Ship GB

[Mossie]

There were at least two other Monitors in use by the Royal Navy in WWII, the Roberts Class:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_class_monitor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Roberts_%28F40%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Abercrombie_%28F109%29

There were quite a few more from WWI.  White Ensign have recently done models of both of the Roberts Class in 1/350.

[Mossie]

Found a build on Steel Navy of a Combrig Models 1/700 HMS Roberts:
http://www.steelnavy.com/CombrigRobertsDB.htm

EDIT, Whoops!  Got the wrong link, should go to the build article now.

[Weaver]

List of Royal Navy monitors:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy

Three of the WWI monitors were converted to carry single, fixed Eighteen Inch guns  taken from HMS Furious:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_General_Wolfe

[PR19_Kit]

Strewth, that 18 inch gun on the 'General Wolfe' looks like they put a 1/350 scale turret on a 1/700 scale hull!

It must have been AWESOME to see, and hear, it fire! 

[Cliffy B]

Come on guys!!!!  The poll for the 2011 GBs is up and you all need to go and vote for the Ship GB NOW!!!!!  Its time for something different, its time to build floaty things!!!  We've all built enough wingy things for a good long time and it time for something else. 

In the words of Arnie, "DO IT!! DO IT NOW!!!!!!"

[proditor]

This one needs a lot of love.  Currently in 6th or so place, and about to go away forever. 

Make Posiedon happy this holiday season.  Vote early, vote often, VOTE SHIPS!   

[Mossie]

Voted for this one. might or might not take part, but I'd like to see it for something different.

[beowulf]

Voted for this one. might or might not take part, but I'd like to see it for something different.

ditto.............i do have something that i have had planned for about 9 months that i just need prompting to get on with 

[tigercat]

Hope this gets going I had an inspiration the other day while flicking through a ship modelling magazine.

[pyro-manic]

I have a few ideas lined up, some wacky, some interesting, some just odd.

[Weaver]

Saw one of these in Modelzone. Thought provoking (not least for the Pirate GB).......






http://www.revell.com/model-kits/ships/85-0328.html

[Fulcrum]

I got just one question with the ship GB:

Are shipbucket profiles allowed?

Just wondering.

[Thorvic]

I got just one question with the ship GB:

Are shipbucket profiles allowed?

Just wondering.

Sure you can use a shipbucket image as a basis for actual build  .

In terms of submission as entry for the GB i personally don't think they should allowed, this afterall is a Modelling site, Ship bucket has its own websiite and forum which actively encourages project and what-if designs.

G

[GTX]

I got just one question with the ship GB:

Are shipbucket profiles allowed?

Just wondering.

I would imagine that will be up to the moderator who eventually controls this GB and sets the rules.

Regards,

Greg

[tigercat]

Big Gun Monitors by Ian Buxton is very good.

Of course their were paddle wheeled aircraft carriers 

perfect for that WHIF Confederates versus Union scenario

Any idea if and when the GB will be getting going