Daemon
Ensign
Posts:99
 | | 25 Nov 2011 07:47 AM | | Sorry, that's a Roberts class monitor, my bad, I mis-remembered.
I meant Roberts class. | | | |
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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 26 Nov 2011 09:47 AM | | I can not find any line drawings for the HMS Neptune. I have at least 40 sets of drawings in my tube cabinet. After doing my honeydos I will go dig them out and we will run a poll to see which one we build. Hopefully we have at least 4 or five building with us. | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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MasterClay
Veteran
Ensign
Posts:69
| | 26 Nov 2011 06:23 PM | | I would probably be interested in getting into this group build, i have a couple ships being worked on now but there is always room for one more | | | Battle Ready:
USS Chicago (Refit underway)
Under Construction:
USS Cleveland Class,
USS Bogue Class CVE,
IJN Mehoshi Maru,
IJN Mokona Maru,
IJN Shimpo Maru,
IJN Nichinru Maru,
IJN Ashigara, | |
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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 26 Nov 2011 11:23 PM | | Well, we need to decide on a ship that will provide the most builders for the group at start. I luv the VU myself, yea there are a few out there but there is a reason for that.... it's a good ship to battle. We don't want to build a lemon  The VU has 4 units, twin rudders, and is fat and short...... Great ship to get into furballs with. Her hull lines are simple and would make a good build for the first timers. | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 26 Nov 2011 11:25 PM | | Does anybody have line drawings for the Neptune. I have the VU, but can not find any for the Neptune. www.youtube.com/watch | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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the OTHER Jeff L
Veteran
Ensign
Posts:89
| | 01 Dec 2011 07:22 PM | | I vote for the SMS Helgoland or Nassau class DN's. I'd love to see how well that hexagonal turret layout would work for sidemounts 
| | SMS Baden - Refitting
SMS Von der Tann - broken up for razors - 2003
DKM Koln - pending refit / overhaul / MAJOR rebuild
DKM Prinz Eugen - hull on the shelf looking pitifully at me
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Daemon
Ensign
Posts:99
| | 02 Dec 2011 04:37 AM | | The Helgoland has a very pretty bow, or is that just me?
And thats a very interesting turret formation, could prove very usefull, depending on how many you could arm. | | | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 02 Dec 2011 08:30 AM | | Helgoland is a nice ship. It gets 4.5 units in fast gun with two sidemounts (one per quadrant). Three shafts and twin rudders gives it very good turning. There is a few battling very effectively in IRCWCC. Very tough to pin one down long enough to put damage on it.
| | 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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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 02 Dec 2011 08:37 AM | | You would have 3 guns, 1 pump. 2-50 bb mag guns and 1-75 bb mag gun. | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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Daemon
Ensign
Posts:99
| | 02 Dec 2011 11:00 AM | | So 75 on rear, with each 50 covering a forward quadrant, or pick one forward quadrant for the 75 and put both 50s on the stern turret?
Most fast gun ships I've seen prefer the stern to other turrets... | | | |
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Bob
Commander
Posts:620
| | 02 Dec 2011 11:43 AM | | Your stern sidemount is your best gun, put the 75 rounds here.
Stern gun, in a wing turret with 50.
Either a bow sidemount or a wing turret sidemount with the other 50. The wing turret sidemount is a little crazy, but not that crazy. It's really hard to chase people with a stern sidemount, a bow sidemount might be more usefull in a slow ship. Plus there's not much to shoot at so chasing sterns, normaly a very bad idea, is a little safer. | | | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 02 Dec 2011 12:07 PM | | Agrred with Bob ... a 75 round haymaker in the stern is deadly. For those feeling a bit adventerous and don't mind giving up a ranged stern gun, the wing turret stern gun can be angled out and down 15 degrees opposite of the haymaker for a little extra offensive defense on the open stern side. The Helgoland is manuverable enough to line up good shots with it. And of course a bow sidemount for the times you catch a ship napping.  | | 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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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4544
| | 02 Dec 2011 11:23 PM | | Do you guys have the rib drawing? | | | 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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absolutek
Lieutenant
Posts:433
| | 02 Dec 2011 11:30 PM | | There is a Nassau fibreglass hull already, but the helgoland class would also be nice for a slightly more spacious build. | | Chase H.
IRCWCC:
Battle Ready Ships: SMS VDT & USS Juneau
Under Construction: Henri IV & DKM Gneisenau | |
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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 02 Dec 2011 11:31 PM | | I will have to get the lines on some of the ships..... The Hegoland would be a good build too.. | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 04 Dec 2011 05:34 PM | | I do have a nice set of plans for a smaller ship I drew up back in 2002. It was from a set of lines I had for a model contest that I converted up to 1/144 scale. She is a very small ship, but would be a great FUN build. The De Zeven Provencien CAE 1909, class 2 , 26 speed, 2.5 units. About 28 inches long and just under 5 inches beam. Here is a model shot. 
Click here for larger photo! This could be a very good ship for a group build as the cost is minimal and could be done on a small table in the house..... so several people could join the build... | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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Ron Hunt
Veteran
Ensign
Posts:152
| | 05 Dec 2011 06:55 AM | | Try contacting Tom Tanner about plans for this ship. He sails one, is into scale and also has a lot of info on the world war one German ships from a source in Germany.
Ron Hunt | | | |
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Tugboat
Veteran
Admiral
Posts:4544
| | 05 Dec 2011 07:54 AM | | The armoured cruisers are a blast to drive in battle, I highly recommend them. But watch out for the ram bow! I had no ram penalties in 6 years, then deployed Lil Scharnie with her ram bow and single driven prop, and whammo! | | | 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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McSpuds
Ensign
Posts:115
| | 05 Dec 2011 08:22 AM | | Posted By Ron Hunt on 05 Dec 2011 06:55 AM
Try contacting Tom Tanner about plans for this ship. He sails one, is into scale and also has a lot of info on the world war one German ships from a source in Germany.
Ron Hunt Yes, its a nice ship. I have a set of sheets for her. Very detailed. They where for a model contest in Europe sponsored by the NVM in the Netherlands. Never finished my plug due to the Army... Here is a shot of the old plug. Was close to being done, needed some filling and sanding still. 
Click here for larger view Did he frame it or glass hull? | | | Current builds: Mutsu; Baden (Total Refit); North Carolina; Viribus Unitis | |
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RichelieuBB
Veteran
Rear Admiral (RDML)
Posts:1419
| | 05 Dec 2011 11:59 AM | | Just realized that on the length to beam analysis i did last summer, the Provencien's 16.5% ratio was the highest of any ship on the list except for DNs and PDNs. It even beat out the BBs like the SoDak. The Prov shold be a very good turning ship!
| | 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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