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21 June 2010 at 02:49 #27378
HvyCGN-9
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G’day Dave,

The grey filler is some older tamiya putty I had, the newer putty is white tamiya putty!

The lattice mast is going to be all brass tube, I have spent a number of hours looking at photos and drawing up the bugga! hardest part was getting the height right’ish !!

Been making up bits of superstructure from Styrene bits from my vastly deep scrap’s box!!

Cheers Bruce
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21 June 2010 at 03:31 #27379
HvyCGN-9
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Here R some pic’s of progress plus my new TX a Turnigy 9X 8ch 2.4Ghz (only$59.95US !! amazing value and works brilliantly!!)

added stepped section( and some locating pins for securing aft & mid sections)

and the odd box sections

and cable trunking

weapons mockup final fitout will look similar 2 this

Except with port N stbd 30mm GOALKEEPER’s instead of 20mmCWIS !!

And 5″ gun will be an 8″ stealth turret design (why a stealth turret ??because it looked NICER!!)

Bruce

Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 21/06/2010 03:32:51
28 June 2010 at 01:26 #27455
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G’day from Oz, got my SPS-49 radar off a mate yesterday for USS Long Beach’s aft mast! now I just need 2 gets some brass 2 build the bugga

Cheers Bruce

Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 28/06/2010 01:26:46
28 June 2010 at 10:04 #27458
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce your SPS49 is a fine piece of workmanship . Was it originally PE?

Dave Wooley
28 June 2010 at 15:06 #27460
HvyCGN-9
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G’day Dave,

The SPS-49 Radar is all hand made from brass rod !! A fellow TF72 er up Sydney way used 2 make em but he has dropped off the scope so to speak and no body has heard from him! Fortunately we have recently come across a couple of potential new members (German brothers) who R brilliant retired Marine engineers and they R making up SPS-49’s (2 exacting tolerances!) out of Styrene!! They normally build in 1/50 scale but after sailing with us at Rymil park lake we have turned them 2 the Dark side!! And now They R plotting 2 build a 1/72 scale Bismark!!

Cheers Bruce
30 June 2010 at 13:52 #27469
HvyCGN-9
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Just built up a new hanger door setup similar 2 the arrangement on an Arliegh Burke class DDG, there will be a flight control station between the doors and I will hide the on/off switch in a small box just below attached 2 deck rather than Hanger.

Bruce
8 July 2010 at 10:06 #27520
HvyCGN-9
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working on making davits for fwd ships boat’s at moment. Plus took Lb for a cruise on Tuesday so a club mate had company when he test sailed his Adelaide class FFG, which will be HMAS Sydney when finished, she needs some ballast shifted from bow 2 stern then she will sit better on the water.

cheers Bruce
11 July 2010 at 09:01 #27601
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Got sidetracked from building the Davit’s and ended up building the Aft lattice mast instead! I’m glad that’s done !! Ended up making it out of styrene instead of brass it was the simplest way of doing it cheaply!

Cheers Bruce

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Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 11/07/2010 09:09:43
21 July 2010 at 12:56 #27780
HvyCGN-9
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Over the weekend I made up the SPS-48 radar antenna it was 2 wet & cold out 2 do much else!!

Cheers Bruce
22 July 2010 at 11:12 #27785
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce great methodology and the results speak for themselves The SPS48 is really quite a complex array and you have made it’s construction look easy . Press on .

Dave Wooley
23 July 2010 at 17:44 #27799
HvyCGN-9
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He he Thx Dave!! I’m currently building 2 more 48’s one for USS California and one for club mate’s USS Scott (Kidd class as seen in some of my pic’s) Just e’nuff sheet from one pack of evergreen siding 2 do 3 radar arrays. Figured I’d get them done while I was on a roll! Thx should go to TF72club Prez. Mike James for the actual dimensions of the Antenna which enabled me 2 draw up the plan and determine lattice work on back. (I love drawing plans up before I build stuff)

The fun part will be getting it to rotate without looking wonky!!n going 2 use some small geared motors 10mmX12mm25mm 39rpm@12v (should be Bout 13rpm on 4v or 9.75 on 3v) these motors R available from http://www.runway13.com $15US

Cheers Bruce

Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 23/07/2010 17:46:54
30 July 2010 at 10:49 #27870
HvyCGN-9
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G’day from OZ,

Been working on Fwd mast of the beast and did a test fit and ballast check 2day! here R some pix!!

added a little extra wt fwd 2 get her 2 waterline.

she is 94cm (37″) from keel to tip of mast!!!

Cheers Bruce
30 July 2010 at 11:37 #27871
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce taking shape well . It’s amazing how often the addition of the masts transforms the ships profile so dramtically . The tricky bit is the SPG 55s !

Dave Wooley
30 July 2010 at 23:49 #27876
Peter Fitness
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Hi Bruce,

It’s looking great, and the radar array is a work of art.

Peter.
31 July 2010 at 14:30 #27880
HvyCGN-9
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Thx Peter!! Still working on the additional -48’s got sidetracked doin the mast!

G’day Dave!

The SPG-55’s will be easy mate!! I simply sent off an E-mail 2 Allan Pew asking him if he made them and he replied that he was still trying 2 get some good measurements, I sent him off a drawing a mate had sent me and two weeks or so later he sent me back this pic of the 1st SPG-55 out of the molds with the MK-10 launcher!!

