Buddy
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Buddy
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Posts:486
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Buddy
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Posts:486
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Buddy
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Posts:486
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Buddy
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4544
| | 30 Jan 2011 11:54 AM | | Nice! Whose plans did you use? | | | Battling: SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Baden
Building: HMS KGV (Drives, pumps water, guns are in but not plumbed)
MN Edgar Quinet (Hull done)
Drydock/Mothballed: Rus Evstafi, DKM Lutzow, HMS Invincible
Plus 20-odd other projects, according to my Boy Scouts who thoughtfully counted them for me. | |
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Buddy
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Lieutenant
Posts:486
| | 30 Jan 2011 12:01 PM | | He supplied the plans , they have Japense and english both on them , I didnt see a name as to who drew them.
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Buddy
Veteran
Lieutenant
Posts:486
| | 30 Jan 2011 12:05 PM | | This ship is going to Brandon Smith in nevada. Look out boys !
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 30 Jan 2011 05:45 PM | | Wow! Look at all those casements! Nice job as always Buddy.  | | Mike Mangus
Beware the French Revolution!
Operational:
HMS Erin DN
FN Richelieu BB
FN Verite PDN
Launched
Le Requin Xebec (AoS)
Under Construction:
FN Mogador DE
FN Gascogne BB (Treaty)
FN Bretagne (1/96) (delayed)
Mothballed:
FN Bearn CV
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Renodemona
Lieutenant
Posts:342
| | 30 Jan 2011 06:21 PM | | Wow, gorgeous casemates! I am very pleased with the progress so far. The plans are Japanese, very detailed and only partially translated, but easilly workable. Can't wait to start putting equipment inside! | | | IJN Nagato
IJN Chokai
IJN Kawachi | |
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
Posts:2286
| | 30 Jan 2011 06:56 PM | | The midlife version with bulges and no flightdeck? | | | Vive la France! | |
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Renodemona
Lieutenant
Posts:342
| | 30 Jan 2011 10:37 PM | | Post 1937 reconstruction, but before the 1943 addition of the rear flight deck. Really a waste of 2 useful surface units, but there was a lot of that going around... | | | IJN Nagato
IJN Chokai
IJN Kawachi | |
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
Posts:2286
| | 31 Jan 2011 12:26 AM | | A waste of resources to be sure. | | | Vive la France! | |
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Buddy
Veteran
Lieutenant
Posts:486
| | 31 Jan 2011 07:07 PM | | Still smart looking ships to say the least! I have to say If I was to go axiz I would look at building one of these for myself!
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
Posts:2286
| | 31 Jan 2011 09:28 PM | | From a modeling perspective the BB/CV variants are teh kewlest. From a war winning stand point, they were a waste of resources for the IJN.
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Renodemona
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Posts:342
| | 31 Jan 2011 10:57 PM | | I think they are the prettiest of the ww1 era ships after reconstruction. The grouping of the casemate guns amidships has good hard area and the slight length increase over Fuso is offset by a slight beam increase as well. They'll never turn with a QE or ID, but a haymaker on each side means you probably won't have to. Just don't get lured into a turning fight, keep the fight in the fore/reverse realm. | | | IJN Nagato
IJN Chokai
IJN Kawachi | |
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Anachronus
Rear Admiral (RADM)
Posts:2286
| | 31 Jan 2011 11:20 PM | | I rate the Kongo's as better looking after the refits, but to each his own. | | | Vive la France! | |
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Renodemona
Lieutenant
Posts:342
| | 01 Feb 2011 08:54 AM | | The Hiei is very much up there, but the Ise has a better balance overall. | | | IJN Nagato
IJN Chokai
IJN Kawachi | |
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Stokamoto
Stokomoto
Admiral
Posts:4019
| | 03 Feb 2011 08:07 AM | | If there was an ISE HYBRID hull made I would get it . | | | Bismarck
Yamato
Roma
Missouri | |
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Buddy
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