1/350 scale USS Solace LHD Amphibious Hospital Ship

[scooter]

I would recommned a few 20 foot containers laid on the LCAC well.  Imagine a few 20 fot containers, with doors and a few windows.  The containers could be easily removed allowing the LCAC to resume vehicle delivery.  Very easy to simulate in  1/350 with some rectangular evergreen sections. 

Like this:
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/field/zms/zms3.html

Scroll along on the picture bar underneath, there's another option that might be useful, an expandable shelter that collapses into a standard container sized frame

Gichner makes a family of 20' containers in the non, 1 side and 2 side flavors.

[seadude]

I would recommned a few 20 foot containers laid on the LCAC well.  Imagine a few 20 fot containers, with doors and a few windows.  The containers could be easily removed allowing the LCAC to resume vehicle delivery.  Very easy to simulate in  1/350 with some rectangular evergreen sections. 

Like this:
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/field/zms/zms3.html

Scroll along on the picture bar underneath, there's another option that might be useful, an expandable shelter that collapses into a standard container sized frame

Whatever pics are on that website link, I can't view them for some reason.   However........I did find these pics instead:

[Mossie]

Yeah, the main one is the same as the third pic you posted, basically a bunch of containers coupled together, also quite like your second pic.  The other was an expandable shelter, very like the ones in your first pic.

The ISO containers are a good option, if you're not using them on the LCAC, you can stick them on the back of trucks as a mobile hospital.

[seadude]

I found these two pics on the Net. What do you think?

[Old Wombat]

I think they look great!



Guy

[seadude]

Short question for tonight:

The pictures I posted above in Post # 63: Should I add a green stripe down the length of my ship hull similar to what's in the picture? I've done a bit of browsing on the Net and I've noticed the green stripe is used on some Russian, Europe, or other country hospital ships. But was it ever on American hospital ships?
The green stripe does kinda "break up" all the white on a hospital ship so to speak.

[Old Wombat]

Iirc, the green is the international colour for all things medical (hence the reason many 1st aid kits have either a green cross, or a green caduceus or Rod of Asclepius on them). The red cross was adopted as the military symbol for a medical facility as most of the early field ambulances & hospitals were operated by the International Red Cross Organisation, which flew its flag above the sites to indicate that they were non-combatant sites.



Guy

[Captain Canada]

Must be anticipating one heck of a lot of casualties with all those big choppers on deck ! I guess you'd need load carrying capability combined with range tho....

As for the green stripe, if the USN didn't use them, and you're building a USN Hospital ship, I'd forego it. Even tho it would add interest and break up the white, it just wouldn't seem right.

I saw one of those big hospital ships in Halifax harbor back in 04 or 05. Took up a lot of space ! Was hoping all summer to see a cool USN ship come in, and that's what I got 

[seadude]

Sorry there's been no new progress on this project. Been busy the last few months with holidays and such. I really want to start building this model soon and I have currently been purchasing extra accessories for this project. Once I have purchased all the accessories I need in the next few weeks, then I will begin construction. I am really looking forward to building this ship.  I've got a really good feeling about this project.

[kerick]

I'm looking forward to it! If you were thinking of an international organization using this ship instead of the navy then the green strip would look good. This would leave more options for aircraft.

[Captain Canada]

I'll second that motion....can't wait to see this get going ! I love small scale ships, and especially 350th scale. All the details you can add.

[Old Wombat]

I'll third that!

I'm a bit sad about the hiatus on the LCS-2 MMCV, though. I was hoping to see that progress, too.



Guy

[Mossie]

Fourth!

[seadude]

I'm looking forward to it! If you were thinking of an international organization using this ship instead of the navy then the green strip would look good. This would leave more options for aircraft.

Yes, I will add the green stripe down the length of the hull. A plain white ship would look much better with an added bit of "color".

I'll third that!

I'm a bit sad about the hiatus on the LCS-2 MMCV, though. I was hoping to see that progress, too.



Guy

Don't worry, I'll still finish the LCS. It's just been put on "indefinate hold" for awhile.

[seadude]

As I'm buying (and waiting) for various aftermarket accessories to come in before I start building this project, I've had an interesting idea on my mind that I'd like to get opinions on.
I've been thinking of cutting out part of the flight deck and replacing it with clear thin acrylic sheet so a person could look down and into the hangar area. Sorta like what you see for this model:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/am/ijn/shimokita-700-pv/shimokita-index.html

For the well deck, that'll be a bit tougher. I was thinking of having the well deck viewable from the side and cutting out part of the hull on the port side of the ship. See red lines in pic below. The problem with making the well deck viewable from the side is that I have to cut through 2 hull walls.



Another option for making the well deck (Red rectangle in pic below) and the hangar bay (Yellow rectangle in pic below) viewable is to make a larger cutaway opening on the port side of the model so both areas are viewable together.




Is what I'm proposing feasible or not? Any suggestions, tips, tools, etc. for making such a cutaway?