Off to a good start?

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Guys,

to make a contribution to the site and hopefully get the Gallery off to a good start I’ve posted a host of pics of the builds I’ve worked on so far. These are all 1/35 Landing Craft including Trumpeter LCM 3, Italeri LCM 3, Italeri LCVP and the old Revell kit LCP (R).

Have a look in ALs Place, enjoy the pics or have a good laugh and post a comment or an idea if you have one.

Don’t we just love pictures lol, lol.

Cheers

Al

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Al, many thanks! You certainly have got us off to a great start!

Vinnie

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Vinnie,

I didn’t realise your were also starting a model boat site. Good move.

direct link to the pics

http://www.modelboats.co.uk/gallery/images.asp?sp=&v=3&UAbN=9

There should be some really interesting ‘engineering’ coming up on this site.

Cheers

Al

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

I hope so, although I’m a complete novice when it comes to servers and transmitters etc., so it will be a steep learning curve!

Vinnie

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Most if the technical stuff will be way out of my league but it will be fun to see it. With many floating boats being scratch built there will be a lot to enjoy and learn from.

Al

[Jon ArnoldParticipant @jonarnold32357]

Hi Just Joined
Like your pics, but where did you get the Revell LCP (R) & most importantly, the figures?
thanks in advance
Jon

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Jon,

The revelle LCP (R) I got through a friend in America, after a long search, as it’s OOP at the moment although there are still some kits around I believe..

Not sure which figures you mean. A couple of the crew for the LCP(R) are from Verlinden and the others are home made from US infantry troops from the old Tammiya kits with new jeans and coats and some Hornet Heads.

Glad you enjoyed the boats.

If you let me know which figures, I can be more specific.

Al

[Jon ArnoldParticipant @jonarnold32357]

Thanks for replying

I have the old 1/32 LCVP, the new Italeri LCVP, LCM-3, & 80′ ELCO, & the FM LCA, & look longingly at AA’s LCT4,
so you might say I have a d-day interest!

What I don’t have is the references or scratchbuilding skills to do figs, so I am looking for US navy ETO figs & RN figs to crew my boats, so any pointers you could give me, on how the RN figs were made would be helpfull, especially dufflecoats

thanks in advance
Jon

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Jon,

The LCA is a dog to build but the Italeri kits very neat.

On figures what can I say there aren’t that many around.

U Models have 4

http://www.u-models.com/

I’ve used 2 the captain whos legs I filled out a bit and added sea boots to and the chap with the pole who is very good.

Pete from Jakeri Minitures has a relaxed sailor with a duffel. He is available through Ian at Friendship Models.

http://www.friendshipmodels.com/

Keep you eye on Jakeri as there is an interesting development in the pipe line.

Warriors haev a SAS figure with a duffel who converts easily to a seaman.

For heads see Hornets as they are the only sailor heads around.

If you have any beach landing parties then they can be in DB with sailors cap.

For the rest I choose bodies that will convert easily. I’m not a great sculpter in fact very poor, Use Milliput or Magic Sculpt to extend trousers and make wooly jumpers and duffels as you need.

On the USN side things are a bit better. Trumpter have the LCM Crew and Warriors also have a couple of LCM Figures. Verlinden do a beach landing party althouh one of them is so tall I cut part out of his legs lol, lol. You might be able to use some of the Warrriors DUKW/LVT crews and there might well be some crew coming out for the ELCO Boat, in fact I think there are a couple of figures from Warriors already.

U Models also have USN Sailors which don’t look too bad at all.

Mike at Netmerchants should have the Trumpter and Warrior/Verlinden Figures if you can stand the new page layout.

http://www.netmerchants.co.uk/section.php/356/1/135scaleamericanusmilitaryfigures

Here’s an excellent reference for the LCs if you haven’t already found it:

Skill in the Surf

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/SurfSkill/index.html

Hope that helps

Al

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Here’s another very useful site on Combined Ops who were responsible for the beaches:

http://www.combinedops.com/RN%20Commando.htm

I’l love the AA LST but it just too big lol, lol. One day when I win the lottery and can afford a shed to put it in!!!

