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  1.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: USS Bagley (DD-386) by catopower - 1/200 - Avangard - CARD
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  5. ddp
    it is the center of gravity & center of mass you have to worry about as they determine if the rocket flies straight or spin out of control. are you lining the inside of the missile launcher with something that is flame resistant as that rocket exhaust will most likely burn thru the bottom of the launcher into the inside of the model ship causing it to burn or become a submarine?
  6. ddp
    Propeller shafts of WW2 warships were generally painted to protect against corrosion and marine growth, rather than left as bare metal. The exposed sections of the shaft that were underwater were typically treated with the same anti-fouling paint used on the rest of the lower hull.
  7.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Type 26 City-Class frigate by NavyShooter - 3D Print - 1/144 - Display
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  9. ddp
    remember to paint the prop shafts the same color as lower half of hull as the shafts were never left as bare metal but painted.
  10. ddp
    have you test fired 1 of those rockets even using Estes igniters to see if fly straight up without spinning out of control due to incorrect location of center of gravity as i've seen that happen & 1 guy got hit in the chest by his own rocket? use to launch model rockets back in the late 1970's while in high school. still have some rockets & motors.
  11.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Type 26 City-Class frigate by NavyShooter - 3D Print - 1/144 - Display
  12. ddp
    if those are ciws mounts on either side of the ship's funnel, i hope they change the locations with 1 above the bridge & the other ontop of the hanger as current locations do not have a good arc of fire do to ship's structures interference of arc radius.
  13.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: USS Bagley (DD-386) by catopower - 1/200 - Avangard - CARD
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  15. ddp
    you are welcome.
  16.    catopower reacted to a post in a topic: USS Bagley (DD-386) by catopower - 1/200 - Avangard - CARD
  17. ddp
    DD-390 USS Ralph Talbot Booklet of General Plans (1944) https://archive.org/details/dd390bogp1944 DD-392 USS Patterson Booklet of General Plans (1944) https://archive.org/details/dd392bogp1944 http://www.navsource.net/archives/05/386.htm
  18. ddp
    what time period of the war does the model represent as appears to be 1943 or later?
  19. ddp
    just incase you do not know of this site. http://www.navsource.net/archives/05/139.htm http://navsource.net/
  20. ddp
    is the main deck glued to the hull as the heli-pad should not be sticking up like that?
  21. ddp
    Ian, which escort carriers are those?
  22. ddp
    Trevor, remember that the Halifax harbor front would be dated to about 1917 as that entire area had to be rebuild due to the largest non-nuclear man made explosion when a ship carrying 17,000 tons of ammo & other explosive materials blewup.
  23. ddp
    look at the bottom of the search light in that circle & you'll see 2 dotted lines to that spar. whether those lines go to the top of the spar or not i do not know. is that "wooden" cask actually wood, painted metal or some other material? what time period does it show the spars & casks & is it same time period as your model?
  24. ddp
    Baker, the funnel is actually leaning out so the ship's exhaust gases do not interfere with flight operations especially for the aircraft landing on the flight deck from astern.
  25. ddp
    what is the matter with it as looks good to me?

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