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rktman56
Posted on: Sep 11 2008, 09:39 AM


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Welcome Reg,

Although things are a bit slow now, I am sure you find allot of good information here. Welcome aboard! biggrin.gif
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Posted on: Sep 1 2008, 11:02 PM


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WoW, lots of work. Got any pictures?
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Posted on: Sep 1 2008, 11:00 PM


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The hull on the model is about 48". I started mine over a year ago and have the hull framed up ready to plank. Too many models... wink.gif
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Posted on: Feb 18 2008, 02:02 PM


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Don,? I am looking forward to seeing pictures of your Crockett.?? biggrin.gif?? Mine has been setting for sometime now, waiting for my return.? I've been spending my time working on my CG-54 USS Antietam!!!? wink.gif?? I will be working again on my USS Crockett in a month ot two.?
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Below I will show you how to make a Blog and how to use it: cool.gif
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Listed below I will show you how to use the Gallery and how to POST your pictures: cool.gif
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Posted on: Feb 12 2008, 03:27 PM


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I will show you a few "basic" skills needed to use this fourm below:
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Posted on: Feb 7 2008, 07:34 PM


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QUOTE(Gravman @ Feb 6 2008, 07:44 AM) *
Roger you Antietam is just what I am looking for. I want to build the San Jacinto. Do you have any pictures of the deack house build up using the laser cuts?

Thanks

Grav



Grav,

It will still yet be some time before I post pictures of my CG-54. You are welcome to view the USS Bunker Hill area. This model is being built by Eric of Homeport Models. You can see his build here: USS BUNKER HILL BUILD
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Posted on: Jan 21 2008, 10:11 PM


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QUOTE(devans @ Jan 20 2008, 10:27 PM) *
O.K. Roger I'm at my wits end here. I've been trying to make the mist eliminator duct (a lot of my tries went to the dump) mostly based off the Dumas plans because the plans I bought don't show this. Well dimensionally it doesn't work! The Dumas plan has the length at 2 11/16", the distance from from the funnel to the turbine intake is about 2 1/16" as measured on the deck. Talk about 10 pounds of .... in a 5 pound bucket! Do you have any better info or suggestions for my problem? I think one mistake I made was I bought the plans for the Tacoma because they are 1/96 and the ones for the Crockett are around 1/192, not thinking there would be that big of a difference within four boats. By the way I had an idea while typing this and checked the actual dimension on the Dumas plan which is 1/81 scale and converted the number to 1/39th scale and the distance should be 2.080", so my placement of the funnel is good. The plan dimensions Dumas calls for on the mist eliminator duct need to be adjusted. I could still use the help though.
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Don,

For this, I wouldn't worry about it as much as you are. Sorry to hear that you have tired to make this part allot of times and have not come up with one you like. Here is what I would do. Just make one to fit your model. Don't worry about the size, just make it look right for your model. wink.gif The plans Dumas provides are not worth... well you know what I mean. So just build one to fit your model and you will be happy with it. I wish you luck.

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Posted on: Jan 17 2008, 05:04 PM


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The 2008 catalogs where out a few months ago. You still may be able to get an 2007 for free.
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Posted on: Jan 17 2008, 04:56 PM


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After some problems with the Gallery, it is now back up and working. I reworked some of the Gallery Categories to better organize our pictures. biggrin.gif If you had pictures uploaded and no longer see them posted, please re-post them. To view the Gallery follow this link:

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Posted on: Dec 24 2007, 12:42 PM


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Here are a few pictures of my Crockett. smile.gif
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Posted on: Dec 19 2007, 10:29 AM


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No problem about the encouragement. Sounds like you are going in the direction you feel best with. I do agree with what you said about the hull for example. Welds, uneven plates and the effects of that "smack" from time to time give the hull a bit of character. Modeling these irregularities can be extremely difficult to do and then to have them "look" right when you are done. Although these kinds of details do make the ships look more realistic, if done wrong can have a negative effect. Using a body filler like Bondo and modeling irregularities in the hull is one of the easier ways to do it. You can call on your years of experience of working on a shipyard. With the work you have done on your mast, it tells me you are willing to try new techniques that are new to you. Great Job! biggrin.gif
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Posted on: Dec 18 2007, 10:52 PM


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No worry about not posting pictures and about the camera, sorry to hear about that. I mayself need to post a few pictures of my Crockett. I've been very busy with other things... you know how that is. My CG-54 has been taking allot of my free time. Looking for information other than what I don't have for other's here is hard to come by. I've sent many emails to crew members, then posting what I've learned on the website. I would say to follow the links I have posted and then review the plans you get. This will put you on track. But remember, no matter how you build your model... no one will say anything. It's your model and the key is to have fun, enjoy what you are doing and learn. If you can do that, then it makes the work that I put into my website worth it. Don't worry about redoing your Crockett... cool.gif Good luck with your camera and your Crockett.
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Posted on: Dec 5 2007, 01:22 AM


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Don,

Yep I'm happy... (I know you were kidding). wink.gif I will get an answer for you soon. I'll be busy the on the 5th... so you will have an answer before you go to attach your funnel. I will also take a few pictures of mine and post here for you. I am glad that my first build is a help to you, thank you for using it to help you build yours. What you have done for your doors and escape hatch looks great. I am looking forward to seeing more pictures.
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Posted on: Dec 4 2007, 10:22 AM


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Thanks for the comment Eric. Later when the USS Antietam web area is open, it will show what I did with your superstructure lasers. As of now I am still waiting for the running hardware to come in. Once that is in I can move on the spuerstructure.

