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Konajra

MOC: IHC Merwede dredger

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Hi all,

Please allow me to show you my latest moc. It is a small one compared to my latest build. it is a model of a IHC Merwede dredger. it is a standard, of the shelf vessel.

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I started this model in LDraw back in march 2012. Somehow I never got around to building it for real.

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IHC Merwede Dredger Beaver B50 by Konajra, on Flickr

After building the FAIRPLAY-33 and the Grampian Don I had some dark red, red and white left over. Then I remembered the Ldraw file of the Dredger. So I took the leftovers and started building to find out how far I would come.

To my own suprise I could complete the pontoons, structure for raising and lowering the cutterhead and a part of the wheelhouse.

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IHC beaver 50 WIP by Konajra, on Flickr

But then I was not sure If I liked what I saw. Somehow the model did not made me happy. So I just thought about taking it apart again. And then it hit me. At the beginning of this year someone from IHC Merwede send me an email asking if Í was going to build the model. I responded but did not hear from them again. So three weeks ago I just send IHC another email asking if they would be interested in the model once it was finished. This time they told me that they were. I now have finished the model and after LEGOWorld in Utrecht this october I bring the model to the IHC Merwede ship yard.

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IHC Beaver 50 by Konajra, on Flickr

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IHC Beaver 50 by Konajra, on Flickr

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IHC Beaver 50 by Konajra, on Flickr

Thanks for reading....

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Superb! I like how you've managed to get so much detail into it. Another perfect vessel.

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It's a bit surprising that there aren't more comments on this, because it really is just as lovely and detailed as your other stuff, Arjan. But I think maybe regular ships speak more to people hearts than stuff that looks more industrial. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing it at LEGO World :)

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I saw your MOCs today at Legoworld, I was blown away by the models although I had seen them all before on the pics you posted here.

The size and amount of details are really impressive.

Keep up the good work!

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