RGL Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share #181 Posted August 7, 2022 Well, you could always fly off! Ponto, AJohnson, ccoyle and 12 others 12 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share #182 Posted August 7, 2022 The propellers were also replaced yvesvidal, cog, CDW and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted August 7, 2022 Share #183 Posted August 7, 2022 One of my favorite battleships of WW2, the lines of it are remarkable. You've done an outstanding job of capturing a realistic battle worn look. RGL, Canute, BANYAN and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted August 7, 2022 Share #184 Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) What a beauty, If you don't mind what paint did you use for the planes? Edited August 7, 2022 by S-boat 55 lmagna, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share #185 Posted August 7, 2022 4 hours ago, S-boat 55 said: What a beauty, If you don't mind what paint did you use for the planes? IJN green with a lighter green overspray to bring out the details then a dry brush with a very light green Canute, Old Collingwood, S-boat 55 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted August 8, 2022 Share #186 Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) The boats constituted a significant fire hazard. They were usually built from wood plus were fueled with either gasoline or diesel fuel. In night actions the illumination from boat fires was a particular problem. Accounts of the night actions around Guadalcanal mention the advantage that boat fires on US Navy ships gave to the Japanese. Warship’s boats were utility craft intended to service the parent ship. They were not primarily lifeboats. Imagine trying to handle a 40ft Launch from a damaged, listing vessel without electrical power. Life rafts that could float off were a much better life saving choice. The official US Navy model of the Iowa Class battleship on display in the Smithsonian Institute is equipped with just two 26ft motor whaleboats- no other boats. It seems that by late 1943 the US Navy had access to large Pacific Fleet Anchorages like Ulithi Atoll. These were equipped with a collection of small craft to meet the needs of the fleet when anchored there. Roger Edited August 8, 2022 by Roger Pellett Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share #187 Posted August 8, 2022 I had a Fritz x bomb printed 1/35 in 3D earlier in the year for the base. The bloke who made them had a misprint so he sent me that as well which was easy to fix with some plastic card. I thought about weathering them but it’s kinda pointless as the ones in museums are all very old and the contemporary ones would have been pristine. A very successful weapon. I’m trying to get out to the Australian war memorial annexe to take a photo of the ship with the real bomb. Canute, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted August 8, 2022 Share #188 Posted August 8, 2022 I like the way the cockles turned out RGL RGL, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share #189 Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) So the stash, I want to do the Maru with subs nesting against her, but I’ll probably do the U9 next as I got it very cheap, enough to justify the PE upgrades Edited August 9, 2022 by RGL AJohnson, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted August 9, 2022 Share #190 Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 2:57 AM, RGL said: Well, you could always fly off! They did that whenever possible anyway. If they didn't then the planes seldom survived the first salvo of the main guns and would not only be destroyed by the blast but often caught on fire as well. Even 5" guns in the right location like those mounted on US treaty class cruisers could, and did, blast destroy the scout planes on board. I am really liking the looks of this ship RGL, they were truly graceful looking ships. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share #191 Posted August 10, 2022 So this build is pretty much done, I added 1mm scuttles to the smaller drilled out portholes. Tiny ! They look OK, but I came up 16 short (trumpeter put too many in not Micromaster so I’ll need some more) and later in the year new AA guns. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, king derelict and 7 others 9 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share #192 Posted August 10, 2022 And now the cabinet is full so back to the bookshelf Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted August 10, 2022 Share #193 Posted August 10, 2022 They remind me of hatches for missile tubes in modern submarines mtaylor, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share #194 Posted August 10, 2022 Admin, it’s not finished, it’s in abeyance Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 10, 2022 Share #195 Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, RGL said: Admin, it’s not finished, it’s in abeyance Um . . . I don't know who did that. 😬 Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 10, 2022 Share #196 Posted August 10, 2022 4 hours ago, ccoyle said: Um . . . I don't know who did that. 😬 I don't think it was marked "finished" was it? I think he's just giving us a heads up. Ryland Craze, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 10, 2022 Share #197 Posted August 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, mtaylor said: I don't think it was marked "finished" was it? It might have been -- ain't sayin'. 🤨 Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 3 others 5 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted September 17, 2022 Share #198 Posted September 17, 2022 Why not put her in drydock again ... not sop messy with the water She looks a million already .. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share #199 Posted October 2, 2022 The final scuttles arrived and attached. At some future stage I’ll replace all the lighter calibre AA guns once they are printed. popeye the sailor, Jack12477, king derelict and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 4, 2022 Share #200 Posted October 4, 2022 awesome model Greg! the paint work is outstanding.........so much fire power! WOW! Canute, RGL, king derelict and 1 other 3 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 5, 2022 Share #201 Posted October 5, 2022 lovely build, she looks fantastic mtaylor, RGL, king derelict and 1 other 3 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share #202 Posted October 13, 2022 So today I had the great privilege of getting a tour of the Australian war memorial annexe. Three massive warehouses full of stuff. I got to finally show off Roma with a real Fritz X. My guide said no one has ever done this with a model before. IMG_1633.MOV Canute, Jack12477, CDW and 5 others 5 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 13, 2022 Share #203 Posted October 13, 2022 Very cool wandering around that place, Greg. And a nice juxtaposition of the model and the weapon that did her in. 👍 Jack12477, mtaylor and CDW 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted October 13, 2022 Share #204 Posted October 13, 2022 What a menacing-looking bomb, that Fritz X. A fitting photograph for your model. Until you presented this thread, I never knew how she met her end. Canute, Jack12477 and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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