misterchugg
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hi mate
my hand is up for any of them
thanks heaps
ron
my hand is up for any of them
thanks heaps
ron
Destroyer
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Part two....
I said I would styart on another and here it is part built. I just couldn't stand the rivetters hammering any more today so sent them home...
I got the hull made and did a lot of work then discovered Nubian had a cruiser stern, which means a round counter rather than a square one, so had to add a bit on so it is slightly over length. It took me hours and hours to do the hull and I wasn't going through that again.
This version has the tripod mast, a variation on the previous ship.
I won't be able to do any more for a couple of days, have to work on my relatives web site pictures. But I'll be back....!!
Also tidied up the lattice mast on Solebay so apart from a run over her to be sure she's okay, it's off to the DS within the nect couple of days.
Angela
I said I would styart on another and here it is part built. I just couldn't stand the rivetters hammering any more today so sent them home...
I got the hull made and did a lot of work then discovered Nubian had a cruiser stern, which means a round counter rather than a square one, so had to add a bit on so it is slightly over length. It took me hours and hours to do the hull and I wasn't going through that again.
This version has the tripod mast, a variation on the previous ship.
I won't be able to do any more for a couple of days, have to work on my relatives web site pictures. But I'll be back....!!
Also tidied up the lattice mast on Solebay so apart from a run over her to be sure she's okay, it's off to the DS within the nect couple of days.
Angela
Nubian, one of the Tribal type 81 general purpose frigates. Very interesting class of ship, one of the first warships to be fitted with a gas turbine as well as steam turbines. I remember seeing them in Portsmouth dockyard during my time in the RN, very elegant looking ships with a quite stylish raked bow. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished model, thanks for your time and effort in building this.
Rob.
Edit: Just seen the screenshot of your Nubian and it's an earlier class of Tribal than the one I am talking about. Yours built circa 1936 (definitely no gas turbines then), the ones I mentioned were built in the 1950's! Still, a very nice ship and looks like a good model.
Rob.
Edit: Just seen the screenshot of your Nubian and it's an earlier class of Tribal than the one I am talking about. Yours built circa 1936 (definitely no gas turbines then), the ones I mentioned were built in the 1950's! Still, a very nice ship and looks like a good model.
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Hi all ship fans,
A quick post before I begin editing shoe pictures...
I certainly seem to have hot the nail on the head with this choice of subject. As Ray Wiley said in an earlier post, over 1--- views show the level on interest generatws.
Many thanks to all who post here, I really do appreciate them all and thanks go to any folk who offer help in one way or another.
There is no shortage of subject matter so as long as my eyes hold out I can make more. Unfortunately they need a rest every few days so one reason I work slowly.
Blessings,
Angela
A quick post before I begin editing shoe pictures...
I certainly seem to have hot the nail on the head with this choice of subject. As Ray Wiley said in an earlier post, over 1--- views show the level on interest generatws.
Many thanks to all who post here, I really do appreciate them all and thanks go to any folk who offer help in one way or another.
There is no shortage of subject matter so as long as my eyes hold out I can make more. Unfortunately they need a rest every few days so one reason I work slowly.
Blessings,
Angela
Part two....
I said I would styart on another and here it is part built. I just couldn't stand the rivetters hammering any more today so sent them home...
I got the hull made and did a lot of work then discovered Nubian had a cruiser stern, which means a round counter rather than a square one, so had to add a bit on so it is slightly over length. It took me hours and hours to do the hull and I wasn't going through that again.
This version has the tripod mast, a variation on the previous ship.
I won't be able to do any more for a couple of days, have to work on my relatives web site pictures. But I'll be back....!!
Also tidied up the lattice mast on Solebay so apart from a run over her to be sure she's okay, it's off to the DS within the nect couple of days.
Angela
YES! a Tribal class! awesome. Now all I need is a Myoko-class cruiser to torpedo...
