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  1.    MAGIC's Craig reacted to a post in a topic: Type 26 City-Class frigate by NavyShooter - 3D Print - 1/144 - Display
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  12. NavyShooter started following MV Europic Ferry 1967 by Ian_Grant - 1/96 Scale - 3D-Printed - Ferry , Revell 1/72 Flower clas corvette and U-47 by RVB (Rick) - Amati - Scale 1/72 - Length 92.4cm or 36.38 inches - marketed by Model Shipways c. 2013
  13. NavyShooter
    Observation - the below the waterline colour on the ship should be BLACK not red. That was some feedback I got from the crew of HMCS Sackville as I was working on my model of her (and the St Thomas model I did as well.) NS
  14. NavyShooter
    OK, HMCS St Thomas will likely be moving to Ontario this summer (at last) and I've got a model of HMCS Sackville that's spent the summer in the pond. Here's the touch-up paint on the hull of Sackville that I applied today. I'll do the port side tomorrow.
  15. NavyShooter
    OK, so, paint is applied, I need to paint the decks (tomorrow) and then we can start glue action to put some of the little bits on!
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  20. NavyShooter
    I would suggest probably the forward one only.
  21. NavyShooter
    Ian, I will suggest that BOTH platforms would have a Nav Radar. A longer one with longer pulse-length that will perform better in the rain, and a shorter one that's more precise, but susceptible to weather impact. Also, being a ship conducting passenger travel, it may be required by IMO regulations to have 2x Nav Radar sets. As for lights - you should have a white masthead steaming light. Brad
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  24. NavyShooter
    Looks like a neat build! Are you planning on having the ramp functional?
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  28. NavyShooter
    Anddd.....bumped into a buddy over the weekend who's working on the project, and it turns out I had the right version of the RAM launcher initially.... The 11 shot SeaRAM launcher is (I think - based on my assumptions) designed for ships that need a stand-alone AA missile system. The 21 shot launcher is designed for ships that have an integrated Combat Management system and don't need a launcher with it's own integral detection/engagement Radar system. So. Back to the 21 shot launcher I guess.
  29. NavyShooter
    The CIWS I had on V1 was the 20mm Phalanx...and that's not the right version. Turns out the 'correct' version (for now, conceptually) is the 11 shot SeaRAM launcher with the radome. So....here we go. Some more 3D design work.
  30. NavyShooter
    Hull #2 got a layer of blue today...then some minor putty addition, some sanding, and a final layer of blue to set over the weekend. Next week will see me getting the ship's side Gray done on the uppers, painting the 'non-skid' parts, then detailing. This one's probably going to be done by the end of next week. NS
  31. NavyShooter
    Today she got another shot of putty which dried quickly and got sanded, finished the sanding with some 180 grit - good enough for this one. At end of today, she's gray primed, and almost ready for some blue on the hull. I need to print and add the prop shafts in the morning then I'll be able to paint.
  32. NavyShooter
    I gave her a shot of primer yesterday before I headed home and she looked - OK.
  33. NavyShooter
    Well, hull #1 was presented to my unit's CO yesterday - she was quite pleased with the Fraser. Moving along with V2, she got a dose of putty, then some sanding yesterday morning.
  34. NavyShooter
    And here we are, HMCS Fraser DDH 240 is complete. Decals are applied and clear-coated. I'm generally pleased with how she looks - hull #2 will be better - second coat of putty was just applied. Hull #2 will also have a more accurate weapons loadout - I've made a model of both the SEA RAM launcher and the NSM, so CIWS and Harpoon will disappear on the next version.
  35. NavyShooter
    Here's V2 with a layer of putty applied.
  36. NavyShooter
    Alrighty, Calling V1 complete - it's headed for the CO's office first thing next week. She will hopefully appreciate it. My hope is also that other leadership around the base will see it and will go "HEY, I WANT ONE TOO" and my day job will get busier making these....I figure I can put out about 1/month of this quality. More detail will take longer. V2 got a layer of putty today and will dry over the weekend.

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