 Murphy  | 01 Jan 2006 5:22 p.m. PST |
One of my "projects" that I am starting to outline is building a basic/playable Tramp Steamer for my 15mm figs based on the old WWII Liberty Ship patterns. I was going to go ahead and use the pink insulation foam to build up the hull,decks, etc..but was wondering how I could make the sides look like smooth metal of the hull?
Any suggestions? Also…does anyone know of a place that sells 15mm scale ship parts?…Anchors, lifeboats, vents, etc.. |
Monkey Hanger  | 01 Jan 2006 5:31 p.m. PST |
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 John the OFM  | 01 Jan 2006 5:31 p.m. PST |
Try Blue Jacket:
link They are a modelers' supply site, and you have to purchase from them based on the actual size of the part. That is how I got my carronades.
If you email them with your scale request, though, they cam probably help you. They also have a truly awe inspiring model of a Liberty ship. |
| HardRock | 01 Jan 2006 5:56 p.m. PST |
HR Products has a lot to offer, and it's listed by scale. hrprod.com |
| Dances With Words | 01 Jan 2006 6:12 p.m. PST |
Doesn't Reviersco have a 'paper' kit of a tramp steamer with accessories, etc???? Lt DWW |
| rmaker | 01 Jan 2006 8:19 p.m. PST |
If you're doing Between the Wars pulp stuff, see if you can find the plans for one of the WW1 mass-produced frieghters – Liberty ships are rather large for the job. |
| Cpt Arexu | 01 Jan 2006 9:35 p.m. PST |
The Reviresco tramp is really nice, and comes with fittings. |
| Wyatt the Odd | 01 Jan 2006 10:04 p.m. PST |
Reviresco has the paper ship in the right scale (not a Liberty ship, however) and I think you can buy the metal and resin fittings seperately. However, James has made the ship in such a way that it sturdy enough to handle playing. As an alternative, a friend of mine took the 1/72 "Flower-Class" corvette model by Airfix(?) and made it into a tramp steamer. Wyatt |
| Murphy | 01 Jan 2006 11:30 p.m. PST |
Hmmm..does anyone have the link to the Reviresco paper steamer? |
| Tshannon | 02 Jan 2006 1:49 a.m. PST |
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| Tshannon | 02 Jan 2006 1:50 a.m. PST |
err… make that 'steamship'… |
| Murphy | 02 Jan 2006 5:58 a.m. PST |
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| Carlos Marighela | 02 Jan 2006 2:39 p.m. PST |
Hull sides? Use plasticard. I have made a couple of gunboats and small tramps using a basic build up of balsa/foam core for the hull in 28mm. I then sheet the hull sides using thin plastic card. To affix to the hull former I use liberal amounts of glue and shirt pins to hold the plastic card. For 28mm this is nice, as I can leave them in place and they look like the hull plate rivets. |
| Cpt Arexu | 02 Jan 2006 9:22 p.m. PST |
I made my steamship with foamcore decks and posterboard hull. Got all the basic structure done, and then dropped the project (I wanted something for 28mm Moderns/Gangsters but also for 54mm scuba divers…I ended up with something that didn't really fit either). It was based on a 3-island freighter like the Reviresco steamer. |
