Stokamoto
Stokomoto
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 | | 07 Aug 2011 11:02 AM | | The Wind hull looks fantastic. Hmmm maybe it's time for me to add an icebreaker to the fleet. | | | Bismarck
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jpt
Ensign
Posts:163
| | 09 Aug 2011 10:42 PM | | mikey,
would you mind stating what is still for sale?
thx joe | | | |
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froggyfrenchman
Vice Admiral
Posts:3011
| | 10 Aug 2011 05:55 PM | | The Wind class icebreaker is sold.
The LeTerrible is being held.
Everything else is still up for sale.
I am in discussions with some folks about the Tirpitz, Glorious, Prinz Eugen, Kirishima, and the New Zealand hull, but they are not actually sold yet.
Mikey | | | |
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Nikki
Captain
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| | 10 Aug 2011 09:17 PM | | Mikey, Who's looking at Prinz??? Is the the last year were doing the Denmark Straits Battle???????  Nikki | | | The mighty beast is wounded, a Swordfish torpedoed the steering gear, with rudder's jammed..is his Achilles Heel with... K.G.5 and Rodney closing in for the kill". From "You Must Sink The Bismarck" on youtube.. On a sidenote, That line is true :D | |
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Dustin
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| | 11 Aug 2011 10:21 PM | | Posted By froggyfrenchman on 05 Aug 2011 10:58 AM
The Kirishima was built for Treaty.
Again the shafts are in the scale location.
But in Treaty, the casements are allowed to be hard.
Dustin finished the boat knowing that at some point, it might be re-fitted for fast-gun,
so he sheeted the casements with plastic or something, and it appears that stripping
that part off for a fast-gun conversion would be an easy process.
Beyond that. In Treaty, the ships are slower, and pump less. So as the motors in this boat are
12 volt 550 cans, a fast-gunner might want to change them out for the standard 6 volt versions.
Beyond that, I can not think of anything that would change.
Windows are the same for both formats.
Mikey
Some additional info:
The Casement "windows" are .040" ABS held in with Contact Cement. As you can see from some of the photos, a direct BB hit or a push from the inside will pop them off. The half round will pry off with a screwdriver fairly easily. The 12V cans had to be dialed back on the ESC quite a bit to slow to treaty speed (to about 70%). | | | Treaty:
IJN Kirishima (Stricken)
FNS Volta (on hold)
FNS Alsace (under construction)
DKM Ludendorff [O-Class BC] (planned)
Battlestations:
FNS Mogador (Striken)
HMS Gustav V (Order placed)
Big Gun:
FNS Richelieu (Stricken) | |
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jpt
Ensign
Posts:163
| | 11 Aug 2011 11:37 PM | | mikey,
interested in the tirpitz
we our fast gun, so in treaty you guys had three engines and used 12 volts. You mentioned the stafts are in the scale location, I think that is what fast gun requires. so the only differece is we use one big engine and the two outboard become dummy props
do you know if this is a BC or swamp kit?
thx
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froggyfrenchman
Vice Admiral
Posts:3011
| | 12 Aug 2011 07:49 AM | | I am pretty sure that the Tirpitz is a Ralph C. hull from Canada.
Which I think is also actually a Tirpitz hull. Which is slightly longer than the Bizmarck.
I think around .5 inches longer, or something like that.
To run her in fast-gun, one might have to re-site the center shaft, in order to accept the larger motor,
as this center shaft is pretty low in the hull.
But perhaps not.
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Stokamoto
Stokomoto
Admiral
Posts:4007
| | 15 Aug 2011 08:26 AM | | Posted By froggyfrenchman on 12 Aug 2011 07:49 AM
I am pretty sure that the Tirpitz is a Ralph C. hull from Canada.
Which I think is also actually a Tirpitz hull. Which is slightly longer than the Bizmarck.
I think around .5 inches longer, or something like that.
To run her in fast-gun, one might have to re-site the center shaft, in order to accept the larger motor,
as this center shaft is pretty low in the hull.
But perhaps not.
Mikey It lookslike one of Ralph's Tirpitz hull. It is just slightly longer but nobody will notice if you make it a Bismarck. All the ships you have for sale look great!
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Skippy the Iron Dog
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Posts:128
| | 21 Aug 2011 11:16 PM | | So Mikey what's the status of the Kirishima? | | | |
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froggyfrenchman
Vice Admiral
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| | 23 Aug 2011 06:05 PM | | I have been too busy getting sunk to keep up with my e-mails for the last few days.
I will go through all of the stuff, and post an up-date.
Sorry for the delays.
Mikey | | | |
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Skippy the Iron Dog
Veteran
Ensign
Posts:128
| | 23 Aug 2011 07:50 PM | | Mikey,
Don't even worry about it, I just knew your Treaty Weekend was over and was wondering where you were at. Not real sure I can swing it anyway. My daughter was married last weekend and some other things have come up. Just drop me a line when you get around to it, or just post it here so everyone knows where you stand.
Thanks, Skippy | | | |
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froggyfrenchman
Vice Admiral
Posts:3011
| | 29 Aug 2011 02:05 PM | | All
The Wind class ice-breaker, New Zealand, and Le Terrible fiberglass hulls are sold.
The Tirpitz, and Kirishima are sold.
I have decided to keep the Hood, and Prinz Eugen so that we can keep our annual Denmark Straits events going.
Thanks to all for the interest, and purchases.
Mikey | | | |
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froggyfrenchman
Vice Admiral
Posts:3011
| | 04 Sep 2011 02:02 PM | | All of this stuff is either spoken for, or no longer for sale.
Thanks to all for the interest, and purchases.
Mikey | | | |
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