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 Post subject: 1/700 s.s. Salween
PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:55 am 
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Here are pics of my scratch built s.s. Salween operated by the British and Burmese Steam Navigation Company (holding company P Henderson of Glasgow).

She was built at William Denny's yard on the Clyde in 1938 and was a troop ship during WWII. After the war it resumed the UK/Burma service until broken up in 1962.

My thanks to the 1/1200 plan in John Bowen's 'More Miniature Merchant Ships' which was scaled up to 1/700

Ship is essentially Plastic strip over a balsa core. Aftermarket parts include photo etch from GMM Merchant ships set and ventilators from 'Rainbow.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:46 pm 
Very nice model. Congratulations.


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:51 pm 
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Nice to see someone use John Bowen's drawings in '700. And an interesting subject as well.


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Beautiful job Jim! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:



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Very nice. :thumbs_up_1:

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:38 am 
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Thanks for the encouragement guys.

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Good to see you posting your beauties here as well! :thumbs_up_1:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:40 am 
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Very nice little model of a medium-sized passenger liner. Pity we don't see more of this type of ship.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:38 pm 
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Bob,
Totally agree. I'd love to see a few more kits of this type of ship.

I'm reasonably new to scratchbuilding and it's been a steep learning curve. But I've enjoyed it (so far) albeit a little frustrated at the lack of some fundamental merchant ship parts - like large size (for 1/700 at least) ventilators from the aftermarket guys which would help make (my) efforts a lot easier!

Seriously thinking of doing another scratch build using Mike Bowen's plans....maybe a 'great white ship' (possibly a trooper like the 'Devonshire'). Watch this space....

Jim S


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 Post subject: Re: 1/700 s.s. Salween
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:54 am 
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Jim,
Lack of parts should not make any problem for you. The Salween shows that you have the necessary skills to make your own! If more kits of this type were produced, I am afraid it would ruin the hobby for me, by over-exposure to identical models. I like to feel that when I complete a model, there are not hundreds or even thousands of identical ones all over the world. I make miniatures because I have very little patience and have always found them easier than large scales. Here is Memphis, a cargo liner of 1947. Take a look at my website via my profile here, and you will find a lot more of interest in this field.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:55 pm 
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Bob,
I understand where you're coming from.

As for me, as I'm relatively new to scratch-building, I was looking for a 'short cut' or two for my builds.

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

I'm trying to promote merchant ship modelling to prove it 'doesn't have to be grey to be great!!'. Also there are a lot more opportunities and a lot more interest out there than there was when I first started.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:50 am 
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Jim,
Making ventilators. Turn cowls from brass rod, hollow out on lathe, and solder to shafts with soft solder. If you don't have a lathe, round off brass rod in a drill. Cut off with fine jeweller's saw,and leave solid. Solder on shafts, and spray paint.
Image 2 shows the cowl about to be soldered to the shaft.
Bob
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I don't really like grey merchant ships - too drab :cool_2: Prefer green, black, blue, white in that order!


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:19 am 
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Bob,
Many thanks for the tip on how to make ventilators. I had not thought of turning brass rod. Will give it a try and let you know how I got on.


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