carl1967 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 ok, Colm has seen it so i can share. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Stunning !! What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Superb work. That looks just as good as some of the ship models I've seen adorning shipping companies' offices & marine schools' foyers over the years. Great job done. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted May 25, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2013 Very nice Carl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Words fail me, Carl. Beautiful, just beautiful. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 That Carl is fantastic. I missed seeing your updates on the construction, but WOW what a finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted May 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2013 Gorgeous! Love the Lion Rampant CSP colours. Great model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Words fail me, Carl. Beautiful, just beautiful. Dave And as i am the lucky person who started this by asking carl if he could do it, then I have to say my expectations have been more than fulfilled! Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted May 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hi Carl, Fantastic and inspiring work. Many thanks for posting! cheers Ben A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaternosterRow Posted May 31, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2013 Now that is truly inspirational modeling. Brilliantly crafted - I've really enjoyed watching this develop. Well done for seeing such a complex build through to the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl1967 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 she is now on her way home. ps, this is the model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Carls picture shows her entering Loch Ryan after the maiden voyage from Larne. The one below shows Caledonian Princess heading out of the loch on her final cross channel sailing to Northern Ireland where she is now permanently berthed. I will post pictures on the layout in due course when the linkspan etc have been completed. We had a great afternoon yesterday at Stranraer and Cairnryan, when I went over to collect the model. Despite a lousy forecast the rain stayed away and so we were able to photograph CP in her "natrual" environment.. believe me folks, the pictures on this thread have not flattered to deceive - this is one heck of a model and I am very proud to own it - a happy piece of my youth captured in wood and plastic. Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 and yes, before anyone else points it out, we know the stern doors are open! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mc Comb Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hi Carl, Nice day yesterday, hope you get some more work for the Ship Yard! Just finished this photo. Website is www.lmsncc.org . Take care and keep smiling. Hugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McRuss Posted June 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2013 The pictures looks very realistic. I had to look twice. Nice work Carl. Markus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I saw your finished product earlier this week and was amazed the fantastic model you produced. Well done, you are a craftsman and no mistake. Colm told me about your threat on RM and I've spent the last hour going through it. It was a treat to see it develop through the stages of construction and I can't wait to see it arrive at "Stranraer Harbour" on Colm's layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden-agenda Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Amazing planning and building of a brilliant model the detail is excellent and i hope to get to see the model at some stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stadman Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I will echo the above comments. Came across these builds when I first joined RM Web a couple of years ago and was taken in by previous models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Can't resist fiddling with photoshop on some of the pictures we took on 22nd (handover day),which were actualy taken with the model perched on a picnic table at Cairnryan! I like this one particularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Carl Not a criticism of your superb workmanship but the 'painter' from the for'rd starboard lifeboat should hang as a loop to the foc'sle where it would be attached for emergencies. It shouldn't be hung off in 2 loops. Great model though. Lightengine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Well yes - and no. I am not a seaman and maybe there should normally be only one loop, however. The starboard side (which is the one shown in Carls "doorstep" pictures) has this double loop; the port side (see the pictures posted on 23 June), has got a sngle loop. But see below, a picture taken at an unknown location a few years later: there is clearly a "double loop" here.....If anyone can give me any ideas where it is - you can see a spit of land on the far left, the quayside doesn't look like Stranraer or Larne, and there appears to be a pilot boat rounding the bow, which suggests to me it wasn't a regular destination for the CP. Carl and I spent a lot of time acquiriing and poring over photos of this ship while the model was being built!! The model linkspan and berth at Stranraer have been very delayed but the harbourmaster has now advised that work is about to begin again and the ship should be able to dock by Christmas....well, ferries get delayed don't they, still? Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Colm, I wouldn't worry. Looking at that photo, I would think that the painter is only held up by a very light lashing line, & is probably done like that to keep the painter clear of possibly being snagged when berthing/unberthing. Hope that helps. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Colm, As Mark has said, the painter would be held on to the rail (most likely) with a light lashing, otherwise there's a chance it'd be caught when berthing at low tide. The reason the painter is rigged is that this boat and (probably) it's opposite on the port side would have been the designated 'rescue boats' used for man overboards/transfers/jollies ashore etc. and as such the painter would be permanently rigged for immediate use so the boat could be launched as quickly as possible. The other lifeboats would probably have their painters coiled down in the boats themselves. Also, as was common practice at the time these ready use boats are slightly smaller than the others. On older ships the Man overboard boat/boats would invariably be the only boat/boats onboard fitted with an engine and often carried a portable wireless set, the rest would be equipped with oars and a rudimentary mast with sails. In cause you're unaware, the number convention for lifeboats is from starboard to port, therefore the furthest forward starboard boat is No.1, port for'd boat No.2, second starboard boat No.3 and so on. Finally, I've been following this thread from the beginning and you've created a very fine model of the old girl, alas now but a memory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I hope in due course to post a few pictures of the ship "berthed" at my model Stranraer.- but it may still be a while. Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Well, here it is, finally berthed at my model of Stranraer; it has been nearly four years since I first contacted Carl about building this beautiful model, and got plans from the NMM. Books have been read and photos scanned and memories awoken as well. I have put the ship on a shelf which will allow me later, if I want to have a sort of motorized lifting device to raise and lower it so it can be stored safely under the layout - as you will see there's not a lot of space around it and the rigging and masts are vulnerable to being swiped by an unthinking arm... It is low tide so the linkspans pointing slightly downwards; there wasn't all that much headroom in these conditions and I recall one day sailing being s delayed for half an hour due to a truck getting stuck. The "towers" on either side and the gubbins on the top of the ramp girders are representative of the arrangement which was installed in 1939 for one of CPs ancestors, the "Princess Victoria" of 1939. ( a second ship of the same design was lost in 1953 with the loss of 133 lives) -indeed after this tragedy the Larne -Stranraer route remained under threat until the arrival of "Caledonian Princess" in 1961. There's more detail to add in this area - more offices and handrails etc., as well as some people - in those days the dockers invariably wore flat caps and I need to source some suitable figures. The cars are representative of the period about 1962, and the mechanical horse emerging at the end of the line is based on one which was there at that time. The picture below is my attempt to re-create a shot taken about 1962 from the book on the route: still plenty to do, where I have the space. Obviously you can't do it totally accurately, I haven't eh space and the layout has to work as well as looking well; so i am aware of where it doesn't quite match. But it satisfies me. I shall have to have a go at the crane! Although it was obviously not used for CP it remained in situ for a while, as it had been used for her predecessor, the "Princess Margaret". Details of the offices etc are very scarce.. Most of them were soon swept away as the route got busier, with bigger ships and a new linkspan about 1966-7. "Caledonian Princess" herself left the route in 1969/70 - she had become a victim of her own success and drive on-drive off was necessary to cope.. Looking along the quayside from the boat deck you can see the set of stairs built for this ship. Entry to the passenger accommodation was from a deck higher than the older ships, due to the car deck height. And finally some detail of the wheelhouse. Very modern for its day. I once travelled on the bridge during the crossing - for a 12 year old quite an experience. The captain's name was Leslie Unsworth. - he later became superintendent at Stranraer. "Caledonian Princess" was sold by Sealink in 1981, became a floating nightclub in Glasgow for many years (where Carl photgrpahed her - this is how he was able to get such accurate detail) , and ended her days being cut up in Turkey in 2009. So there you have it folks, there'll be a few more pics from time to time but the essentials are all in place. I am very pleased to have started this project to re-create a little piece of my childhood, and hope it had given others (nearly) as much pleasure as it has given me! Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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