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G'day Rob, I've never heard of it called that. Ours were painted white, had three long 'legs' instead of one with scoops and we called it a 'splash target'. We fired small arms and the .50cal m/g at the plumes/splashes created by the scoops at the rear of the legs. I actually made one once, half size (our real ones were about three feet long) for small-arms shoots off our patrol boat. That was decades ago, the things we did in our youth. ๐ But thinking about it, it's use in fog makes sense. A following vessel should see it before it rams the corvette from behind. And as these ships were intended to operate in convoy, with lots of other ships in close company . . . ๐ Your model is looking superb, and agreed, the fog tool/splash target does give a little high-light of colour. Regards, Jeff.
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German "E" Boat.......1/72 Airfix
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Faraway's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
5/8" is about 16mm (actually 15.8787mm) but seeing as Jon @Faraway is rather casual with his measurements I'd be inclined to let it go. ๐ Admittedly that hexagonal planking is rather good. (OOB I think said he would do. ๐) Regards, Jeff. -
G'day Stever, I guess each of our circumstances differ. At age 20 I got an apprenticeship with Telstra (Telecom back then) and thought I had a career for life. 25 years later I was made redundant and thrown away. My field in the company and little outside qualifications (my fault) gave me little chance of similar employment outside the company. I became a Mr Mom for the remainder of the year, cooking, cleaning, school canteen rosters etc. The following January as the school year was about to start my wife told me that the local Primary School didn't have a cleaner. "Something for you to do for a couple of months" she said. I approached and the Principal got me employed by the contractor, and three months later I got the job permanently when the Education Department here went back to in-house cleaning. My pay was about 1/3 of what it was with Telstra but we had no debts or mortgage (I had paid it off five years earlier), my travelling time was zero instead of two hours a day with Telstra, my travelling cost was about zero, the stress factor was zero, the bullsh-- factor was zero, I worked on my own which suited me and provided the school was ready by 8.30AM each morning I was basically left to it, which also suited me. The job also fitted in with the local volunteer bushfire brigade that I'd just joined (our small town is surrounded by state forest). I did that job for 19 years, until I retired two years ago. You never know what's around the corner or how things will pan out. Regards, Jeff.
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G'day, retirement does have it's down-side. Weekends don't quite have their significance and public holidays slip by without you knowing, you don't get them off anymore. But I can live with that. ๐ But seriously, I don't miss getting up at 5.00AM to start cleaning the school at 5.30, and yeah, not so much in a hurry any more. I take the dog for a walk - when - whenever I want. Been that way for just over two years now. If you think you can get by in retirement, give it SERIOUS thought. Regards, Jeff.
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Medevial life boat Zvezda 1/72
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Sebastian _SJM's topic in Ready for Inspection - Maritime
G'day @Sebastian _SJM, that's a very nice-looking boat. And if you remove the mast you have a medieval surf boat. ๐ Either way, she's very nicely done. Regards, Jeff. -
G'day Tim, nearly four years ago for a GB I converted a 1/700 Hasegawa kit of IJN Yugumo into the Kagero class IJN Yukikaze in late WW2. The kit had the paravanes mounted earlier in the war as you are doing here. I wondered why the kit had them like this and if this was simply a crude depiction of them but thanks to your post above I now know why. Thanks. Your quarterdeck/fantail is somewhat more detailed than mine though. ๐ Regards, Jeff.
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G'day Matt, welcome aboard, from Perth WA. I'm mainly into ships myself (usually 1/600 scale) so I'm interested in your Titanic model. I know you said it's temporarily on hold but I can wait. ๐ As for photo hosting I use Flickr myself. My son had to set it up for me (and my joining here) as I'm a technological Neanderthal, but once that was done I find it easy to use and I get 1000 photos stored for free. HTH. Regards, Jeff.
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G'day all, two posts in the one day, I'll have to lie down in a dark room after this. Anyway, I've fitted the hull decks to Karlsruhe, starting with the main deck. That was mainly because it was flat with no sheer. I glued it in two stages, starting at the foc'sle break and moving aft. Because I'd made the keel strips and the vertebrae the same width (intentionally) I was able to sandwich the centerline profile bulkhead between those two wood blocks, which helped to get the bulkhead perpendicular to the main deck. The corners of the wood blocks acted as set-squares. The foc'sle deck was a little more fiddley due to the slight sheer towards the bow, but I managed. And here are both decks fitted. She's suspended on those two small blocks at present. You can see that I've enlarged the holes for the turret trunk keyways. That job was done with a small rounded chisel. Not very neat but it doesn't have to be. When the time comes each barbette will be positioned by three pins. The next task will be the hull frames, but I won't start them tonight. So that's it for now. Thanks again for your interest. Stay safe, and regards, Jeff.
