Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: kiwi96 on March 21, 2013, 07:44:05 pm

Title: HMS Hood 1:128
Post by: kiwi96 on March 21, 2013, 07:44:05 pm

I have just purchased a Fleetscale HMS Hood 1:128. Looks as if has most of the fitting etc that they offer as well. I usually make 1:96 so was wondering who sells 1:128 fittings and PE work. Also can I get some links etc to the best references. 
Thanks in advance, Adrian.

Title: Re: HMS Hood 1:128
Post by: Rob Wood on March 24, 2013, 03:52:48 am

1: 128 is a non-standard scale, but Fleetscale does make a fairly wide range of parts and fittings for their kits.

In addition, Quaycraft offers some 1:128 parts in their catalog:  http://www.quaycraft.co.uk/catalogue/quaycraft_list_5.pdf (http://www.quaycraft.co.uk/catalogue/quaycraft_list_5.pdf)

Then there is GMS Modeling, who advertise they'll fabricate to order in any scale: http://www.gmsmodeling.pl.ru/ (http://www.gmsmodeling.pl.ru/)

Other than that, I'd try Googling "1:128 model ship fittings"

Good luck!


Rob

Title: Re: HMS Hood 1:128
Post by: John R Haynes on March 25, 2013, 02:57:22 pm

Or you could try my shop for PE ladders and stanchions . Also I have [ not in my shop ] but in my box of spares I have several 50ft steam pinnaces and one Admirals Barge left over from my 3/32 Lion.
Also have 36Ft whalers, 27ft Whalers and 42ft launch
e-mail if interested.
If I thought there was a market for these I would run them . All boats in resin

Title: Re: HMS Hood 1:128
Post by: Pondweed on March 25, 2013, 08:42:53 pm

I've just gone down this road.

Fleetscale have a few frets of etch available, including  the floor gratings for Carley floats :-)) but the above J Haynes has the best designed fret for your Royal Navy inclined ladders. Likewise, I went with his 2 & 3 hole stanctions as they are individual pieces so you distance them apart to suit yourself, the great pity is there isn't a single hole stanction available.

So I used his .5mm 'eyebolts' into the end of some .5mm brass tube to get single-hole stanctions. I also used his 1/96 USN handwheels for cable reels (I couldn't find a fret of anything suitable).

So all you fret designers out there, why doesn't someone do a generic fret of 1/128 'RN capital ship fittings' with things like a few styles of mesh and/or grating, boat rowlocks, oars, cable reels, handwheels, pulleys and sheaves, mast and yard fittings, aeriel spacers, ladder rungs, doors, fine chain, shackles, louvre panels or vents, and suchlike.

Every 1/128 battleship model will need one of them along with the frets for ladders, stanctions, etc.