Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

[ozdell]

HI Tony lookin good an now you have the funnel in place an the cutouts at the rear end im begining to understand which part of the hull im lookin at the rear end impressive work boyo are you still gonna have the ramps go up an down ?
chris

Hi Chris ,many thanks yes and still planning to have works stern ramps, will be a pulley system, should be able to hide them and the hydraulic rams as show, I have louvers I have to tackle, used for fan room, probably be big fans on both sides

I will start filling in the side panels next job, will in next posting.

Tony

[ozdell]

Now working on the bridge and accommodation deck , the orange life boat be another new possible.



Going to be a challenge to build the bridge will have clear bridge windows, the only wall to work on is the bridge stair case and rear bridge windows.




The last one is a good pic of the front bridge windows all glass windows, I plan to buy clear plastic storage boxes and hope they don't shatter when cutting .

Tony from down under

[ozdell]

Being a couple of months since last update, working on the bridge deck now, glad I have a big photo collection now on the ship comes in handy , looking back at the last post pics of the bridge back windows where the wheel house door is and steps up to the com deck going to be fun . The ships accommodation decks and bridge was prefabbed, I have still lots of detail with added walk way around the bridge side windows, must be for cleaning the windows .


THird pic is the stair case access to lower decks and toilet.





Last pic detail pic of one of the desks and the square post I be making tomorrow night, going to have to make a start on the bridge back windows, they are on an angle , have to guess that, wish I had the full plans, stuck with what I have, going to get then reprinted again to one scale not two .



Pretty happy, going to take a while to shish the bridge not in hurry, we are having more hotter days now, nice day tomorrow, see if I can do some work on the layout after I get the yard work done.

Tony from down under.

[Guest]

Certainly moving in the right direction Tony, enjoying seeing this progress.

[boatman]

Tony hopefully a little help to you from me when you come to fit on the angled bridge windows make up a pattern to give you the right leaning angle for the windows thats how i did my tiger bridge windows an they came out ok
chris

[ozdell]

Certainly moving in the right direction Tony, enjoying seeing this progress.

Thanks John, more work on the ship's bridge tonight cutting out the card for the bridge windows wasn't easy to fit, I hope the angle is right, I measured the com deck and worked out the length, the com deck over lapped the bridge by 22 mm's , divided by two , looks ok will ask the captain if I am on track , pics to follow.

[ozdell]

Tony hopefully a little help to you from me when you come to fit on the angled bridge windows make up a pattern to give you the right leaning angle for the windows that's how i did my tiger bridge windows an they came out ok
chris

Hi Chris, many thanks , here are a pic of the bridge rear windows , the com deck is 22 mm's longer than the bridge deck so I divided by two.



First and second pic of what I come up with , very hard guessing, going to ask the captain to measure the windows and the height from the floor, very important to get right,, not in a big hurry want to get it right.



Last pic with the D for door, be one of those water tight doors like on out Tiger., didn't do any work on the layout will tomorrow, nailing the track down on the bridge completing the bridge other than the bus wiring.

Tony from down under.

[ozdell]

Have progressed more since last update, I have cut out and glued in place two rear bridge window panels, it has being hard to get the angles right, so I did a mock-up first , the last window panel port side going to a challenge , luck there is a window sill on the inside to help with gluing the panel in place.

HO scale figures are a bit small I may use 00 scale instead will look at that when I go to the hospital on the north side of Brisbane on the 4th of Jan next year, there is a hobby shop on the way home I will check out.

Fist pic the real ship's rear bridge windows, be easier if I had proper detailed scale drawing



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Last two of the window panels in place, was had, the last panel even harder I have a piece cut out as a mock-up, can see where the window sill ends, I am using clear plastic sheeting for the windows and will use the angle line cut from a clear biscuit box .

Tony from wet down under

[Guest]

Not an easy thing to replicate those angles Tony with out any plans, think your doing a sterling job .

[boatman]

Have progressed more since last update, I have cut out and glued in place two rear bridge window panels, it has being hard to get the angles right, so I did a mock-up first , the last window panel port side going to a challenge , luck there is a window sill on the inside to help with gluing the panel in place.

HO scale figures are a bit small I may use 00 scale instead will look at that when I go to the hospital on the north side of Brisbane on the 4th of Jan next year, there is a hobby shop on the way home I will check out.

Fist pic the real ship's rear bridge windows, be easier if I had proper detailed scale drawing



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Last two of the window panels in place, was had, the last panel even harder I have a piece cut out as a mock-up, can see where the window sill ends, I am using clear plastic sheeting for the windows and will use the angle line cut from a clear biscuit box .

Tony from wet down under

Tony about window angles i made my self a template to use against the bridge then put the window frame to that way you get them all at the correct angle an yes i know i have plans but as you hav'nt you will have to guess the angle an then make a template as thats how i did on my tiger an they came out ok to me thats the easy soluition

[ozdell]

Not an easy thing to replicate those angles Tony with out any plans, think your doing a sterling job .

Hi John, many thanks, I found I made the second window panel a mm out, was able to start all over again completing the port side real windows, this time glued in the panel then glued the clear panel in after, worked out much betty, pretty happy wish I had proper scale drawing, so long as the model is as close as I can get .

Tony

[ozdell]

Tony about window angles i made my self a template to use against the bridge then put the window frame to that way you get them all at the correct angle an yes i know i have plans but as you hav'nt you will have to guess the angle an then make a template as thats how i did on my tiger an they came out ok to me thats the easy soluition

Hi Chris, how are you going yeah what I actually did too make up templates, , will use on the starboard side only at the end and two panels , I used the measurements of the comp deck with the bridge floor how I got the angles, 22 mm's difference. There is a window sill run along 3 quarters of the window panels on the inside that helped me as well and can use the same on the front window panels, glad to get the bridge u the way I might leave the fitting out of the bridge till later.
Take care Tony

[ozdell]

Here are the two finished pics of the rear port side window panels






Tony form hot and humid down under.

[boatman]

Here are the two finished pics of the rear port side window panels




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Tony form hot and humid down under.

HI TONY how goes the bridge build as from what i see its getting there hope you had a good xmas an lets hope for a better new yr
chris

[ozdell]

HI TONY how goes the bridge build as from what i see its getting there hope you had a good xmas an lets hope for a better new yr
chris

HI Chris, I haven't done much work on the ships bridge, being busy doing research on my newest hobby, keep an eye on your email on a high , tonight I hope to get stuck into the starboard side window panels .
How was your Christmas, do well from Santa , take care Tony