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Tu-16 Badger - Lifeboat version!

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ChernayaAkula

#15
July 02, 2020, 10:02:00 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on July 02, 2020, 09:32:13 AM<...> perhaps an assault hovercraft for under the tu-160?? :wacko: :wacko:
Chris

The crazy Russians went one further and combined the Tu-160 with an assault hovercraft. Well.... kinda.



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Rheged

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July 02, 2020, 01:12:52 PM Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 01:15:07 PM by Rheged
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 02, 2020, 05:48:29 AM
Hmmmm, the Severn is a very tall boat, but then the Bear has a very tall undercarriage too.  ;D

I'll have to wait till my next trip home to see if that will work.

The Mersey class  lifeboat is designed for carriage or slipway launch, and is not a tall boat. It might be a better match IF a kit exists.  More data here:-https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/mersey-class-lifeboat
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#17
July 02, 2020, 01:55:01 PM
Quote from: sideshowbob9 on July 02, 2020, 08:52:04 AM
Hmmmm... I'm thinking rapid response airborne mini-DSRV deployment, prior to the arrival of a fully-equipped rescue flotilla?

There are loads of 1/144th scale small submarine kits.
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Weaver

#18
July 02, 2020, 01:55:48 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 02, 2020, 05:48:29 AM
Hmmmm, the Severn is a very tall boat, but then the Bear has a very tall undercarriage too.  ;D

I'll have to wait till my next trip home to see if that will work.

Collapsible telescoping wheelhouse... :wacko:
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Mossie

#19
July 02, 2020, 03:14:33 PM
Revell lifeboats might be worth looking at.  There's two smaller ones, Walter Rose and Verdana (that could pose as small cabin cruisers) and the larger Berlin.  They've gone under a few different names over the years.
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chrisonord

#20
July 02, 2020, 09:54:57 PM
I got all technical for s moment  last night and  came to the  conclusion, that if an assault hovercraft was to be carried and  dropped by a tu-160, it  would  need to have  its underside  buttered, so as not to flip over when  launched  :-X
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tigercat

#21
July 02, 2020, 10:51:16 PM
https://anyscalemodels.com/shop/railways/boats.html


If you don't mind working with resin, the company above does a range of floaty things , including MFV, barges ,speed boats , narrowboats and general pleasure craft .   

chrisonord

#22
July 03, 2020, 02:07:22 AM
There's some really good stuff on that site  TC, thankyou for sharing.  :thumbsup:
Chris
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If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

scooter

#23
July 03, 2020, 05:24:16 AM
So...in contrast to Chief Brody's advise, you're going to need a smaller boat.  As this mockup shows:



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sideshowbob9

#24
July 03, 2020, 05:31:36 AM
I'm with Brody - we're gonna need a bigger Bear!  ;D

Weaver

#25
July 03, 2020, 10:20:00 AM
I love the way people are taking my off-the-cuff ridiculous suggestion seriously and working out how to do it.... ;D :wacko: :wub: :thumbsup:
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tigercat

#26
July 03, 2020, 10:37:25 AM
it's dangerous site at least to your bank balance

PR19_Kit

#27
July 03, 2020, 10:49:48 AM
Quote from: Weaver on July 03, 2020, 10:20:00 AM

I love the way people are taking my off-the-cuff ridiculous suggestion seriously and working out how to do it.... ;D :wacko: :wub: :thumbsup:


Isn't that what this place is all about?  ;D ;)
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tigercat

#28
July 03, 2020, 12:01:17 PM
How about chucking the Severn out of the rear of a Blackburn  Beverley.

scooter

#29
July 03, 2020, 12:02:08 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 03, 2020, 10:49:48 AM
Quote from: Weaver on July 03, 2020, 10:20:00 AM

I love the way people are taking my off-the-cuff ridiculous suggestion seriously and working out how to do it.... ;D :wacko: :wub: :thumbsup:


Isn't that what this place is all about?  ;D ;)

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