righto, i've talked to him about the kit... i dont plan on buying a hull but i guess he would have plans to go with them wouldnt he?!
I'll let you know when the molds get here I'm looking forward to building a Roberts myself! (Even being Axis has not rendered me immune to the charms of the 2 rudder 2 gun monitor (How come Germany didn't build any, darn it?)
Here's an update on the HMS Roberts hull and plans. Due to a very serious illness in the family I have been out of the province frequently and have yet to package any of my molds for shipment to Tugboat. I'll have time this weekend to do a few of them, including HMS Roberts. The molds are for the hull and 12 sided barbette, but sistership Abercrombie had a round turret, which can be represented by a section of ABS or PVC pipe. My mold for the British 15" turret was loaned to Ralph Coles to make all the turrets for his QE hulls and after more than 60 pulls is worn out, so Tugboat will have to make a new turret mold. Another source is Krijn of the OAF who took a mold from one of my turrets and sells them with my permission. I will be supplying Tugboat with enough material in 1/144 scale to draw his own plans. My info is from the excellent but long out of print book 'Big Gun Monitors' published by the Naval Institute Press. Bob Pottle
thanks guys, tug can you let me know as soon as you get the plans ready for sale? And i know, i'm an axis captain too.... but i ifigure Roberts is a family name so i'm allowed, haha. Also, the Italians, Thai, and Fins had monitors that the axis can build, however the Thai and Finnish were double turreted (1 bow and 1 stern...which doesn't appeal to me) and the Italians were really small, i forget what size they would come out to but they were TINY.....however the shape was really good.... the bow and stern would be flat and hard.
I'll let you know when I have some ready Given Bob's situation, though, I want him to spend time with his family more than I want him wasting time on me right now. I'd do the same if the roles were reversed.
oh yes, i completely understand that. i'm no no rush, i've got a destroyer in the works and finishing up my cruiser, as well as a USS monitor not for combat... hmm... and a 1/96 USS Ohio BB-12, oh and the fuso.... and the Schnellboot... hmmmm...... haha.
are you building those for combat? Mines gonna be decked out... too precious for combat. i'm talking rotating turrets, elevating barrels, simulated firing, fiberoptic lighting, smoke, sound, the works. and of course in GWF format... which is alot harder to find plans for that you'd think!
Since Battlestations has a 22kt speed boost for slow ships, even Georgia will be maneuvering happily With gold leaf
There are two books that are published in Poland on the Roberts and Abacrombie. I will post a web site on where you can get these books. They are sort of like the Anatomy Series only in paper covering. Also Naval Institute Press has re-released a hard bound book Big Gun Monitors It was due out in August. I have a plan set of the British Terror Class Monitor. This was one of the largest of the monitors. I built her and she has a BDE type gun system in her. 2 1/4 inch guns. It uses an air compressor instead of Co2 for its air supply.
Ok here's the site. Scale Specialties Web ss-ms.com P.O. Box 4996 Email ss-ms@packbell.net Anahiem,CA 92803-7486
