USS Midway

looks like @kgaigalas in his Gloire is gonna have tugboat duties at NATS.

Or, alternately, a couple of LST escorts

 

I seriously want to see how many hits it takes to sink this thing.

betting it'd take like 200 belows and still be able to make it back to port

 

You need to get some really nice pictures of that thing on the water before the shooting starts!

 

I'M SURPRISED IT FIT IN THE POOL, LOU
lololololol

how'd she turn?

 

Check out the discord server for a quick video

 

I am not on the discord server

 

oh that's not bad at all. that's probably close to scale

 

It does, surprisingly, turn. Considering it has two microscopic 1.5" x 1" rudders, I'd call that turning circle totally acceptable. Possibly even surpasses expectations.

Needs some ballasting for sure, I'd do lead sheet/bar right on the bottom of the hull to try and counteract the natural carrier top-heaviness. Being as heavy as she is, I'd expect an operational weight in the 40~s lb to get the tip under control.

 

yeah it definitely exceeds my expectations. glad to see it. I was worried there for a minute

 

New video on the discord server, second shake down cruise complete