The Ship(s) That Ate My Dining Room

[pnolan48]

I'm building a waterline Ti Oceania supertanker, the largest ULCC currently in use, for a museum. In N scale it is nearly 8 feet long, 17 inches wide, and 100 pounds.



Probably the biggest N scale ship ever. One could build a nice layout on the deck with 7.5" radius track. The tools just add a little weight to the center while gluing up. Those are N scale cruisers from WW II in the background: the Indianapolis heavy cruiser and the Atlanta light cruiser. Also a Fletcher hull.

This is a fun project! Using MDF for stability.

[up1950s]

Is this a waterline model Pete ? What scale ?

[jpwisc]

Is this a waterline model Pete ? What scale ?

Yes and N.

[nkalanaga]

Shows how compressed even large home layouts are.  Unless one is modeling a single station, or similar location, the real world is just too big for truly prototypical layouts.

I'll look forward to seeing it finished.  Can you tell us how much they're paying you?

[Burlington Bob]

That's quite a project to undertake in your dining room!  You must be single...........or about to be!!!

[pnolan48]

We have two houses in Ohio, and two in Alabama. Three are for sale. We will move to the new one in Alabama sometime this winter. All of our children, and some of the gradkids even, are well established on their own across the country. Being older does have its advantages. We travel to the kids for the holidays.

[jereising]

Incredible, Pete!

I knew those things were big, but seeing it in a scale I can relate to is simply a mind blower.

[nscaler711]

So has the spouse murdered you yet for making a mess in the dining room yet? 

It will be a cool project for sure though... Should put a N scale loco for size reference in next photos!! 

[thomasjmdavis]

Should put a N scale loco for size reference in next photos!!

Maybe an N scale football field.  Or use an N scale train, so we can count cars.

I no longer feel guilty about the 2 cars I have sitting on the dining table while I work on decaling.

The upside to this is that we now know without question that a true to scale Great Lakes car ferry is possible.  Heck, your dining table is big enough that you could do an Ann Arbor, a Pere Marguette and a Grand Trunk all at the same time, and still have room for a couple barges.

[pnolan48]

Right now, my house in Ohio is my manufacturing plant, and storage for my stuff from the manse in Albuquerque. Purple rugs are not my thing, but since I making a mess, well, that will go out when I redo the floors for resale.

I do make a 614' and 730' Great Lakes bulker. The 614' is in a crate, as it travels to shows, and uncrating it for a picture is too much trouble. It's about half the length and one-quarter the width of the Oceania, so eight of them would fit in the same space. I don't have a 730' on hand.



And I used to think the Irwin was large!

[John]

what are the two cruisers in the background?

[pnolan48]

Those are N scale cruisers from WW II in the background: the Indianapolis heavy cruiser and the Atlanta light cruiser. Also a Fletcher hull.

[basementcalling]

Heck, just eat Thanksgiving dinner off the tanker.

[loyalton]

Pete, do you get to do a diorama/base also? Just an uncompressed loading facility would do. You'll make n scale a standard ship modeling scale if you're not careful! That would be very good for us, too.

And as for "waterline", the rest of you go take a look at proto pics of TI Oceania empty vs. loaded.

[YouraverageSPF]

Jeez, imagine a model of that ship in HO scale, let alone O or G scale!