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It is possible that if you pick the right period in time you could allow yourself to get a little more carried away, especially from the main deck down. It is a little hard to maintain a ship below the main deck in rough winter, North Atlantic convoy weather than it would be in the summer in the Med. Plus the weather would cause much more wear on the ship in a shorter time span. Probably not as much weathering as on a smaller ship, but still noticeable, at least until they hit the nearest port for provisions and fuel.- 405 replies
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The contrast adds a lot to the look. I'm glad you went to the darker color. Some of the pictures make the deck look almost as light as the hull. It's really going to pop when you add the landing markers.
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Great job in both the recovery and the weathering. Your weathering is looking exactly like the pictures!
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I thought you would feel that way if you saw the pictures. Right up your alley.
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I agree, that's why having them missing was so odd. I think I have read somewhere that many small ships with landing platforms rather than flight decks also have a winch system that is strong enough to winch the helicopter down to the deck when landing in rough weather and the ship is bouncing all over the place.
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On the same site you linked to it also shows the darker solid looking deck in a picture dated a couple of months after launching in March 2010. The pictures you are using from the same site are dated August 2010 and September 2011. If I read the history right she came to the Navy with a number of short comings, building errors, and teething problems that needed to be replaced or corrected. Maybe this was one of them
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That's interesting. I admit I was kind of surprised when in the picture I found it looked like there were no tie downs. Small ships can get a little unruly in rough seas and bounce around a bit, even though a trimaran hull should be better than most. I wonder if it was possibly two different time periods, and they were experimenting with alternative deck surfaces? I agree on the life rafts in gravity launchers that look like depth charges. I don't even know that modern ships even use depth charges anymore and if they did I think that even in late WWII they were starting to use bomb shaped charges that would sink to the proper depth quicker than the oil drum shape.
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Hi CDW This is really quite the ship. Unique to the point that I just had to read up on it a little. I kind of wish it was stationed around here as I have a Navy parking spot about six blocks from my home and I could walk to the bluff and take all the pictures I wanted. Instead all we seem to get are the 1100+ foot Bird Farms and their decks are empty whenever they park them. 😒 I did run across this picture though and wondered about all the tie downs on the flight deck. I can't really see any in the picture. I still think it is an interesting ship/model and I like seeing the effort you are putting into it.
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Thanks CDW Still not much but I was also able to find this: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196228/german-fritz-x-guided-bomb/ The source is trust able I think but I wish there was more than just a comment about the wire guided reference. But it does indicate that the wire guided versions were actually deployed even though without indication of when or where. I do stand corrected though. Thanks
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Wow that was quick! Nice job.
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Thanks OC I guess I do get a little carried away at times about the history of the ships we build. That is what attracted me to model ships at a young age and still does. I have been an avid reader of 18th and 19th century navel history for almost 60 years now and don't really know how to stop. Like Mark says, I also think it brings context to the build.
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Hi CDW I'm a little worried about yet again getting someone upset about leading a build log astray so I will try and shorten this as much as possible. The only reference I can find for wire guided German bombs is a prototype design called the Siemens Torpedo Glider in WW1 and a very late version of the HS 2893 that was television aimed and wire guided but never reached operational level. Interesting stuff, at least to me. I can delete this stuff if you want OC.
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Apparently she didn't like going anywhere when not under her own power. She also broke all of her tow lines when going through the Straights of Messina on the way to Malta for repairs. She ended up going through on her own, sideways, before they could hook her up again.
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I thought I read that somewhere a long time ago as well, but looking up the "Fritz X" all I can find is that they were radio controlled and as such were subject to jamming that after their original successes against the Italian Roma and Italia, and later the Warspite the allies started jamming as a standard measure. The need for the bomber to linger on a steady course also made them easy targets for fighter interception.
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It was one of the first remote controlled glide bombs we are so familiar with today. This one was armor piercing to boot, making it extra nasty. It's biggest disadvantage was that the pilot had to stay in visible range of the target for the whole time it was falling.
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Impressive work for a small item. But it seems like you are doing a lot of that lately. Large effort into small details making for an increasingly nice build. Your extra effort is making this kit stand out.
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Thank you for sharing and taking me along Piet. ABDA and what happened has always been special to me. But you brought it alive in a way I will always treasure.
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Nicely done. One more item that you can point at and say that you personally made it.
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Sorry Al, the best I can do on short notice is a little dog that chews on anything!
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Might need a 24". Looks like a lot of lumber to get through to me!
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J3 Piper Cub by Steve 12345 - FINISHED - 1/4 scale
lmagna replied to Steve 12345's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nice build Steve. If she flies as good as she looks, (and I suspect she does) you will get a lot of good enjoyment out of flying her. Congratulations. -
I think that was the real reason they took the doors off our Hueys. They said it was to make them lighter so they could get off the ground on hot days fully loaded, but I think it was to save the Government money in damaged doors with bullet holes! We had two types those that we covered with 100MPH tape and those that needed beer cans flattened out and Pop riveted over the holes. Anything bigger than that went to battalion. We liked flying with the Chinooks, figured that they made bigger targets!
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Well thought out and executed. That was another big scary job put behind you.
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1932 Chevy by Lucius Molchany - Hubley - METAL
lmagna replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Completed non-ship models
Wow, that brings back memories. I built that model and their woody back when i was still in grade school. Be prepared to use up a lot of steel wool!
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