Hi Angela;
Well, I KNOW we had at least 7 Tribal Class. My dad was on HMCS Haida early in the war in Korea. They were know as train busters. I'm still trying to find info on Canadian Battle Class destroyers. All I've found so far is Battle Class trawlers. HMCS Haida is a museum ship now, somewhere in Ontario, Canada. The ships are looking great! Brings back lots of memories. Great navy songs like "The North Atlantic Squadron". I'd sing it to you, but I'm afraid it would be my last post! I made it back to Portsmouth in the early '70s. My dad and I were on the same ship back then, HMCS Yukon.
Cheers, thank you........Rick
Well, I KNOW we had at least 7 Tribal Class. My dad was on HMCS Haida early in the war in Korea. They were know as train busters. I'm still trying to find info on Canadian Battle Class destroyers. All I've found so far is Battle Class trawlers. HMCS Haida is a museum ship now, somewhere in Ontario, Canada. The ships are looking great! Brings back lots of memories. Great navy songs like "The North Atlantic Squadron". I'd sing it to you, but I'm afraid it would be my last post! I made it back to Portsmouth in the early '70s. My dad and I were on the same ship back then, HMCS Yukon.
Cheers, thank you........Rick
Angela - great work on these ships. Looks like you've hit gold dust with this thread, there's clearly huge interest in this subject!
Re. poly counts - with the current RubyTMIX horrors going on, I think your poly counts look quite modest(!) However, I agree with others that LOD is the way to go (easy for me to say as someone who hasn't created meshes). Also, there are some large ships on the DLS (Titanic, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth), so I wonder how they kept polys down?
Paul
Re. poly counts - with the current RubyTMIX horrors going on, I think your poly counts look quite modest(!) However, I agree with others that LOD is the way to go (easy for me to say as someone who hasn't created meshes). Also, there are some large ships on the DLS (Titanic, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth), so I wonder how they kept polys down?
Paul
Your right there Malc, me included, ex WRNS Second Officer.
Here is HMS Nubian entering my naval cockyard (stone frigate). The colours seems a bit light but they were taken off a photo of the ship. I suppose it depends on the period and where it was stationed.
Angela
PS :- Next maybe HMS Brilliant, a prewar vessal. I only have one shot of her side on, the port side, so a lot would be guesswork. I have shots of the 'M' Class as well, not a bad one of HMS Matchless, a late one of HMS Milne and also a single shot of HMS Marne although there was variation between ships on superstructure.
I would have liked to have done HMS Onslow but I have nothing on her, but a fair bit on other 'O's and 'P' Classes .
Must have a rest now, sat up until 2330 hours finishing HMS Nubian and I won't mention how many polys she has.... Eeeeek!
Here is HMS Nubian entering my naval cockyard (stone frigate). The colours seems a bit light but they were taken off a photo of the ship. I suppose it depends on the period and where it was stationed.
Angela
PS :- Next maybe HMS Brilliant, a prewar vessal. I only have one shot of her side on, the port side, so a lot would be guesswork. I have shots of the 'M' Class as well, not a bad one of HMS Matchless, a late one of HMS Milne and also a single shot of HMS Marne although there was variation between ships on superstructure.
I would have liked to have done HMS Onslow but I have nothing on her, but a fair bit on other 'O's and 'P' Classes .
Must have a rest now, sat up until 2330 hours finishing HMS Nubian and I won't mention how many polys she has.... Eeeeek!
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Yes indeed! From an ex Chief Petty Officer Marine Engineering Artificer 1st class (Electrical (Submarines (Nuclear)))
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Wow Robd,
I think we have half the RN here... ha ha.
In the news :- I have a model of PoW to make, better known as the Prince of Wales battleship. It's a Tamiya plastic a bit over 2 feet long but a golden opportunity to do one for Trainz. It will be definition, have to be a cut down version due to the poly problems I am having with the detsroyers, but as there would only be one PoW on a route I think maybe we could get away with it. Don't hold your breath, I have Titanic to finish first and that has come to a halt while I make destroyers here.
Please do keep comments coming, it motivates me...
Angela
Yes, it's a bit of a mouth full, we all thought that at the time but this is what the MOD required for designation of personnel in the various technical branches of the RN at the time, shortly before I left the RN in the early 1980s. It can be shortened to CPOMEA1 (L(SM(NUC))). I don't think these long designations exist in the RN any more.
