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Thanks for the kind words Mike.
Utnapishtim, I found your information very interesting. Are you a fan of the Epic of Gilgamesh? Below is a article about how the Roberts was able to increase its range by firing salvos to start the ship rocking from side to side, then timing the shots for when the ship was at maximum lean. It was off the Normandy coast when it received a request for assistance but was out of range of the target. It fired 700 rounds during this campaign. If that was 350 rounds per barrel, it must have been well and truly worn out if 200 rounds was the normal life of a barrel. I had to be at home today waiting for a delivery man to come. In the end he didn't, as is their way, but I did get a lot of time to model while I waited. I did some small stuff at the front, then continued on with the superstructure. Once again, all fitted very well. The only adjustments I had to make were the holes the poles for the mast went through. I had to elongate them to allow the poles to meet at the top. I also had to carve a small relief in each pole to stop them from pushing on the box structure between them. I used tooth picks for the rear poles and a BBQ skewer for the front pole. I bought some cobalt blue and white craft paint, from which I was able to mix the two lighter blue colours for touch up and painting the mast. I should say my 12 year old daughter mixed the colours for me. She did an excellent job. If anyone makes this model, I suggest leaving off the structure right at the bow until last. I made it first this morning, and it sent all day getting in the way, and being bumped and damaged. Does anyone know its purpose? It looks somewhat like the front of a boom defence ship, but is not the same. Robert |
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You've got a very interesting thread going on here.
The story of your friend's book collection hit home with me. A few years ago I had to determine my book collection replacement value for a move. I was shocked to learn that I had a number of rare books well into the $300+ range. A conservative replacement value for the entire collection is ~$24,000. Of course, replacement value is far and above what any dealer would give my wife in case of my death. I suspect she'd let the whole collection go for a few hundred. The consolation is imagining some final purchaser experiencing the same pleasure I had when finding a treasure on an obscure topic for a great price at a little, independent bookstore. It's all about the hunt! Oops, sorry, back on topic. Your very clean build undoubtedly reflects your very clean workspace! --jeff |
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Interesting thread and build. Thanks for posting. |
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Firing on the uproll
Although this was originally a tactic to dismast or destroy the sails in the days of the Wooden Wall, it was not unknown in WWI. E R G R Evans had spare crew members run from side to side of his ship to squeeze a little more range from her 4" guns, and on a recent visit to Pompey I was told that this was also done in M33. The extreme example was probably Redoutable (ex Revenge). She'd been refitted as a gunnery training ship and was fitted with torpedo blisters. There are plenty of pictures of her heeled over with one of her bulges flooded. Probably an unpleasant experience for her crew.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Revenge_(1892)#/media/File:RevengeBombarding1915.jpg |
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That is a very interesting article about the WWII action.
One would think they could not hit anything, rocking back and forth like that. But apparently, it worked. |
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wonder what the rate of roll was when the ship fired those guns broadside? I guess all hands not on watch to starboard!
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I'm very much inclined to dismiss that newspaper report as propaganda for the encouragement of the masses.
Firstly very little rolling force is applied to a ship of that size and beam by popping off a couple of guns, even big ones, and secondly the period of roll and the re-loading cycle would be extremely unlikely to match. Scorn my cynicism if you wish. |
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Jeff - on the topic of the books.
Being aware of the booksellers rip-off I have simply put the higher value books in one area - my wife has instructions to then not sell anything without first checking prices on the Internet - specialist books site links provided!
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Nice work, Robert!
With that superstructure and armament forward, Roberts does rather resemble a miniature Nelson/Rodney. Don |
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