The Ship Model Forum

[b]Recent [color=#0000FF]1/600 scale[/color] printings include [color=#0000FF]Brooklyn class 6"/47 cal. turrets, 5"/38 Mk.28 mounts[/color], and [color=#0000FF]HACS Mk.V directors[/color].[/b]
[attachment=2]Model Monkey 1-600 Brooklyn and St Louis class 6in47 Turrets a.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]Model Monkey 1-600 Brooklyn and St Louis class 6in47 Turrets c.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]Model Monkey 1-600 5in38 Mk 28 Mounts b.jpg[/attachment][attachment=6]Model Monkey 1-600 HACS Mk V Directors b.jpg[/attachment][attachment=5]Model Monkey 1-600 HACS Mk V Directors c.jpg[/attachment]
[b]To make nameplates we design available in various real metals, we offer them from Shapeways. Due to Covid 19-related supply disruption, Shapeways has temporarily suspended printing in real metals. But [u]nameplates are still available in paintable, inexpensive acrylic plastic[/u].[/b]
[attachment=4]SMS Roon.jpg[/attachment][attachment=3]Aoba.jpg[/attachment]
[b]We can also print nameplates in gray resin in our own workshop, if you prefer.

[color=#0000FF]New nameplates include:[/color][/b]
- SMS Roon
- SMS Yorck

- USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640
- USS Kamehameha SSBN-642
- USS Kamehameha SSN-642 (post-conversion to attack submarine)
- USS Lafayette SSBN-616
- USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602

- HMS Trafalgar
- HMS Talent
- HMS Tireless
- HMS Torbay
- HMS Trenchant
- HMS Turbulent

- Amagi 天城
- Unryu 雲龍
- Katsuragi 葛城
- Mutsu 陸奥
- Aoba 青葉
- Kinugasa 衣笠
- Furutaka 古鷹
- Kako 加古
- Akizuki 秋月
- Suzutsuki 涼月
- Teruzuki 照月
- Fuyutsuki 冬月

- HMS Sverige
- HMS Drottning Victoria
- HMS Gustav V
- HMS Gotland
- HMS Halland
- HMS Uppland

[b]Happy to announce pairs of [color=#0000FF]AN/ALQ-144 Infrared "Disco Light" Jammers[/color] in [color=#0000FF]1/48 scale, 1/35 scale[/color] and [color=#0000FF]1/32 scale[/color] have been added to the catalog.[/b] The BAE Systems AN/ALQ-144C Infrared Countermeasures Set is an infrared jammer, providing protection against infrared missiles.

[attachment=9]Model Monkey 1-35 AN-ALQ-144 Infrared Jammers a.jpg[/attachment][attachment=8]Model Monkey 1-35 AN-ALQ-144 Infrared Jammers b.jpg[/attachment][attachment=7]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer a.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer AH-1W (2).jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer UH-1N.jpg[/attachment][attachment=6]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer oh-58f.jpg[/attachment][attachment=5]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer mh-60.jpg[/attachment][attachment=4]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer AH-64D.jpg[/attachment][attachment=3]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer Mangusta.jpg[/attachment][attachment=2]AN_ALQ-144C infrared jammer hmx1-1988-01.jpg[/attachment]
Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft receiving the system and operated by the United States military and 23 other nations include:

- AH-1W Super Cobra
- AH-64A/D/E Apache
- HH-60 Sea Hawk / Rescue Hawk / Night Hawk
- UH-1N Twin Huey
- UH-60A/J/L/M Black Hawk
- MH-60G/L/R/S Black Hawk / Pave Hawk
- SH-60 Sea Hawk / Knight Hawk
- MH-60 Sea Hawk
- Mi-17 "Hip"
- OH-1J
- OH-58D Kiowa
- S-70
- S-70A
- S-92
- Lynx MK 7/8/9
- SA 330 Puma
- AS-332 Super Puma
- AS 532 Cougar
- AW-101 Merlin
- AW-129 Mangusta
- Bell 212
- OV-10 Bronco
- RV-1D Mohawk

[b][color=#0000FF]New to the catalog:[/color]

- 1/500 scale US Navy 5"/38 cal. barrels
- 1/200 scale US Navy 36" searchlights
- 1/192 scale US Navy 36" searchlights[/b]

[b]Recent printings include this [color=#0000FF]New Mexico class battleship 14"/50 cal. turret[/color] in [color=#0000FF]1/200 scale[/color].[/b] The turret is also available in most popular scales.

