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Ship scaleorama idea

Started by Weaver, February 27, 2010, 06:15:31 AM

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Just something that came to me, and which I'll never get the time to pursue:

What if you took the Airfix 1/600th HMS Fearless and scaleorama'd it to 1/350th? It comes out at approx. 303ft long with a 46ft beam, which is too short and fat for a frigate/corvette, but which would make a nice OPV. The OPV mission would go well with the stern dock, which in this scale would be used for launching a small boat for boarding, and it would also mean that you wouldn't have to find too many 1/350th weapons and sensors to put on it: there are old and new pattern US 5" guns available in resin, plenty of 3" and 40mm, and 25mm Bushmasters too. You'd still have to scratch a new superstructure, but again, that could be fairly simple, since OPVs tend to feature blocky superstructures with plenty of decent accomodation.

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