Thread: Battleship WIP

That's looking good Todd and wow 1100mm long - a battle cruiser....
Mind you, you may need an ark if the floods from up north head you way again.
Keep up the WIP photos & build notes, thank you.
cheers, crowie

This is going to be a good one to follow.

Hi,

Some stuff done. The hull beginning to look a bit more like I want it. Still to shape and attach the bow and stern pieces. Stern will be reminiscent of a goblet style stern. Bow will be fairly raked. Have made the superstructure deck, 3 turrets with guns and the funnel. Ship is loosely modelled on the HMS Warspite made in the First World War. Let me know what you think.

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Progress is looking good. As I have built many scale model boats I always enjoy watching someone else build a model boat.

Hi,

Back doing stuff on the battleship. I have been away for 2 weeks helping out with the flood recovery effort in the Lockyer Valley. Now time for some shed time I think. After I get some sleep I think. Power tools and tiredness don't mix.

Before I went away I roughly shaped the bow and stern pieces and glued them into place as well as glueing the deck into place. I plan on glueing some thin pieces of timber along the hull underneath the deck and then shape the hull into a the proper shape. I will then shape the bow and stern into the desired shape. Will then start planning the superstructure.

I have attached a couple of photos.

Thanks for looking.

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Good that you're back safe & sound on dry land Todd.
Poor buggers, another flood; it's been a bad few months up & down the whole east of the country with first fires & now floods.
Keep up the good work on your ship.
Cheers, crowie

Hi,

Had today off and spent a little bit of time in the shed. As the deck of the Battleship is wider that the hull I have glued some 42x19 on the bottom of the deck. Once dried I will then shape the hull into a fluid curve. I have decided not to do a pre WW1 tumblehome design - Tumblehome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
but to go for a hull style like the USS Missouri - USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Still working out the what to do next.

Thanks for looking.

Todd
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Here's another for ideas Todd.
Carrier Task Force - by Arnies @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
cheers, crowie

Originally Posted by crowie

Here's another for ideas Todd.
Carrier Task Force - by Arnies @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
cheers, crowie

Thanks Crowie - I think I will have to do the seventh fleet - the battleship will have a curved hull - trying to make it look as authentic as possible. Love the aircraft carrier though.

todd

Battling along very well!!!!

Hi,

Had a good day in the shed. Have shaped the hull and it looks pretty good. Put putty into the small gaps and sanded the hull. Positioned the gun turrents and currently working on the superstructure. Photos attached.

Thanks for looking.

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Taking shape now will look great when you have painted it

Hi,

Have painted the battleship. Am going to put a railing around the hull and a wire from the bow to the stern over the mast. HAve put some capstans for anchor chain and am making some anchors. Would love to put an Australian Navy White Ensign but they are hard to find in the size I want. Plus it is not technically correct as our only battlecruiser would have sailed under the British White Ensign. Would you believe that our navy was flying under the British Flag until 1967. Any ideas where I could get a flag Crowie?

Photos attached.

Thanks for looking.

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The ship is looking good Todd....
Ensigns are an official RAN flag and if memory serves me right the public aren't suppose to have them....lol
Ebay though, does...
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ENSIGN TABLE FLAG navy Australia black base MELBOURNE SYDNEY | eBay
and
RAN WHITE ENSIGN FLAG STICKER - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY on eBay!
Cheers, crowie