Very large model boats

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Been offered some cash and some physio... lawyer wants to wait and see what the physio produces before accepting their offer.

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Dont forget to limp a little !

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Its my neck...! If limping helped, I'd go for it but picture this...

I go into the physio... "How can I help you Mr H-K?"

"My neck hurts when I go like this..."

"Well don't go like that then...."

I know, old but still funny.

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Sorry about the accident - but hope you get a considerable amount of money to put towards the hood!

Look forward to seeing the ship progress!

Regarding the build, just how crazy do you intend on going detailing the model or will it be a kind of stand off scale model?

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I'm going to be quite crazy!!!

I've slightly changed my mind and will build the version (1930s) that flew a seaplane from the quarterdeck. A friend is currently building an R/C electric Firefly seaplane (1/35 .) for that. The guns will fire and smoke will come from the stacks. Thats the first year of a three year build.

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I just saw the fusalage for the firefly. It has a cute lickkle electric engine and a 13" wingspan. Its soooo cute!

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Responding to your request for information on similar very large models........

There is a modeller called Arnold Sager local to me (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) who has a 5.1 meter manned model of the Maxim Gorki. I have seen this model many times as he participates in many of the local regattas.

http://www.frankfurter-schiffs-modellbau-club.de/index.htm?/maximgorki/maximgorki.htm

http://www.club-ts-hamburg.de/Seiten/modellbau/modell_maxim_gorkiy.htm

Maybe in comparison with your model this one 'only' counts as large !

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Thank you sx976 that is interesting information. A beautiful model and highly detailed, a tribute to Herr Sager. I hope to have a chance to see it on my next visit to Germany. Best regards. Duncan.

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I'm going to be quite crazy!!!I've slightly changed my mind and will build the version (1930s) that flew a seaplane from the quarterdeck. A friend is currently building an R/C electric Firefly seaplane (1/35 .) for that. The guns will fire and smoke will come from the stacks. Thats the first year of a three year build.

Is it this incarnation of the hood where the aircraft takes off along a short ramp that was supported on top of the gun barrels?

If it is it could be a little perilous for the wickle firefly what with all the fire and smoke!

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No Alan... the plane launched from a totally seperate catapault on the aft end of the quartedeck. It was a collapsable catapult/crane affair that was only on board for about a year. It was impractical on the Hood as she was a particularly 'wet' ship. What I'm going to do is make the whole affair detachable so I can show her as versions from 1931 to 1941... but not the 1942 version (she sank in 1941!). I have to go back to the person who is making the plane though... I did some calculations and the Firefly had a 13.2m wingspan. I calculate that at 1/35 scale (and I'd be glad if someone checked my math) that should make the wingspan close to 19 inches...

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The size WAS wrong! Sorted now and the seaplane will have about a 14/15 inch wingspan now.:grinball2:

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Day 1 of 4...

Finished cutting all bulkheads from 3/8 ply. Reduced three 8 x 4 sheets to what looks like very little... Drawing final cuts tonight directly onto bulkheads for day 2. I'd add pictures but someone will need to tell me 'how' before I can... anyone?

Tomorrow... all internal bulkhead cuts should be completed...

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Day 3-4...

All 16 bulkheads cut and shaped. 5 now in position on first part of keel. Pictures available but I don't know how to post them up... they exceed the file size.

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You will need to resize your pictures and make sure that they are in an acceptable format, such as .jpg.

There are many differrent ways of resizing a picture, which depends entirely on your editing software and operating system. To get you a bit more familiar though, if you have the picture file in a window or on the desktop right click on it and click on Properties. You should then be able to see the file size. Use whatever method you have to resize the picture after which you need it to be less than 195 kb.

If you are still stuck let us know what your image editing software is and we can give you more detail.

We certainly want to see the progress of this model!!

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Im totally wrecked! Major problem with number 4 bulkhead but otherwise, all going according to plan. Bulkhead 1-11 completed, 1-5 in place on keel and sealed. I'll get to grips with uploading the photos tomorrow. Im off to play some music- guitar, drums, bass, whichever comes to my hands first. Oh... and a few beers!