Whats everyone building???

Hello All,

I currently have two models in progress. My 3/16 inch=1 foot scale naval brig of 1813, a kit-bashed Model Shipways' kit of USS Niagara is complete except for rigging the guns and stepping the masts.

I am also working on Vesta, a Gloucester sloop-boat fishing vessel scratchbuilt in 1/8 inch=1 foot scale . I am currently rigging the mast.

Al Blevins

Ok, where to begin.... Hull almost planked on my Coral HMS Endeavor for my Mother-in-laws new fireplace mantel. Almost done with the standing rigging on a 1/150 Thermopolae done as a bookshelf model for a kitchen with a nautical theme, started a waterline diorama of the frigate United States under full sail heeled over that will go into a school library. May start a Trumpeter Arizona if I feel like it. Those are my ships, my plane list is longer.
Scott

I just realized that in another couple of months people would have been posting to this thread for a year! That must be some kind of longevity record?

Still plating my corvette hull; about half done now. I decided to close up the after spaces as the prototypical frames are not strong enough in styrene so I am getting some distortion in the hull I'll have to work out.

I finally got my tug boat plans from the NMM; so I can start laying up that hull. I've been corresponding with a British modeler over on modelwarships forum who is giving me ideas about ways & means of proceeding with that one.

Regards,
Bruce

I have just finished the Airfix golden hinde in 1:72 scale. (I'm so sick of painting triangles, if you have built it you will know what I mean :) )

I agree with you DJDave43, the Airfix tall ships lack bigtime in the rigging department, along with not enough deck detail. I scratch built alot on mine. I added a ships lantern, berrels, buckets, cannon rigging, belaying pins and racks, ships bell, ships head (both at the stem and on the officers gallery), also I added rigging such as the footing ropes on the yards and elaborated on the rest of the rigging to make it more real. I think it looks ten fold better than if I had not added the things I described.

I made parts from wood and wooden craft items (sanding and cutting). A good place to get goodies to add detail is to find an opened kit with a few missing parts real cheap on ebay. For your boat, try and find an old 1/196 revell constitution kit that has been opened. you can get them for around $10.00 on ebay. Goodluck

I now have a Heller 1/100 Le Soleil Royal sitting in front of me. This, like the Heller Victory, is one huge kit with over 2300 parts and did I say huge. It is the same size as the Victory (only difference is the Victory's bowsprit is twice as long making the kit specs seem larger by 10"). I'm waiting to purches a new airbrush and compressor before I tackle it.

Lon

As far as ships go I have only 3 right now I have a 1/72 S boat 90% comlpete a 1/72 corvette just laid the keel Having problens with the right colors and a 1/87 fireboat in the ship yard as of this date. and we will not talk about the aircraft bone yard I need to finish.

Working on a 1/72 Greek Triera by Zvezda. About half way on it. This kit has 114 oars on it .Took alot of sanding. Will start on the mast and yards tomorrow have the lath
already to go. Also just started 1/700 USS Arizona By DML. Both these kits are very nice.

How big is that 1/72 Greek ship? I looked at one in the hobby shop, and couldn't see anything about how big the finished model is....

I have the Hasegawa Wright Flyer and four Roden Gladiators occupying building space right now, but I have ...
-- the Heller Victory out and will start basic hull painting this week while I complete the research and obtain better scale rigging.
-- the Trumpeter Hornet, lots of resin & PE, and some drawings to modify into a post-43 rebuild Enterprise.
-- a 1/48 Flower Corvette (semi-kit) waiting till spring so I can do some heavy resin sanding outdoors.

Work has basically halted on the 1/72nd PT boat and 350th Tamiya Fletcher - she who must be obeyed wants the retaining walls completed! Also 1 aircraft and 3 cars fighting for workbench space.

Does big R/C count?

Starting a 1/48 scale Type XXI U-Boat, for multichannel R/C.

RCBOATER
The hull on the Greek ship is 19" long,and the oars extend out about 11" total
width.

i'm just starting a 1/350 NEW MEXICO from Commander Series in resin. first resin kit i've ever done. wish me luck

1:200 Trumpeter Sovremenny. http://www.kipperboxes.co.uk/html/sovremenny.html for work so far! My first ship since I did a Matchbox Flower Class about 20 years ago, not including a 1:350 Royal Navy LCT IV.

Tim (wunwinglow)

Hasegawa 1/700 USS Alabama. Wow! Many tiny parts!

QUOTE: Originally posted by LeCren I just realized that in another couple of months people would have been posting to this thread for a year!

I just noticed this also

QUOTE: Originally posted by samreichart Does big R/C count? Starting a 1/48 scale Type XXI U-Boat, for multichannel R/C.

Yes, but we still want to see pictures.

One of my current projects is the Los Angeles Fireboat #2
It was Launched last March '03, and delivered to the Los Angeles
fire department in April.



My model is 1/36 scale. The Drive system is two Graupner Voith Schneider drives. The boat when finished will be R/C, and hopefully able to pump up to 540 gph through the fire monitors



Aimee Eng

Nice lines Umi...

