by Edward Pinniger » Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:03 pm
JWintjes wrote:Ok, now I'm really, really envious.
Ever since I saw the Chatham CMB back in my salad days I wanted one but always thought they were unavailable in a larger scale.
If you can afford the 320-euro price tag, the YS Masterpieces 1/35 kit looks to be a much better option than the old TC Models one (though it isn't an original RN boat, it can be converted):
http://www.ysmasterpieces.com/custom_se ... ycroft.htm
What was the Chatham CMB (this is a 72-footer built in the '20s) like when you saw it? Last month when I visited Chatham they appeared to finally be making some progress on restoring it. I took a few photos, will get round to posting them in the CASF thread (
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=42223) later.
Next build update:
The torpedoes were built completely "out of the box", they have a resin body, 4 seperate fins and two-part props in PE. The ends of the warheads will be hidden by the launcher pistons, so the lack of any detonators/arming vanes etc. isn't a problem.
One of the torpedoes in its launch trough. The other one wouldn't fit (the resin insert for the torpedo troughs was slightly warped, I only discovered this after assembling the hull + adding the PE torpedo guide rails) so will be displayed next to the boat on the base.
CMBs usually carried at least one twin Lewis .303 MG mount for anti-air defence, the kit provides two PE mounts and at least four guns (mine had eight guns, but I'm not sure if this is standard for all kits!) The kit instructions only show one gun mount, in front of the cabin; based on the museum model and contemporary photos, I'm going to put one on the cabin roof and one aft between the torpedo cradles.
The kit PE mounts are rather two-dimensional looking, so I replaced the lower part with a length of brass tube and an eyelet. The result matches the mount on the NMM model fairly closely.
[quote="JWintjes"]Ok, now I'm really, really envious. :big_grin:
Ever since I saw the Chatham CMB back in my salad days I wanted one but always thought they were unavailable in a larger scale.
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If you can afford the 320-euro price tag, the YS Masterpieces 1/35 kit looks to be a much better option than the old TC Models one (though it isn't an original RN boat, it can be converted):
http://www.ysmasterpieces.com/custom_series_thornycroft.htm
What was the Chatham CMB (this is a 72-footer built in the '20s) like when you saw it? Last month when I visited Chatham they appeared to finally be making some progress on restoring it. I took a few photos, will get round to posting them in the CASF thread (http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=42223) later.
Next build update:
[img]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/models/ship/cmb/C%201.jpg[/img]
The torpedoes were built completely "out of the box", they have a resin body, 4 seperate fins and two-part props in PE. The ends of the warheads will be hidden by the launcher pistons, so the lack of any detonators/arming vanes etc. isn't a problem.
[img]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/models/ship/cmb/C%204.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/models/ship/cmb/C%205.jpg[/img]
One of the torpedoes in its launch trough. The other one wouldn't fit (the resin insert for the torpedo troughs was slightly warped, I only discovered this after assembling the hull + adding the PE torpedo guide rails) so will be displayed next to the boat on the base.
[img]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/models/ship/cmb/C%202.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/models/ship/cmb/C%203.jpg[/img]
CMBs usually carried at least one twin Lewis .303 MG mount for anti-air defence, the kit provides two PE mounts and at least four guns (mine had eight guns, but I'm not sure if this is standard for all kits!) The kit instructions only show one gun mount, in front of the cabin; based on the museum model and contemporary photos, I'm going to put one on the cabin roof and one aft between the torpedo cradles.
The kit PE mounts are rather two-dimensional looking, so I replaced the lower part with a length of brass tube and an eyelet. The result matches the mount on the NMM model fairly closely.