Does anyone know where I can get a digital copy of the plans for a WWII heavy cruiser? Wichita, Northampton, Pensacola, Portland, or New Orleans is preferred, but looking for what’s available….
Not directly an answer to your question, but I do have plans for the Kirov class cruiser. Not American, but similar in size, armament, and role on the pond. May I ask why you are looking for a gun cruiser? For the same effort, you could build a 35000 ton battleship with bigger guns, heavier armor, similar speed, and much more forgiving to the builder.
Printability. I’ve learned from Surcouf that a fully printed ship is absolutely possible. However, it takes a lot of time. So 4 foot ship sounds a lot better than a 5.5’ ship. Also lighter ships are more reasonable to carry around, put in cars, etc. Thank you for the offer on the Kirov. This ship needs to be American; however, I’ll look over the Kirov for the future!
American heavy cruiser USS PITTSBURGH (1944) PROFILE MORSKIE No 116 Paper Book - Price 12.00 EUR American heavy cruiser USS PORTLAND (1944) PROFILE MORSKIE No 94 Paper Book - Price 12.00 EUR American heavy cruiser USS SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE MORSKIE No 62 Paper Book - Price 12.00 EUR https://profilemorskie.com/Sale.htm several options available.
Thanks Panzer. I have no problem buying those books, but I don't have a way to scan them in digitally... Do you know of any digital versions?
PDFs are available, I have the Indianapolis that I used for my new mold https://profilemorskie.com/144_PDF_a9d6.htm
His plans really are the best that are available digitally and they're generally rather good, however you will find, in all likelihood, some discrepancies and you will want to fix those before you go lofting the surfaces. Generally speaking watching the curvature of your guide curves and surfaces will tell you whether it's the sections or the hull outline that are incorrect
https://www.the-blueprints.com//blu..._ca_25_salt_lake_city__heavy_cruiser___1944_/ Plans for Pensacola has ribs but you need to create an account but its free
FYI, the Profile Morskie guy has pretty much all the US cruisers except for Des Moines. https://profilemorskie.com/144_PDF.htm#hc Looks like the Baltimores are available for 40 eurobucks, which is close enough to $40. Personally, I would be delighted if someone did up a 3D printable Astoria or Northampton type. (I'd say Salt Lake City, but I already have one) ... Mind you, there are already hulls available in fiberglass for Wichita (Brooklyn), Baltimore, Portland (which is close to Northampton) and Des Moines. Which is kind of why I mentioned Astoria, they're the only class that hasn't been done in some kind of kit form. Anyway, good luck and I hope you find something fun to build.
