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by **Dan K** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:10 am

Wow. She's a beauty. Congrads on a beautiful, successful build.

Great venue, too.

by **herbieham** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:04 am

maiden voyage

https://youtu.be/gyfyprM98R4

by **Dan K** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:35 pm

I begin Hiei next week!

Soon, you'll be able recreate the entire battle. Need some other DDs to go with them..........

by **HvyCgn9** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:09 am

herbieham wrote:thanks
I begin Hiei next week!

Akizuki ESC failed, and I hate that boat!
half a boat rebuild to get at it and re do it

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
(and she was badly damaged coming home from last sail..............buggar)

Bad luck mate!! I had my USS Seawolf SSN21 all tested and working for our weekend at Naracoorte and the small servo that opens the vent valve to allow it to dive failed within about 5 mins!!

with your destroyer I would locate your electronics on an easily removable board to make things simpler. Those WW2 ships have tiny access areas due to the very small footprint of the upper structures.

Cheers Bruce

PS Hope to see you at Naracoorte next November for 2025 Regatta

by **herbieham** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:00 am

thanks
I begin Hiei next week!

Akizuki ESC failed, and I hate that boat!
half a boat rebuild to get at it and re do it

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
(and she was badly damaged coming home from last sail..............buggar)

by **Dan K** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:25 pm

Kirishima is beautiful, and you have appropriately posted on the 81st anniversaries of the 1st and 2nd Naval Battles of Guadalcanal. Great video.

Shame about Akizuki.

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:09 am

akizuki at sea

Im going to be honest, I hated this build in the end

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:57 am

Yamato will sail again Dec 7 Albert park lake, she is going again

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 am

and the move interstate
yamato and Kirishima arrived safely!
Akizuki was smashed by the removalist-this way up, fragile meant nothing to the illiterate
moving that box
took 6 weeks to fix her

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:53 am

and i remember!

so, Ive had 3 jobs, moved interstate, and now have taken a break from work
Got photos worked out!

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:50 am

by **herbieham** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:48 am

i forget how to post photos!
LOl

by **HvyCgn9** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:30 am

Saw the photos of the run at Lake Albert!! Another winner mate!!

Cheers Bruce

by **herbieham** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:27 am

trying to remember how to post photos, so I will try a U tube link, she successfully sailed this week

[youtube]https://youtu.be/gyfyprM98R4[/youtube]

by **Fliger747** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:29 pm

It's known as a distractive camouflage pattern, where the time you spend trying to figure out what it says increases the chances of your detection. One Fall afternoon I was walking down the Bund by the Huang Po (River) in Shanghai and the Goodyear Blimp comes flying up the river with the Goodyear prominent on the Starboard side. On it's return the port side had an electronic billboard with a message in Chinese: apparently translated as "Death to the Capitalist Running Dogs". Celebrating a big Expo, 2010 I think.

Tom

by **DrPR** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:02 pm

Very interesting camouflage pattern!

Phil

by **mikegr** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:14 am

very nice job mate

by **herbieham** » Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:27 am

Akitsuki coming along too

by **herbieham** » Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:26 am

and Tim has delivered for me the next project, HIEI, the hull with which i can use as the template for the trolley
There was one day in 42 where Yamato, Kirishima, Hiei and Akitsuki were at anchor at Truk, this is the plan, to recreate that day

by **herbieham** » Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:24 am

so, turrets turn 180, catapult too, nice and slow, some lights too

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