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S-100 LastkhanKumpel
Posted by cthulhu77 on Friday, May 19, 2006 6:41 PM

Cutting away all the unnecessary bits...lots actually. Hey, what's that 88 for? (:))  Yep, it's Kriegsmarine46 all over again.

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Friday, May 19, 2006 10:05 PM

after the surgery, it's time for putty !

 

 of course, I'm catching flak from the jmn's...pun intended.

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Sunday, May 21, 2006 9:34 PM

some styrene, some more putty, and a fair amount of Krylon auto primer:

(wait for the backstory on this one...you'll love/hate it!)

 

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Posted by grandadjohn on Sunday, May 21, 2006 10:11 PM
Will wait for it
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Monday, May 22, 2006 9:20 PM

The story is going to be fragmented, as I can't do the whole thing here...but I will put in snippets: (those of you who read Vampyre Vampyre will remember Captain Otto and Ernst)

 

Part One:

April 7th, 1946, Off the coast of Egypt:

 

 

    Captain Prien glared at the dhows that blocked his way, the dirty sails hung in the morning light like an old lady’s soiled knickers. It was tempting to put a bow shot right through the lot of them, sinking the leaking hulls with only one well placed shell, but with the victory at Tobruk, all the German staff had been told to be on their best behaviour, and to above all be extremely polite to the sheikhs that ruled this barren patch of hellish land, for they had massive oil reserves. Hmm. As well as the entire control of the dockworkers, who offloaded the cases of 88mm ammo for his newly attached cannon.  Ernst still didn’t care much for the massive pile of steel, with all of it’s wheels and spokes that cluttered the curved deck.  The lighter guns were gone, and they had been outfitted with depth charge rails in France, though no depth charges were available. It all seemed rather silly to Otto, but who was he to complain? With the death of Hitler at the hands of his own generals, the war had taken another serious bend, but at least they weren’t being led by a madman who insisted that the “martians” were going to attack the fatherland!

 

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:32 AM

So, going over the dynamics of a large gun platform on the S-100, we were discussing different ways to handle the stability problems, and after a few beers, thought that maybe some side elevated strakes, almost pontoons or outriggers, would help...did some sketches, and hit the web this morning only to find to my suprise that someone had beentheredonethat:

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:28 PM

First mockup of the new hydrostabilizers:

 

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:59 PM
Interesting concept. Would something like that actually work on the real deal?
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:08 PM
From what I've been able to find out, the good old Baron was working on a schnellboot with water wings, but was sidetracked until the end of the war, and then we all know what happened!
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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:54 PM
 cthulhu77 wrote:
From what I've been able to find out, the good old Baron was working on a schnellboot with water wings, but was sidetracked until the end of the war, and then we all know what happened!


So, it was in the experimenta; stage but, never hot the water huh? Wow!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:50 PM

Love the concept and the mock up looks great so far.  Can't wait to see the progress on this one.

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:36 PM

Sort of took a day off of work today (hey, I'm the boss, so I'll have to yell at myself soon) and built up the base for the stabilizer/foil assembly using clear plastic:

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:12 AM
That certainly looking sharp Greg! Lookin' foreward to seeing her done. I do like the stabalizers on it Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
Oh, and tell the boss to shove offWink [;)]Laugh [(-D]  I tell my landlord that & other things constantly (of course he's my father)

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:55 PM

putty sand, repeat...over and over...and over!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:10 PM

With all the sanding that everyone is doing for this GB I bet we could heat the shavings and cast a whole new kit!Tongue [:P]

On a more serious note though, I too really like the concept of this and the way it's looking so far! I cant wait to see that 88 on deck, of course I bet you can't either.

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:39 PM
 H2O_MARK wrote:

With all the sanding that everyone is doing for this GB I bet we could heat the shavings and cast a whole new kit!Tongue [:P]

On a more serious note though, I too really like the concept of this and the way it's looking so far! I cant wait to see that 88 on deck, of course I bet you can't either.



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Posted by cthulhu77 on Thursday, June 8, 2006 8:03 AM

  The bulk of the surgery is done now...time to start working on those decks again!

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:55 AM
Yer doin' good ther gregApprove [^] I see 4 pieces on your desk (above the month) Can't tell what they are. 2 are gray & the other 2 seem to almost "blend in" with the calander (sp?)
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Thursday, June 8, 2006 7:52 PM

Ahha! those are the feet and legs of my at/st conversion currently underway...that's on the scifi thread.  Actually, haven't had much modeling time...lots of turmoil here, workwise, that is.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 8, 2006 8:10 PM

Outstanding Greg!  That is coming along really well.  I love basking in the glow of other people's creativity.

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Friday, June 9, 2006 3:31 PM
 cthulhu77 wrote:

Ahha! those are the feet and legs of my at/st conversion currently underway...that's on the scifi thread.  Actually, haven't had much modeling time...lots of turmoil here, workwise, that is.

            greg



I hear ya Greg...  it's been Caos here as of lateBlack Eye [B)]  I'll check out  the at/st thread... ya got me curiousShock [:O]
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:28 PM

After finishing the mech and a quicky build of a J30, it's time to get back to the beast:

Made the new central fin from card stock, glued in and in the PSR phase:

 

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Posted by cthulhu77 on Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:35 AM

so, the hull is painted, the deck is starting to come together...lots of weathering action!

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:06 AM

Got to say that that hull looks like it is going fast even standing still.

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:27 PM
Lookin' good GregThumbs Up [tup] This is an impressive build. Th Hydrofoil look is greatApprove [^]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:35 PM

I am delighted, whenever I see new pictures or read new stories by Cthulhu77.

You are an artist, with your hands and with your brain, your "what if" post war models are pure wonders.

Michel

 

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Saturday, September 2, 2006 10:13 PM
Greg, any new developments on this?Mischief [:-,]
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Friday, September 8, 2006 8:59 AM

Sorry I've been out of the loop for so long...two massive commissions, one finished now, and another in progress, but finally able to hit the workbench with some more weathering:

 

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:42 PM
Looks like yer gettin' her done slowly but surelySmile [:)] Lookin' good there GregThumbs Up [tup] Only one problem... Ya only posted 1 picSign - Oops [#oops]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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Posted by cthulhu77 on Sunday, November 12, 2006 6:20 PM

Worked on the bridge today...starting to come together!

 

 

 

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