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Discussion in 'Ship Comparison' started by U.S.S. Arazona, Jul 5, 2010.

  1. U.S.S. Arazona

    U.S.S. Arazona Active Member

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    Change of plans. My dad's making me scratch-build it. Therefore, i'm Gona tryand build the U.S.S. Arazona. I have the wood I need, and in a few months I'll have enough for everything else I need for it.
     
  2. Anachronus

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    An appropriate choice and plans are easily available.
     
  3. Tugboat

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    The ArIzona is a good ship. If you get hung up on something, don't be afraid to ask in the forums, there are a lot of guys on here (And a few ladies) with a lot of know-how that you should take advantage of. Good luck, I hope Pommern can come battle Arizona someday!
     
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    The Arizona is a nice ship. Medium speed, fairly beamy, and a solid 5.5 units in MWC.

    If you have more time than cash to invest in a ship, then scratch building is the way to go. Some people scratch build because a fiberglass hull is not available or they like building a ship from scratch. Sometimes it is both. Heh.

    There are a few threads in the Warship Builds section of the forums featuring scratch built ships. Most will show the steps for scratch building a ship. They are worth looking at.

    Good luck with the build! The people on the forum here be happy to offer advice and help.
     
  5. U.S.S. Arazona

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    Thanks, if i'm lucky, i can get $80-$100 a month to spend on the ship,(i don't have much else to spend money on). so after i get the little bit of wood i don't have, and the plans, i'll get started. does anyone know where i can buy a 1/144 arizona plan.
     
  6. Anachronus

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    Try the Taubman's Plans section at Loyalhannah Dockyards. Look under the RC combat plans series.

    I don't know if Strike Models has the Arizona/Pennsylvania plans, but they are a good source for battling goodies.
     
  7. NickMyers

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    Strike does, but when I talked to Stephen about them a few months back it sounded like the accuracy was questionable. I'm not sure if thats something he has resolved yet or not.
     
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    Are they accurate enough or are there major issues like the drawings are not to the same scales?
     
  9. U.S.S. Arazona

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    k, thanks. i'll try loyalhannah first, and strike models if that doesn't work out. also, i forgot what units mean. it's been a while since i heard what it is. could someone tell me.
     
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    I don't know. I've never seen them and Stephen's comment on them during our email discussion was "I just checked the Pennsylvania (reconstructed) plans. They have 9 sets of hull sections, but there is a note: "This drawing is Semi-Scale, please check other references for corect details." It doesn't sound promising."
    Now, that was asking about the reconstructed plan set, which I believe would have reflected their configuration at Pearl Harbor, if you're looking for as-built plans, he has another listing that potentially does not have the same problems, but I didn't inquire about those at the time.
    If you were interested in them, I'd say contact Stephen for more details, he's always been very responsive on questions about products.
     
  11. Anachronus

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    We do construct semi-scale. They don't have the detail that a properly scaled model would have. I think the Pennsylvania reconstructed is probably her late war fit.
     
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    Hrm, you have a point. I took it to mean relative scale and dimensions may not be correct, not that it was missing detail, but I didn't follow up on it at all.
     
  13. U.S.S. Arazona

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    so basically the plans from strike would be ok to use to build the Arazona?
     
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    Most likely.
     
  15. U.S.S. Arazona

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    ok, thanks. how would i pay for them?
     
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    paypal?
     
  17. Tugboat

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    Paypal is a very good way to make payment. Accepted only slightly less frequently than bags of rabid weasels :)
     
  18. U.S.S. Arazona

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    i might get everything else i need to build the hull today. i have good luck. i got $2400 of stuff for $600,(my parents payed for it)
     
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    Ah, very nice. AND you didn't have to find a shipper for the bags of rabid weasels! UPS and Fred-Ex are notoriously biased against that most common form of exchange.
     
  20. U.S.S. Arazona

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    I'll build the German predread. I'm Gona use the rest of my money to buy exercise equipment, lord knows I need it.