Cyclone-Class Destroyer 1902 by Valeriy V - scale 1:45 - Russian Imperial Navy

[Valeriy V]

I am glad to welcome all members of the forum again!  

 

My new topic will be dedicated to the Cyclone-class destroyer. It was built by the Nevsky Zavod in St. Petersburg in 1902.

 

Displacement: 152.4 tons

 Length: 45 m

 Width: 4.9 m

Draft aft: 2.5 m

 

Armament:

2 - 47 mm (1.9 in) guns

1× 2 torpedo tubes 356 mm

[Valeriy V]

In total, 10 ships of this type were built at two Russian shipyards. The ancestor of this series was the French destroyer "Cyclone" designed and built by the company "Augustin Norman".

In 1899, Russia purchased from O. Norman a complete set of drawings necessary for the construction of ships.

However, before construction began, the following changes were made to the project:

- reinforced steel case set

- increased hull width by 0.16m to improve stability

- one double-tube torpedo tube was installed instead of two single-tube ones

- changed layout of living quarters.

 

 

The following photo shows the French destroyer Cyclone.

[Valeriy V]

Very few photographs of these ships have survived to this day.

But instead of them, all the drawings necessary for the construction of the model were preserved in the Archives of St. Petersburg.

 

Based on them, I draw my assembly drawing.

[Mic_Nao]

This will be an interesting build to follow. Good luck

[cotrecerf]

It so good seeing you back on board!

cordially

 

Joachim

[Keith Black]

I made it to the party on time, that's got to be a first for me. Valeriy, I'm looking forward to watching your new build take shape.   

[FlyingFish]

Looking forward to this one!

[mtaylor]

I'm pulling up a chair also.   Love your subjects and builds, Valerly.

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

I am glad to see your are back at work! These destroyers are from a period of rapid change in the design and role of the destroyer. I certainly will be following your build. I always learn from your work.

[Roger Pellett]

Great to see you back again Valeriy and starting work on your next masterpiece.  These early “Steam Navy” models are interesting  and challenging to build.  From a Naval Architecture/ Marine Engineering standpoint I consider them to be far more interesting than the Nelson era sailing war ships.  Hull forms, Construction materials, Structural designs, Weapons systems, and Power plants were all evolving. 

Roger

Edited March 5, 2023 by Roger Pellett

[FriedClams]

I've been hoping to see you begin a new model Valeriy, and what an interesting subject it is.  I look forward to following along and I wish you the best of luck in constructing it.  I already know it will be amazing.

 

Gary

[KeithAug]

Very interesting Valeriy. I would have been tempted to go for a larger scale.

[Valeriy V]

Thanks everyone!  

I hope that my work will justify and not disappoint your interest in it.

 

From the point of view of ship modeling, this project is interesting in that the small length of the hull allows the use of a large scale. At the same time, the saturation of weapons and ship accessories contains a large number of small details, which, in combination with a large scale, can give an excellent result.

[Valeriy V]

Work on the body of the model has begun ...

[Valeriy V]

I used maple veneer with a thickness of 0.8 mm for the diagonal skin.

[Valeriy V]

There is not a single straight line on this ship's hull, except for the diametrical plane.

[amateur]

Nice lines!

Jan

[wefalck]

Back on board too! I admire your tenacy and optimism in these difficult times.

 

Why did you opt for the somewhat odd scale of 1:45? OK, it's model railway scale, but awkward to calculate (in the head).

 

You already made quite good progress on the hull. How long did it take you for that?

[Valeriy V]

40 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Back on board too! I admire your tenacy and optimism in these difficult times.

Thank you! While I have the opportunity, I try to distract myself with work.  

42 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Why did you opt for the somewhat odd scale of 1:45? OK, it's model railway scale, but awkward to calculate (in the head).

I wanted to build a model within 1 meter. The length of the ship was 45m, so the scale is 1:45.

It took about 10 days to make the case shown in the photo.

[wefalck]

One day I would love to see some images of your workshop

 

[Hsae]

Looks like these boats were pretty wet …

[shipman]

A boat wouldn't be a boat if it didn't get wet!

 

Happy to see Valeriy is well and keeping busy to his usual high, high standards

[B-Ram]

I am glad to be in at the start of a great project.

 

Bill

[yvesvidal]

15 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

From the point of view of ship modeling, this project is interesting in that the small length of the hull allows the use of a large scale. At the same time, the saturation of weapons and ship accessories contains a large number of small details, which, in combination with a large scale, can give an excellent result.

 

Valeriy, I think you described perfectly what can be done at 1/45th scale or 1/48th scale.

 

Is this model also commissioned by a collector?

 

Yves

[yvesvidal]

15 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

I used maple veneer with a thickness of 0.8 mm for the diagonal skin.

 

This diagonal planking is interesting and intriguing. I will have to do one hull with this technique, one day. 

 

Yves

[Valeriy V]

11 hours ago, wefalck said:

One day I would love to see some images of your workshop

 

I will try to fulfill your desire but it will be a little later.  

[Valeriy V]

8 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Is this model also commissioned by a collector?

Yves, this model has neither a customer nor a buyer yet. But one day everything can change.   

8 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

This diagonal planking is interesting and intriguing. I will have to do one hull with this technique, one day. 

It should be borne in mind that this technology is more suitable for hulls with smooth contours like yachts.  

[KeithAug]

Impressive start Valeriy - and very quick.

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

What is the object projecting from the bottom of the hull near the bow? This is far too early for sonar or other listening devices.

[Valeriy V]

54 minutes ago, Dr PR said:

Valeriy,

What is the object projecting from the bottom of the hull near the bow? This is far too early for sonar or other listening devices.

Phil, in this case the explanation is very simple. This is a nose rudder feather, if necessary, it could be raised inside the hull, into a special well.