Crane Ship No. 1

Discussion in 'Ship Plans' started by wfirebaugh, Aug 16, 2018.

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  1. warspiteIRC

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    But the Roberts is much different than that!
     
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  2. wfirebaugh

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    Roberts?
     
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  3. warspiteIRC

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    HMS Roberts
     
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  4. wfirebaugh

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    that ship looks like a real odd duck. interesting but odd...
     
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  5. wfirebaugh

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    I put the Ribs at 1 inch spreads so a hull or plug could be crafted from the plans easley. PDF build time... I built the blisters by comparing the pictures and known measurements as good as I could make it, probabley sum what off but close for government work :)
     
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  6. dietzer

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    Nice work!
     
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  7. Bob Pottle

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    My first 2 combat warships (Class 2 monitor HMS Terror in WWI & WWII) had similar bulges. They were penetrable on top.
     
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  8. wfirebaugh

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    I made a Isometric drawing Picture, i was wondering if I should Post it as a large Pic or a PDF. I tried to post the pic in the resource section but was too large, tried to reduce the size but still would not work, so here it is.
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    wfirebaugh, Sep 30, 2018
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    Pdf. Images get autoresized
     
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  10. wfirebaugh

    wfirebaugh Well-Known Member

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    how dose that work? I was having trouble with the Liberty PDF lol, I am lousy with the internet forums lol
     
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  11. SteveT44

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    Save it in vector format (EPS, SVG, DXF, etc.) then it can be scaled to whatever.
     
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    Are there any free programs that can be used to make the vector, that is not too hard to use?
     
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    I use Inkscape. https://inkscape.org/en/
     
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  14. SteveT44

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    Your CAD program should be able to save in EPS.
     
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  15. wfirebaugh

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    I recently started automotive school so I haven't got too much further on this project. I am planing on working on the crane ship design now I know what to expect seance I have not been in school for 22 years lol
     
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  16. wfirebaugh

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    Still working on her...
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    now I just have to build the crane and aft storage pedestal...
     
    wfirebaugh, Apr 20, 2019
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  17. yamato74

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    It looks fantastic up till now! Will you also share the plans for this one? This may be an interesting build..
     
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  18. wfirebaugh

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    Yes I will share the plans, I will mostly have a rough outline of the crane, and rear stand I am still thinking about how to do those sections tho... I was working on it the other day but had to reload to a previous save, I was not very happy about the outcome it merged some points from the body and was allot easier to start over.

    Technicality I already have in this thread the ribs fore and aft views along with the extra picture for the top and side profiles for those that don't want to wait for a PDF there is enough information to build a ship hull from the Pictures I have posted. But yes I plan to build a PDF for the full plans once I am done.
     
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    wfirebaugh, Apr 21, 2019
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  19. yamato74

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    Thanks for the info and keep it up, it looks very good up till now!
    I think I'll wait for the final PDF to see how this turns out.
     
    yamato74, Apr 22, 2019
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  20. wfirebaugh

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    working it slowly, lots of guess work...
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    this looks close. the step pyramids are a little under sized but they will work.
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    wfirebaugh, Apr 27, 2019
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