Anachronus
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 | | 26 May 2010 09:58 AM | | | | | I am prepared to meet my maker, whether He is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
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Knight4hire
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| | 26 May 2010 11:29 AM | | Too bad that the plans are not in 144 scale. | | | I am from the Government, and I am here to help.
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pamnjay
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| | 26 May 2010 12:21 PM | | I purchased the plans for Scharnhorst from Strike models. They are excellent! There is both German and English on the plans and they are 1/144 scale.
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Anachronus
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| | 26 May 2010 01:49 PM | | A little copier-fu and viola. Still it is easier to find them in the proper scale right off the bat. | | | I am prepared to meet my maker, whether He is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
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Chris Easterbrook
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| | 26 May 2010 08:36 PM | | I have a copy of the plans for the Bismarck class from Blohm & Voss. They are really expensive though. I had a friend in germany get me a copy and send them to me. | | | That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. | |
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Tugboat
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| | 27 May 2010 07:14 AM | | Spendy!!! | | | |
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Knight4hire
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| | 27 May 2010 08:52 AM | | WOW Chris.
That sounds like going over the top! A lot more detail than is neccessary for this sport.
Are you looking at building a museum quality ship model?
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Knight4hire
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| | 27 May 2010 08:55 AM | | I am interested in how much difference it would show in just the hull lines. | | | I am from the Government, and I am here to help.
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Chris Easterbrook
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| | 27 May 2010 10:11 AM | | Yeah they are really detailed you could build an exact replica from the plans. I just wanted a set of accurate plans and my friend said he could get me a set of the original plans, so I jumped at it. Looking back I will not be doing that again the cost was just not worth it. Not for a hobby. | | | That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. | |
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Knight4hire
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| | 27 May 2010 12:01 PM | | A few more questions Chris:
What scale are they?
Would you be willing to make a copy of the hull lines and ribs?
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Chris Easterbrook
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| | 27 May 2010 08:41 PM | | I cant make copies as there is no copy machine big enough where I live.I tried to get other plans done here and had to go to another city. I never rescaled them to 144 as I never used them for anything but a good look at the superstructure. They fit on a 6 foot table barely both in length and width. To do all the hull lines and ribs is about 4 pages if I remeber correctly. I will have to break out the tube to find out the exact scale. I did compare these plans to my old ralph coles hull and his hull is very close. There are couple of areas that were not quite exact but its really close. The bow was off slightly but I think that was due to making the bow stand up to abuse. The lack of a true keel always throws off the accuacy of a hull. | | | That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. | |
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