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Murvihill10 Feb 2025 1:14 p.m. PST

(Not sure if the pics will transfer here, fingers crossed)
I keep a bag full of scrap bass and balsa wood from (mainly railroading) projects, and occasionally I find myself in need of a ship for a game, so I make one out of scrap wood. They aren't perfect, but seem to work pretty good for the 3-foot rule.
Modern: A 1:700 BE-12 aircraft, then a cruise ship, Chilean Adm Latorre and Rainbow Warrior in 1:2400
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WW2: Back row Aoba, Yubari, Sparviero and Weser. Front row: "60 Miler"- used to haul coal to Sydney Aus from ports too small to handle large freighters (all less than 60 down the coast), and S/V Mary Rose, a famous ghost ship from the 19th century (tiny thing).
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Last, a dozen small and smaller medieval sailing ships in 1:600.
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JimDuncanUK10 Feb 2025 1:30 p.m. PST

404 on all three links

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP10 Feb 2025 1:43 p.m. PST

Ditto.

Murvihill10 Feb 2025 1:58 p.m. PST

I shared them, I think.

Personal logo ColCampbell Supporting Member of TMP10 Feb 2025 2:10 p.m. PST

In order to post pictures, the on-line URL must end in ".jpg"

Jim

Murvihill10 Feb 2025 6:05 p.m. PST

That's embarrassing. Let's try postimages.org

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Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP12 Feb 2025 12:03 p.m. PST

Wow! Those are commercial grade.

Murvihill03 Mar 2025 8:07 a.m. PST

Here's the battleship Lorraine in her WW2 configuration:

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(BTW, the sailing vessel is actually the Mary Celeste, not Mary Rose, my bad)

hindsTMP14 May 2025 3:22 p.m. PST

Nice job. BTW, Lorraine in WW2 form had the center turret removed. MH

Murvihill29 Mar 2026 6:53 a.m. PST

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The Gouverneur Generaal Loudon, a Netherlands East Indies steamship Company ship that survived the Krakatoa eruption.

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