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Massena, French pre-Dreadnought Battleship, 1:400, Golden Bear Models No. 2
This is my second scratch build after the Hoche. In contrast to the Hoche, the Massena has very little superstructure. She has a magnificent long bow, not for ramming but for additional flotation under the front of the ship.
I've been working on a CAD model for a few weeks now, trying to get all the problems solved at that stage rather than later during the build. I'm not quite done but I wanted to see how my fit was going to come out and I assembled the hull frames to check it out. The first picture shows the frames dry fit with the Hoche in the background for size comparison. The second picture shows my design technique. I don't like those hull frames where I am uncertain about whether I've lined up things in the correct spot or not. So the entire system interlocks. It holds together without any glue. |
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Man, you don't even loose a minute between the builds :D
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Constructive criticism of my builds is welcome - if I messed up and allowed others to see it, I certainly deserve it Michael Krol |
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Well, I started modeling it while taking shoulder breaks from the Hoche. There are so many things that I learned from that first effort that I want to try to do better this time. I got eager to test things out.
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Looks good (as always ).
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Looking good Carl they were interesting ships
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Nice Carl! I would have to agree with the interlocking system! Definately helps get it right! Having built a wooden ship model where I was a bit off on the alignment, I know what a disaster it can become! Keep up the great work!
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Brilliant! The interlocking baseplate/frame/"keel" idea is brilliant! I think I'll modify the ship models I have to incorporate that idea when I start building them. Errr...you haven't patented it, have you?
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I had a little problem... the first start was about 10% to small! I've been fighting with the scaling coming from Rhino into PSP and Rhino won that round. Doh! I'm caught back up now and on to newer screw ups! I'd show a picture but it looks the same as the previous... just longer.
Carl |
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Looks like a great start to another superb build, Carl!
It's a great idea to use slots and tabs to help with the alignment of parts, and it clearly has given you a simple but effective method for setting up the formers accurately. We're all looking forward to seeing another great design and build from you! Cheers! Jim |
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