I appreciate you saying something about that. I am way behind schedule on her mainly because I just can't bring myself to speeding through the build as I have done on many of my projects in the past. The Hood is probably my favorite ship of all time. And I have come to the conclusion that I want to give her my best shot. Four more days till she goes into combat. Mikey
She fought well, and performed brilliantly. I think it's fair to say that Hood isn't the punchline to many jokes in Treaty Combat.
I think the Hood will be a great ship if she is faught like a battlecruiser. If she is faught like a battleship, then she will be fine some of the time, but will pay the price that any battlecruiser that is battled like a battleship will eventually pay. Mikey
A new photo of the Hood next to the Prince of Wales, at the Dayton Days R/C event. I haven't made much progress on her as of late. The after mast is installed, with it's starfish. Mikey
Some photos of my rudder, and the after tripod, and starfish. I am also working on some anti-aircraft mounts as well. Mikey
Thanks Greg. I have really been enjoying the build. I was hoping to be a lot further along, but there is always something getting in the way. Oh well. All in good time I suppose. Mikey
The Mighty Hood has been battling in Treaty for several years now. She is a very fun ship to battle. And everyone loves seeing her out there on the water at our events. But the time has come to perhaps turn a new page with this project. I am approaching the Midwest group about building a second superstructure for the old Hood that would conform to the planned reconstruction of the old Hood that was going to take place in 1939 had the war not put an end to it. If this works out, then I will still keep the old superstructure ( which needs some serious re-work due to several years of battling without repairs), so that it can be used during our annual Battle of the Denmark Straits re-enactments. Mikey
