R/C Naval Combat

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Originally posted by hullbuster

She look great Rob and I cant wait to blast that stuff off your deck!

You shot off my nice aa guns last year lol now its my turn.

Plato
( 8 0f 22.5)

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Originally posted by BoomerBoy17

yes, cannonman, that is a great idea, i had totally forgot about that issue. Ill just ask rob

**Hey Rob, can we use your camera to show of progress of the boat?**
Ill make sure to get alot if i can: ill get the hull, the stand(was it you who asked asked about it?), and everything i have for it, heck, ill even show you guys the mascot!

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Posted By rarena on 21 Nov 2008 08:12 PM
Well, it's the start of the build season and here it goes. I figured I would start with rebuilding of the beat up turrets. the old ones are made of aluminum sheet and bondo so now it's time to build out of something more durable. I use rubber bars that I get out of printing press folders. We have to change these every week so I have an unlimited supply for my needs. It is light, durable and grinds/ shapes ok. I am not making scale models here, just combat models.



here is the comparison between the old and new



new ones all painted up



quads being made


gun tubs made out of aluminum covered jug caps


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And the finished turrets. I now go back and pretty them a bit, all pieces are glued together with "GOOP" it works wonderful and holds up well.

Posted By rarena on 07 Dec 2008 06:38 PM
alright, now time for decking. first up, the gun decks

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now a couple shots of the deck after detail removal (thanks to the yammers at Nats mostly)

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then sanded down to wood

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first coat of fiberglass resin

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and spot putty applied

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armor belt windows cut out

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and finally primed waiting for details

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Posted By rarena on 25 Dec 2008 06:08 PM
deck details...

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more to follow soon...

Posted By rarena on 30 Dec 2008 08:06 PM
More deck pictures....

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Posted By rarena on 03 Jan 2009 04:15 PM
NYBG shipyards reports the "Ice Princess" is fully functional and ready for sea trials.

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Thanks, I had to switch all the files from img to direct links to get the forum to see them. It's really a repost. Next posting will be for the bismarck which is coming along nicely

Iceman

The Princess turned from regionals... She became "Sodakus Terribilicus" for Nats. I think it was the shark's teeth Steve painted on the front. It was Awesome at Nats. It fought hard and despite a few minor problems, made it UNSUNK. She just battled another weekend at Lake Louise. Now for the sad news... She will be retired from active duty this fall. I plan to document her summer with photos and redo her decks and details. Then she will painted back to camo and placed in the reserve fleet. Her guts are going to the Bismarck and will be powering the new terror of the seas. As for all that love her, she is never far away from a reactivation call....

The plan was to modularize the guts and transfer them from ship to ship. That will reduce costs and keep the core components working.

and yes it is cool!

Darth Iceman

Powder, we were starting to miss you. Been quiet on the lists lately. Good to see you're still alive. No more battling this year?