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Okay, how about 'George E. Starr' ? Slog
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HMS Prince of Wales 1/200 card model
Captain Slog replied to Herrjaeger's topic in Card and Paper Models
What I have done in the past is typed the polish text into Google Translator then copied and pasted the translation into word. What I now do is scan the Polish instructions and save as a pdf file then use the OCR function of Adobe acrobat professional to convert the pdf into text. Then copy the text to Word and then use Google translator to again translate into English then copy back into Word. It is possible to miss the Google translator step by getting Word to convert the Polish to English directly but I have found Word doesn't translate nearly so good as Google so I do the extra step. Luckily I have Adobe Professional on the work computer but there my be free OCR software out there if you haven't got Adobe. Cheers Slog -
Okay, it the lake freighter 'Nanticoke' operated by Canada Steamship Lines? Cheers Slog
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Glad to see this log being redone. The Charles W. Morgan went on my to do list after seeing this build back on MSW1. Cheers Slog
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Hi guys, Doreltomin, has it; CSS Stonewall - Kotetsu. Your turn!
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Okay, Here we go again. An Ironclad. Its been owned by 2 different nations so either name acceptable. Cheers Slog
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Okay, pretty sure its the SS Patria as finally found the image on a Dutch site. Cheers Slog
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Think I got it. SS Slamat? Cheers Slog
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Hi Jan, I've tried and failed. Most ships I need some input from someone else (usually you!) to get me heading down the right track. Not sure where to begin with this one. Cheers Slog
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Hi All, Just got in to work and quickly checked the site. Well done Jan you are correct. The HMS Polyphemus was a torpedo ram, a shallow draft high speed torpedo boat with a strengthened bow for ramming ships. Its role was to penetrate enemy held harbours and do as much damage as possible. H. G. Wells fictional 'HMS Thunder Child' was called a torpedo ram in his novel War of the Worlds and since Polyphemus was the only type in the Royal Navy at the time it was suggested it was based on this. As Jan said Polyphemus is the name of a Cyclops. Thats how I came across it, trying to find a ship with a Cyclops name. Cheers Slog
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Hi Jan, You are almost there. It has been suggested that the Torpedo Ram 'HMS Thunder Child' from H. G. Wells 'War of the Worlds' was based on the ship in question. The name also has a loose connection with the name Cyclops from Jason's earlier mystery ship. Cheers Slog
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Not Nautilus. LOL Martians to be precise
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Hi Guys, Jan, you are heading in the right direction although its British. It is a type of torpedo boat and had 5 torpedo tubes, 1 of which fired directly through its specialized bow. Interestingly it had retractable bow rudders and a detachable keel if additional buoyancy was needed. Not sure about the large tumblehome but plans show these were the coal stores. One more clue. It has been suggested that a famous fictional ship was based on this as the author described it as the same type of ship, which the mystery ship was the only one of its type around at the time. Cheers Slog
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Thanks Jason, that one took a lot of work, even with Jan's prompt to get me in the right direction. Here we go, no clues yet and a couple of flags removed. Cheers Slog
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Finally!! HMS Cyclops ? Cheers Slog
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Is this a Q-ship? Cheers Slog
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Hmmmmm, Wikipedia pulls up the following picture for Aurora. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Aurora
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Hi Barry, Are you still searching for "Super Drawings in 3D. The Battleship Bismarck" by Waldermar Goralski? As I just noticed that the GPM site (http://sklep.gpm.pl/en/publishing/books/schips/bismarck-3d) are selling it now for 77PLN which works out about A$28. Of course shipping will be around the same again. Cheers Slog
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I think it might be the Russian Cruiser Diana? Cheers Slog
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Hi David, Looking forward to following another of your builds. Slog
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Hi Nigel, Just want to double check its NOT the Hyuga that Eamonn suggests. I found a photo almost identical to the one pictured but a 'correct' mirror image with the text; "The new, "helicopter-carrying destroyer", the Hyuga, is a 610 foot long, 18,000 ton warship that operates up to 11 (mostly SH-60) helicopters from a full length flight deck. Although called a destroyer, it very much looks like an aircraft carrier." Cheers Slog
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Hi Eamonn, It is indeed the RFA Sir Galahad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Sir_Galahad_(1966) Cheers Slog
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Hi Jud, I like your current train of thought. Another hint; saw active service. Slog
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Okay, here we go again. Number covered over. Cheers Slog
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I believe its the Norwegian collier; Storstad after a collision with the Empress of Ireland which sank. Cheers Slog
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