Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Sea => Topic started by: Spey Phantom on May 05, 2013, 11:11:09 PM
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ive been working on something on the side for a few days.
with spring in the air, and next weeks harbour festivities in Blankenberge, ive been in kind of a nautical mood.
i have this Revell 1/125 Ocean Exploration Vessel in the stash, a reboxed old RV Calypso.
(http://www.revell.com/product-images/80-5101-lg.jpg)
looking up the history of this ship on Wikipedia, i noticed the ship was a converted Royal Navy BYMS-Class minesweeper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYMS_class_minesweeper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYMS_class_minesweeper)
since im not much for civilian models, i thought i would convert this one back to a military vessel, this time in a What If version.
this one is intended for my own New Flanders Navy, under the name NVMS Hannigan.
for the conversion im gonna be removing all the research equipment and the helicopter pad from the ship, and place on some minehunting equipment, including the scratchbuilding of a Belgian-made SeaFox unmanned submarine (or conversion of the one in the box).
i already started by placing a 40mm bofors gun on the front deck.
since ships are not exactly my field of work (except for 1/144 and what-if), im gonna be using mostly photo reference of modern Belgian minehunters.
some in-progress pictures.
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001.jpg.html)
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/002.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/002.jpg.html)
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/003.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/003.jpg.html)
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:)
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That's fantastic !!! I can't wait till It's done !!! Outstanding idea !!!
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Yes, back-dating the Calypso is a very cool concept :)
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a little progress pic :)
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001-1.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001-1.jpg.html)
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took some time, but i managed to finish her today, ready to set sail :)
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/002-1.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/002-1.jpg.html)
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/Nilssteyaert/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001-2.jpg) (http://s307.photobucket.com/user/Nilssteyaert/media/what%20if/1-144/NVMS%20Hannigan/001-2.jpg.html)
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Nice work.
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Well done, Nils!
Brian da Basher
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Neat little mine hunter man; nice conversion job 8) That top deck is too clean though, needs more ordnance! Some MGs would work nicely. If you ditched the mine gear you make a very nice little patrol craft/gunboat from this vessel. Maybe food for thought for another project ;)
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Fantastic build !!! Great looking ship ,very well done ... !!!!!!
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Nicely done. What is the purpose of Calypso's modified bow and observation
chamber in your scenario?
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First class conversion mate 8)
Convincing minehunter to my eye :)
Gotta get back to the gunboat build :-[