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Coming along nicely.
Coming along nicely.
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2024 7:12 am |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 2:54 am |
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The bog looks messy as :censored_2:, but it works motors, shafts, couplings and rudders installed I feel a major milestone achieved
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The bog looks messy as :censored_2:, but it works motors, shafts, couplings and rudders installed I feel a major milestone achieved
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 2:53 am |
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:11 am |
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we are getting there though
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we are getting there though
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:23 am |
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slow progress as we put in the shafts and construct rudders ect
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slow progress as we put in the shafts and construct rudders ect
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:22 am |
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Thankyou ever so much
I agree with everything you said too............ Mind you, best thing eva was working our DDG up to 35 knots 4 burning, 2 turning awesome..........
Thankyou ever so much
I agree with everything you said too............ Mind you, best thing eva was working our DDG up to 35 knots 4 burning, 2 turning awesome..........
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:28 am |
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30 knots is 30 nautical miles in one hour.
A nautical mile is 1853 meters, so 30 knots is 30 x 1853 meters per hour = 55590 meters/hour.
If you just divide this by 72 you get 55590/72 = 772.1 meters per hour.
60 minutes/772.1 meters : X minutes/50 meters
X = 60 * 50/772.1 = 3.89 minutes.
Phil
PS: I see videos of R/C model warships skimping along like they are pulling water skiers, and they look ridiculous in my opinion. Ships don't move very fast, even at maximum speed. And they rarely move at maximum speed. The cruiser I was on was capable of 32 knots - but it shook and vibrated a lot! It was hard on everything in the ship.
Mostly we traveled at 15-20 knots. It took us four days to go from Yokosuka, Japan, to DaNang Vietnam. A subsonic airplane could make it in about 2 1/2 hours.
Ships are slow.
30 knots is 30 nautical miles in one hour.
A nautical mile is 1853 meters, so 30 knots is 30 x 1853 meters per hour = 55590 meters/hour.
If you just divide this by 72 you get 55590/72 = 772.1 meters per hour.
60 minutes/772.1 meters : X minutes/50 meters
X = 60 * 50/772.1 = 3.89 minutes.
Phil
PS: I see videos of R/C model warships skimping along like they are pulling water skiers, and they look ridiculous in my opinion. Ships don't move very fast, even at maximum speed. And they rarely move at maximum speed. The cruiser I was on was capable of 32 knots - but it shook and vibrated a lot! It was hard on everything in the ship.
Mostly we traveled at 15-20 knots. It took us four days to go from Yokosuka, Japan, to DaNang Vietnam. A subsonic airplane could make it in about 2 1/2 hours.
Ships are slow.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:05 am |
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Ok Interesting photo as the wreck photos of same Area do not show them...... Anyway, another question At 1/72 scale just how fast in real life is 30 knots, I just can't Do the maths Last sail of kirishima seemed too slow, the bow wave and wake seemed a lot less than photos show, thinking of bigger Props
Yamato which is a fair bit faster seemed about right
I'd love to know at 30 knot scale speed how long to cover 50 netres
Ok Interesting photo as the wreck photos of same Area do not show them...... Anyway, another question At 1/72 scale just how fast in real life is 30 knots, I just can't Do the maths Last sail of kirishima seemed too slow, the bow wave and wake seemed a lot less than photos show, thinking of bigger Props
Yamato which is a fair bit faster seemed about right
I'd love to know at 30 knot scale speed how long to cover 50 netres
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:59 pm |
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Quote: shows a cowl? over the top of the porthole They're referred to as "eyebrows". Basically to channel rainwater away from the glass.
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[quote]shows a cowl? over the top of the porthole[/quote]
They're referred to as "eyebrows". Basically to channel rainwater away from the glass.
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Port holes done, once I figured out how to stop the glass chipping around them as I drilled the holes (DON'Tuse a pilot hole) this went really well. Interesting, every drawing, model I have seen shows a cowl? over the top of the porthole Close up photos of the wreck show plain holes, with the glass set well back into the hull
Have begun the bilge keels, scary cutting more holes, but they too are coming along Will glass in new year Then, its the motors and shafts ect
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Port holes done, once I figured out how to stop the glass chipping around them as I drilled the holes (DON'Tuse a pilot hole) this went really well. Interesting, every drawing, model I have seen shows a cowl? over the top of the porthole Close up photos of the wreck show plain holes, with the glass set well back into the hull
Have begun the bilge keels, scary cutting more holes, but they too are coming along Will glass in new year Then, its the motors and shafts ect
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:56 am |
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Following.............
Following.............
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:32 am |
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We begin, portholes, intend to place lights behind them
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We begin, portholes, intend to place lights behind them
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:33 pm |
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Off to a great start mate! Are you in Victoria now?
Cheers Bruce
Off to a great start mate! Are you in Victoria now?
Cheers Bruce
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From Combined Fleet TROM for Batleships Kirishima and Hie
12 November 1942: In the early morning, BatDiv 11 is joined by Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Kimura Susumu's (former CO of HARUNA) DesRon 10's light cruiser NAGARA (F) and destroyers AKATSUKI, AMATSUKAZE, IKAZUCHI, INAZUMA, TERUZUKI and YUKIKAZE that arrive from Truk Battleship Yamato was on this day also at Truk
For a brief period in November 1942 all these vessels were at Truk (as far as I can tell) I have Yamato, Kirishima, and the Akatsuki Now for the Hiei, to one day re create that day, and even, if lucky, we might get first naval battle at Guadacanal re created
So, another build begins! Still learning, but this one should be even better, I have the hull already, I am also going to use a few 3D printed bits for detailed fiddly bits I have already built previous builds
I have a proper man cave this time too, and a proper work bench as well The electrics no longer scare me, I got Yamatos all re done last week (sail in a few weeks time) Im looking forward to this build
Hull is again from Tim
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From Combined Fleet TROM for Batleships Kirishima and Hie
12 November 1942: In the early morning, BatDiv 11 is joined by Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Kimura Susumu's (former CO of HARUNA) DesRon 10's light cruiser NAGARA (F) and destroyers AKATSUKI, AMATSUKAZE, IKAZUCHI, INAZUMA, TERUZUKI and YUKIKAZE that arrive from Truk Battleship Yamato was on this day also at Truk
For a brief period in November 1942 all these vessels were at Truk (as far as I can tell) I have Yamato, Kirishima, and the Akatsuki Now for the Hiei, to one day re create that day, and even, if lucky, we might get first naval battle at Guadacanal re created
So, another build begins! Still learning, but this one should be even better, I have the hull already, I am also going to use a few 3D printed bits for detailed fiddly bits I have already built previous builds
I have a proper man cave this time too, and a proper work bench as well The electrics no longer scare me, I got Yamatos all re done last week (sail in a few weeks time) Im looking forward to this build
Hull is again from Tim
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