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                        Anchor chain

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                        military/rescuemodler
                        • Member since
                          March 2017
                        Anchor chain
                        Posted by military/rescuemodler on Monday, March 13, 2017 9:04 PM

                        Hello all. I am in need of some advice. I'm building a 1/125 model of the minesweeper USS HAZARD and i don't know what size chain to use to simulate the anchor chain. Thinking of something in the range of 24 links per inch would love some advice on this subject. THANKS.

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                        GMorrison
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                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Monday, March 13, 2017 9:27 PM

                        Yes, 24/ inch would be close to 6" length and that looks right in a quick reference of 500 ton ships.

                        Remembering that MS ships had bronze chains...

                        Nice model subject. Are you scratchbuilding her? I've found 3"/50 guns in 1/144. Maybe a little small.

                        Interesting, studded or barred chain is now a product of 3D printing and it looks really good.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        military/rescuemodler
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                          March 2017
                        Posted by military/rescuemodler on Monday, March 13, 2017 10:21 PM

                        Thanks. Unfortunately not a scratch build, it is a Linberg model rereleased in 2015 I believe.

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                        GMorrison
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                        Posted by GMorrison on Monday, March 13, 2017 10:26 PM

                        Of course, should have thought of that.

                        http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/111124.aspx

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        ejhammer
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                          May 2008
                        • From: Wyoming Michigan
                        Posted by ejhammer on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 8:32 AM

                        From Floating Drydock, 3D printed. 7.5 links, 9.5 links and 11.5 links per inch.

                         

                        Completed - 1/525 Round Two Lindberg repop of T2A tanker done as USS MATTAPONI, USS ESSEX 1/700 Hasegawa Dec 1942, USS Yorktown 1/700 Trumpeter 1943. In The Yards - USS ESSEX 1/700 Hasegawa 1945, USS ESSEX 1/700 Dragon 1944, USS ESSEX 1/700 Trumpeter 1945, USS ESSEX 1/540 Revell (vintage) 1962, USS ESSEX 1/350 Trumpeter 1942, USS ESSEX LHD-2 as commissioned, converted from USS Wasp kit Gallery Models. Plus 35 other plastic and wood ship kits.

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