Cap San Diego 1/160

I have made the funnel bodies. I made a frame using balsa and added trimmed polystyrene to get the desired shape. Then wrapped it with aluminum sheet.
For the second funnel body was shaped from wood. It was a faster way. Following exactly paper model plans is not always the best way, some self planning is good but this comes with experience.
Funnels were sprayed with epoxy primer and sitted temporary. I planked the rear side of bridge deck and scratch built vents and few other pieces
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The last part was the smallest but the trickiest one. I used the styrene - putty method to shape the top of the bridge deck.
However at 95% complete, a bad reaction of primer and a new acrylic spray I used distorted the red color and despite my efforts , it was beyond repair. Therefore bridge deck piece and roof were removed and rebuilt from the start.
This time I used 0.5 mm plastic instead of aluminum. Although I try to restrict use of plastic on this model I shaved quite a bit of time and effort especially shaping the windows. Also this time I used less pieces as shown on plan, paper models need many support pieces than plastic or wooden modelsIMG_20210602_224241.jpgIMG_20210612_185521.jpgIMG_20210612_185531.jpg
 
mikegr said:
I'm going to make my first scratch project after months of research. Not sure if this should be posted here as i won't use plans exactly but a model. The problem is that the model is on paper so must be copied on wood. But it won't be a wooden model either as most probably other materials will be used.

Cap San Diego was a hybrid cargo and liner launched in 1961. The "white swan" as was nicknamed is a 159 m, 10000 dwt ship which ran a regular schedule between Germany and South America, completing 120 round trips until 1981. After being sold and running under different names and under Spanish flag and also flags of convenience as a tramp trader, the run-down ship was scheduled for scrapping in 1986, when She was bought by the city of Hamburg
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Hallo @mikegr
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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I haven't done great progress but I feel the need to upload my small work. I used a one ingredient car filler to smoothen the joints as seen on pic. I also finished making the support frames below decks. All made piece by piece. Top will be resprayed red upon completion.IMG_20210709_180007.jpgIMG_20210709_175913.jpg
 
Hi @mikegr

Your work so far is both extremely good and inspiring! Cargo ships are my area of interest with Liberty and C-2 American Scout ships under my belt, but in my humble opinion, The Cap San Diego is the most beautiful of all and I is worthy of being called the White Swan!

This model has long been on my radar and you have certainly given my the desire to start this long awaited project. To help me start, would you mind telling me where I can source similar plans that you have as I have spent some time looking (including homepaper.com.ua) but to no avail.


Many thanks and once again, your work and skill is exceptional.

Edit....

After emailing Homepaper.com, they responded that the remaining plans they had were passed on to http://www.kartonmodellshop.de/ so I have ordered a set which hopefully won't take too long to arrive.

They have quite a good selection of model plans so may be worth a look if anyone is thinking of starting a new project?

Thanks
 
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Gypsyfella said:
Hi @mikegr

Your work so far is both extremely good and inspiring! Cargo ships are my area of interest with Liberty and C-2 American Scout ships under my belt, but in my humble opinion, The Cap San Diego is the most beautiful of all and I is worthy of being called the White Swan!

This model has long been on my radar and you have certainly given my the desire to start this long awaited project. To help me start, would you mind telling me where I can source similar plans that you have as I have spent some time looking (including homepaper.com.ua) but to no avail.


Many thanks and once again, your work and skill is exceptional.

Edit....

After emailing Homepaper.com, they responded that the remaining plans they had were passed on to http://www.kartonmodellshop.de/ so I have ordered a set which hopefully won't take too long to arrive.

They have quite a good selection of model plans so may be worth a look if anyone is thinking of starting a new project?

Thanks
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Thank you for liking my work. I do not mind to email you my plans. Would be great to have a second built and share info and knowledge.
Mike
 
I was wondering to skip the planking process and go straight to smooth the hull using car body filler, sanding and repeat the process unit I get the desired effect. Which I did. Then took it upstairs to dry quickly. It would be proved a disastrous decision.
Even hull didn't have any visible imperfections, it took around half kilo of filler to cover it all. Then after a few minutes the hull area between frames collapsed. I have seen this happen on another project while using rubber adhesive glue. Probably catalyst heated polystyrene and forced it to shrink. I added locally some acrylic putty to fill the gaps. Even it was easy to work with, body filler on the other hand is not. So working with hard and soft ingredient at the same time is not an option. Another layer of car body filler will do the job although this would require lots of extra sanding effort plus will increase even more the weight of the hull.
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the last accident literally smashed my hopes for an easier work on shaping the hull. Giving the perfect shape is crucial for the appearance of the model. However I will need a great amount of filler (added weight) and a lot of extra sanding work. Under these circumstances I realized one thing:
The project Cap San Diego is over...