I'm working on an airplane!!!! Actually, I'll be finishing up IJN Tone for our March 13th contest...

Jeff

Thanks Jeff,

Despite all the information that IS available out there, no one would provide hull lines for this boat. Not the builder, not the Naval Architect, nor the static modeler in Victoria BC.
The Hull is a closely guarded secret.

I had to draw my hull lines from photos I found online. And at this point in time, even those images have now dissapeared. Believe me when I say, "No one talks about this boat."

I have a couple of issues with my hull, and changes that I would make if I built it again.
However, it is the best that could be done for with the information that is "not" available.
:D

Thank you very much for the compliment.

Aimee

Still workin on Digitalnavy.com 's USS Arizona, 1/250.
http://www.fototime.com/inv/0CE8F19D9278B78
should take you there. All stairs, planes and ships boats are paper, except fot the brass props on the launches. Enjoy.

Im really glad to see this thread is still going strong since I started it over a year ago. My current project is the USS Missouri in her 90's configuration..

Keep the posts going for another year!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,
David C

I'm working on a Trumpeter Hornet to Midway '42 Enterprise. Using the Natulis Conversion kit. I'm glueing all the little railings on these days

Jon

I'm still working on airplanes...sssshhhh, don't tell anyone, it'll ruin my rep...oh wait, that's already shot to pieces, so...never mind.

Umi, I can't understand why the hull lines for a fireboat would be such a closely guard secret...unless...it's a GLOMAR fireboat and they intend to raise a sunken Soviet nuclear sub from the bottom of the Mariana Trench... where's 007 when you need him???

It's late...

Jeff

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeff_Herne Umi, I can't understand why the hull lines for a fireboat would be such a closely guard secret...unless...it's a GLOMAR fireboat and they intend to raise a sunken Soviet nuclear sub from the bottom of the Mariana Trench... where's 007 when you need him??? It's late... Jeff

Why give stuff away , when you can sell it. I tried getting information from Robert Allan Ltd. Naval Architects about 4 years ago on this same 32m hull, in its tug boat config. I got a better reply than on the fire boat. "Unfortunately the boat you have requested plans for are too new for us to release information. Perhaps in a few years, it will become available"
When I asked about the fire boat, no reply. The builders, no reply, called the builders and was told, "We're busy." The "authorised" model builder sent two images above the deck, and offered to build parts in 1/32 scale. My boat is 1/36,...hmmm
Even the one other person that I know of, building a scale model of this boat was contacted to make sure he was not selling parts to anyone.

Apparantly people are still giving them money for plans, and permission to build boats from this design set. So Certainly if they gave the plans to a mere hobby builder it would devalue its worth. However, if it is not a guarded secret, then Robert Allan is very willing to sell model builders plan sets. It says so on their web site.

I just happened to pick one of the secret hull designs.

Aimee

In reguards to the fire boat...
I think it's military. Why else call it a FIREboat. I bet they're not just fireing water hoses with that thing. GLOMAR was good, but look at it. It's closer to a STEALTH fire boat, for when you want to put out a fire on board one of your ships that's not supposed to be there! FWIW , BCNU, Doc

QUOTE: I just noticed this also QUOTE: Originally posted by samreichart Does big R/C count? Starting a 1/48 scale Type XXI U-Boat, for multichannel R/C. Yes, but we still want to see pictures. Aimee Eng

an update:

The hull arrived this past week...all I've been able to do so far is mark the drain slots that need to be opened. I also just received the set of PE deck hatches for the model. This boat will probably end up as a 5 channel system model, using a self contained gas ballast dive module. The hull is aprrox 63 inches long, constructed of fiberglass and epoxy. I will post some pictures when it looks less like a large cream colored blob!

regards,
Sam

samreichart,

well if you are not able to host the images anywhere, when you are ready to post them,
R/C groups will let you attach photos to your posts. And we really don't care if they are in the submarine section or not. the Scale Section gets the most activity.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php?s=&topic=sea

Umi:
Congratulations on the fire boat. Nice hull lines and I can appreciate your time and trouble in working off photos and other secondary sources.

For myself, I'm still trying to get my models moved back into the den after the evil sisters-in-law checked out of chez Bruce. May have to postpone modelling a bit longer because my dart team just locked up first place; playoffs start next week and one must practice to take home the hardware!
Bruce

I am presently building the Mamoli version of the Star. I may build it again after I finish this one because I want to use different woods than what was included in the kit

I am currently doing Revell's 1/83 "Mayflower". I originally thought of getting Trumpeter's 1/60 kit but Revell's one costs just 1/3 of the price of the Trumpeter kit. This is my first ship doing mainly armor and a/c prior to this. The build is going smoothly. Lots of clean-up though.

I just finished an Italeri USS John Stennis aircraft carrier. Will do a Bismarck from Academy next.

I've got a 1/700 Hood and 1/700 Bismarck waiting on me.