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    • axeonaliasA Offline
      axeonalias
      last edited by

      Thanks Bupaje, heres the link :
      http://www.hangsim.com/vsf/

      https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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      • axeonaliasA Offline
        axeonalias
        last edited by

        Work on the Model has finally begun,I decided on a scale of 1:40 which brings her overall length to 1.33m. The Hull Blueprints which where made in Sketchup from the Original Drawings, where printed onto a A0 page and Stuck onto a 1.8m x 1.0m .6mm Sheet of Plywood using woodglue,and then painfully cut out using a jigsaw cutter :

        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5686858981_78b293a755_b.jpg

        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5687428256_33474c108a_b.jpg

        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5687428358_46fb6b7f3c_b.jpg

        This is the same process when making a ship in sketchup, and its just as much fun! ....although the copy and paste buttons are disabled in real life.

        https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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        • S Offline
          SketchUpNoobie
          last edited by

          Ooh. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

          --

          SketchUpNoobie: the complete noob in all things SketchUp.

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          • D Offline
            designerstuart
            last edited by

            wow a true modelling fanatic!
            beware: in real life, another tool that doesn't work is Ctrl+Z!

            are you modelling for fun?

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            • axeonaliasA Offline
              axeonalias
              last edited by

              Thanks Guys,designerstuart Im building in for remote control will be one of the Durban remote control club additions ๐Ÿ˜„

              Well the virtual model has come to an end, here are some pics :

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/1.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/2.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/3.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/4.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/5.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/6.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/7.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/8.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/9.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/10.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/11.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/12.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/13.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/14.jpg

              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/15.jpg

              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/16.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/17.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/18.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/19.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/20.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/21.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/22.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/23.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]

              https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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              • K Offline
                KiraNL
                last edited by

                Warning the next content of "Hopper Dredger "Crane" might make you feel like a crappy modeler, continue at own risk.

                hehe, Awesome work. ^^

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                • axeonaliasA Offline
                  axeonalias
                  last edited by

                  Well after sitting 2 weeks without nails I finally got some, they are special brass artisania nails and there where none in the country!
                  So work on the Real models continues, I have the motor, coupling and shaft ready but its still some time before those go in, the hull is still being prepared for filling, which will be followed by a few layers of resin, then of to fiberglassing she goes, then everything you see in these pics will be destroyed ๐Ÿ˜„

                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2622/5761044317_c609ab6039_b.jpg

                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/5761588888_ed738b5533_b.jpg

                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/5761044587_94259a1a74_b.jpg

                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/5761589164_540328f063_b.jpg

                  http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5761044841_ea5f5983f2_b.jpg

                  http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5761044929_a78ea7b252_b.jpg

                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/5761045027_131fcdb8f2_b.jpg

                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/5761589616_bb9b080834_b.jpg

                  https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                  • Bryan KB Offline
                    Bryan K
                    last edited by

                    Wait. You've made other real life models and haven't shown us?!

                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    • axeonaliasA Offline
                      axeonalias
                      last edited by

                      Thanks BryanK,

                      Yup the other where not involved in Sketchup so not really relevant for this forum ๐Ÿ˜›

                      First Layer of Filler applied and sanded,stil have lots more sanding to do,only have 2mm balsa planks so have to be carefull when sanding with a machine to not go to far, tricky areas get sanded by hand.
                      Designed the hopper and made it from 1.5mm Styrene, still working on the supports but I think this Idea will pass, once the hopper is filled you will be able to lift it out and dump the contents, unlike the real ship that has hopper gates on the bottom, my hopper is 20mm from the bottom, also after doing some calculations im going to oversize the grab abit , it should take about 50 full scoops to fill the hopper.

                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2237/5767753276_eda1f4787c_b.jpg

                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/5767211441_2d7ea10085_b.jpg

                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/5767753482_b81d9560a7_b.jpg

                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/5767211623_c77758f9d4_b.jpg

                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/5767211749_3ef3295981_b.jpg

                      http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/5767753622_bbdbcab550_b.jpg

                      https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                      • axeonaliasA Offline
                        axeonalias
                        last edited by

                        The hull is just a plug ready for fiberglassing, my contact who used to do the fiberglassing for me is MIA so Ill have to find someone else to make the mould.
                        The real ship has Hopper gates that dump the sand at the dump sites, my model will see the entire Hopper come out manually and dump by hand I wasnt about to try making those 16 hopper gates work.
                        Note this is my first scratch build and only my second scale model, and my first time using Styrene, but im loving it and styrene with claritie glue is definatly the only way to go, such a pleasure to work with.
                        The first pic shows the prints in scale made in scetchup from the model.All the smaller details dont get printed as I just take the measurements from Sketchup directly.

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/5807569461_6c5b14f072_b.jpg

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/5807570127_646713e0f8_b.jpg

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/5807570985_4317e59cb9_b.jpg

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5807572219_93ae447947_b.jpg

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/5808139602_70d8290909_b.jpg

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5153/5808140126_682da1087a_b.jpg

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/5807574441_4d7cc5f7fc_b.jpg

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5807574983_58e4cd3989_b.jpg

                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/5807575447_63eac420d1_b.jpg

                        https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                        • axeonaliasA Offline
                          axeonalias
                          last edited by

                          Finally Traced my guy who will make the 2 piece mould for me with 2 hulls ( Friend of mine would like a copy ) ,been spending alot of time designing the Crane area in the Bow, Alot more complicated than I had initially thought, Still have to think on it to see if I can get it any simpler than this.

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080538-67-D1.jpg?d=1308065697

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080539-100-D2.jpg?d=1308065712

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080540-251-D3.jpg?d=1308065723

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080541-156-D4.jpg?d=1308065734

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080542-61-D5.jpg?d=1308065743

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080543-94-D6.jpg?d=1308065756

                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080544-50-Design1a.jpg?d=1308065765

                          https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                          • Bryan KB Offline
                            Bryan K
                            last edited by

                            Wow. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                            See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                            • L Offline
                              liam887
                              last edited by

                              what about the rotation or the crane, is that another servo? How many channels is your RC, 5/6? Do you just have a really amazing controller and then program it for each model?

                              VISIT MY ONLINE GALLERY
                              http://www.robotsvdinosaurs.com/

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

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                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  Primitive hull is made with sort of wood?

                                  http://www.enviro2b.com/wp-content/uploads/dechets/cagettes_bois.jpg

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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