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  1.    NavyShooter reacted to a post in a topic: U-47 by RVB (Rick) - Amati - Scale 1/72 - Length 92.4cm or 36.38 inches - marketed by Model Shipways c. 2013
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  3. NavyShooter started following Hello everyone , U-47 by RVB (Rick) - Amati - Scale 1/72 - Length 92.4cm or 36.38 inches - marketed by Model Shipways c. 2013 and MV Europic Ferry 1967 by Ian_Grant - 1/96 Scale - 3D-Printed - Ferry
  4. NavyShooter
    Looks like a neat build! Are you planning on having the ramp functional?
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  10. 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.
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  20. 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.
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  23. 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
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  25. 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.
  26. NavyShooter
    I gave her a shot of primer yesterday before I headed home and she looked - OK.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. NavyShooter
    Here's V2 with a layer of putty applied.
  30. 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.
  31. NavyShooter
    David, Visible in one of the images is the brass plate I glued in place in the bottom of the launch tube (J-tube) to see if it'll work for me as a heat deflector. Intent is to have the module effectively disposable after firing so that I won't have to worry about burn through. I'm going to be testing this a bunch before firing from the ship. Good news is that with 3D printing, I can do rapid prototyping and adjust files to match the reality of needing more strength/etc. I also have, through work, access to some 'fancy' filaments that will take more heat than just PLA or PETG, so that may end up a path I follow. NS
  32. NavyShooter
    Yes Ian, that's the Bondo stuff - I have tried the acetone/brush method as well, but didn't apply it with this model. I might try that with the 2nd hull. The amount of putty needed meant that I thought I'd need a lot more than just brushing it on would provide. As for the missiles - working on test-firings. I found a model rocket calculator program online to run some pre-launch numbers for me: https://www.translatorscafe.com/unit...-max-altitude/ It lets you calculate based on known info and known engine performance stats, how well the rocket will perform. Based on what I plugged in, the rocket I've designed will fly a maximum of 6 meters up - if it actually stabilizes out of the tube (unlikely) so it'll go up a max of about 20 feet or so - which is actually acceptable to me. 🙂 Firing from the ship in the pond will be planned to happen beyond that 'theoretical' effective range. The rockets cost about $0.18 each to print - so I'm not worried about recovering them much. The igniters almost cost as much as the motors....
  33. NavyShooter
    Welcome aboard!
  34. NavyShooter
    So, the VLS plan is on hold for a couple of weeks until I get some new model rocket ignitors in hand that I ordered tonight. The Estes 2 wire ones are too finnicky to be consistent. I've found one that looks like it'll work better - I guess we'll see in about 2 weeks. NS
  35. NavyShooter
    I understand that the 'newest version' may actually have RIM-114 missiles in the 21 packs instead of CIWS. The armament mix is still a bit in flux - I hear that the 5" gun is changing as well from Leonardo to the USN version due to AEGIS integration simplification issues. (Adding a non-US 5" gun would require an adapter in the middle between AEGIS and the gun interface - all of which would require testing/certification that Canada is trying to avoid. Getting the US 5" gun that's already certified with AEGIS is a low risk solution.)

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