discussion Latest Acquisitions (2023)

[BattleshipBob]

That, and the fact she was sent to do a job for which she was never designed……….to sit in a line of battle and slug it out against battleships…….she was a battle cruiser, basically a big gunned light cruiser…..a white elephant of a design, outdated by the end of the First World War.
Good job Spurious, Curious, and Outrageous were not around in their original condition, some fool would probably have put them up against Yamato…..

Too true Tim, if she had the major reconstruction in the mid 30's I believe Hood would have emerged a true fast battleship, Drach on YT has interesting videos on both her loss and a what if she survived one.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Too true Tim, if she had the major reconstruction in the mid 30's I believe Hood would have emerged a true fast battleship, Drach on YT has interesting videos on both her loss and a what if she survived one.

I dont think she had the freeboard to be able to take the necessary armour to be honest Bob. She was already known as the Navy’s biggest submarine. Any more weight and she would have been awash in everything except dead calm conditions.
Best use they could have made of her would have been to strip her of all the heavy and most of the medium armament and then turn her into a large flak defence unit to form the nucleus of a future Pacific carrier group.
Trouble is, she was big and pretty so they used her as a mobile status symbol.

 

[Ian M]

I finally got hold of the paint for Bismarck. Note the new size of the tins. Now 30ml. Glad that they did not make them higher. So they still fit in the drawer.

 

[Mini Me]

Are the paints enamels or acrylics Ian?

 

[BattleshipBob]

Are the paints enamels or acrylics Ian?

They are enamels

 

[Mini Me]

Gonna have to check and see if I can get 'em here in the States.....That stinking Testor's shut down their Modelmasters line and has left me to scrounge a bottle here, a bottle there...... :angry:

 

[Ian M]

Gonna have to check and see if I can get 'em here in the States.....That stinking Testor's shut down their Modelmasters line and has left me to scrounge a bottle here, a bottle there...... :angry:

https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/
You might have a good chance Rick. (White Ensign were the original name behind the paint!)
Or here:
https://www.hbhobbies.com/

 

[Mini Me]

Thank you Ian!! I will be checking that out when I pop up from me slumbers in about 6 or 7 hrs.

 

[Mini Me]

A recent purchase from evilbay.......hard to find these guys so grab 'em when I can, even better when the seller accepts yer lowball offer. :thumb2:

 

[minitnkr]

Got several of these & they build up nicely.

 

[Mini Me]

Oh yeah, Paul I grabbed a bunch when they first came out I was amazed at the fit and finish as well as all the small detail. Hard to find these nowadays so get 'em when I can.

 

[Guest]

Time for bed Rick Good for you being able to get those .

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks JR.....I think I got lucky, but will keep an eye out for more. :nerd:

 

[peterairfix]

Does it still roll over when going around corners???

Not unless you weld the diff and put different size tyres on and then drive like a complete pratt

 

[Guest]

Some engrossing reading material for me:

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An original operator’s manual, dated 11-44, for Caterpillar tractors as used in the Second World War

 

[Jim R]

Some engrossing reading material for me:

It's well written but the plot is weak. You'll find that the butler did it :smiling:

 

[peterairfix]

As my old one is looking decidedly shabby time to treat myself to a updated version.

 

[Richard48]

A golden oldie whuch Tamiya never re.releases.An e.bay purchase last week.I do like the early Abrams.
Rich

 

[Steve Brodie]

Saw it on special offer so had to be done;



It’s going to be a long term project.

 

[Jim R]

That's a superb dio Steve.

It’s going to be a long term project.

I can definitely see why :thumb2: