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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Sea => Topic started by: tigercat on July 23, 2012, 10:38:39 PM

Title: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on July 23, 2012, 10:38:39 PM

HMS Elephant or my attempt to build a 9 gun battleship/cruiser in 1/72 ish pretty much the same length as the Espana class.

So 3 x triple turrets.

The original idea was to have 1 turret fore and aft and the 3rd in Q position similar to HMS Tiger however sapce restrictions have forced me to reconsider  and move towards an A, B , Y Turret  formation. 

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tc2324 on July 23, 2012, 10:40:43 PM

Looking forward to the first pics.  ;)

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 24, 2012, 02:27:19 AM

Quote from: tc2324 on July 23, 2012, 10:40:43 PM

Looking forward to the first pics.  ;)

Ditto

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on July 24, 2012, 03:36:14 PM

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/HMSElephantfunnel.jpg)

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on July 24, 2012, 03:37:20 PM

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/HMSElephantBridge3.jpg)

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on September 07, 2012, 02:52:52 AM

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/HMSElephant3.jpg)

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/HMSElephant2.jpg)

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/HMSElephant1.jpg)

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 07, 2012, 06:02:22 AM

Yowsa that's fantastic, tigercat!

Talk about some Big Horkin' Guns!

Love all the cool details too, like the lifeboats and multiple A.A. positions!

This is one of the best ship builds I've seen in a while!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: TerryCampion on September 07, 2012, 06:29:11 AM

Hellfire,....amazing!!!

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on September 07, 2012, 03:07:13 PM

Thanks :)

HMS Elephant served valiantly in WW1 and WW2 . She was being built for a Latin American Country when WW1 broke out and was taken over by the Royal Navy. She was retained post war due to her 9 gun Broadside and saw much service in the Carribean and China stations.

Her Latin Motto is

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

I will either find a way, or make one.

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: taiidantomcat on September 13, 2012, 03:33:14 AM

But is it big enough? Incredible work!! What a task well done

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: tigercat on September 13, 2012, 07:40:01 PM

Thank You

Trust me  if it was any bigger it wouldn't have been able to get up 2 flights of stairs.  :)

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: japsubshunter on August 03, 2015, 01:44:41 AM

I am totally inspired by this stunning build - What I luv the most is the use of the Airfix coastal gun emplacement gun turrets, Now that is a refreshingly new idea - now have found a purpose for those turrets to used on my boats.
Thanks for sharing such a great build . Even the use of the searchlights and radar -awesome.


Do you have more images somewhere to view - And what did you do with all the gun emplacement sets - Did you modify them as well ? Would be intersting to see those mods without the original turrets !

Title: Re: HMS Elephant
Post by: Camthalion on August 05, 2015, 07:01:44 AM

Awesome work