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Tramp Steamer
A Facebook group devoted to “Pulp Gaming” made me think about joining that pasttime, but using LEGO elements to create everything for the games. I certainly have enough minifigs to create any kind of character, with lots of accessories to arm them. I can construct any kind of building. I discovered that there are a wealth of LEGO models of antique cars, and I have been building airliners of the 1920s and 1930s. The only thing missing was a tramp freighter to have adventures on the high seas or South Pacific islands.
This design is a waterline model sitting on a 2 x 4 arrangement of 32x32 blue baseplates. The ship is 128 studs long with a beam of 40 studs. The ship is designed as four modules that are joined by technic pieces. The bow and forward hold are number one, the superstructure is two, the funnel and rear hold is three and the stern is number four. The ship could be lengthened with other sections.
The freighter features a small forward hold and a much larger hold aft. Both winches will be functional with windlasses, string and hooks. The deck above the stern is removable and reveals two crew compartments with 4 bunkbeds each. There is also a bathroom for the crew.
The roof above the bridge is removable which shows the bridge with ship’s wheel and engine telegram. Aft is the radio room with a bunk for the radio operator. That entire deck lifts up to reveal four cabins; one for the captain, one for the first mate, and two for possible passengers. That section lifts up to reveal the mess hall, galley and food storage area. There are numerous doors and stairways so the crew can move about the ship.
The cover for the aft cargo hold is large enough to hold the Island Hopper seaplane with its wings in the folded position.
The LDD file currently lists around 3900 parts in this model, although some bits of cargo are on the mid and aft decks. I wanted to see what kind of containers were available and how they would look. I have also been designing some machinery type cargo.
Some of the tables that WAMALTC uses for train displays have height adjustable legs which change in increments of five bricks. The brown dock area next to the ship serves to show how the ship would look on a table that was lowered five, ten and fifteen bricks.
The SS Wheatley would serve as a good base for any seafaring adventure.
Tramp Steamer
A Facebook group devoted to “Pulp Gaming” made me think about joining that pasttime, but using LEGO elements to create everything for the games. I certainly have enough minifigs to create any kind of character, with lots of accessories to arm them. I can construct any kind of building. I discovered that there are a wealth of LEGO models of antique cars, and I have been building airliners of the 1920s and 1930s. The only thing missing was a tramp freighter to have adventures on the high seas or South Pacific islands.
This design is a waterline model sitting on a 2 x 4 arrangement of 32x32 blue baseplates. The ship is 128 studs long with a beam of 40 studs. The ship is designed as four modules that are joined by technic pieces. The bow and forward hold are number one, the superstructure is two, the funnel and rear hold is three and the stern is number four. The ship could be lengthened with other sections.
The freighter features a small forward hold and a much larger hold aft. Both winches will be functional with windlasses, string and hooks. The deck above the stern is removable and reveals two crew compartments with 4 bunkbeds each. There is also a bathroom for the crew.
The roof above the bridge is removable which shows the bridge with ship’s wheel and engine telegram. Aft is the radio room with a bunk for the radio operator. That entire deck lifts up to reveal four cabins; one for the captain, one for the first mate, and two for possible passengers. That section lifts up to reveal the mess hall, galley and food storage area. There are numerous doors and stairways so the crew can move about the ship.
The cover for the aft cargo hold is large enough to hold the Island Hopper seaplane with its wings in the folded position.
The LDD file currently lists around 3900 parts in this model, although some bits of cargo are on the mid and aft decks. I wanted to see what kind of containers were available and how they would look. I have also been designing some machinery type cargo.
Some of the tables that WAMALTC uses for train displays have height adjustable legs which change in increments of five bricks. The brown dock area next to the ship serves to show how the ship would look on a table that was lowered five, ten and fifteen bricks.
The SS Wheatley would serve as a good base for any seafaring adventure.