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30 September 2010 at 22:15 #28477
HvyCGN-9
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It was a great 1st sail of our spring/summer season! Big turn out of the crew, no wind, a bit of sun.

Tiny geared motor turned up yesterday for the upper fwd radar installed it and tested it on 2 AA batteries its rotates at 20 rpm and looks just right for the smaller radar, especially with the big SPS-48 turning slower just below.

Cheers Bruce
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14 October 2010 at 14:13 #28608
HvyCGN-9
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Have finally made up railings for fwd mast used 1.2mm brass rod for rear side of platforms to stiffen the outer ends( they appeared 2 have a slight droop after the actual bracing finished) still need 2 di second rail for brass rails will CA some styrene in. The fwd side is styrene rod pre glued together using the jig a friend made for soldering the brass rods (works just as well !)

And have made up the railing for the antenna platform on fwd side of aft mast with the Xmas tree antenna (not sure of its designation)

Pix also shows the rebuilt SPS-49 base section with cable trunking

Cheers Bruce
14 October 2010 at 18:48 #28610
David Wooley
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@davidwooley82563
Hi Bruce very neat work and the difficut parts of the build completed.

Dave Wooley
15 October 2010 at 01:24 #28613
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
Thx Dave, I’m going to start doing lots of little details on upper bridge area next lucky I have your series on LB for some good reference PIX! ( I’m even gonna try an make the helmet rack on the upper bridge!!)

Cheers Bruce

now P.s. do you know when Paul B’s CGN-9 will be in the Mag??
13 November 2010 at 11:44 #28867
HvyCGN-9
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Been doing more detailing and took CGN-9 to the South Australian Scale model expo for a club display we put on 2 entice interest in big RC models… Ran in to a couple of people who have or r starting 1/72 scale models ranging from Paul with a Flower class Corvette 2 a young bloke who has begun a Bismark!! and another who is just starting HMS Hermes ( Falklands era). Great fun ran around trying not 2 spend 2 much!!

TF72 fleetbase Gulf waters club display

CGN-9 with USS Saucy and pair of PT boats

SH-60 on deck a second in the hanger

lights on in hanger( they R 1.8mm warm white LED’s there R also a couple of red LED’s for night Op’s lighting)

Hanger internal details ( the hgr floor is removable in case of repairs)

Hanger detail is mostly made up of scrap’s and a bit of styrene rod for uprights.

Cheers Bruce
12 December 2010 at 00:37 #29165
HvyCGN-9
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Went on a monster road trip to the Annual Tf72 Regatta in Wentworth Fall’s NSW it was a 2700km round trip!! But hell it was fun, here are some pic’s from the run

Cheers Bruce

USS Long Beach CGN-9 drifts at the bouy

medium speed turn, note fwd missile radars and mk10 launchers in place thanks 2 Alan Pew of APS models who got them 2 me just in time 2 have them on for regatta!

CGN-9 at speed, the overcast conditions made for excellent photographic conditions

Pic’s by Mick Elst
12 December 2010 at 00:59 #29166
HvyCGN-9
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Some more pic’s from the Tf72 Regatta..also known as OPERATION DROUGHT BREAKER

Graham Pack’s USS Gettysburg. She had not been in the water in 6 years but ran flawlessly all day

Graham’s new model USS Pinkney DDG-91 out for her 1st run

Allan Pew’s INS Mumbai finally completed

Fleet ops with CGN-9 leading DDL-42 HMAS Kokoda(by Mike James) and INS Mumbai

Midpoint of the Anchorage, in the far background are battleships HMS Hood and IJN Yamato with hvy crsr IJN Takao

USS Long Beach at mooring, note Flight deck is on with SH-60.

This is a piece of 2mm Styrene with about 50+ aircraft tiedowns and RAST tracks.

Still need 2 paint white flight deck lines.

Cheers Bruce

Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 12/12/2010 01:11:51
13 December 2010 at 15:30 #29176
David Wooley
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@davidwooley82563
Hi Bruce Looks like you all has a superb weekend but a spot of Brit weather so I hear LB is looking good but what a trip , that’s more miles than I clock up to events in a year !!!!! Now that’s dedication and I believe your Long Beach also gained an award.

