American shipbuilders turned out 2710 Liberty Ships between 1941 & 45. The design was based on a British 1936 design, by Thompson of Sunderland, modified to speed manufacture & suit American production methods. There were problems, causing some ships to break in half due to stress fatigue & temperature embrittlement.
There aren't many 1/700 models of standard cargo ships - the two by Trumpeter ( from 2018 ) are the only injection moulded models I can think of!
Box is a little oversize for the bits inside.
Sprues
Deck, Hull, Waterline plate & lower hull
Instructions & colour profile - although the colour profile is as she is now.
A few detail shots
Detail isn't bad - this is 1/700 & parts are moulded crisply & cleanly. The detail isn't moulded in, it's by separate parts
There are a few differences between this & the John W Brown ( the other Trumpy model ) mainly in position of armament & life rafts.
Both of the models show the ship as she would be alongside, ready to work cargo, with all derricks rigged & raised.
At sea, all of these would be stowed:
Prevents damage to the derrick mounts..............
You can build this full hull, or waterline - there's no PE, and you need to add some around the superstructure. As there were over 2,700 built there were variations in fittings, but the basic configuration was pretty much standard. Painting seems to be overall grey. some having waterline bands of black, others not. Only marking would have been the ships name, bow & stern. The ships would become heavily weathered, going through winter in the North Atlantic at a top speed of 11 knots, not rusty, just weathered. Convoys were escorted by USN destroyers, RCN & RN destroyers, frigates & corvettes, so a twin ship diorama has strong possibilities.
The models are available, around £18-19, you don't see many made up, I suppose they aren't as glamorous as a warship. Its only small, 192mm long, and there are a lot of tiny parts ( 150+ ), so it may not be for a beginner.
Dave
There aren't many 1/700 models of standard cargo ships - the two by Trumpeter ( from 2018 ) are the only injection moulded models I can think of!
Sprues
A few detail shots
Detail isn't bad - this is 1/700 & parts are moulded crisply & cleanly. The detail isn't moulded in, it's by separate parts
There are a few differences between this & the John W Brown ( the other Trumpy model ) mainly in position of armament & life rafts.
Both of the models show the ship as she would be alongside, ready to work cargo, with all derricks rigged & raised.
At sea, all of these would be stowed:
You can build this full hull, or waterline - there's no PE, and you need to add some around the superstructure. As there were over 2,700 built there were variations in fittings, but the basic configuration was pretty much standard. Painting seems to be overall grey. some having waterline bands of black, others not. Only marking would have been the ships name, bow & stern. The ships would become heavily weathered, going through winter in the North Atlantic at a top speed of 11 knots, not rusty, just weathered. Convoys were escorted by USN destroyers, RCN & RN destroyers, frigates & corvettes, so a twin ship diorama has strong possibilities.
The models are available, around £18-19, you don't see many made up, I suppose they aren't as glamorous as a warship. Its only small, 192mm long, and there are a lot of tiny parts ( 150+ ), so it may not be for a beginner.
Dave
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