I have 4 of the -55’s on order plus 2 mk-10’s….now just need my Tax return sorted so I can pay for my Order of fittings!!

Cheer’s Bruce
31 July 2010 at 14:38 #27881
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And here R the other 2 pic’s of the SPG-55. Allan is building CGN-25 (slowly……)USS Bainbridge so he needed the SPG-55’s as well.

the unbuilt bits!!

back of 1st unit made by Allan, just needs brass hand rails made up
31 July 2010 at 23:01 #27886
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce Very smart indeed. I thought Allan might come up with the SPG 55s . Also a top draw moulding of the Mk10 . I know he’s been working on the USS Bainbridge but I don’t know how much progress he has made . I keep asking how he is getting along with the IN Mumbai which is a fine looking DDG and his model is superb. Best of luck with the Tax returns . press on .

Dave Wooley
1 August 2010 at 02:29 #27890
HvyCGN-9
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G’day Dave, Yep Allan is very busy with all the work TF72 throws at him (we need about 4 clones of him so he can get his own models done!!) He sent me this pic of Bainbridge in front of Mumbai, not much done on Bainey yet as he want’s 2 get Mumbai done 1st.

Cheers Bruce
2 August 2010 at 02:27 #27903
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On Sunday it was cold, wet and windy so I stayed inside and made up the radar drive for the SPS-48 out of a small micro servo (different brand 2 one in aft mast and much quieter) and the support column and servo cover. There is also a small 1.8mm white LED at front of platform for one of the running lights.

Cheers Bruce
3 August 2010 at 10:22 #27928
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce your making a great job of the SPS49 . I attended the Potteries Navy day last Sunday . Paul Blyth brought along his superb 1:96 scale Long Beach and it sailed a treat. Pictures will be featured in Model Boats in due course but even at 96 it’s a beast of a model. Thanks for posting up the photo of Allan’s Mumbai .

Dave Wooley
4 August 2010 at 03:08 #27956
HvyCGN-9
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Hi Dave, Yep Paul’s LB is a beautiful model, he has been a great help 2 me with advice and pic’s! He’s also the madman that sent me info on USS Albany and I have drawn up the plans for her in 1/72 but got side tracked building CGN-36 USS California , but I will build another big US cruiser eventually!! 1 really big one is enuff at present!!

Bruce Stevens
1 September 2010 at 16:44 #28227
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Haven’t updated for awhile been busy working on my other boat’s (AHST tug, USS California and making 1/72 scale Heli’s for flight deck’s) and its been very wet lately so not a great deal has got done (LOL). Made up railing for aft radar platform worst bit of railing I have ever done !! I’m going 2 C if I can find some plastic 2 rail for the rest of radar platforms!! And I have made new engine mts and relocated ESC’s and re-fitted wiring and Fusebox.

It might not look it, but there is approx. $20 worth of brass there!! ( If U inc. what end up in the scraps box!!)

FR30 Electronize ESC’s brilliant…..

Graupner 900BB’s “my little Reactor’s!!

Cheers Bruce
5 September 2010 at 03:17 #28261
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Have been detailing mast after fitting bracing supports and running some wire for upper radar motor, very wet here the last week or so, waiting for shed 2 dry out so I can get some more work done out there !!

Cheers Bruce

Now need 2 make more railings…
28 September 2010 at 15:35 #28463
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Have been busy rebuilding upper bridge structure (had it wrong 1st version) new one is much better! Fwd mast is on (but will come off so I can replace the 1.8mm LED some NINNY connected it up wrong and fried it….bright….brighter….POP!! OOOPS!!)have discovered a place the sells micro geared motor’s 6 & 8mm dia’s X 22mm long have ordered 2 will use one in the upper fwd radar of LB and one in upper radar on California.

replaced radar drive in aft mast with a different geared motor (10mmx12mmx25mm) which is whisper quiet and on 4AA’s spins at approx12rpm was able 2 rebuild upper radar base more accurately, got davit’s done and bridge reassembled just in time for 1st club run of the spring/summer season. Here R some pic’s of the build and sailing Check out my club mates HMS HOOD !!

Davit runners installed (not putting the davits on till ready 2 paint)

rebuilt SPS-49 base area look’s much better (runs all day with out a hiccup)

Rebuilt upper bridge area was very wrong before and had wrong dia pipe for SPG-55 missile radar’s…..all fixed now

All assembled after system checks before Sundays club run

LB at the lake

LB , Parramatta and HMS Hood at the moorage, with a FFG and River class DE having sea trials behind

cruisin the lake it was a perfect day for sailing

Half speed!!

Me standing on the shallow vehicle access way to the island (also the spot we use 2 launch and moor)

Slowwin from high speed dash

Long Beach, Sydney, and Parramatta meet up for beer’s

joined by Vampire and lipo powered Flower class!!( It PLANES)

HMS Hood makes an imposing presence , she was in the water for the 1st time for ballast test

Cheers Bruce
29 September 2010 at 22:48 #28475
David Wooley
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Hi Bruce good to see more pictures of the Long Beach . Your model looks truly impressive on and off the water and your not finished yet. Your Long Beach next to the 72nd Hood indicates how big the Long Beach was .

Dave Wooley
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