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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: rob on July 08, 2009, 04:30:54 pm

Title: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 08, 2009, 04:30:54 pm

Has anyone built HMS Agamemnon / Lord Nelson.
I am hoping to be able to find some reference diagrams/ plans  for this ship.

anything gratefully accepted/ paid for.

regards
Rob

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: ian kennedy on July 09, 2009, 02:46:34 pm

Hi Rob,

Yes, i am building Agamemnon the drawings by John Haynes for Lord Nelson can be bought from Marine modelling magazine plans section i think?

2 sheets deck plan and profile, not sure about the current price mind so you will have to check up on that.

As for photos they are tricky to come by as.....these two ships were not exactly cover stars as a certain new HMS Dreadnought stole the limelight and these two were to become the last proper pre Dreadnought battleships built by the royal navy.

I will have a rumage to see what i can do for you, but don't hold your breath as i'm quite busy at the moment!

Hope this helps


Ian

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: andygh on July 09, 2009, 07:09:32 pm

There's lots on google images

(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9742/41788759.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/)

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 09, 2009, 08:02:39 pm

thanks both, yes ive found quite a few pics, i was hoping for a plan .. i will look at plans service.

regards
Rob

UPDATE..... Ive just ordered the plan from MMI  £16.

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 10, 2009, 06:28:28 pm

I ordered the plans from Nexus last night online .
At 10 this morning i received a phone call from a very nice man at Nexus , informing me that MMI had done a 6 part write up on the build of this model and would i like the copies of the magazines.

As a cynic you could say its being a salesman, or you could look at it as a way of helping.

I was impressed.

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: andygh on July 10, 2009, 10:29:31 pm

That is normal practice from Nexus, very useful indeed

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: John R Haynes on July 11, 2009, 10:23:20 am

I have just loaded up on my computer a set of photos of the IWM builders model of  Agamemnon at  1/.48 scale that will be on my site www.johnrhaynes.com  in due course. These photos show the model before and after restoration which I undertook in the early '80's. If modellers want photos talk to me at [email protected] and let me have their e-mail addresses. I also have all the IWM actual ship photos LN and AGam..

In my on-line shop are fittings /boats etc . Specials like the domed vents can be available but a lot of the fittings are not in my shop since the demand  just wasn't there.

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 11, 2009, 11:40:15 am

1 look forward to seeing the pictures John.

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: John R Haynes on July 11, 2009, 12:59:17 pm

I have sent you the pictures. With these and my plans you should have all you need to build a model

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 11, 2009, 04:22:59 pm

Photographs arrived, thank you VERY much John,

VERY VERY informative.

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: victorian on July 20, 2009, 12:17:38 pm

There are a number of builder's models of pre-dreadnoughts that might help with detailing questions. The IWM have a model of 'Russell' on the balcony and Vickers's superb model of 'Vengeance' is on display at Barrow. Here's 'Vengeance':

(http://www.viewing.com/Mars%20model%20pics/DSC01191%20(Small).JPG)

Title: Re: Drawings needed.
Post by: rob on July 20, 2009, 09:25:40 pm

Thanks all, the drawings arrived on Saturday morning............... building began at 12 the same day.