tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post8030249554721674947..comments2024-03-28T16:16:48.699-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: USS CaineAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-51892037542370002792023-02-08T20:52:34.369-05:002023-02-08T20:52:34.369-05:00This just occurred to me.
If I did the math corre...This just occurred to me.<br /><br />If I did the math correctly, each of the <i>USS Hamilton</i> wargaming miniatures is just under 1.6" long. If you could then encase them in Lucite spheres of 1.75" in diameter, you would have three tiny <i>USS Caines</i> in transparent ball bearings that would be 0.6875" greater in diameter than a standard pinball.AuricTech Shipyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927256827579418519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-24600597264256531742023-02-08T19:28:22.276-05:002023-02-08T19:28:22.276-05:00Something like this?
https://www.ebay.com/p/2134...Something like this? <br /><br />https://www.ebay.com/p/2134495743<br /><br />-Tim DTim Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-36162594482378733652023-02-08T11:51:21.334-05:002023-02-08T11:51:21.334-05:00I know you have access to a 3D printer (Energa pro...I know you have access to a 3D printer (Energa project), maybe this guy would be willing to share the digital model? 1/450, but if you get the STL it can be rescaled in the slicer. <br /> <br />https://scalemodelguy.com/index.php/uss-clemson/<br /> <br />Black Cat Models has a 1/350 USS Ward for $120 and change (plus exorbitant shipping - $26.27 shipped from France), but I don't know how bastardy that would be to bash into a Clemson of the approprite vintage/fitting.<br /> <br />https://blackcatmodels.eu/en/us-navy/329-uss-ward-dd-139.html?SubmitCurrency=1&id_currency=3<br /> <br />This one is a rendered Wickes, that I suspect may have been ripped from World of Warships, and thus no STL available.<br /> <br />https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/wickes-e2eb512c273044ddbb01a0a113032797<br /> <br />There's a guy selling STLs of both Clemson and Wickes, but in 1/1800 and obviously the detail is... lacking. (It could be scaled up, but you'd have the detail level of a Battleship gamepiece.)<br /><br />I guess there were Revell kits that would be good, but I didn't see any in a quick search and they're almost guaranteed to collector priced.<br />Ygolonachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563204531769753326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-64492895557385878432023-02-07T21:23:29.531-05:002023-02-07T21:23:29.531-05:00If you're willing to settle for 1/2400 scale, ...If you're willing to settle for 1/2400 scale, <a href="https://www.ghqmodels.com/" rel="nofollow">GHQ Models</a> can scratch that itch for 12.50 USD per 3-pack<br /><br />Admittedly, accurately painting Micronaut® ships is a pain in the fourth point of contact. Then again, it's not like you'd need that much accuracy at that scale.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ghqmodels.com/products/dms-hamilton?_pos=1&_sid=d50d93e49&_ss=r" rel="nofollow">DMS <i>USS Hamilton</i></a>AuricTech Shipyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927256827579418519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-49711905824189252882023-02-07T19:13:36.084-05:002023-02-07T19:13:36.084-05:00Even though I could develop the skills, there'...Even though I could develop the skills, there's a time factor that keeps me from starting on learning them.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-30141079679988044682023-02-07T18:39:01.487-05:002023-02-07T18:39:01.487-05:00Stop saying you don't have the skills to make ...Stop saying you don't have the skills to make it from scratch. You're first attempt might not pass "your" muster, but I bet you will have learned what to do better. Do it! We'd like to see it. If I stopped every time I thought I couldn't do something, I'd never have learned half of what I know. -BA (random guy in corner who never comments on blogs but absorbs the knowledge)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-32428347653952405692023-02-07T17:54:18.447-05:002023-02-07T17:54:18.447-05:00Wickes Class Destroyer. 1/700 Scale, Flyhawk Model...Wickes Class Destroyer. 1/700 Scale, Flyhawk Models.<br />I'll the the conversion to you.<br /><br />https://www.ebay.com/itm/142816387807?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A12yDnVhgJQqWoYvtvSgYEgw47&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=142816387807&targetid=1583904486842&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9031710&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1583904486842&abcId=9300697&merchantid=101683862&gclid=CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCztk7SVj_zGRWsjpioHklEiDXYnNiEgthame4sBR3ce_dd3eSUDT9YxhoCNAoQAvD_BwESkwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713580657743464156noreply@blogger.com