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Great stuff! :thumbs_up_1:

Those USN liferafts are great!
I needed a bunch of them one year ago, but couldn't find any aftermarket items. In the end, I had a friend copy me some extra kit items in resin. This set would have been so much easier at the time!

But now I can use the IJN binoculars and searchlights... :)

Cheers,

Marijn

I am sorry for offtopics.
news for New Year release :

USN vents for heavy vessels
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5689/23530204240_c6edf3c90f_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/23199084913_957345e9d9_b.jpg[/img]


USN paravanes - 2 sizes
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5650/23199088533_97536b4369_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/23717500402_0f3d88808b_b.jpg[/img]


USN deck equipment for North Carolina Class
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/676/23530202570_016a32762c_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5755/23743412231_7b89a2a630_b.jpg[/img]

USN Deck Winches
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/630/23717503122_50121ee2ba_b.jpg[/img]

USN Liferafts ( 4 types)
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5826/23457949189_43b31cde7b_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5804/23197769254_bd7ae6a2da_b.jpg[/img]


USN Hawsholes for Fast Battleships
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/659/23199086473_b080de5049_b.jpg[/img]

IJN Binoculars - 4 types plus additional binos with IFR module
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5799/23825898605_1ff15270a6_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/23743426171_4b92495e00_b.jpg[/img]


and soon (most likelly March)
IJN Paravanes
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/615/23799793716_f224a6a57e_b.jpg[/img]

complete set of IJN Heavy Cruiser rangefinders and MG/Searchlight control units. Same examples in Beta version:
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/628/23199145833_719c191f79_b.jpg[/img]

complete set of MK 37 & MK 38 rangefinders - still in development - here are VERY first results:
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5731/23799846846_44e3217b0d_b.jpg[/img][/quote]

Please keep the discussion limited to Shelf Oddity products and suggestions.

Wzory!

Beautiful designs!

Excellent.

Now just be cheaper than the Fine Molds' Nano Dread stuff.

I have plenty of the Fine Molds stuff for the USN. It's the IJN that is suffering (partially due to a mistake of mine, where I wasted nearly an entire box of Type 93 AA Guns by mounting them to the model before I had finished assembling and painting it).

MB

[quote="MatthewB"]Those don't look like they will print with an affordable 3D printing method in 1/700 scale.

I [i]CERTAINLY HOPE[/i] that I am wrong, though.

MB[/quote]

OK Mathew... - we attempted to bend the edge once more :) and here we are:

25mm single

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5703/23669546276_0d173eae69_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/678/23695580305_d3b44bc745_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/733/23587074312_300f9bfd5c_b.jpg[/img]


25mm double:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/23613155411_735353a31e_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5720/23067476844_5203b641e9_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/23068549893_18ca1976e3_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/598/23695584235_35c86a0f3a_b.jpg[/img]


25mm triple:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5700/23067479304_849472052a_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5729/23399962330_c78c501095_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5768/23067480744_7569391077_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5830/23587080912_50469fdd8d_b.jpg[/img]


And all units can be fully controlled by IJN crew !! :smallsmile:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5807/23587072922_e993679e3a_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5829/23399955000_f2654d0ae0_b.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5783/23587071402_77d9115b47_b.jpg[/img]


all 25mm weapons will be available for purchasing in January ...

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/23069094343_285b08e640_b.jpg[/img]


greetings from our Shelf... :wave_1:
Greg

Those don't look like they will print with an affordable 3D printing method in 1/700 scale.

I [i]CERTAINLY HOPE[/i] that I am wrong, though.

MB

[quote="MatthewB"]
And, if the IJN Crewmembers who are seated fit in the Fine Molds' Nano Dread Type 96 or Type 93 AA guns....[/quote]
I am not sure if any of crew can be seated into Nanodread units since there is some volume of the plastic imitates aiming & steering system.

[img]http://d2ev13g7cze5ka.cloudfront.net/fnm/fnmwa-23_1.jpg?v=0000000001[/img]
[i]picture from Hobbylink.com[/i]

But what i'm sure that the crew can be seated on our design:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5763/22963324276_b6edab0bb3_z.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5809/22570997387_dc071ffb85_z.jpg[/img]

These are still renders but real products should look pretty similar to renders since I made a design according to technological abilities of print. We are planning to launch these 3 products (25mm triple, double and single guns) in January 2016. Now we are validating the prototypes.

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/731/22366605724_e9051a3796_z.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/23000451141_b40787d6dd_z.jpg[/img]

They will come as separate parts which allow to adjust any angulation of machine guns.

I can see that I will be buying quite a few things from you, soon.

Specifically those IJN searchlights.

And, if the IJN Crewmembers who are seated fit in the Fine Molds' Nano Dread Type 96 or Type 93 AA guns....

I will be getting some of those as well.... Along with the Fire Control/Range Finders for the Takao-class CAs.

Something I have been looking at experimenting with my old boss about is doing railings that are machined, rather than PE.

These would be "pre-curved" to fit a specific model, and would have the railing uprights be actually 3D (perhaps with a slight over-scale).

I am pretty sure that I can get them to work in 1/350, but 1/700 might price them out of everyone's range (roughly $200 for a set of railings in 1/700 - only around $30 for 1/350).

Who are you using to print these, and in what material?

MB

Edit: These will make using wooden decks much simpler.

thanks... :wave_1:

more will come soon. Now on working desk:
Rangefinders for USN

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/22560011299_391a7bf9f8_c.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5660/22329434484_7d7b93c0e1_c.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/689/22764154080_4e4673691e_c.jpg[/img]

and also complete set of rangefinders and gun control units for CA Takao class:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5641/22533866628_ab83d1f699_c.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5766/22926160746_4ffa73bbea_c.jpg[/img]

stunning :worship_1: ,need to go back to IJN in 1/700 :eyes_spinning:

thank you.... :wave_1:

We developed also complete range of IJN searchlights:
model 110cm Shiki 92 (after 1938 refits)

no needs to use any additional PE:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5766/22643940421_294cd92281_c.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/22619179172_e379f2e2fa_c.jpg[/img]

http://shelfoddity.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=20_64&product_id=81


signal searchlights and deck lamps set:

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5739/22643932091_6a3495f8b6_c.jpg[/img]

[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5655/22619170552_7227b7b46e_c.jpg[/img]


more will come soon.... :smallsmile:

Wow! Everything looks fantastic!! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:



Bob Pink. :wave_1:

Looking forward to these beauties .... very good job :thumbs_up_1:

Impressive!

Hello Mates!

I'm very happy to share with you our new products line - high details resin 3D prints! The goal is to complete all possible IJN fittings in near future.
What we have for the moment in 1/700 scale is:

1. IJN Vents - no need to glue any PE plates. Complete set of 230 vents in all sizes. Enough to fit 2 CAs...
No overscaling. See some pictures:

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/760/22643926321_d69263eab6_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5792/22011555993_6b351d83b4_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5667/22444811150_4506cb5b80_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/760/22619198202_ee63ea88ec_c.jpg[/img]


2. IJN deck winches.
double and single
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5766/22632706795_1b314bd051_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5683/22643935421_86dc6aca2f_c.jpg[/img]


and IJN sailors & officers . Really nice ones :)
Various poses. Fits to 25mm AA units.

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/670/22009970324_190bdb512d_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/594/22444804790_226aaec0a7_c.jpg[/img]
[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/622/22606715326_c6541bddec_c.jpg[/img]

All these news will be available soon on our website...