Dave Wooley
13 December 2010 at 22:49 #29179
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
Thx Dave, The weather was pretty bad but the sailing made up for it. I got the “NEWBY” award for best 1st model! I was not expecting that!! OZ is a big place I have done 2 road trips this year now…total km’s 4500 !!

Merry XMAS mate

Cheers Bruce
16 March 2011 at 01:54 #30092
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
Been a fair while since I updated!! Have made a start on a new revised bow section and have been detailing midships area and taken LB for a couple of club run’s

LB alongside USS Scott midship wpns upgrades inplace (and Stbd 24’RHIB)

This pic was taken in the shade on a 40deg C day!! Extremely blue…

HMAS Sydney, USS Long Beach and USS Scott tied up at my experimental floating dock setup.

at an earlier run

Fleet Ops

At a different lake due 2 low water levels at our regular lake
16 July 2011 at 03:40 #31314
Neil Lowe
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@neillowe82945
Bruce, amazing work! Just noticed this thread, also saw pics of your LB on the TF72 site. LB’s on my list of “wants to build” since building a Revell one in my distant teens.

In regards to other USN CG conversions, I’m trying to gather info now (very sparse and hard to find) to produce one of the “Tall Ladies” in 1/72, most probably Chicago CG-11 (I built the Monogram model many years back too …. still have it).Then there’s Boston too ………………

I’m in Western Sydney and just missed out on attending the regatta at Wentworth Falls as a spectator.

Keep up the amazing work!!!!!

Neil
8 September 2011 at 03:11 #31753
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
G’day Neil !! Sorry this reply took so long mate! Oddly enuff I have drawn up the frames and keel for CG-10 USS Albany in 1/72 a friend of mine in the UK sent me his copy of the plans for CG-12 USS Columbus in 1/96 still need 2 get the Superstructure redrawn…

The USS Canberra CAG-2 is virtually the same hull too…

Cheers Bruce
8 September 2011 at 04:11 #31754
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
Here are some pix fro the June Carriers and Escort vessels weekend over in Wagga Wagga a short 900km drive..

USS Scott DDG995

HMAS Darwin FFG04

CGN9 with USS Gettysburg CG64

The fleet lined up

HMAS Hobart DDG39 the new AWD destroyer

CGN9 with HMAS Kokoda, USS Scott, HMAS Vampire and a Los Angeles class SSN

HMAS Melbourne leeds CGN9 and USS Scott

Fleet Ops…14 models were on the water at this point in time!

(Not all in pic!)
17 September 2011 at 16:09 #31816
tomorrow
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@tomorrow
How wonderful is！！I dream to making a DDG-82 for 1/72 . But now, not have time and drawings. eiiiiiiiiiiiii…..

Who can take in touch with the model DDG-81`s player??? I want talk with he

Sorry my English !

This ship L:11.8M

Edited By tomorrow on 17/09/2011 16:22:15

Edited By tomorrow on 17/09/2011 16:45:35
18 September 2011 at 02:53 #31821
Neil Lowe
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@neillowe82945
WHOA !!! That Tico is huge!!! Seriously cool model Tomorrow!!

Should start your own bulid thread for her!! How long to build and what scale?

Don’t sweat the English mate, it’s good enough!

FAAMAN
18 September 2011 at 05:30 #31822
tomorrow
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@tomorrow
hello neil

I plan to building scale 1:72 , But I need some data and drawings of this ship. I search it long time. But not have any result. So , Who can help me？？？

Jin

Edited By tomorrow on 18/09/2011 05:35:05
23 September 2011 at 01:57 #31860
HvyCGN-9
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@hvycgn-9
Tomorrow,

APSmodels here in Australia makes a semi kit for the Arleigh Burke class DDG it costs around $1600AU (from memory)

Alan Pew can be contacted by e-mail via [email protected] but be warned there is a fairly long wait list for kits as Alan has a 6 month backlog at present time!!

Bruce

that is a really big Tico!!

Edited By HvyCGN-9 on 23/09/2011 02:02:23
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