Nameplates for each of the three ships of the class are available, too.

[b]Happy to announce nameplates for all for [color=#0000FF]Kidd class guided missile destroyers[/color] in US Navy and later in Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy service have been added to the catalog.[/b]

[b]In anticipation of Trumpeter's release of the [color=#0000FF]C-class light cruiser HMS [i]Calcutta[/i] in 1/350 scale[/color], nameplates for all five ships of the [color=#0000FF]Carlisle sub-class[/color] have been added to the catalog.[/b]

[attachment=0]HMS_Calcutta.jpg[/attachment]
C-class light cruisers began service in 1914. The last survivor, HMS [i]Caroline[/i], was decommissioned in 2011, after an amazing 97 years of service. Her hull inspected and repaired by Harland and Wolff, she has been preserved as a museum ship at Alexandra Dock in the "Titanic Quarter" in Belfast, Northern Ireland since July 1st, 2017.

[quote="mister me"]...Does black resin have a particular physical property compared to grey ?

Or is it just a matter of choice ?...[/quote]

Good question. Same properties; both are photosensitive acrylate resin. Choose whichever color you prefer.

Cheers!

Hello !

Does black resin have a particular physical property compared to grey ?

Or is it just a matter of choice ?

Thx !

[b][color=#008000]Thanks, Martin![/color][/b]

For those like you who prime in black, the new resin may be a help.

That black resin is cool. I like it!

[b]Happy to announce the availability of [u]black[/u] resin.

New nameplates for your submarine models include [color=#0000FF]USS [i]Sturgeon[/i] SSN-637, USS [i]Scorpion[/i] SSN-589[/color], and [color=#0000FF]USS [i]Thresher[/i] SSN-593[/color].

New nameplates also include three Japanese Navy [color=#0000FF]Kagero-class destroyers[/color] ([i]Kagero[/i] 陽炎 and [i]Yukikaze[/i] 雪風), one in Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy service ([i]Tan Yang[/i] 丹陽), all three German Navy [color=#0000FF]Lütjens-class destroyers[/color] and all four of the brand-new [color=#0000FF]Baden-Württemberg class frigates[/color].

Website catalog improvements include a [color=#008000]currency converter[/color] and registered users can now save products to a [color=#008000]wishlist[/color].[/b]

[b][color=#0000FF]36-inch searchlights[/color] for the classic [color=#0000FF]1/125 scale Lindberg Fletcher class "Blue Devil Destroyer" USS [i]Melvin[/i] DD-680[/color] are now available.

[attachment=9]Model Monkey 1-125 Searchlights USN 36-inch a.jpg[/attachment][attachment=8]Model Monkey 1-125 Searchlights USN 36-inch d.jpg[/attachment][attachment=7]Model Monkey 1-125 Searchlights USN 36-inch e.jpg[/attachment][attachment=6]Model Monkey 1-125 Searchlights USN 36-inch h.jpg[/attachment]

New nameplates include Japanese Tone-class heavy cruisers [color=#0000FF][i]Tone[/i][/color] and [color=#0000FF][i]Chikuma[/i][/color], all three French Bretagne-class battleships [color=#0000FF][i]Bretagne[/i], [i]Provence[/i], and [i]Lorraine[/i][/color], Narwhal-class [color=#0000FF]USS [i]Nautilus[/i] SS-168[/color], first nuclear submarine [color=#0000FF]USS [i]Nautilus[/i] SSN-571[/color], and first of her class [color=#0000FF]USS [i]Skipjack[/i] SSN-585[/color].[/b]

[b]Happy to announce [color=#0000FF]US Navy 36-inch searchlights[/color] are now available in [color=#0000FF]1/96 scale[/color].[/b] Other scales may be possible.

