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07-07-2016, 07:00 AM
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Oliver Bizer HMS Agamemnon
Hi all, here is the HMS Agamemnon by Oliver Bizer. It is a simplified yet wonderful model. It is about 1/630 scale if I have measured it correctly.
The Agamemnon and its sister ship, the Lord Nelson, were the last pre-Dreadnoughts built by the Royal Navy. They were actually launched after the Dreadnought, as their 12" guns had been redirected to the Dreadnought. As a result they were considered obsolete even before they were launched. During World War One they both served in the Dardanelles bombarding Turkish fortifications, and later in the Mediterranean. The Agamemnon finished its service as a radio controlled target ship. It was sold for scrap in 1927. It was the last pre-Dreadnought in service with the Royal Navy.  The model is straight forward to build, as long as you have some reference pictures to help you figure out where things go. I was unable to figure out how the mast parts were meant to go together, so I am adapting them according to the reference photos I mentioned earlier. I just have to make the fighting tops on the masts, and it is done. The main mast doesn't lean back as the first picture suggests.I checked it after I saw the picture. It must be an optical illusion. Robert 
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07-07-2016, 08:34 AM
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Nicely done.
Having completed Ollie's Scharnhorst a while ago, I must admit that his instructions are minimal but most often complete. Took me a while to figure some things out. Again, well done
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Mike Current builds: St Luke's Church
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07-07-2016, 11:49 AM
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Excuse my foolishness. I had the wrong designer.
Sorry about that!
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Mike Current builds: St Luke's Church
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07-07-2016, 12:50 PM
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Does anyone have Oliver's kalypso? I missed it when it was available and now I only stare at the pictures...
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07-15-2016, 06:34 PM
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Recent builds: RMS Queen Mary 2, Paris Opera House In the shipyard: USS Missouri, DKM Graf Zeppelin, RV Calypso. Future builds: IJN Akagi, SS United States, HMVS Cerberus, and lots more!
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10-02-2016, 07:40 AM
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Awesome build and very clean. I really have become interested lately in the earlier design battleships. You've done a great job on this model.
Is there any link to purchase or download this ship? I know Mr. Bizer is hard to find, much less contact, but I would be interested in this ship. Thanks, Dave
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