HMS Barham - Fastgun

Discussion in 'Warship Builds' started by SteveT44, Jul 27, 2014.

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  1. thegeek

    thegeek Well-Known Member

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    Beautiful job Steve, can't wait to make you patch hundereds of holes :)
     
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  2. SteveT44

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    Yeah, I know.... :eek:
     
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  3. warspiteIRC

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    Looks great! What about a lid?
     
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    Excellent work! Almost a shame to get that pretty hull all shot up....almost ;)
    battle battle battle!
     
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  5. SteveT44

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    You'll see the lid on Friday.
     
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  6. SteveT44

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    Between house projects this weekend I managed to get some work done on the Barham.


    Anti-siphon for the bottle

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    Paint starts to get splashed on

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    Cannons going in

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    And I'm in plumbing hell! :woot:

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    SteveT44, Sep 11, 2016
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  7. warspiteIRC

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    finish up, the enemy fleet is coming!!!
     
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  8. thegeek

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    Steve it looks real nice so far. good job, on the tubing bends (so important).
     
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  9. SteveT44

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    Thanks. I decided to add the second cannon in the C turret so had to redo all the mags. It was a challenge getting those duals to fit between the subdeck but it's shoehorned in now. With almost 3" of uptube and full length SS barrels on the dual, that mount should be quite energetic.
     
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  10. thegeek

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    Twins all around, make that Biz worry (who cares about rules anyway)?
     
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  11. SteveT44

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    I was thinking duals in the D also, but only for a sec! I'm running the ragged edge of insanity as it is.
     
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  12. Panzer

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    Looks totally fantastic, thanks for sharing. hope I get to see it on the water as well.
    Craig
     
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  13. SteveT44

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    Steel uptubes are the chit but getting a matched pair is a bit fiddly. After much bending and tweaking the C turret dual will be hitting WL about a foot aft and 15 degrees to port.

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  14. NickMyers

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    do you use that vex tx in something? If yes, what RX are you using?
     
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    Whats the max range on the vex anyways?
     
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  18. SteveT44

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    Tested to 2/3 a Statesboro's ponds width (so far ;)).
     
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    Lost a couple of hours last night having to rebuild a tricky uptube. Not sure this will be scooting AND shooting on Friday, but definitely Saturday and Sunday. Mogador's ready to go just in case!

    Starting on scale details.

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  20. NickMyers

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    Interesting. I'm still a bit boggled that shoving a 75mhz crystal on a 72mhz RX and using it w\ a 75mhz transmitter actually works, but I've ordered the rx to try it out.
     
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