[b]Nameplates are now available for all Japanese WWII-era [color=#0000FF]Agano-class light cruisers and Ise-class battleships[/color].[/b] The nameplates for the Ise-class battleships are also suitable for modern Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers. [b]Nameplates for all French [color=#0000FF]Courbet-class battleships[/color] have been added, too.[/b]

[b]Adding to the above post, this one in 1/700 scale.[/b]
[attachment=9]Model Monkey 1-700 Yorktown CV-10 Island 1944-1945 a.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=8]Model Monkey 1-700 Yorktown CV-10 Island 1944-1945 b.jpg[/attachment]
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[attachment=5]Model Monkey 1-700 Yorktown CV-10 Island 1944-1945 i.jpg[/attachment]

[b]Some revised nameplates: all Japanese ship nameplates now include the ship's name in Kanji characters.[/b] Here are some examples.

[b]Recent printings. Let's get small. 1/1250 scale.[/b]

[attachment=9]Model Monkey 1-1250 USS Arizona Memorial c.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=8]Model Monkey 1-1250 USS Arizona Memorial a.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=7]Model Monkey 1-1250 USS Arizona Memorial d.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=6]Model Monkey 1-1250 Arizona Mooring Quays modern a.jpg[/attachment]

[b]Something a little bigger. 1/200 scale.[/b]

[attachment=5]Model Monkey 1-200 Balao SS-285 Fairwater 1945 a.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=4]Model Monkey 1-200 Balao SS-285 Fairwater 1945 c.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=3]Model Monkey 1-200 Balao SS-285 Fairwater 1945 f.jpg[/attachment]

[b]Bigger still, 1/72 scale.[/b]

[attachment=2]Model Monkey 1-72 Cannons 9-pounder long Royal Navy c.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=1]Model Monkey 1-72 Cannons 9-pounder long Royal Navy b.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=0]Model Monkey 1-72 Carriages for 9-pounder Cannons long c.jpg[/attachment]

[b]Nameplates for the [color=#0000FF]three Flower class corvettes of the Irish Naval Service[/color] are now available.[/b] The ships enjoyed long service lives, first as convoy escorts with the Royal Navy from 1941-1946, then with the Irish Naval Service from 1946-1972. These three Flower-class corvettes constituted the major elements of the Irish Naval Service for 20+ years.

LÉ Macha, named after an ancient Irish goddess of war
LÉ Maev, named after Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht
LÉ Cliona, named after Cliodhna, queen of the banshees, and in some texts, an ancient Irish goddess of love whose song heals the sick

Here is LÉ Macha 01, during her Royal Navy service as HMS [i]Borage[/i]:
[attachment=0]HMS_Borage_FL2711.jpg[/attachment]

[b]Recent printings include parts to help convert your [color=#0000FF]1/600 scale[/color] HMS [i]King George V[/i] or HMS [i]Prince of Wales[/i] kit to sistership [color=#0000FF]HMS [i]Duke of York[/i] as she appeared during her 1945 British Pacific Fleet service[/color].

New nameplates include several [color=#0000FF]Irish Naval Service Emer-class, Peacock-class and Róisín-class offshore patrol vessels[/color].[/b] The abbreviation LÉ is the designation for "Long Éireannach", meaning "Irish Ship".

[b][color=#008000]New products![/color]

[color=#0000FF]- 1/32 scale P-51 Mustang and A-36 Apache early-style bomb racks[/color] for P-51A, P-51B, P-51C fighters and A-36A attack aircraft
[color=#0000FF]- 1/720 scale HMS [i]Hood[/i] funnels[/color] for Italeri, Revell, Testors and Zvezda, etc.[/b]

[b]Recent printings include a [color=#0000FF]1/200 scale battleship [i]Gneisenau[/i] enclosed admiral's bridge[/color].

New nameplates for several [color=#0000FF]S-class destroyers[/color] in Royal Navy and Royal Norwegian Navy service, and many [color=#0000FF]Type 12 (Whitby-class), Type 12M (Rothesay-class/River class) and Type 12I (Leander-class/Van Speijk-class) frigates[/color] of Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy service are also available including those below.[/b] The nameplates appear here in polished bronze. They can be printed in real brass, silver, gold-plated brass, rhodium (platinum)-plated brass, and inexpensive, paintable acrylic plastic. Rhodium does not tarnish.

Nameplates can be enlarged upon request.

[b]Recent printings include a [color=#0000FF]1/96 scale Mk.37 director for Mk.12/22 radars[/color]. New nameplates include several more ships of the [color=#0000FF]Royal New Zealand Navy[/color], or in Maori, "[i]Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa[/i]".[/b]