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SS Melanie II
FJF:
Thank you Colin! :-[ :smiley1:
Making a model look like the original thing is and should in my opinion be the most important goal when making a model. This is what produces the 'wow!' effect and leaves a real good impression in people's mind. And the additional effort and patience required is defenitely worth it.
As probably most of us modellers are limited in time, equipment and tools I think it is important to share ideas and tricks - enabling others to be successful too. That's why I appreciate this forum very much. Thanks for your efforts in hosting this forum! ^^^
FJF:
Hello Robin,
Thanks. The metal pieces are all 'hand crafted' and were not included in the kit. I got them from a local metal shop. The attachment below shows the rudder and some other parts as included in the kit.
As a novice to work with metal it took me three hours to 'cut' the rudder skeg manually and carefully from a 3mm copper plate. I know that some modelers woud use a computer assisted milling machine for this - but since I do not have one I tried it manually.
By the way: Eventhough copper is comparatively soft it was not only the copper I brought in shape - maybe even more my muscles :wink1: :-[
The rudder itself is made of 1.5 mm brass sheet and of course it will need some more work.
Regards,
Frank
hotjava:
Wow. Beautiful. This is your second Deans model? Holy smokes!
Thanks for sharing and welcome!
Oliver
Belgium Crazy Team:
Well done!
On ships of that era, the rudder has most of the time re-enforcement bars welded on.
I think the rudder in the kit has them also.
But you can also add Sacrificial Anodes on rudder and the hull.
This are the type of details that finishes a model.
Kurt
FJF:
--- Quote from: hotjava on Monday | 13. December 2010 | 05:25 hrs ---Wow. Beautiful. This is your second Deans model? Holy smokes!
Thanks for sharing and welcome!
Oliver
--- End quote ---
Hi Oliver,
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Yes it is my second Deans Marine model. The SS Redshanks http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/index.php?topic=132.0) was the first.
But I made some other model boats in larger scales from other kit manufacturers before. So I am not a total novice to ship modelling.
The level of detail of Deans kits is amazing already and with the right hints, tools, techniques and a little extra patience one can even enhance them in a way that the finnished model looks like a 1/75 or even 1/50 scale model - if looked at very closely. But as I learned from a good friend the most important prerequisite is always research (done before starting to build a model). Good plans, pictures and background information about the original ship are essential. In the case of the 'Melanie II' I was not so lucky in finding a lot of information about the original ship yet, but I will base on information about the Cordene which is not exactly the same ship but seems to come very close to it. I actually wonder if the Deans Marine hull of SS Cordene is exactly the same as for the Melanie II... ? :wink1:
I see you did a very nice job so far on your project too! Congratulations! ^^^
Regards,
Frank
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