Have fun.

Al

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Jon,

Update. I was having a look over on Netmerchants.

Warriors have a US LCVP crew and their DUKW crew could easily be converted into US sailors wearing wet gear.

There are also the first 2 USN Figures out for the ELCO Boat with I imagine more to follow.

For your US boats you should be able to crew them up nicely. Don’t forget guys like mechanics that might be useful also, again possibly with just a change of head.

Cheers

Al

[mickParticipant @mick]

i have just finished some  us navy figures which would look alright on any us navy

boats i modify these from different model kits on the market at the moment i am selling 

on e bay at moment  

[mickParticipant @mick]

if you want 1/32 figures look on ebay was a from cumbria who makes figures

for marine ,modellung the tug man hope this helps if not i will get you his

his telephone number i used the figures on a ww2 a s rl and they are realy well

made made of resin and on stands so it helps when painting them hope this

of help with the modellers   

[EJParticipant @ej]

Since my return to RC MODELING, I have built and very much enjoy the results of my efforts with AIRBOATS (Glynn Guest). Great fun and easy to build. My Mk111 is yet to be built.

But I am still looking for plans or any information to build landing craft. Even averall meausurement of the real thing  would get me started, any offers!.

Thanks EJ.

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

Hi Mick,

Firstly apologies for the delay in replying and thanks for the info.  Don’t use ebay at all, simply don’t trust it.

Hi EJ,

I don’t have speciific plans for the LC, just the kit build instructions.  However, you might find this site useful, at least it wil give you some basic measurements of the real thing.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html#photos

Look down the list and it gives you ship type etc, hope this helsp a bit.

Al

[mickParticipant @mick]

hiya e j mick here

i have some plans somewhere of a free scale armoured L C in my selection of

plans they are plans i bought years ago i am going to build one shortly but if you

want i will find out how much they will cost to get copyed if you want they are in

two sheets ok as for e bay ihave being useing it for a couple of years now and

as long as you check the feedback of the venders if they have less than 98% i will

not buy i have some great batterys from component-shop i found on ebay

hope this is of help mick look on webshots.com and look under mickrik05 my

albums and check out the figures on the asrlaunch   

[EJParticipant @ej]

Hi mick and Al, thanks for the replies to LCVP’s.   Looks like I am going to be busy. Very helpful information.

Thanks EJ

[mickParticipant @mick]

hiya ej found the plans for a medium landing craft mk1

the length is approx 29"+8"=4"high plan 2083

by l g brown  august 1986  if this of help

it is a two sheet plan original craft was length 41 6" by 10 0" speed 10 knots

armament -two0.5" m/gs& one 4" smoke mortar or one 20mm oerlikon gun

 hope this is of help mick 

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

you have obviously put alot of time and love intothese boats and have done a 1st class job ,keep up the good work

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

With refrence to crew figures revel do a nice little box in 1/72 of german u boat crew  that i have painted up as fihures for my leander class frigate.From a distance they look fine in their white tops and shorts ,thy did not need any phiscal modification at all just patience and a small brush !!!

[GrumpyParticipant @grumpy]

Hi EJ,

Have only just read your post of 17/1/08.

If you are into Landing Craft then Model Boats had a series of articles including plans by Phil Thomas in the January to April 1980 issues.  I do not know if the plans are still available!

From memory Marine Modelling did a plan featue on the LCT5 in about September 2005. (I am sitting at work writing this so I cannot check the facts)  I also seem to remember that they did a free plan for a landing craft from the fifties a few years ago but again I would need to check my facts.

Hope this is of some use.

Grumpy   

[Alan McNeillyParticipant @alanmcneilly70991]

1/35 Landing Craft

[EJParticipant @ej]

From EJ. Last November I searched for information on this site and I would like to say to all you members who replied.  Thank you all very much.My main interest is in AIR BOATS, and as prommised I am now on my mark 4, bigger, stronger faster and more details. I am now also, thanks to all the information on electrics passed on, confident in multy engines.

What ever did I do befor model boats!!.

 

Thank s a lot for all the help

Best regards to all EJ.

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