Tugboat
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 | | 31 Jul 2010 09:46 PM | | Indeed. A lot of help in Georgia  | | | |
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Iceman
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| | 31 Jul 2010 11:20 PM | | Hooking up with people in your area will be good and give you great insight into the hobby you can't get with emails.
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USS Alabama
USS Arizona
USS Saratoga
DKM Bismarck
USS John Brown
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Newb RC naval Captian
Midshipman
Posts:37
| | 01 Aug 2010 05:52 PM | | Well I'm not sure if i want a Penny Class BB (Penny standing for Pennsylvania) but probably getting a Brooklyn Class CL,(Sorry if iam kind of complaining... Well Don't all newbs complain?) and help from the local guys, (which is not very soon) I could weight it out and etc... | | | |
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Tugboat
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Admiral
Posts:4438
| | 03 Aug 2010 03:27 PM | | If you can get the plans for a Pennsy, we can help you build it. Atlanta to Statesboro is not too long a drive for a build session; Mighty Mike Mangus has driven 5 hours for such a thing! I have many plans, but none for anything US apart from Submarines, destroyers, and battleships (sadly, not Pennsy). Lots of French and German and Japanese. A few Russian, also. Next build session at Tugboat's in Statesboro is 14th or 15th of this month! There will be a battle in Savannah the following weekend; if you can make it, we can have a loaner boat ready for you. | | | |
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Newb RC naval Captian
Midshipman
Posts:37
| | 03 Aug 2010 03:38 PM | | Well the sad thing is I cant make it to the build Session because I have to go to Dallas, Texas (no this is not an excuse, I REALLY want to build a Penny or something else).... | | | |
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Newb RC naval Captian
Midshipman
Posts:37
| | 03 Aug 2010 03:42 PM | | Also Iam not using sarcasm.... Fortunatly (Spelling Fail) I probably could go to the Savannah Battle (only if my dad could drive to Savannah for me ...) | | | |
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Newb RC naval Captian
Midshipman
Posts:37
| | 03 Aug 2010 03:44 PM | | He probably wouldn't waiste 4 hours of his time... : P | | | |
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Tugboat
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Admiral
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| | 03 Aug 2010 05:25 PM | | Well, when you're readdy and able, we can work on a Pennsy with you. If I'm not camping with the Boy Scouts (~1 time/month), or battling (also once/month), we're usually having a build session at my shop. Plenty of tools, and experience in the shop to get most anything done. | | | |
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
Posts:2183
| | 03 Aug 2010 05:58 PM | | I might have Pennsy plans in paper. I know I have scanned Oklahoma/Nevada plans. | | | I am prepared to meet my maker, whether He is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
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Newb RC naval Captian
Midshipman
Posts:37
| | 03 Aug 2010 10:16 PM | | So wait, Is the Penny going to be scratch built or do I have to buy a kit from strike models?... | | | |
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
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| | 03 Aug 2010 11:07 PM | | Depends on how much you want to spend. Strike's kit will probably be a more costly entry point but easier. They do make a fine hull though. | | | I am prepared to meet my maker, whether He is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
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Tugboat
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Admiral
Posts:4438
| | 10 Aug 2010 08:57 PM | | Either way works. Doing a ship from wood is not very hard if you have skills (or skilled help), and a bit cheaper (wood and epoxy for my Musashi ran $50, a 'glass Yamato hull runs $205, and with fiberglass you still have to add the subdeck and deck (another $60 plus actually fitting and epoxying them in). A wood hull can take longer to build than a 'glass hull, though. Don't get me wrong, I have several 'glass ships. I just prefer wood because I can build any ship that I have plans for, and it feels more visceral while I build it, watching it come to life. (waxing poetic, ah, how nice) That said, I have a couple of 'glass boats that I will never let go of because of irrational sentimental attachment to them (HMS Indomitable and SMS Scharnhorst for those keeping score on my hull collection). | | | |
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