The Ship Model Forum

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BRP Sierra Madre ( ex USN Harnett County) of the Philippine Navy as it still holds fort against foreign incursion at the Spratly Islands...


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LT57 with my RPS Bulacan (ex USN LST843)- notice the difference in masts with the standard monopole and the tripod mast...

[quote="Nelson51"]I just happened to see this thread and decided to post some pictures of something I have been working on. My dad served aboard the USS Midas ARB-5 in WW2. He was aboard the ship when it put to sea after its conversion to the ARB class till it sailed home after the war and put in the reserve fleet. I am modeling it and I am going to 3-d print it for my Grandson and Great Grandson so they can have something physically close to visualize it rather than a picture. One thing I will say right up front I never meant for it to be a down to the blueprint accurate as I don't have any blueprints to go by. I simply collected as many pictures of the Midas (thanks to members who pointed me in the right direction) as I could and the other ARBs so I could make something visually close. There are tons of things I will be changing before I print it. If you look at pictures of the ARB class closely the first ones varied some from one to the other. I based most of what you see on the deck the Oil barrels, welding tanks, doors open, and other stuff based on a clear picture of her when she was by Hampton Roads. Again, it's not totally accurate but I thought I would show kind of what it looks like. I am going to print it in 1/96 scale. Mainly because I spent way too much time with detail that wouldn't show up otherwise. Thanks for looking.[/quote]

this is great!!! thanks for posting!

I think a wooden hull could be successfully constructed with only an inexpensive portable scroll saw. I made the original APA hull with only this equipment. Plywood bulkheads and balsa strip shell require little equipment. If you are in a climate where you can set up a small table outside, sanding would be inconvenient in an RV. My friend Hank Strub is printing and accumulating parts for a T-3 Tanker. I firmly believe that one of the reasons we see many extensive kit bashes and fewer actual scratch projects is a reluctance to build hulls. A very different set of skills and equipment, though not particularly difficult to time consuming. I guess constructing a hull as less than 10% of the total time investment in a project. It's just intimidating.

Good luck! Tom

Thanks Tom, I went to your scratch build site and needless to say impressed would be an understatement. Also, a correct statement is your never done with this type of things. I wish I had your woodshop to do the solid hull but with us currently traveling the country in an RV not possible. Your ideas on printing are right on and your supports and angles make sense. The Midas is now currently in line for many changes. One thing I really got from you was I was holding back from printing anything, but now I think with the parts I am satisfied with I can start doing them. I will be living on your site a lot as the amount of info over there is very informational. Thanks for letting me in on your info.http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/posting.php?mode=reply&f=51&t=126216#

The ARB's were related to the early ARL's which were also converted from LST Hulls. Later versions were to my knowledge somewhat more elaborate conversion. I am currently constructing a model of my dad's ARL 12 USS Poseidon which you can see over in Scratchbuild projects I have the TFD 1:96 plans which I used as a reference for my 1:120 ship, from USS Sphinx postwar. My best resource is my dad's scrapbook for their involvement at Okinawa and return to the states. A lot of this suite of auxiliaries featured an A Frame Derrick on the port side, I believe some of the ARB's may have also featured this which I see you have included.

Good luck with your project! Tom

I just happened to see this thread and decided to post some pictures of something I have been working on. My dad served aboard the USS Midas ARB-5 in WW2. He was aboard the ship when it put to sea after its conversion to the ARB class till it sailed home after the war and put in the reserve fleet. I am modeling it and I am going to 3-d print it for my Grandson and Great Grandson so they can have something physically close to visualize it rather than a picture. One thing I will say right up front I never meant for it to be a down to the blueprint accurate as I don't have any blueprints to go by. I simply collected as many pictures of the Midas (thanks to members who pointed me in the right direction) as I could and the other ARBs so I could make something visually close. There are tons of things I will be changing before I print it. If you look at pictures of the ARB class closely the first ones varied some from one to the other. I based most of what you see on the deck the Oil barrels, welding tanks, doors open, and other stuff based on a clear picture of her when she was by Hampton Roads. Again, it's not totally accurate but I thought I would show kind of what it looks like. I am going to print it in 1/96 scale. Mainly because I spent way too much time with detail that wouldn't show up otherwise. Thanks for looking.

[quote="diverneil"]hello everyone, i am sharing my first built boat. i used the Lindberg LST model kit scale: 1/245.

this model is a philippine navy ship named BRP Northern Samar LT-510. the model was deeply modified with the use of other parts like the model kit Trumpeter HMS Dreadnought 1907 scale: 1/700 and other resources to construct the ship.

the original boat was named USS LST-1064, commissioned on March 12, 1945 and decommissioned August 21, 1946. later it was named USS Nansemond County / LST 1064 on July 1, 1955. it was transferred to Japan on April 1961 - renamed JDS Shiretoko (LST-4003), returned to USA in 1975 then transferred to the Philippines on September 24, 1976 and renamed as BRP (Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas) Samar Del Norte (LT-510) and later BRP Northern Samar LT-510. fate is unknown.

i gave this today as a gift to my father who is one of the officers of who served the ship between 1982-1983.

thanks everyone for reading. cheers!

