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Haze Gray
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J'ai également travaillé sur Hoche
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oui je pense que je pourrais envoyer les pièces en France, cela prendrait un certain temps pour tout imprimer, peut-être 2-3 mois
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well, according to wikipedia, the length of the Katahdin was 76.43 meters... My model of the Katahdin is one meter long 😃 I agree, it's very similar to a submarine - given that it's purpose was to ram ships below the water line having very low freeboard would give the Katahdin the a better chance at piercing the hull below the water line (if it could actually catch up to a ship to do so!)
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As for the actual length in 1/72 scale it’s almost exactly 1 meter long
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Hi yvesvidal, the Katahdin model is 1/72 scale - it’s noticeably longer than one would expect . on the topic of files I’m just a bit shy to share them - but I could send the parts - it goes together rather quickly kid of like a matryoshka doll ! what I haven’t shown is how the access panel is removed.
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oh yeah the Vesuvius is very interesting ship! gotta love the Dynamite gun !!!
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Well Dr. Per hull is already printed, motors and shafts installed with props - I’ll post a picture tomorrow 😎
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Okay here's another one from the Spanish American war that that I find very interesting: The USS Katahdin did serve during the war - there's a good Wikipedia article about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Katahdin_(1893) While it's pretty common to see a model of the Katahdin painted in white.... in actuality it was painted a green color so as to blend into the color of the water. I've already 3d printed out the hull and various other parts...
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Hi JSK - what program are you using? delft ship? one of the things about the Brooklyn was it was the first US navy ship that used electrically driven main gun turrets instead of steam powered turrets - Haze Grey
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I'm a big fan of the ships from the Spanish-American war period. I'm most of the way through the design but still have more to do on the superstructure and other odds and ends. if you like ships from the Spanish-American war period post a reply and tell me your favorite ship! - Haze Grey
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Hi Folks, I know it's been a while since I update the progress of the USS Panay - so adding some photos here for those that are interested. I still have a far amount of work to do but I'll get there eventually!
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currently I use PLA+ which is not at susceptible to heat as regular PLA but for ships that would be painted black for authenticity I would choose ABS or ASA, but if they are painted white they tend to do pretty well. I've tested some hull sections made in white PLA+ by putting them out in the sun and left them outside over two years and they were fine. However one of the hull I painted in green and exposed it to the sun during summer warped pretty bad withing an hour. small thin detailed parts that are not painted white or light brown for instance should be abs or ASA otherwise they will warp or deform. I don't use PetG as it's more difficult to sand out the layer lines and the region I live in usually doesn't have alot of sun and heat. if you live in arazona pet G, asa, or abs would be necessary
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Hi Yves, technically the hull is assembled but it's not permanent at the moment - I use heat-set inserts and machine screws to join the sections and to ensure things line up right - once everything looks good I'll spread a thin layer of epoxy one the faces of the hull sections and screw everything together permanently. Below are some pictures of the hull sections - Haze Gray
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As you can see I've been working on the hull alot and figured out a way to drive the three rudders at the same time using a single servo since there's not much space in the aft section of the ship - Haze Gray
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Hello Mtaylor - one of the commentors on the launch date of the USS Panay was correct, it was launched on 10 November 1927, The Panay should be moved from 1851 - 1900 to 1901 to Present Day build log group. who could I reach out to so as to request the move ?
kind regards,
Haze Gray
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Hello ddp, yes I have the same drawings - French ships are a bit of a passion for me so I grabbed as many as I could find! Messena is one that I've already started but put it on the back burner for now.... the "Hoch" is about 60% done and I'm going to make an attempt at Carnot when I get more time.
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Well Nathan, your hull is going to turn out much better than mine did!! The USS Maine was the first model I designed having never touched a cad program before - will be interested in following your progress on your Maine for sure! kind regards, Haze Gray
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Hi Nathan, yeah Bows can be very frustrating - sometimes you have to put in some rails for guides. do you have any pictures of the design you're working on that you can share?
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Hummm okay so now I see what I did wrong - I have a spreadsheet that auto-calculates the dimensions and based on the scale I'm planning to use.... except looking at the table it's clear I accidentally selected 1/35 instead of 1/72 ! LOL !!!! lessoned learned... 😃
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Things are moving along but running into a few areas that I will need to rework - will probably take a bit of a rest over the thanksgiving break........ By the way, at 1/35 scale the Panay is still a very large model (about 5 1/2 feet long!)
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