanese-built Taiwan-Flag motorship, M.V. Ru Yung......

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M.V. RU YUNG; a one-off motorship built for Orient Overseas Line.

Builder – Uraga Dockyard, Uraga. Yard N°. 798.
IMO 5301552
Laid Down – unknown.
Launched – 10th October 1961.
Service 1962 to 1982.

Length 158 metres, breadth 20.3 metres. 10,343Grt.


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Neat pix, Terry! Thanks for posting!

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This is a test to try to attach a photo to a post. Hopefully... (as she crosses her fingers...)

Hopefully, you'll see my current project, as she looked a month or so ago...


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Looks like something for pushing/towing? Or an icebreaker, that stern or bow looks oddly familiar, but I can't seem to place it immediately in a context...
What scale is it? And how big is this build? Looks quite big.
One thing is sure, it looks pretty crisp and neat for now!!! Any progress on it?

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There's an arrow in the superstructure with something lie 'bow' scribbled under it facing the direction away from the camera. So I think we're looking at the stern. It sure looks nice . Another research vessel?
BTW Lee Anne, I seem to remember from the Debris Field you were working on a Jahre Viking in '700 right?


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Gee, you guys are good! Yes, it's an icebreaker, 1/160 scale (model RR N scale) so I can add figures and some details, and yes, I'm the one who was doing a Jahre Viking (and a Torrey Canyon and a bunch of others..).

Here are a couple of updates to the 'Lenin'...


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and update #2 (I hit the wrong button!)...


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and a larger image...


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Looks very nice!


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