discussion Torpedos

[Guest]

I'm wanting to make some wooden torpedos to put on the deck of my submarine support ship. Does anyone have any photos of torps or know of a web site with suitable pictures please?

Thanks,

Ian.

 

[Guest]

I don't know if these are of any interest to you but I suspect they are too big for your requirements:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-LARGE-WOODEN-TORPEDOES-11-1-4-INS_W0QQitemZ280052326730QQihZ018QQcategoryZ140971QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Other usefull sources may be such books as Anatomy of the Ship, Type VII U-Boats which may have some thing in.

I will have a look through my u-boat library tomorrow and see if there are any usefull refernces anywhere.

Don't forget though that torpedoes, as everything else, evolve and change over the years so you may need to think about what period you are modelling and therefore what was available at the time.

 

[Guest]

As I thought Anatomy of the Ship, Type VII U-Boat contains four excellent drawings of German WWII Toroedoes.

I would scan it for you but being a current publication I think copyright laws may be brought to bear.

The ISBN Number is 0-85177-933-6 published by Conway and is Written by David Westwood.

If you have any interest in Type VII U-Boats you will find this book invaluable anyway so I would recommend you get hold of a copy, the RRP is £25.00

 

[Guest]

For 'Study or private research' you are allowed to make a single copy of 1 whole chapter or up to 5% of a book without infringing copyright laws. As long as you don't publish the drwings on line your fine

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help Mankster but what is the differrence in publishing and posting on a web site?

Are you saying that I could not post it on a thread but I could send a copy as an e-mail attachment?

I know that John has concerns with copyright issues so I would not want to do anything I am not supposed to.

John any thoughts?

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys - it's just the general shape I'm after - like what percentage of the torpedo is tapered toward the stern, just so they look torpedo-ish.

Ian

 

[Guest]

Ian,

Send me a PM with your e-mail address.

I have scanned the page and if John is OK with it I will send you an e-mail with the attachment.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help Mankster but what is the differrence in publishing and posting on a web site?Are you saying that I could not post it on a thread but I could send a copy as an e-mail attachment?

I know that John has concerns with copyright issues so I would not want to do anything I am not supposed to.

John any thoughts?

Yes, as long as it is not going to be published (in print or online) for public consumption and not for commerical purposes, then you can photocopy 1 chapter or 5% of a book. Sending a personal email to one email address not considered publishing.

 

[Guest]

Ian,

I know this is not exactly what you are looking for, but, the people on this website may have info on other torpedoes so you might try contacting them.

http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/mk-44_torpedo_shop.htm

Another interesting site I visited dealt with building torpedo boats... http://www.hnsa.org/doc/pt/specs/index.htm below is a photo fromn that site (apparently you can read all of the pages of this book online.

Ok, now I know the two above links arent exactly what you are looking forand I wish I could help ya out more, but if nothing else, the above links are interesting reading.

Try searching for "WWII torpedo specifications" in www.google.com or for different answers try www.ask.com (same search ).

I hope that this has been of atleast a little help, if not, hopefully its good reading .

Have a good day,

Greg

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that Greg - every bit of information helps.

Ian

 

[Guest]

A PM is on its way to you Richard.

Ian

 

[Guest]

E-mail sent. Please let me know if you get it OK.

 

[Guest]

Hi Ian ,

you had better watch out on saturday if you are drowning that sub of yours ,there may be a tug/sub destroyer on the loose with a prezzy for youhave a look at my site .see ya then.daz :gathering

 

[Guest]

Richard - got your email - many thanks mate.

Ian

 

[Guest]

What site Daz? - huh you don't scare me just because you think yours is bigger than mine :sunglasse