Lindberg - - Air ForceRescue Boat vs. Owens Cruiser

I heard from someone writing a review of Lindberg's Owens boat. He was not impressed. Said it was certainly not worth the $25 msrp.

I'm looking for a 1:24 or 1:25 scale boat for a diorama like this: 

- Leelan

P.S. The artist is Simon Stalenhag : https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AYwK65rb0DUyyQyA9BhHtOOwp05D-UK9IvNznzwllrzY48z4dLspWn8/

Sorry TB I don't know the answer to that one. I've got an Italeri MAS 1/35 boat kit that looks really correct in the box.

modelnut that's a good one. There are so many old golden oldie speedboat models made by the likes of Billings or Midwest, Sterling, ITO, Ideal and Arisrocraft.

Take a look at the Gasoline Alley Antiques site.

Its fun!

The Lindberg AFRB is about 2.5" too short.  That's about 15 scale feet.

Al Ross

Maybe it's really HO scale (1/87).

Based on dimensions in Friedman's US Small Combatants, the kit's hull length works out to about 1/91 scale, while the beam is approximately 1/85 scale.  It's advertised as 1/72 scale. 

Al Ross

One of the actual boats

Probably a reason for another thread so as not to hijack tank's.

But I'm shameless so here goes.

What do you all consider the best way to set a scale to a ship model?

From given dimensions. Or drawings.

For multi masted sailing ships, I often use the dimension between masts at deck level, compared to a drawing of same. Math is simple.

For stated dimensions I like the beam as it's usually pretty consistent and not hard to measure. Problem there is that it's a relatively small component of the overall dimensions, which compounds errors.

What do you molded depth doctors, masters of the laden waterline, professors of the Plimsoll, do?

GMorrison

Probably a reason for another thread so as not to hijack tank's.

But I'm shameless so here goes.

What do you all consider the best way to set a scale to a ship model?

From given dimensions. Or drawings.

For multi masted sailing ships, I often use the dimension between masts at deck level, compared to a drawing of same. Math is simple.

For stated dimensions I like the beam as it's usually pretty consistent and not hard to measure. Problem there is that it's a relatively small component of the overall dimensions, which compounds errors.

What do you molded depth doctors, masters of the laden waterline, professors of the Plimsoll, do?

 

 

Yeah, maybe you ought to start a new thread.  Good topic!

At least ship modelers are lucky, ship drawings are relatively easy to come by compared to autos and some other genre. It is getting a bit harder, though. A few of the big plans collections are now gone, but on the upside, there are several nice new archives of scale drawings available free online :-)  Noticing more and more airplane drawings online too, but not organized in archives like ship drawings.

Hi,

Like GMorrison indicated, I usually try and find something that appears relatively fixed to do dimensioning off of.  For cars/trucks etc I usually try and use whellbase, since its reasonably easy to locate the center of the wheels.  For airplanes I often use wingspan, because length is sometimes harder to assess, especially if the plane has a nose probe, a tail that extends beyond the fuselage body (and/or fas lights sticking off the back end), or if the plane was a tail dragger (whereits not also clear if the "length" listed is planform length or the linear distance that someone measured from nose to tail while the plane was parked.

Ships can be harder though in that a) even sister ships can have a bit of variation, b) many official dimensions listed tend to be molded dimensions which typically don't include the plating or shell of the ship, c) for length or beam overall its never fully clear if you should only include the ship itself, or whether that should include bulwarks, jackstaffs, railing, rub rails or the like.  Additionally, things like waterline length can be tricky because a "design" waterline may end up being a fair bit different from the ship's actual operational waterline.

For the most part, for ships I will try and see if I can find any official drawings and try and match up any dimensions that they may show.  For larger ships this is often either hull depth, or the height of some upper deck, though here there still is the issue that such dimensions are typical molded dimensions "above baseline" and as such don't typically include keel thickness or deck thickness.

Pat

Hey Leelan ;

 I do like the picture with a very old Pelagic fish .You could use Revell's Ski Boat or AMT's little jewel . That would be a dangerous catch indeed . T.B.

" G "

 I usually do this . I measure the model .Then I go to my Builders tables . They tell me what length a ship should be at both the waterline and length Over all .

 I used to build real boats  that had unusually broad beams to length .This was for comfort while under sail AND they could be one-handed easily Like a Friendship Sloop . T.B.

Hey AL ;

 Does Bluejacket have a model of one of those ?  T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Hey AL ;

 Does Bluejacket have a model of one of those ?  T.B.

 

Al;

 I think you best get busy then . Gotta have one , LOL,LOL, . T.B.