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

[ozdell]

The starboard bridge wing is nearly finished, tonight will work on the front window sill and make the console panel for the bow thrusters will finish that side the bridge and continue on working around the center bridge window panels, plus start work on the main bridge console control panels



Just noticed a great pic of the walkway in front of the port side bridge wing , going to be a challenge making the walkways be so much wastage in cutting the stanchions and supports in full piece

Tony from cloudy and wet down under

[Mini Me]

At least you have an excellent idea as to how tall they are. :thumb2: Rick H.

[boatman]

Comin on Tony you are getting there on that bridge. Question when you have built this ship will it be left out with your railway or picked up an brought inside ?
chris

[ozdell]

At least you have an excellent idea as to how tall they are. :thumb2: Rick H.

Hi Rick, I got the upper to top deck height measurements and divided by 87 came to 68 mm, lose 12 mm for deck framing still enough trailer height clearance and used that scale for the rest of the ship except the main deck where I added another 10mm's , what are you talking about how tall are they is it the figures, based on HO scale which is in19mm tall , very hard in finding merchant sea man figures, any idea be a big help.. I want to get an office in white probable have to paint one to look like my ship captain friend . How are you going Tony

[ozdell]

Comin on Tony you are getting there on that bridge. Question when you have built this ship will it be left out with your railway or picked up an brought inside ?
chris

Hi Chris, no wont last a night, will go inside , be in two pieces not 4 at the moment, once the decks are completed will join them up, will have to buy a shelf to put the ship on as she be a model in her own right, built by me., how are you going , keep an eye out for your email . Tony.

[ozdell]

The ships main console is now well under way , took a bit to get going though , cutting out the end pieces that make up the shape of the main console, hard just going by looking at pics getting there .



One the console is finished I can tidy it up , trying to figure if I can print onto clear plastic, talking about the screens there is four, to do with weather and sea lanes coming into port .



Here is th best pic I have seen of Jutlandia Sea with a full container load , I can do the same , looking at modelling different loads and port tractors , not just the ship I am modelling . Tony from sunny down under

[Mini Me]

Keep up the good work Tony.........it's getting there. Rick H. :thumb2:

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Tony.

ATB.

Andrew

[ozdell]

Coming on nicely Tony.

ATB.

Andrew

Hi Andrew, many thanks, more work one on the outer console the first corner, wasn't easy , takes a log out of yar indeed but worth it , how was Easter , nice blue sky again with that nit in the wind winter not far away. I be making the most of the nice weather working on the layout lots to do and the developers are starting work on the second stage of our estate , see an enervator started digging out the dirt ,I can make a bit more nose now, a lot of cutting . Tony