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Topic review - Calling all Flower Class corvette fans
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  Post subject:  Re: Calling all Flower Class corvette fans  Reply with quote
Thx.

I know about the printable version, but that is not what I am looking for.
I enlarged the Agassiz frame plans in Cad and am drawing the frames at this moment.
These will be laser cutted from multiplex.

Steam engine is underway from Ebay.

Greets,

Govert


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Post Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:17 pm
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For Decals, there's a site here that has Flower Class Corvette Decals:

https://www.abovebelow.ca/product/514-r ... gory_id=18

As for the 3D files, well, there's a guy who sells a fully 3D printed version of the Flower Class called "Bens Worx". I'm building up the Castle Class printes that he sells. You pay $50 for the print files, then you can print them all yourself.
Post Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:18 am
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I am planning in building a model of the Agassiz.
I do have the book Anatomy of the ship Agassiz.
The frame and line plans in the book are really inaccurate when enlarged.

Is there someone that has CAD files available of a correct frame and lines plan?

I need to draw my frames in CAD to be laser cutted.

Greets,

Govert
Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:51 pm
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A guy named Bob Pearson in Canada did some beautiful one of RCN corvettes, but I don't know if he is in business anymore? If you find a source for alternate decals please let us know.
Post Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:17 am
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So, the Revell 1/144 Snowberry has been out for some time now and I wondered if anyone knows a source for alternative decals for other corvettes? I believe Hawk Graphics does hull number and it seems that canmilair no longer does ship decals.
Post Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:57 pm
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Thank you JCRAY, I was aware of James research which was why I asked. I have a couple of tins of the old 507B bought for British battleships which is no longer correct, so was hoping as you say the mid grey is the 50/50 mix.
Thanks again Al.
Post Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:40 pm
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There was a lot of confusion about RN colors from various sources. Thanks to the research by James at Sovereign Hobbies 507B is the same color as 507A with the enamel removed.
The mid grey could be a 50/50 mix of 507A/B and 507C due to wartime conditions.
Only Sovereign sells these paints.
Click their link on the front page for a better explanation.
Of course it's your model & your paint so (mid gray) is your choice of paint.
Good luck

I forgot White Ensign sells these paints in America, they are also located on the front page
And they are enamel paints.
Post Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:14 pm
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Looking for some help please on a colour, Ensign 03 Flower Class Corvettes on page 3 has a picture of HMS Convolvulus mid 1941 that says ‘she is painted in an overall mid grey’ would this be 507B. Any help appreciated Al.
Post Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:10 pm
  Post subject:  Air Vents on Arctic deployed Flower Class Corvettes  Reply with quote
A member posted this in a Flower class group,

"Good evening all! I’m after a bit of assistance! I’m building a corvette that was used on the artic convoys and was after any information on how the covers over the air vents were fitted! They look hexagonal on a round cowling? Thanks in advance"

The ship in question is the "Alisma", a photo is in the Flower Class Corvette book by John Lambert
The author of the post inaccurately said hexagon instead of octagon shape of grill.


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Post Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:59 am
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I do have another request.
Does anybody have the booklet Warship Perspectives: Flower Class Corvettes in World War Two?
Unfortunately it has been out of print for a while. I do have a photo, please see below and in ShipCraft’s Flower Class is a sketch of it. Therefore I assume that there is more in the Warship booklet.
If so, would it be possible to send me some high resolution photos from the pictures / drawings of the Snowflower?

Thanks,

Hermann

Was able to purchase it.


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Post Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 1:48 pm
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Thanks Timmy!
Post Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:39 am
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hermannsae wrote:
Does anybody have this picture in high res, by any chance?

Hermann


Here you go. It's from the "original" link on this site: https://waralbum.ru/59856/


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Post Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:43 pm
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Thanks
Post Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:09 pm
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paulcolt wrote:
Anyone know if Great Little Ships is still up and running? i keep getting a "site unsafe" warning when i go there.

Thanks


Yes, it is safe.
Post Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:01 pm
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Does anybody have this picture in high res, by any chance?

Hermann


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Post Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:59 am
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Anyone know if Great Little Ships is still up and running? i keep getting a "site unsafe" warning when i go there.

Thanks
Post Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:13 am
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Kia ora Flower Class fans,

a query about HMS Hyacinth. In John Lambert's excellent Warships Perspective, the profile of HMS Hyacinth (page 69) seems to show an unusual turret for the forward gun. Is this the late QF Mk XIX 4" or a 3". I've just about worked out that the stern-most gun is probably a Hotchkiss 6 pounder (?). Any help gratefully received.

Cheers,
GrahamB

A 1/350 Captain-class DE as HMS Duckworth being fitted out.
Either a 1/700 Flyhawk HMS Invincible 1914 or a beautiful 1/350 Black Cat short-forecastle Flower Class next (as Hyacinth).
Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:15 pm
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Hi all, new member here. Wasn’t sure where to post an introduction, so, since the Revell 1/144 Flower Class with a Pontos set will be my first larger build, here I am. I am in awe of the collective knowledge and talent here and look forward to participating as I move forward on my build. I’d appreciate any tips and/or warnings anyone would like to share. I’m a pretty accomplished modeler, just haven’t done a lot of ships really. Yet.....

I actually have an Orange Hobby Knox-Class Frigate underway (as USS Capodonno for a very good friend who served on her) but am away from my build and subsequent photos. So Snowberry it is, and then a host of 1/200 builds after that.

James ‘Jimbo63’ Harr
Post Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 4:00 pm
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I have a reference pic of the steam winch powered davits on a Corvette, but the pic is from water level off the ship and impossible to tell where the cable runs. Although some (maybe a lot) of the Corvettes had the hand-powered davits. :wave_1:
Post Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:24 am
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I don't know about the Corvettes, but on the US Admirable class minesweepers and the YMS minesweepers, the minesweeping davits were hand powered. The YMS used block and tackle gear on the davits for lifting the kites, otters, and floats. The Admirable class used a hand wheel to rotate the davit (might have also had a clutch type device to extend/retract the boom of the davit-but not sure about that) and a hand cranked winch for raising and lowering anything on the end of the hook.
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