Just to get things started... What ship projects is everyone working on, & where do you currently stand with them? I'm working on a Northampton-class heavy...
We just acquired two fiberglass Liberty Ship hulls at the last CBG building session and will begin marking the hulls for windows in the near future. We have...
Here's a Liberty Ship conversion that I thought was interesting: http://thatravenmagic.com/wisteria.html Make the bad guys shoot at an innocent hospital ship! ...
Are we really heartless enough to shoot at a hospital ship? I like the liberty ships that were used to catch planes on a hook. I will see if i can get a photo...
I have .... Deutschland... works as is, but i need to switch her to the 7 channel AM radio I have (hope it works) and add in gun depression. I also want to...
no that was in honor of all the junk about subs on the big gun list. If I were to build a sub, however it would be the Surcouf! I would arm the 8" twin and run...
I'm actually looking forward to the progress that Warren & his brother make on the Alaska plugs & hulls. There are several smaller hulls that I'd like to...
1. Maintaining and improving my HMS Hood and USS Reluctant (14" John Oxley hull). 2. Caretaker of a MABG member's DKM Scheer. In addition to maintenance, I'm...
For the sake of their own honor, of course. ... From: "Mark Bunting" <bmarkb@...> To: cbg_big_gun@yahoogroups.com Subject: [cbg_big_gun] Re: Two Liberty...
Did we have a date that was agreeable for the majority of members for the next build meet or battle? Like most of you, my schedule is pretty busy in the ...
Speaking of plans, I have a variety of liner plans (all small), some British warship plans (Russian text), Italian Capitani Romani-class plans (1:144), and a...
The 2nd Sunday - July 31st... works for me. Of course, I'll just be there as a spectator, as the ship is far from complete. -Mike P. ... Sunday. I'm free most...
Sunday the 31st is better for us. We'll be sending or delivering all of the children to Scout camp this Sunday. James and Matthew are now chomping at the bit...
Hi guys, Friday i will be ordering the divinycell and Plastic for the plug and superstructure. i will get my dad to order the foam from a boat builder friend...
I uploaded a spreadsheet "Liberty2.xls" to the files section. It has a list of all the Liberty ships produced by the US during WWII, including some information...
I'm probably out this Sunday. Another suprise visit. If there is a build meeting, I might be able to drag my brother-in-law out. On the plus side, if his...
Does anyone have any experience with BDE? http:// www.bderc.com/plans/page2.html More specifically, their ship plans or pattern sets? Thanks! -Mike P....
What kind of experience? I've purchased a fair amount of stuff from Bill. The plans sets are all over the place as far as quality. I've seen very detailed...
OK...here's what is floating around with me.... IJN Musashi (Yamato-class battleship) - operational, but needs some work, specifically on the CO2 system and...
I mainly wanted to find out what the quality/accuracy of their plans & pattern sets were. I am considering buying a pattern set & creating my own hull from...
They should have enough detail and accuracy to build a hull from. The worst plans I have are the Richelieu-class. It's a blown-up illustration from a book, so...
Once the hull is built using conventional wood rib construction, can it then be used as a plug to create fiberglass hulls? -Mike P. ... from. The worst plans...
Hello, Actually, Bill and Dave bought the entire plan library from another company (Rocky Mountain Shipyard ... or something like that) who were getting out of...
