Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Sea => Topic started by: Dr. YoKai on October 31, 2012, 05:44:43 AM
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I noticed the new categories had gone up, and was horrified to discover that there wasn't a
single post in the 'ships' category. Gentlemen, that simply will not do! Herewith, one of the
mainstays of the Science Pirate Syndicate, the SPS Polyandrous an 18 knot steam ram,
with a novel propulsion scheme, fiendishly advanced armaments, and the look and feel of real
wood. For now, this teaser of the early construction. More recent pictures in a day or so.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7328707366_0167d04283_c.jpg)
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Good man! I like your attitude...and this creation. :)
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I love that bow, too. Perfect for ramming. So who's the lucky girl in the crew?
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I love that bow, too. Perfect for ramming. So who's the lucky girl in the crew?
Being as their pirates, girls are probably optional. ;D
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Love that kinda style, has class :-*
Looks 1880-1900. A few though not many ship models of that era available.
Goooood job !
How long is your model ?
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I love that bow, too. Perfect for ramming. So who's the lucky girl in the crew?
Being as their pirates, girls are probably optional. ;D
This is a Dr Yo(Kai) crew, chances are the good Doctor is the only male in the crew; the rest being tall, leggy, leather-clad femme-fatale types.
Nice ship, Doc! :)
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I see how you did that; nice idea 8) Looking forward to the finished ship.
Now what hull did you use?! It looks British or Russian.
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The hull looks like the inverted hull of a water-lined modern destroyer kit, without the under water hull.
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That's looking most excellent, Doc! I especially like how it combines the look of a gun boat with a Dreadnought prow.
This one's going to be a lot of fun to watch!
Brian da Basher
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She really does have beautiful lines! :)
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Ah, My colleagues are too generous in their praise, but I thank you.
A bit more recent imagery...lets see if this works.
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/318932_4705825973152_866491647_n.jpg)
Hmph. Evidently not. I'm trying to post them from Facebook, and I am set to 'public...not sure what else I
would need to do.
In any case, this is the last design of Clark Yo, originally the USS Everready. The Father of Wen Heupolius & Clark Yo, Jr. 's
final design, it was powered by water jet- ( based in a surprisingly advanced experimental ship from the late 1860's-
H.M.S.Waterwitch (http://www.cityofart.net/bship/hms_water-witch.html) More later. )
- removed the img tags so the link is now directly to your FB album - jcf. looks very cool
Edited before I saw your note, jcf- many thanks. I got advice on how to directly link from a colleague
of mine Robb Merrill.
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Neat, Doc! :D :D
So, Waterwitch was powered by a single pump, therefore it would be possible to use 2, 3, or even 4 smaller pumps allowing a narrower, faster beam if not so nimble.
You could have them either in-line or staggered in a N alignment giving a narrower beam than the single engine but shorter than the in-line allowing greater manoeuvrability.
I'm not sure the double-bow concept is necessarily a winner, though.
Cool! 8)
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Wins for the longest ram prow since the USS Dunderberg. ;D
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Webb_shipyard_-_USS_Dunderberg.jpg/1024px-Webb_shipyard_-_USS_Dunderberg.jpg)
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Heheh, proportionately, perhaps ;) ( and given what a colossal white elephant the Dunderberg
proved to be, its a wonder we weren't at war with France in 1873...
In any case, the rest of the images.
(http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/68485_4705825613143_1773466332_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/548954_4705826973177_530576147_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/297123_4705827053179_386376377_n.jpg)
Frank had it right, by the way- it all started with the bow section of a 1/700 Dragon Arliegh Burke,
inverted. The deck house is from some ancient Revell/Renwal? box scale ship. It came in a box of
very old build-ups given to me by a friend of a friend about 11-12 years ago. A little work with a
straightedge and some sheet plastic gave me the deck and waterline templates, and a little bit of
Aves epoxy putty, and a scraper gave me the tumblehome. After looking at it for a few months, I decided
I just had to give it a proper hull, and used a scrap of insulation foam, cut with a hot wire cutter, and
shaped with a contour sander rigged up out a....something half cylindrical. I forget. ( But it is
symmetrical, dang it. ) Since these photos were taken, I have covered the foam form with Aves,
and made a first attempt at sails, also from Aves. looking at reference material from the period,
though, I've decided I need to make the main mast two sails, rather than the single it has now.
Aves does seem to work fairly well for sails, though, and its fairly simple. I can probably roll it a bit
thinner. We'll see what happens.
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Nice job with the pink foam! :) Thanks for reminding me, my Ave's is getting dangerously low...need to place an order! ;)
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This just keeps getting better and better, please continue! 8)
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Polystyrene foam and a wire cutter. He makes it sound so easy, doesn't he? :o
Nice work Doc :)
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Progress- the hall finished and glued in place, the initial sails, and a detail shot of the intakes/exhausts for the water-jet system.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/558869_4820293514769_735224618_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/3699_4820293954780_1036581159_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/248989_4820294394791_1397222587_n.jpg)
I'm goig to be starting on the rigging shortly. Apparently I need to build another Nordenfelt for the rear deck - in the flurry of
activity prompted by the "clear your bench" GB ( which I'll be posting stuff for in a week or so ) I seem to have knocked it
into the abyss.
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That's some outstanding progress, Doc! Adding the missiles was a stroke of genius in my book. They fit well with the sail/steam combination.
Old Overholt
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:)
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I love the overall shape of her and the sails really added a ton of character!. :)
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I love the bow on this - slice into the enemy ships and if that doesn't impress them, shoot the cannon or some missiles at the wreck!
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Fabulous in all ways. From sails to water jets and everthing in between. :)
Has class and style all its own. 8)
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And mostly finished - I need to go in with soom teeny tweezers and fix some of the railings, but here
she is, rigged.
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/405831_10200910942845373_1722532266_n.jpg)
I think I'm going to start building a little bigger...my eyes aren't what they used to be.
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And people wonder why I prefer 1/48 and 1/35... ;)
Looking great!
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Excellent *read in Mr. Burns' voice* 8)
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Wow that really came out great Doc! It all works together so wonderfully and the rigging is most impressive!
Brian da Basher
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Wouldn't change a thing :-* :-* :-*
Gives me Jules Verne mental flashes.