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Cliffy B:
Post your inspirational materials here people.

Try Browsing these two forums for ideas.  If you can't think of something after reading through them then well.... ;D

Model Warships - Whiff Section (You'll find a bunch of my old ideas in there  ;) )
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewforum.php?f=67

Secret Projects - Naval Projects
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,23.0.html

Go to your local library and look for Norman Friedman's Illustrated Design History series.  Volumes include Aircraft Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines (2 volumes), Small Combatants (PT boats and riverine craft), and Amphibious Vessels.  They are all choked full of line drawings, photos, more info then you ever wanted to know and most importantly design sketches/proposals for never built vessels!!!!  They're a treasure trove of ideas and a scratch builder's dream  8)  Feel free to discuss anything you find in them with me.

Photo sources of real ships:
http://www.navsource.org/

Russian Navsource
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navsource.narod.ru%2F&act=url

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
http://www.navyphotos.co.uk/index2.htm
http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/LandingPage.fwx
http://www.defenseimagery.mil/index.html
http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery.php

Official USN Plans in PDF Form.  A scratch builder's DREAM!!!!
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/plans/index.htm
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/boatcat/index.htm
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/index.htm

http://www.navweaps.com/

Official USN Spring Style Design Books #1 (1919-1925) and #3 (1939-1944).  Ever wonder how ships were designed?  A Whiffer's/scratch builder's paradise!  Did I mention they're all high-res  8)
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/albums/s584.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/albums/s511.htm

I'm always available to bounce ideas off of as well.  Ships are my passion and area of interest so fire away!

-Mike

raafif:
subs ?

father ennis:
I'd like to encourage everyone to think outside the box on this one and use some imagination. Personally,I'm going to build something I got the parts for back in the 80's as left overs from a friend's build. I just didn't have a workable way to do what I wanted. Or maybe I couldn't decide just what I wanted. I forget now ...   Anyway, let's see what ideas you guys can come up with. Don't know forsure yet but a prize or something might be in the offering ...   I must admit that I'm a lot better at buying ship models than I am at building and finishing one. But I'm going to give it a try.

kitnut617:
How about putting some floats of something big, like this ---

Cliffy B:
Still love that bird Kit!  Put floats on the Space Shuttle or turn it into a Sea Master/Sea Dart conversion  :o

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