Sure it'll look great once you've stuck all 12 parts together lol
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It maybe ugly, but it is very very stealthy as it was designed to be;
Stealth[edit]
Main article: Stealth ship
Despite being 40% larger than an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the radar cross-section (RCS) is more akin to that of a fishing boat, according to a spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command.[56] The tumblehome hull and composite deckhouse reduce radar return. Overall, the destroyer's angular build makes it "50 times harder to spot on radar than an ordinary destroyer."[56]
Zumwalt's deckhouse in transit in November 2012
The acoustic signature is comparable to that of the Los Angeles-class submarines. Water sleeting along the sides, along with passive cool air induction in the mack, reduces infrared signature.[citation needed]
The composite deckhouse encloses much of the sensors and electronics.[57] In 2008, Defense News reported there had been problems sealing the composite construction panels of this area; Northrop Grumman denied this.[58]
The U.S. Navy solicited bids for a lower cost steel deckhouse as an option for DDG-1002, the last Zumwalt destroyer, in January 2013.[59][60][61] On 2 August 2013, the US Navy announced it was awarding a $212 million contract to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build a steel deckhouse for destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002).[61] The U.S. Naval Institute stated "the original design of the ship would have had a much smaller RCS, but cost considerations prompted the Navy over the last several years to make the trades in increasing RCS to save money..."[62]
To improve detection in non-combat situations by other vessels, such as traversing busy shipping channels or operating in inclement weather, the Navy is testing adding onboard reflectors to improve the design's radar visibility.[63]
The usefulness of the stealth features has been questioned. The class's role was to provide Naval Surface Fire Support, which requires the ship to be in typically crowded near-shore waters, where such large and distinctive ships can be tracked visually, and any surface ship becomes non-stealthy when it begins firing guns or missiles.[64]
AND.... The A10 warthog, is as its moniker claims 'Ugly but well hung', but does a fantastic jos and has probably saved hundreds of troops in the conflicts it has served in.
Stealth[edit]
Main article: Stealth ship
Despite being 40% larger than an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the radar cross-section (RCS) is more akin to that of a fishing boat, according to a spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command.[56] The tumblehome hull and composite deckhouse reduce radar return. Overall, the destroyer's angular build makes it "50 times harder to spot on radar than an ordinary destroyer."[56]
Zumwalt's deckhouse in transit in November 2012
The acoustic signature is comparable to that of the Los Angeles-class submarines. Water sleeting along the sides, along with passive cool air induction in the mack, reduces infrared signature.[citation needed]
The composite deckhouse encloses much of the sensors and electronics.[57] In 2008, Defense News reported there had been problems sealing the composite construction panels of this area; Northrop Grumman denied this.[58]
The U.S. Navy solicited bids for a lower cost steel deckhouse as an option for DDG-1002, the last Zumwalt destroyer, in January 2013.[59][60][61] On 2 August 2013, the US Navy announced it was awarding a $212 million contract to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build a steel deckhouse for destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002).[61] The U.S. Naval Institute stated "the original design of the ship would have had a much smaller RCS, but cost considerations prompted the Navy over the last several years to make the trades in increasing RCS to save money..."[62]
To improve detection in non-combat situations by other vessels, such as traversing busy shipping channels or operating in inclement weather, the Navy is testing adding onboard reflectors to improve the design's radar visibility.[63]
The usefulness of the stealth features has been questioned. The class's role was to provide Naval Surface Fire Support, which requires the ship to be in typically crowded near-shore waters, where such large and distinctive ships can be tracked visually, and any surface ship becomes non-stealthy when it begins firing guns or missiles.[64]
AND.... The A10 warthog, is as its moniker claims 'Ugly but well hung', but does a fantastic jos and has probably saved hundreds of troops in the conflicts it has served in.
Get all that Steve. Function is number one in a military concept. Well, almost! HMS Hood was a great looking ship but was pretty well useless in action…..
Reading the massive Bismarck book they think that the large spotting top was knocked out very early in the battle. Ted Briggs said bodies fell onto the main bridge and could only have fell from that, might explain why Hoods shooting was terrible??
Problem was Bob, Hood had big guns so they thought it could stand with battleships with similar armament….but it wasn’t built to do that. It was designed to stand against other battle cruisers, like the imperial navy’s planned Ersatz Yorke class, not full on battleships like Bismark.
Stealth at any cost and a lot of "firsts" during design & construction drove a lot of the challenges. As stated above stealth has disadvantages in peacetime but getting to where you need to be undetected IS the element of surprise. Once engaged it is less important as escape & evade to pop up at another location undetected. All this in theory I suspect.
One minor problem with the Zumwalt - it has 155mm guns - but no ammunition to fire from them - the long range shell project was cancelled & the guns can't fire std ammunition! ( project was cancelled due to cost of each shell was $1 million! - about the same price as a Tomahawk cruise missile!)
Dave
Dave
Wow, fire support was one of its design tasks as well….
Looks like a throw back to a Civil War Ironclad.....
Which would mean getting close to the shore, so unless it had Klingon cloaking, would still have stood out like a sore thumb and stealth would have meant diddly squat. :smiling5: :smiling5:
Yep, but if the guns couldn’t fire they’d have to build a ballista on the deck and that would ruin the radar profile
On the Zvezda Facebook page - more information on 2022 releases: this time land vehicles
I'm assuming all these are in 1/35
The Dakar Kamaz looks different!
Dave
I'm assuming all these are in 1/35
The Dakar Kamaz looks different!
Dave
Hopefully better than the Max - Airfix - Peerless - every other reboxer version.
I've only seen railway associated models from Sabre before - a new direction for them?
Dave
see https://www.facebook.com/www.customscale.de/
A collaboration with the above facebook person/company.
On the Meng Facebook page - available January
Dave
Dave
MiniArt 2022 Catalogue ....................
https://miniart-models.com/miniart-models-catalog-2022/
Dave
Just had a flip through - a few models scaled up from 1/35 to 1/24 & down to 1/48, but the only new model I can see is a 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop Thunderbolt ( OK, there are new figure sets! ) - so nothing really startling!
https://miniart-models.com/miniart-models-catalog-2022/
Dave
Just had a flip through - a few models scaled up from 1/35 to 1/24 & down to 1/48, but the only new model I can see is a 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop Thunderbolt ( OK, there are new figure sets! ) - so nothing really startling!
On the Copper State Models Facebook page - a new model - 'more info soon'
On the Roden Facebook page - new model coming soon - Ford V8 G81A Special ( 1938 ) in 1/35
Judging by the sprues, nearly ready for sale. - A nasty joint right along the roof!
Dave
On the Roden Facebook page - new model coming soon - Ford V8 G81A Special ( 1938 ) in 1/35
Judging by the sprues, nearly ready for sale. - A nasty joint right along the roof!
Dave
Can easily be worked on along the roof - far better than a joint all the way round the edge of the roof (as the Revell Trabant had!)
Looking at that, my parents might have had one after the war, know that they had a Ford V8, but had a feeling that it had running boards and 'suicide' front doors - not positive, as all I can remember is playing in it when it'd been dumped in my uncles barn (though fairly sure that dad said the bodywork was aluminium)
Looking at that, my parents might have had one after the war, know that they had a Ford V8, but had a feeling that it had running boards and 'suicide' front doors - not positive, as all I can remember is playing in it when it'd been dumped in my uncles barn (though fairly sure that dad said the bodywork was aluminium)
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