Topic: My next project-what do you think?! (Read 5281 times)

raflaunches · « **on:** January 30, 2017, 10:59:58 am »

Hi everyone

The mad one here! See what you think to my latest model boat project- ask away and I'll give a riddle!!!

There are several Mayhemer who have seen some other parts so lets see how long it takes for the others to find out what she will be!

https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2017/01/30/IMG_1758.jpg

https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2017/01/30/IMG_1759.jpg

https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2017/01/30/IMG_1760.jpg

Many thanks to Mr Dean for the part.

Bob K · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2017, 11:20:04 am »

Nick. I know, but will not spoil the plot

I am very much looking forward to this one.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2017, 11:51:41 am »

Well, based on the flimsiest of clues over the last few months, I was expecting a German Battlecruiser. Now, I am steering more towards a British one, a big one??

raflaunches · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2017, 12:16:48 pm »

Let's see if you can work it out!

I've got the doner hull already to be cut in half!
One of the riddles was going to be

When is a Dreadnought not a Dreadnought?

grendel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2017, 12:22:06 pm »

when its a monitor?

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2017, 12:38:17 pm »

When it is from the land of the Hobbit?

raflaunches · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2017, 12:47:29 pm »

Quote from: grendel on January 30, 2017, 12:22:06 pm

when its a monitor?

Afraid not...

Quote from: unbuiltnautilus on January 30, 2017, 12:38:17 pm

When it is from the land of the Hobbit?

Might have to explain that one!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2017, 01:17:49 pm »

HMS New Zealand, Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser, extended versions of the Invincibles??

raflaunches · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2017, 01:28:59 pm »

Oh I get you now!

Should have realised that!

Answer is still no!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2017, 01:32:25 pm »

Well that's me out of ideas...over to someone else

Brian60 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2017, 02:41:25 pm »

The answer is in the photo's. He's building a cross section of a hull.

raflaunches · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2017, 03:12:12 pm »

I was seeing if anyone was going to say that it's the new method of buying a model boat in instalments!!!

Stavros · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2017, 03:15:51 pm »

Oh come on not into quessing games WHAT IS IT

Dave

raflaunches · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2017, 03:29:25 pm »

Oh come on Dave, thought it was obvious what it is!

It's a hull extension!!!

No, seriously, unbuiltnautilus was very close with his guess. It's a British battlecruiser, just not one he mentioned. There are only 13 built so it's not much guess work (well technically it's 16 but the courageous class weren't really true battlecruisers).

raflaunches · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:09:51 pm »

Well since no-one has managed to work it out yet, this is her prey/nemesis- a German armoured cruiser of some repute!
I've just managed to get this lovely hull today after waiting a while for her to be made in Germany.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:29:10 pm »

See, I am now drawn to HMS Good Hope, Battle of Coronel, an Armoured Cruiser, as that looks like KM Scharnhorst. Which would point to an extended HMS Kent, sort of...but, she is no Battlecruiser. So has to be HMS Invincible or Inflexible, Battle of the Falklands, doesn't explain the hull extension though....

raflaunches · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:38:31 pm »

You've got it unbuiltnautilus
She's going to be Invincible, the reason for the extension piece is because I'm using a Dreadnought hull which is 5 inches too short to be Invincible in 1:96 scale. Dreadnought is 527 ft long and Invincible is 567 ft long so I needed a scale 40 ft section to extend the GRP hull. Ron Dean kindly made the extension piece and now I have to be brave and cut the hull in half!

ballastanksian · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:42:58 pm »

I don't see you having a problem cutting your hull Nick. Lots of measuring and careful marking, you'll do fine.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2017, 09:10:25 pm »

Ron's a good egg, despite appearances to the contrary!!

Here is a pic of the teams old 1/72 HMS Invincible, dating back to 1986, she is now retired from an active life during the first fourteen years of the teams existence. During which we staged a pyrotechnic Battle of the Falklands at many venues, great times indeed.
Here she is at the Royal Naval Club and Royal Albert Yacht Club for their Jutland 100 Dinner, last May. Which was her last public outing before 'retirement'. I was only looking at her on Tuesday, contemplating a semi-scale HMS Collingwood on the same hull..funny old world.

Capt Podge · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2017, 10:18:20 pm »

Hi Nick, yet another model for us to watch the build progress of - good luck with that first cut.

Regards,

Ray.

raflaunches · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2017, 10:22:19 pm »

I'm as nervous as taking the first cut into an aircraft structure knowing that once you've started you're committed!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2017, 11:01:58 pm »

Are you going to put temporary cross beams in before the cut?

raflaunches · « **Reply #22 on:** February 17, 2017, 11:18:19 pm »

I've been suggested to create two 'bulkheads' at the cut point to retain the shape and correct dimensions of the hull but I'll probably end up making four temporary bulkheads so the two hull halves and the front and aft sections of the extension piece has the same shape before committing to glue and fibreglass.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2017, 11:31:21 pm »

Sounds like a plan! Maybe balsa cyanoed in place, which can be ground out easily, once you start beefing up the hull joins.

Geoff · « **Reply #24 on:** March 09, 2017, 01:24:10 pm »

Interesting, I think I would consider building a wooden trough the exact length and beam of Invincible and after cutting Dreadnoughts hull you can pull the two pieces apart keeping full alignment then fit the extended center section and fibre glass in with a good overlap. This should keep the beam constant and the exact length correct. I would probably even consider screwing through the keel before fibre glassing to keep everything in position to preclude hogging or sagging of the hull.

Please keep us posted.

Where did you get the Scharnhorst hull - looks very good and what did it cost?

Cheers

Geoff

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