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02-26-10, 12:55 PM | #1 |
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Captains! I built your nightmare!
while I wait for SH5...
...and its ready for sea trials! Flower-Class Corvet USS Snowberry Its a Revell 1:72 Plastic kit, if you want build one feel free to PM me Andreas |
02-26-10, 01:15 PM | #2 |
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Awesome.
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02-26-10, 01:20 PM | #3 |
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Nice work
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02-26-10, 01:26 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, now you can cram some firecrackers in it, put it on the lake, light the fuse, let it go, and give it a proper U-boot sendoff! Full realism!
Post the video for us, please.
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02-26-10, 01:42 PM | #5 |
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LOL
There is also a 1:72 VII from Revell.... but I think mod it to radio control will be a little tricky (space for batteries a.s.o.) But it will be look nice to see both on the pond Andreas |
02-26-10, 01:57 PM | #6 |
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Nicely done!
Just so you know, though, she was Canadian - HMCS, not USS.
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02-26-10, 02:01 PM | #7 |
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Whoops!
Correct Steve! The model came in three variants you can choose when build, I think it was two US and the Snowberry is Canadian, indeed! Andreas |
02-26-10, 02:44 PM | #8 |
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The Flowers were really a good idea, derived from whaling boats (?) or so i think. In the early war when they did not have radar, the U-boats would outrun them when they spotted them, since the top speed of the Flowers was something around 16 knots maximum.
Later in the war they became a real terror .. especially against submerged boats. Very nice model, thanks for sharing ! Catfish |
02-28-10, 03:39 PM | #9 |
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yep, you be correct, in civilian use this Vessel was Whalehunters.
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02-28-10, 07:42 PM | #10 |
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Awesome model! All you need now is some pics of her in the water!
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02-28-10, 10:14 PM | #11 | |
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Cool kit -- might have to pick one up. But seeing as how it is a Flower-Class Corvette...it ought to have a flower name; and the prefix HMS! Like HMS Compass Rose... Please keep us informed with the progress! I'd love to see some completed pictures of it in its natural element! |
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03-02-10, 05:56 AM | #12 |
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Looks like that there is an old diesel-electric propelling her. Or maybe just an electric.
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