"Scrapbuilt Ships" Topic
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| Murvihill | 10 Feb 2025 12:14 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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| JimDuncanUK | 10 Feb 2025 12:30 p.m. PST |
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79thPA  | 10 Feb 2025 12:43 p.m. PST |
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| Murvihill | 10 Feb 2025 12:58 p.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell | 10 Feb 2025 1:10 p.m. PST |
In order to post pictures, the on-line URL must end in ".jpg" Jim |
| Murvihill | 10 Feb 2025 5:05 p.m. PST |
That's embarrassing. Let's try postimages.org
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| Shagnasty | 12 Feb 2025 11:03 a.m. PST |
Wow! Those are commercial grade. |
| Murvihill | 03 Mar 2025 7:07 a.m. PST |
Here's the battleship Lorraine in her WW2 configuration:
(BTW, the sailing vessel is actually the Mary Celeste, not Mary Rose, my bad) |
| hindsTMP | 14 May 2025 2:22 p.m. PST |
Nice job. BTW, Lorraine in WW2 form had the center turret removed. MH |
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takes another stab at building a more perfect flight stand.