Prince of Wales sounds like a good model to make. My daughter bought me an Airfix model of HMS Hood this Christmas, it's sitting on the top shelf of my wardrobe, boxed and waiting for the day of construction, probably sometime in the distant future I think!
Someone might beat you to finish the Titanic: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/titanic-ii-clive-palmer-unveils-replica-plans-224700167.html
Quite an ambitious project I think!
Rob.
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To all fans,
Just ordered the book British Destroyers & Frigates WWII and after. I am starting a Type 15 Frigate at the moment, thought it might make a change from destroyers.
I saw the news about some idiot with more money than common sense rebuilding the Titanic. Fortunately mine is the Tamiya kit so not as large although it is a fair size at a bit over 2 feet loa. It will need to go into a clear case of some sort but it is proving a pig to make. It is the Centenary version so has a few sheet of metal etchings and the problem is they don't really tally with the model and as usual the foreign instructions leave a lot to be desired. Anyway it's cold out in the kitchen.... that's my excuse so take it or leave it... ha ha.
Hi Yank, I think all are welcome here...
Blessings,
Angela
Just ordered the book British Destroyers & Frigates WWII and after. I am starting a Type 15 Frigate at the moment, thought it might make a change from destroyers.
I saw the news about some idiot with more money than common sense rebuilding the Titanic. Fortunately mine is the Tamiya kit so not as large although it is a fair size at a bit over 2 feet loa. It will need to go into a clear case of some sort but it is proving a pig to make. It is the Centenary version so has a few sheet of metal etchings and the problem is they don't really tally with the model and as usual the foreign instructions leave a lot to be desired. Anyway it's cold out in the kitchen.... that's my excuse so take it or leave it... ha ha.
Hi Yank, I think all are welcome here...
Blessings,
Angela
ray_whiley
Active member
I see The Cruel Sea was on TV recently. Didn't watch it but I have fond memories of the book which I read many times. Was Compass Rose an authentic name, Angela? Presumably a Flower class.
Ray
Ray
Hi Ray,
Yes, it was a Flower Class corvette but the name was not an authentic one, just made up for the film I believe.
The frigate is on the way....
Blessings,
Angela
I served on an Australian Battle Class (HMAS ANZAC) in 66 and 68/69 (two postings). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Anzac_(D59). I imagine the Canadian and Aussie ships were similar in those days. The RAN had some Tribal Class as well but they were decommissioned prior to my time.
ANZAC was an old ship when I served on her: initially as a Ordinary Seaman and later as a Tactical Operator 2nd Class (signalman). No air conditioning, very little fresh water (read salt water showers!), hammocks and mess deck eating (no cafeteria). The only armament that worked were the 40/60 bofors and you would be lucky to hit a barn door at 500 metres. The anti submarine mortars (SQUID) were banned after one projectile landed on the focscle. The bridge was open so getting wet or covered in soot was common. Not to mention that the stack (funnel) emitted sulphurous fumes from burning FFO. During my second posting I got posted to HMAS Stuart (modified Leander class) that seemed like a floating hotel.
The communicators messdeck was down on 3 deck (3C?) which means well forward. The messdecks had scuttles (portholes for non navy types). These tended to leak in rough weather but in dead flat calm in the tropics we were allowed to open them and put out windscoops to get some fresh air. If the ship was about to manoeuvre (turn), the OOW would make a warning pipe to warn us and there would be frantic activity to close them all. The windscoops would also catch the odd flying fish which would then skate around the deck. They are actually quite tiny little fish.
I cannot say I remember that ship with any great fondness but I had a great time in my 20 years and left as a Warrant Officer (a bit like a SuperChief I believe). Then I went and worked as a civvie for Navy for another 23 years.
I guess the HMS Onslow Angela mentioned is the early 1900s RN destroyer. There was an O Boat (submarine) Onslow which has been out of commission for many years and is now one of the exhibits in the Sydney Maritime Museum. HMAS Vampire (Modified Daring Class) is also there. I probably have more photos of Vampire than any other ship since she and Stuart spent 9 months cruising around the far east together in 1969. That was easily the best deployment I ever did.