Here is a quick peek at what I will have inside the hull:

12 volt battery
Two Dumas (Pittman) motors
Two Electronize Speed Controls
A Power Distribution Panel
A Robbe receiver and other radio gear
A Robbe Multi-Prop 8 Decoder (May hold off on this--- my just use toggle switches to control RADAR units)

I will use a micro motor to control the AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar and a micro servo to turn the nav Radar unit.


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Posted on: Dec 3 2007, 09:33 AM


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You can take a look at this link: USS Crocket Build. It from my website and will help you with plans and fittings. Knowing what paint your friend used will help with color match. Although I can see you giving the hull a fresh coat of paint. If you want to redo the Dumas decals, you can buy them direct from them. Just make sure you apply them to a "gloss" surface and then apply some dull-coat over top of them to remove the glass. Makes your model look real and not like a "toy".



In the picture above of your model, we can see where the mist eliminator duct was built. I have never seen one this shape ever on this class of ships. If I were you, I would remove the main funnel and the mist eliminator duct. Check the angle of the main funnel... The plans from the Floating Drydock will help you out. The Dumas plans are not what I would call "scale" but will only give you a general idea of the layout of the ship. Look through the first USS Crockett area on my website. Then look through the "extras" area. Study the pictures and look where I changed the model. Sounds like you want a happy balance between true-scale and sport-scale. It all boils down to what you are happy with.

The doors... make one from styrene and then cast the others. This is what I did. Although I no longer have the masters or the molds from the first build. I even sold the first USS Crockett I built. ohmy.gif So now I have to build new masters here in a few months. The ammo lockers, I built these from styrene. wink.gif

I understand about leaving the struts. If the stern tubes are in place, no need to rip all that stuff out. Best to leave it in place. Although there is something you need to check.



The rear storage lockers, the corners are rounded. On the real ships the superstructure was made from fiberglass and most all of the corners are rounded. This is stronger than a 90 degree corner. If you need a picture of my latest build to help you out, let me know and I'll post one here showing the details.

Hope this information helps and good luck with your build. I know you will WoW them this Spring. biggrin.gif
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Posted on: Dec 2 2007, 02:23 PM


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First, I saw your pictures of your USS Crockett in your Gallery, great pictures. smile.gif From what I read and saw, you will give this model a much better home. Offten we all loose interest in some of the models we build. I like to see that you are going to redo some of this model, you'll be busy this Winter. Now before I comment on what I saw or what you asked I need to ask you a question. How accurate are you trying to build this model? Would you be happy with a "sport scale" model or you looking for a "true scale" model?

The masts I have made have been made from both brass and styrene. The brass masts where a bit heavier than the styrene one. But if you remember to keep the weight low in the hull the mast being made from brass will not be a problem. As for the lights... ALL of the lights need not be able to work! On this class of ship several of the lights on the mast are TOWING lights. The number lit reflects the length of the tow. The two lights on the yard arms are "blinkers" used to send signals to other ships. If you don't plan to set these up to blink or flash on and off, just model them as no-working lights. The two red warning lights at the top of the mast should be made as working lights. wink.gif Plus if you use brass tube it's easy to hide the shaft that turns the RADAR swing arm.

What paint was used to paint your model? One thing to remember, the center of the mist eliminator duct is round. I got this wrong on my first Crockett.

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Posted on: Dec 1 2007, 02:03 PM


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QUOTE(moggy @ Dec 1 2007, 11:45 AM) *
i've got a RC boat that runs 3 motors through 1 esc (25amp)

now it was running 16cells but ran out of puff after about 5mins

so i tried a 12v 7amp gel battery

much better

but now the esc keeps over heating?

any ideas

thanks



Do you have your ESC where it can get no air flow over it? You may need to ensure air can flow into your hull. If this is OK, let us know.

Roger
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Posted on: Nov 30 2007, 11:20 PM


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Thanks for the comments. I have been busy the past month with other items. I was hard at work on the Crockett and things have slowed down. One the positive, some of my time has gone to the CG-54 build. wink.gif I welcome any questions. I would also like to see any photos.
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Posted on: Nov 16 2007, 04:30 PM


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What model do you have that takes a 2 volt battery? Did you mean 12 volt?
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Posted on: Nov 2 2007, 09:13 PM


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I plan on getting some work done this weekend. I will try to get the A struts mounted. rolleyes.gif We'll see... Gotta take some time to watch football though! biggrin.gif
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Posted on: Nov 2 2007, 09:08 PM


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I got my lasers from Homeport Model Ships yesterday. Started laying out the superstructure today. I really like the lasers. biggrin.gif



I am still waiting for some stuff I ordered from Loyalhanna Dockyard. Included in that order is the running H/W from Sitek.
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Posted on: Oct 30 2007, 04:42 PM


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Here is a quick update. I got the hull from The Scale Shipyard back in 2000! Since it's been in storage until this past Spring. I had planned to start on it but other personal predicaments and obligations prevented me from doing much then. Now things have settled down and I have the time I need to get this one done.

First I inspected the hull and started to work on the center seam. I sanded the seam and cleaned the hull with isopropyl alchol. Then I used filler to fill the areas where the center seam is.



Next I will work on the hull details to include the bilge keels, torpedo tube doors and stern openings for the SQL-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy. Lots of stuff ahead! cool.gif
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Posted on: Oct 30 2007, 04:14 PM


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The USS Anteitam was the third AEGIS cruiser to have the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System. For this project I will be using a fiberglass hull and some fittings from The Scale Shipyard. I also will be using some fittings from Sirmar. The superstructure is from Homeport Model Ships.

Progress: 5%

Status: In work.

SCALE: This is a 1/96 scale model of CG-54 and measures 71 inches long.

I will be doing a web area for this model and should be open soon. I have started on this model and pictures will be posted soon. wink.gif
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