Hobby Boss 1/200 USS Hercules (PHM 2) Pegasus Class.

[Dave Ward]

Is that a sort of rudder on the back of the front hydrofoil or perhaps the whole thing swiveled?

I think steerable water jets & plane flaps would make it agile - a bow rudder? I suppose it's possible, but, like aircraft, boats/ships tend to have the steering at the rear...................
Dave

[Andy T]

I know nothing about these craft but this discussion prompted me to have a quick search. There's pictures of them leaning over at quite an alarming angle! Strong stomach needed I guess.

Great to see something very different to the norm being built so I'll hang around and see what you create from it if I may.

[Waspie]

I did and exercise with some Italian Hydrofoils. (Taranto). Very fast and manoeuvrable. They seem to like hiding themselves in fishing fleets, waiting for their prey, then up - up and away on their foils!!! Very impressive seeing them in full flow!! ([COLOR=rgb(163, 143, 132)]We still thrashed them[/COLOR]).

Be interesting seeing this US version built. Watching I will be!

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.
I've made a start on the superstructure.

I was going to hack out the plastic windows, but the thing is annoying me enough as it is......



A bit of photo etch has been added




...and there's still more diddy bits to add!

Cheers.
Ron

[Gern]

Why for is it annoying you so much? Surely you've done enough diddy models to cope with fiddly bits?

[minitnkr]

Coming along nicely. Paint'em'black.

[Gary MacKenzie]

Might be of interest

[spanner570]

Thanks to Dave, Paul and Gary for your posts.

Dave. There is a heap of really small plastic bits (difficult to see which way up they go with a magnifying glass!)
That's before I get to the even smaller P.E. nonsense. Not that I will be using much of that.

Will do, Paul.

Gary. Thank you for taking the time to post the clip.

P.E. parts added and I've brushed on some Vallejo Air paint.









Nice pizza oven and chimblee.





I've just noticed I've knocked a bit off. The carpet monster can have it with pleasure and I hope the piece gives it indigestion!

Cheers.
Ron

[Ian M]

Just fell over this one Ron. I can almost smell a sea scape with huge fans of water coming of those planes....

[spanner570]

Just fell over this one Ron. .....

Ian, sometimes I wish I would fall over on it!

[Mini Me]

Late as usual to the party but......verrrrry interstink!

[papa 695]

Also just seen this one Ron, I'm sure you'll beat it into submission, or into the bin.
Nice work so far.

[spanner570]

Thanks Rick and Ian for your much valued contribution to this build thingy.

Ian, I never bin a model. Apart from the ridiculously miniscule bits of plastic and P.E., It's a good model. Mind you, it might well end up over 2 miles down as a wreck alongside what's left of the Titanic!

[Mini Me]

That's O.K. 570, they had to build the Titanic before they could sink her.......

[Allen Dewire]

Late to the party Ron! An interesting floaty thing you are building here too. I am a little worried that your good lady is out of a job though. I can't see any way she could use her chucking up skills on this one.......It will be interesting to see what you eventually do with this hydro dings bumms!!!....

Prost
Allen