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[steve pickstock]

Flying bridge, Con, what ever it is called - does any one have any pictures or diagrams of the lay out of the upper position of a British LCT 5?

I believe there was a binnacle, a chart table and a flag locker.
Were there any voice pipes or other lockers?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[allnightin]

Steve,

I looked into this quite a lot about 5 years ago when I did a 1/72nd version  There are no pictures I know of that actually show the whole LCT5 bridge properly but probably the best of what there is were a couple I found at the Canadian National Archives - have a look at http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=landing+craft&l=50&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=THESOFF&Sect5=FOTOPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FOTO&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02011502_e.html&r=19&f=G and see what else you can find if you search under Landing Craft.  I have a better scan of that one somewhere if it is any use.

Dan Taylor who did the 1/76th version used those in his version available via Accurate Armour see - http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=86&subcategory=263&product=1835 which might help a bit if you haven't seen that already.

There may be other stuff that helps but in any case the nature of how these craft were taken over and converted in a fairly ad hoc manner means that there would be wide variation anyway.  Certainly a pelorus in the middle and a voice pipe to the wheelhouse and probably a couple of alarm bell pushes and related cables.  The chart table was as shown in the Canadian picture (some protruded from the front of the bridge), a flag locker and doubtless a few small lockers for binoculars, hand signal projector and other useful items.

The bottom line I would suggest is that if there aren't any photos then no-one can tell you that your interpretation is wrong!

HTH

Francis Macnaughton

[steve pickstock]

Hi Francis - it is because of you I am in this mess!   

I bought the plan you did for MMI.  And am building that.

The Canadian picture is excellent especially for the detail around the front of the deckhouse..

Had sort of come to the same sort of conclusions, but was hoping there might be a definitive picture to work from.

Do you still do the fitting kit for this?

[allnightin]

Steve,

Did you see the 2 MMI articles that went with release of the plan in 2003 (I think)?  My guess work on bridge layout was shown in some of the pictures.   I could probably send them after I find where I hid them on the computer if you haven't.  I found the Canadian picture after the plan was published so that picture definitely represents the layout in front of the wheelhouse best.

Another suggestion is to look at the open bridge layout of the LCT4 which is on the old MAP/Nexus 1/48th plan and modify that appropriately.

Sorry the moulds wore out on those fittings a long time ago.  Are you doing a working version or static?  I intend to do an LCT5 in 1/48th eventually which should work afloat a lot better.

Francis Macnaughton

[steve pickstock]

I bought the two articles from Traplet, thanks and have adapted  the pla sn slightly to suit my abilities. I'm goging for a bit of detail but over all a working model.
I'm motorising it but haven't decided whether to go with two servo/motors connected by a y cable with a rudder or just two motors and a mixer - no rudder. The latter is easiest, with the gear I have already got.

No worries about the fittings - most of it I can pull together.

The 1/48th version sounds good especially with the new Tamiya 1/48th scale kits. I am guessing that the 1/72nd version is a calm waters job?

[allnightin]

Steve,

You are probably right that the rudders have little effect at 1/72nd and if you want to improve on control, use two shafts and increase the size of the props as much as you are happy with.  Definitely for sheltered waters in this size!

Have a look at this Missing Link thread for some more sources of info  http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208/thread/1190747395/%26quot%3BUS+armoured+Funnies%26quot%3B+-+source+of+interesting+pictures - the 1/48th version remains an aspiration at the moment.

Francis Macnaughton

[steve pickstock]

I finished the first part of the hull assembly last night. The tank deck and first frames of the bow. I used 2mm styrene for the deck and sides and hull as I happened to have a large sheet of it available. There is still plenty of room in the lower space for the servo/motors and the battery box. I will continue using 2mm for some components but be using the 1.5mm and 0.5mm for the rest. At least I am not worried about losing sight of her on our local boating pool - it's a decent size.

Thanks for the support and images on this - I am enjoying this build.

[steve pickstock]

LCT MK 5

From Allnightin's plans.

At the "hull - most done" stage. Still very rough at present - a lot of filling and filing still to do. I was looking at these photos and thought the flats either side of the bow ramp look uneven - even though I know they aren't - because I've measured them. The tank deck is going to get a second skin of 0.5mm styrene so I can add panel detail, drains and tie downs and disguise the cutout for the motor spaces. The deck house should have been available for photography but seems to have gone on a world tour of my work bench at present.

Figure is 1/72 from  Imex WW1 set, Sherman Vc Firefly from Hat models, eventually there will be four Cromwells.






The curves around the bow were fun. After much debate I am not going to make the ramp a working one, working very much to the KISS philosophy.








 

[steve pickstock]

Some more pictures from my LCT Mk5 build. This time the deckhouse with a couple of dodgy types from an MTB aboard.

Was thinking I may redo this deckhouse and there is more to do to it, a pelorus on order from Sirmar - but looking at the pictures - it isn't too bad. Once it is painted will have a serious think about.







Of more concern at the moment is the lack of radio. Last night I fitted the radio gear and the prop shaft couplings and ran it a little to sort out the best fit for the motors. After a short while I switched the TX back on and nothing! This happened fairly late last night so haven't done much, except strip it all out and put it away.

I plan to reassemble it all, change the batteries - using dry cells at present - in both TX and RX (TX says it has sufficient power, but will change the cells anyway. Also disconnect everything and re-connect it.

 

[steve pickstock]

Moving this to the Model Dockyard.

[warspite]

so not to hijack the thread,

Frogprince suggested cable grease if there is to much leaking, as this is not going very fast. i assume the rpm are going to be low, there may not be any need for grease

on reply 1 - guy to the one with the binoclulars " so have you found where our MTB is - i do not see this getting up to the plane, and the torpedo's are missing" 

[steve pickstock]

Niall turned up a tube of silicone grease from airsoft guns which was going spare.

As the props are running through styrene and not rubbing against metal I'm not too fussed about lubing them but the silicone will work to stop water entering through the prop shaft tube. As for revs - not sure about the rpm as yet. Main concern is to get it to go fast enough that it doesn't go backwards in a head wind.

Perhaps I should set that up as a caption competition.

[Niall]

The grease I gave Steve is not made for airsoft guns but for waterproofing electrical contacts.