Topic: mv Channel Freighter (Half-Sister of Channel Queen) Freight Ferry (Read 14332 times)

The Ferry Man · « **on:** August 05, 2011, 16:04:19 »

Hi

Had a thought that we don't have a freight ferry in SSE, so I thought it would be interesting to convert a "Half-Sister" of the Channel Queen into a Freight-Only version.

So thus we have... the mv Channel Freighter

VirtualSkipper · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2011, 16:15:20 »

Wow, very nice model and rendering!

MokMok · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2011, 20:14:40 »

A very nice model of the Channel Freighter. It is very reminiscent to the Landing Platform Docks of the Royal Dutch Navy. The Hr.Ms. Rotterdam L800 and the Hr.Ms. Johan de Witt L801.

Hr.Ms. Rotterdam L800:

RYAN123 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2011, 22:25:19 »

Nicee

clanky · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2011, 09:48:00 »

Looks good TFM.

If it's freight only it would almost certainly not be double deck or double end loading, I would consider losing the bow door / cow catcher and the cat flap and replacing them with internal ramp between main and upper freight decks. Making her stern ramp only loading (didn't notice does she have a ramp or a door? a freight ferry would normally have a ramp)

Is she going to carry drivers as well or only drop trailers, accomodation looks about right for somewhere in the region of 100 drivers.

A freight only ferry wouldn't have 3 screws I would ditch either the centre or the 2 outer ones.

Bow rudders are evil, make it go away, it gives me cold sweats.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2011, 14:38:14 »

AH OK thanks for the tips

I was going for a general freighter like the Gardenia/European Seaway/Seafrance NPC/Cotentin - these are all double deck loaders

It was also fitted with doors (for Dover-Calais

)

I will ditch the centre prop though, and see how I can change the bow from the current rudder

1J1 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2011, 16:35:35 »

If that's in Sketchup then I'd say it's a pretty cool looking ferry there!

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #7 on:** August 07, 2011, 17:05:44 »

All my models are done in Sketchup

clanky · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2011, 14:11:47 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on August 07, 2011, 14:38:14

AH OK thanks for the tips

I was going for a general freighter like the Gardenia/European Seaway/Seafrance NPC/Cotentin - these are all double deck loaders

It was also fitted with doors (for Dover-Calais )

I will ditch the centre prop though, and see how I can change the bow from the current rudder

WOW, you learn something new every day, I didn't even know that there were freight only ferries running out of dover, maybe I should have looked out of the wiindow occasionally when I was down there!

MokMok · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2011, 14:42:45 »

@The Ferry Man:
I don't see any bulbouw bow on your nice ship. Why doesn't she has any bulbouw bow? She has bow rudders instead of a bulbous bow.

Bottman · « **Reply #10 on:** August 08, 2011, 14:51:12 »

Quote from: MokMok on August 08, 2011, 14:42:45

@The Ferry Man:
I don't see any bulbouw bow on your nice ship. Why doesn't she has any bulbouw bow? She has bow rudders instead of a bulbous bow.

Well, there are ferries with both bow rudder and bulbous bow...the Scandlines MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN has for example.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2011, 15:26:18 »

Quote from: MokMok on August 08, 2011, 14:42:45

@The Ferry Man:
I don't see any bulbouw bow on your nice ship. Why doesn't she has any bulbouw bow? She has bow rudders instead of a bulbous bow.

Well she is the sister of the Channel Queen, who had a "Pride of Dover" Class Hull design (Triple Prop and Bow Rudder) As I thought this is a different type of vessel comp[are to what is currently in game

Ooh - that is interesting Bottman

I never knew that - found a picture of it on wikipedia

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Ferry_Mecklenburg-Vorpommern_Dock.jpg

Intriguing...

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2011, 20:43:08 »

OK Update: nearly complete now*

*In fact slightly updated since... now has funnel light mast and funnel is raised up more

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:16:30 »

Paintbrushes have been out, with a "artists impression"

dexter7 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:17:39 »

nice

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:20:53 »

She looks great TFM!

Wave Music · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:23:44 »

You should write her name in the fashion of captain of ZUGA.
I like it!

Wave Music · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:31:43 »

Ferryman, it's maybe all dandy and shining, but don't you think that the bow doesn't provide enough buoyancy to carry the heavy accommodation?
You know, the designers of, say, Oleander were more sagacious in that.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2011, 17:36:19 »

Hmm - thats a interesting point...

clanky · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2011, 18:42:49 »

See now, if you were to get rid of that darned bow rudder and give her a proper bulbous bow

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2011, 18:43:59 »

bulbous bows are boring though... xD

Wave Music · « **Reply #21 on:** August 11, 2011, 18:46:20 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on August 11, 2011, 18:43:59

bulbous bows are boring though... xD

Just accept you can't make them.

clanky · « **Reply #22 on:** August 11, 2011, 18:48:07 »

To be honest she would probably have plenty of bouyancy forward, the weight of the accommodation isn't that bad compared to the machinery aft.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2011, 18:49:26 »

I can... from time to time (http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,25346.0.html)

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2011, 19:21:47 »

Old Hull:

New improved Hull:

Any better do you think?

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