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He didn't need to. He's instantly recognizable, the guy you see that's ruggedly masculine yet suavely debonair, with the aura of being totally in control of his situation and surroundings. ๐ Or was that the guy next to him? ๐ I'll get my coat. ๐ Regards, Jeff. P.S. -But seriously, anybody who achieves that level of responsibility has my admiration.
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German "E" Boat.......1/72 Airfix
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Faraway's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
G'day, I'm not familiar with German E-boat hulls, but a knuckle or chine is that sharp edge on the side of a hull where the side 'slope' (for want of a better word) changes. A good example is under the bows of British cruisers of WW2. About one deck down from the top edge, in the area between A turret and the bows, that sharp edge. That's just an example. How it applies to E-boats I'm not quite sure. HTH. Regards, Jeff. -
Mirage IIIO 1/32, Scratchbuild
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Bandsaw Steve's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
I admire anyone who takes on such roles. Well, I can live in hope that she makes it in time. Regards, Jeff.- 466 replies
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Mirage IIIO 1/32, Scratchbuild
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Bandsaw Steve's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
G'day Steve, great job of the undercarriage. Of course, you could have portrayed her 'in flight' but where's the challenge in that? What you've done looks very good. So, the question on everyone's lips (mine anyway) - will she be ready for WASMEx? ๐ Regards, Jeff.- 466 replies
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G'day All, one comic clown follower on the ATF referred to the RAN copying the Kreigsmarine practice of turret naming - turret Aussie, turret Barbie, turret Cobber, turret Drongo etc. While these names might not be official they certainly have an Orstraylian flavour to them. ๐ When I finally stopped laughing at his comment regarding turret naming I was able to get a little bit more done. And I stress the term "little bit". I've added the keel strip and vertebrae to the starboard side of the central profile bulkhead. The keel strips are continual as much as possible, to aid in rigidity, while top edge has vertebrae instead, to follow any hull sheer. This particular class of ship only has sheer from turret Anton to the bow. The vertebrae are what will fix the center profile bulkhead to the hull upper and foc'sle decks. The decks themselves will assist with rigidity at the top. Anyway, that's it for now. The next task is to repeat on the port side, attach the decks then start on the rib frames. Thanks for your interest. Stay safe, and regards, Jeff.
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German "E" Boat.......1/72 Airfix
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Faraway's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
Apparently so, but I wonโt tell if you donโt. Yeah, blatantly inaccurate. Errr, you couldn't, um, give me a clue, could you, just to jog my memory? ๐ Seriously, I wouldn't know, she's gonna look good to me. Regards, Jeff. ๐ -
Yeah, it's sad to see any vessel in that state. Regards, Jeff.
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G'day, I have a kit that could qualify, the Airfix 1/600 Bismarck. And I did exactly that - put the lid straight back on in disappointment and disgust. I've never built it, and it's too late to build it as Bismarck now, I've cannibalized it for parts. The Airfix 1/600 HMS Devonshire comes a close second, but I bashed that into HMS Glamorgan at the Falklands. She turned out OK I think. The Bismarck kit is still a possibility though, if I have a free hand in what I do with it, but a battleship is out of the question. One possibility as a whiff aircraft-carrier, but other than the hull and a few parts such as gun directors it would be mainly scratch built. Is that within the bounds of this GB or out-of-bounds? I guess the question is largely academic - you have enough for the bunfight already, and I'm afraid I can't commit to this right now. But it's a possibility. Regards, Jeff.
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German "E" Boat.......1/72 Airfix
ArnoldAmbrose replied to Faraway's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
๐คฃ LOL ๐คฃ Yeah, right!! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I'll get my coat if you wish. But seriously, whether OOB or you find some AM stuff you can use, I'm sure this will be a build of a very high standard. All your others are. Regards, Jeff. -
LOL ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ I missed that bit in the first read. I'm 5'6", that thing is huge when displayed like that, it gives an idea of it's true size. And I take my hat off to your wife - obviously a very understanding Lady. ๐ On a serious note, although my model ships are a lot different to yours, I have the full support of SWMBO in my hobby indulgence. I think we're both lucky men. Regards, Jeff.
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As Stuart above suggests, when considering work benches, two words that go hand-in-hand - "organized" and "unnatural". ๐ And @madtatt, the hull is looking very good. Can't wait to see some superstructure added. That padded foam is a good idea. Regards, Jeff.
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I hope they don't have a "Try before you Buy" policy. ๐ I'll get my coat. ๐ Regards, Jeff.
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G'day, why don't you put this photo, and a more recent photo of you in the "Put a face to a name" thread? I did that on page 5 of the thread, as have some others. Regards, Jeff.
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Been there done that, quite a few times, so we understand how you feel. You did the right thing. Just remember the good times. Regards, Jeff.