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I am having a heck of a time finding a RC carrier cve escort I would like it in 1/96 scale I don't have the room for one of Lee's monsters
can anyone help ?
charles
can anyone help ?
charles
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Boatbuilder1...I think that most of
Boatbuilder1...I think that most of Scale Shipyards hulls are in 1/96. Since most of the CVE's were built on merchant or merchant-like hulls, it should yield a hull that is'nt too big.
About twenty years ago I build a Belknap class DLG on a Scale Shipyards hull, and even today the ship looks great. If Lee Upshaw offers a CVE hull, I don't think you will be sorry buying one from him. -
Hi Boatbuilder 1,
I just did
Hi Boatbuilder 1,
I just did some checking and found a few sets of plans for CVE's at The Floating Drydock, and some hulls at The Scale Shipyard (the freighters) that maybe could fit the bill. I had a neighbor once who was a Naval Aviator (they are better than plain pilots) who actually flew off a CVE during The Big One. He said that the ship was built on a modified freighter hull. Hope this helps.
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You mean like this 1/96th
You mean like this 1/96th scale (yes it is a model)
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thanks chuck
I would love to
thanks chuck
I would love to get one of lees carriers but at over 100 inches I have no room or way to transport it
so I think I will have to go with your idea
new one
what number and name of cve caught and captured the u505 I simply cannot remember
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Hi Charlie,
I don't know which
Hi Charlie,
I don't know which CVE was involved with the U Boat capture. I believe that the Casablanca class (mass produced at Kaiser Shipyards, the same place that Liberty ships and Victory Ships came from) was a pretty large class, but it is my understanding that in the earlier years of the war, several types of merchant hulls were pressed into service and modified into the "baby flattop" configuraton. The need was great and the time was short. The fact that there were several variants of the CVE gives lots of room for artistic license. If you used one of Scale Shipyards freighter (Auxillary) type hulls , you would end up with a hull about 55" long. A good set of plans from The Floating Drydock should let you kitbash a pretty good representation of a CVE.
I know that my former neighbor, who flew off of CVE's (in the Pacific) always said that it was like doing flight operations from a pool table, and that take offs and particularly landings were more dangerous than Japanese fighters and AA fire.
Good luck, and keep us posted.Comment
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I think the CVE involved
I think the CVE involved was the USS Bogue.
On your issue of 100 inches being way too long, I am a carrier nut too.
I got around the problem of size by building my hull in two pieces with reinforced bulkheads at the points where the two halves join the carrier together. The carrier holds together using just 5 stainless steel bolts with spring washers and wing nuts.
My carrier is the modern Italian carrier Guiseppi Garibaldi. In 1/72 scale it measures a bit over 98 inches.
Can send you some photos of how the two hulls join if you like.
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I had thought of that
I had thought of that but still then I would not have room for all the other boats to take to the pond
so I am settling on a 1/144 scale scratch built this scale affords me plenty of rrom for rc gear and storage as well as traveling easy
the dimensions are 41.5 L x 5.25 B x 4.75 D(total hieght from keel to deck)
the great thing about this size is there are a ton of aircraft kits in this scaleComment
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the CVE that catured the
the CVE that catured the U 505
was the USS Guadalcanal with commander gallery I had the documentary from the history channel recorded.
I am really keyed up on building this thing from scratch
it seems I am drowng in a sea of partially started projects some times all I can do is keep treading water.
GULP
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looking at the ebay flat
looking at the ebay flat top
all I can say is a line from brother bear
yeaaaaaaaaaa Noooo!Comment
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