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dan1el

11-01-2005, 08:48 AM

Hi

I need to model a modern tanker ship, one of those amazingely hugh ships.
But I can't seem to find any of these giants, anyone know a page where it's possible to download reference pictures or blueprints ?

I need a sideview and a top view, prefereably wireframes or something like that (to get the shape of the hull.

dbates

11-01-2005, 04:16 PM

What kind of supertanker? ULCC, VLCC, GP, LNG?

Side view--maybe not too good
http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newpictures03b/Port_2003_B-016.jpg

Top view (not orthogonal top, but kind of close)
http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/bilder/862-DSCN0079.jpg

A rather bad quality image, but maybe it'll help:
http://www.jfc-inc.jp/tanker.jpg

Hope this helps you out some.

--dbates

dan1el

11-02-2005, 06:52 AM

Thank you for the images, I'm not good with photos I had hoped for blueprints, but they seems to be almost impossible to get a hold of.
Well then I might aswell learn modelling from pictures ;) thanks alot mate.

I need to make a tanker or container vessel, the hardest thing is that I need to make the hull shape very precise (Ships like Hamburg Express or Bremen Express)

dbates

11-03-2005, 03:06 PM

There are a few decent photos of the Bremen Express and the Hamburg Express on google image search, but I still couldn't find any blueprints of them. . . oh well.

Good luck with the modelling! Be sure to post the WIP!

Here are a couple of links with blueprints. I'm not sure if they're what you're looking for, but here goes:
http://www.wilsonsons.com.br/agencia_maritima/navios_container_liner.asp

http://www.bscandm.com/trains/shipd.htm

--dbates

dan1el

11-03-2005, 04:47 PM

Thx alot, the first one I think I'll use eventhough it's pretty small ref pics.

I will post in WIP don't worry ;)

I think I can start now actually... thanks

AJE

11-26-2005, 01:56 AM

Hey... did you find what you're looking for?

If so can I ask where?

I'm in dire need of good reference for a ship called "Rena" (a 7 hold bulk carrier operated out of Nassau by Trojan Maritime)... somebody told me that Lloyd's of London has a ship registry with technical images that sounded great... the thing is, I have no idea what all those ship-speak abbreviations mean... or how to find those images.

I've wasted more than a few hours looking/poking around all over the web, and other than a couple of 3/4 photos, I haven't found much useful info.

It's one of those "fix it in post" type of shots that I have to work on for TV, and due to the timeline, any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
AJE

benclark

11-26-2005, 04:53 PM

http://www.steelnavy.com/images/gallery.htm

Blueprints, original photos and pictures of models for you

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