[url=http://s199.photobucket.com/user/diver_neil/media/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/006.jpg.html][img]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/diver_neil/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/006.jpg[/img][/url]

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I havent posted any PN ships for a looong time - this is a refresher! Bravo zulu Neil!

hello everyone, i am sharing my first built boat. i used the Lindberg LST model kit scale: 1/245.

this model is a philippine navy ship named BRP Northern Samar LT-510. the model was deeply modified with the use of other parts like the model kit Trumpeter HMS Dreadnought 1907 scale: 1/700 and other resources to construct the ship.

the original boat was named USS LST-1064, commissioned on March 12, 1945 and decommissioned August 21, 1946. later it was named USS Nansemond County / LST 1064 on July 1, 1955. it was transferred to Japan on April 1961 - renamed JDS Shiretoko (LST-4003), returned to USA in 1975 then transferred to the Philippines on September 24, 1976 and renamed as BRP (Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas) Samar Del Norte (LT-510) and later BRP Northern Samar LT-510. fate is unknown.

i gave this today as a gift to my father who is one of the officers of who served the ship between 1982-1983.

thanks everyone for reading. cheers!

[url=http://s199.photobucket.com/user/diver_neil/media/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/006.jpg.html][img]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/diver_neil/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/006.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://s199.photobucket.com/user/diver_neil/media/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/030.jpg.html][img]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/diver_neil/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/030.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://s199.photobucket.com/user/diver_neil/media/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/043.jpg.html][img]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/diver_neil/BRP%20Northern%20Samar%20LT-510/043.jpg[/img][/url]

Does anyone have or can provide a link or source for a loading diagram for carrying an LCT on the deck of an LST? I am at the point of deciding how to display my 1/125 mark 6 Lct conversion from the Lindbergh kit and thought that using the timber layout used on the LST deck would be different. Have several photos from Navsouce but looking for some plans or manuals that would provide info on timber sizes, layout etc. even kicking around the idea of building a section of the LST deck and chaining it down but that.might be going too far

Thanks in advance for any help!
David

LT38, Phil Navy circa 1960s, partly built...1/700 scale:

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and the picture that inspired me to build it:

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/peachpiz/media/lt38s61_zpsisajldyj.jpg.html][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/peachpiz/lt38s61_zpsisajldyj.jpg[/img][/url]

the corrected helideck:

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the white helo is an off scale sea king kit in the spares box coverted to an S62...

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My Father served off Okinawa on an ARL, USS POSIDON, ARL 12, which was built on an LST hull. Just about 50 years ago I built him a model, nominally 1:98 of Aluminum, wood and Strathmore cardstock. It has held up well over a half century on the shelf! Not having plans I built it from his wartime photo album. I would like to execute a more sophisticated version if I can find some plans, executing the details from the photos.

Cheers: T

[quote="sandy"]Hi,

I am still trying to track down Benewah plans. Would you be willing to share yours?

All the best
Sandy[/quote]

I got mine only from the website, here's the link for the blueprints:

http://www.ussbenewahwebsite.com/blueprints.htm

From that i downloaded the images and printed them.Maybe if you tried contacting the site owner he can share you better/higher resolution or more detailed plans.

HTH

Hi,

I am still trying to track down Benewah plans. Would you be willing to share yours?

All the best
Sandy

[quote="sandy"]Slightly off-topic but does anyone know where I can get a set of plans for the USS Benewah as she was in Vietnam.

She was APB-35 and based on a 542 class LST.

I am also looking for hull lines that can be blown up to 48th scale.

Any help apreciated[/quote]

try emailing bruce the webmaster of the benewah website; got some plans from him- if you noticed thats a project of mine in the works.....

Slightly off-topic but does anyone know where I can get a set of plans for the USS Benewah as she was in Vietnam.

She was APB-35 and based on a 542 class LST.

I am also looking for hull lines that can be blown up to 48th scale.

Any help apreciated

[quote="Rob Wood"]OK, I'll try to put something together for the RC Scratchbuilding board. The thing I don't want people to lose sight of, though, is that without the LST 325 crew taking pictures for me of the door and ramp hardware and explaining how it all worked, I never would have been able to build a working model. Therefore, my build story is going to feature photos of 1:1 LST hardware, as well as my 1:144 version.

If that sounds interesting, I'll put it together.

Fair enough?

Rob[/quote]

for LST fans like me its more than fair! Go for it!!!

Hi Rob,

Sounds very attractive!!! Pics of the real deal always liven things up in a build topic! It's yet another reason to follow the topic, certainly when rare and accurate pictures are there.

OK, I'll try to put something together for the RC Scratchbuilding board. The thing I don't want people to lose sight of, though, is that without the LST 325 crew taking pictures for me of the door and ramp hardware and explaining how it all worked, I never would have been able to build a working model. Therefore, my build story is going to feature photos of 1:1 LST hardware, as well as my 1:144 version.

If that sounds interesting, I'll put it together.

Fair enough?

Rob

Hi Rob,

I'm not really interested (although I'd still examine them if you did post them) in your pictures, but I'm much more interested in your RC model of it!!!! Please, if you have the time and took/are taking pictures of your construction work, please post them in the RC/Scratchbuilding board, the more participants the more methods there are to learn! I'm especially interested in construction methods for RC amphibs, since those bring some particular "design issues" with them, I'd love to see how people solve those issues (before giving it a try myself).

I visited LST 325 when it was undergoing restoration. I took photos of just about every part of the ship for documentation for my RC LST build. I would be happy to post photos on request.

Here's a sampling:

[img]http://www.robwood.net/Warships/amphibious/LST-325/LST325_stern_IMG_6845-1024.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.robwood.net/Warships/amphibious/LST-325/LST_IMG_6619-1024.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.robwood.net/Warships/amphibious/LST-325/LST_boat-davits_IMG_6574-1024.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.robwood.net/Warships/amphibious/LST-325/LST_bridge_IMG_6581-1024.jpg[/img]

Rob