Why? Because Cap San Diego Lite is on!
Learning from the rookie lessons I already started the process of a new hull with different approach. With better materials and lighter as the previous one would require a big amount of filler. Keel will be made from 4mm plywood instead of 8 so I can work easily the sharp bow and the round stern. Bulkheads are made of 2-2.5 mm wood instead of 3. For main deck a strong wood less than 1mm thick will be used instead of the 2.5 mm MDF which proved too heavy and problematic (don't forget I use paper model plans so I need to to adjust wood thickness according to plans.)
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Done gluing the frames. I sanded them down, balanced them and glued the deck this time in several pieces.
I went to the only local model wood supplier but he was closed. I was looking for mahogany or birch plywood less than 1mm thick. So I ended up using balsa 1mm. Very easy to install but also very fragile. Need to handle it with caution
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Uwek said:
all good things come in two
or
double keeps better
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The former hull will be kept. Will be sanded down to an acceptable level, modified and be used as a mould for future fiberglass merchant ship hulls.
 
I finished the hull as well the filling between the frames. I used a thick coat of acrylic patty as a sealer between foam and car body filler. After sanding it down I will coat the hull with layers of thick acrylic primer for extra protection.I also shaped the curvy stern and tall bow with glaze putty. Rest will be covered with high quality car body filler. This will give the strength and hardness needed as practically there is no hard planking.
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mikegr said:
I'm going to make my first scratch project after months of research. Not sure if this should be posted here as i won't use plans exactly but a model. The problem is that the model is on paper so must be copied on wood. But it won't be a wooden model either as most probably other materials will be used.

Cap San Diego was a hybrid cargo and liner launched in 1961. The "white swan" as was nicknamed is a 159 m, 10000 dwt ship which ran a regular schedule between Germany and South America, completing 120 round trips until 1981. After being sold and running under different names and under Spanish flag and also flags of convenience as a tramp trader, the run-down ship was scheduled for scrapping in 1986, when She was bought by the city of Hamburg
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Where can I purchase plans? Largest scale as I plan to build her in 1:48 waterline model to fit in my model railroad port. I tired the German firm but there email bounces. Thanks.
 
jaybeckham said:
Where can I purchase plans? Largest scale as I plan to build her in 1:48 waterline model to fit in my model railroad port. I tired the German firm but there email bounces. Thanks.
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I read all pages and not to the end did a realize you are starting over again. However your story is good and I am getting excited about building this beautiful ship for my model railroad layout. It will be a big model at 1:48. I have the room for it and as soon as I get off my cruise will be starting. My biggest hurdle is finding the drawings. So far my emails to several suppliers have remained unanswered. One advantage I have is a laser cutter and a 3D printer.
If anyone can tell me about where to find the drawings, please let me know.
Jay Beckham, USA, state of West Virginia about 100 miles west of Washington, DC.
 
jaybeckham said:
Ho letto tutte le pagine e non fino alla fine mi sono reso conto che stai ricominciando da capo. Comunque la tua storia è buona e mi sto entusiasmando all'idea di costruire questa bellissima nave per il mio layout di modellini ferroviari. Sarà un grande modello a 1:48. Ho spazio per questo e appena scendo la mia crociera inizierà. Il mio più grande ostacolo è trovare i disegni. Finora le mie e-mail a diversi fornitori sono rimaste senza risposta. Un vantaggio che ho è una taglierina laser e una stampante 3D.
Se qualcuno può dirmi dove trovare i disegni, per favore fatemelo sapere.
Jay Beckham, USA, stato del West Virginia a circa 100 miglia a ovest di Washington, DC.
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Ciao Jaybeckam, che progetto cerchi?
 
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