USS KATAHDIN by Haze Gray - 3D Printed - ram ship

[Haze Gray]

Okay here's another one from the Spanish American war that that I find very interesting: 
The USS Katahdin did serve during the war - there's a good Wikipedia article about it 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Katahdin_(1893)

While it's pretty common to see a model of the Katahdin painted in white.... in actuality it was painted a green color so as to blend into the color of the water. 

 

I've already 3d printed out the hull and various other parts... 

 

[Nirvana]

HazeGray, knowing your capacity of creating the plans for 3D printing this model with its history looks fascinating.

Waiting for more from you and maybe a future printed ship.

[Haze Gray]

3 hours ago, Nirvana said:

HazeGray, knowing your capacity of creating the plans for 3D printing this model with its history looks fascinating.

Waiting for more from you and maybe a future printed ship.

Well Dr. Per hull is  already printed, motors and shafts installed with props - I’ll post a picture tomorrow 😎

[Jsk]

Very interesting vessel. I'll bet you've got a USS Vesuvius in the works, too.

[Haze Gray]

6 hours ago, Jsk said:

Very interesting vessel. I'll bet you've got a USS Vesuvius in the works, too.

 

oh yeah the Vesuvius is very interesting ship!  gotta love the Dynamite gun !!!

[yvesvidal]

Very interesting and so unusual model. Definitely worth realizing.

 

Please post pictures of the 3D parts before assembly if you have them. It is always fun to look at them before and after assembly.

 

Which scale are you shooting for?

 

Oh, and the traditional question: are the parts (STL files) available from you, for a modicum? 

 

Yves

Edited Tuesday at 03:24 PM by yvesvidal

[Haze Gray]

13 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Very interesting and so unusual model. Definitely worth realizing.

 

Please post pictures of the 3D parts before assembly if you have them. It is always fun to look at them before and after assembly.

 

Which scale are you shooting for?

 

Oh, and the traditional question: are the parts (STL files) available from you, for a modicum? 

 

Yves

 

13 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Very interesting and so unusual model. Definitely worth realizing.

 

Please post pictures of the 3D parts before assembly if you have them. It is always fun to look at them before and after assembly.

 

Which scale are you shooting for?

 

Oh, and the traditional question: are the parts (STL files) available from you, for a modicum? 

 

Yves

 

13 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Very interesting and so unusual model. Definitely worth realizing.

 

Please post pictures of the 3D parts before assembly if you have them. It is always fun to look at them before and after assembly.

 

Which scale are you shooting for?

 

Oh, and the traditional question: are the parts (STL files) available from you, for a modicum? 

 

Yves

 

[Haze Gray]

13 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Very interesting and so unusual model. Definitely worth realizing.

 

Please post pictures of the 3D parts before assembly if you have them. It is always fun to look at them before and after assembly.

 

Which scale are you shooting for?

 

Oh, and the traditional question: are the parts (STL files) available from you, for a modicum? 

 

Yves

Hi yvesvidal, the Katahdin model is 1/72 scale - it’s noticeably longer than one would expect . 
 

on the topic of files I’m just a bit shy to share them - but I could send the parts - it goes together rather quickly kid of like a matryoshka doll ! 
what I haven’t shown is how the access panel is removed.  

[Haze Gray]

3 minutes ago, Haze Gray said:

Hi yvesvidal, the Katahdin model is 1/72 scale - it’s noticeably longer than one would expect . 
 

on the topic of files I’m just a bit shy to share them - but I could send the parts - it goes together rather quickly kid of like a matryoshka doll ! 
what I haven’t shown is how the access panel is removed.  

As for the actual length in 1/72 scale it’s almost exactly 1 meter long 

[yvesvidal]

8 hours ago, Haze Gray said:

As for the actual length in 1/72 scale it’s almost exactly 1 meter long 

I can't believe it would be so long !!! 72 meters. I thought that vessel was sized more discretely. It definitely looks like an hybrid between a submarine and a ship.

 

Yves

[Haze Gray]

6 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

I can't believe it would be so long !!! 72 meters. I thought that vessel was sized more discretely. It definitely looks like an hybrid between a submarine and a ship.

 

Yves

well, according to wikipedia, the length of the Katahdin was 76.43 meters...     My model of the Katahdin is one meter long 😃       I agree, it's very similar to a submarine - given that it's purpose was to ram ships below the water line having very low freeboard would give the Katahdin the a better chance at piercing the hull below the water line (if it could actually catch up to a ship to do so!)