by AK-AK » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:23 pm
Hello fellas. I use to be a hard core card model maker. In fact, i was a member here a long time ago and one of my models is still in your gallery. I left the model world after that particular model was destroyed (5 years work and a 3rd of a million pieces gone) but i have recently taken interest in a very large peculiar educational project that i will undoubtedly need your help with. I recently moved back to Alaska and bought half-developed land which has fallen tree trunks anywhere from an inch to bigger around than a typical hot water heater. Most of this wood is going to be used as fuel and construction material but i found another use for some of it.
I recently had an elderly man tell me the Bismarck was the largest and most powerful battleship of all time. After correcting him, a series of lengthy conversations happened in which i learned that there's allot of local fascination with battleahips but also allot of false information going around. For example, few are aware that the missouri and new jersey belong to the same class and only a handful of people i've spoken with have ever even heard of the iowa prior to me mentioning it.
So what i would like to do; perhaps as a project for next winter is build an exhibit consisting of a model of one battleship in each world famous battleship class from the dreadknot to the iowa, a brief history of the ship with the display and finally the main attraction: life size replicas of the main battery rounds.
Now, here's the issue. I want to make these as exact as possible. Not just the shape but the paint color and markings as well. And all the other fine detail. I don't think this is going to be an issue with the 16-50 rounds as they are well publicized. But what about say, the Bismarck or Dreadnought. Texas or Arizona. Also, i could use some suggestions on which ship in the class to build models of and why.
Thanks in advance fellas and glad to be back.
Hello fellas. I use to be a hard core card model maker. In fact, i was a member here a long time ago and one of my models is still in your gallery. I left the model world after that particular model was destroyed (5 years work and a 3rd of a million pieces gone) but i have recently taken interest in a very large peculiar educational project that i will undoubtedly need your help with. I recently moved back to Alaska and bought half-developed land which has fallen tree trunks anywhere from an inch to bigger around than a typical hot water heater. Most of this wood is going to be used as fuel and construction material but i found another use for some of it.
I recently had an elderly man tell me the Bismarck was the largest and most powerful battleship of all time. After correcting him, a series of lengthy conversations happened in which i learned that there's allot of local fascination with battleahips but also allot of false information going around. For example, few are aware that the missouri and new jersey belong to the same class and only a handful of people i've spoken with have ever even heard of the iowa prior to me mentioning it.
So what i would like to do; perhaps as a project for next winter is build an exhibit consisting of a model of one battleship in each world famous battleship class from the dreadknot to the iowa, a brief history of the ship with the display and finally the main attraction: life size replicas of the main battery rounds.
Now, here's the issue. I want to make these as exact as possible. Not just the shape but the paint color and markings as well. And all the other fine detail. I don't think this is going to be an issue with the 16-50 rounds as they are well publicized. But what about say, the Bismarck or Dreadnought. Texas or Arizona. Also, i could use some suggestions on which ship in the class to build models of and why.
Thanks in advance fellas and glad to be back.