The Ship Model Forum

New from ModelFunShipyard on Shapeways:

Minesweeper HMS Harrier, Halcyon class, 1/350, both full hull and waterline (several sets for one model needed, but not all the listed ones):
https://www.shapeways.com/product/ZRDD5VUSM/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-fittings-full-hull?optionId=76659363
https://www.shapeways.com/product/DCGH8K9EZ/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-fittings-waterline?optionId=75953364
https://www.shapeways.com/product/JQ3ZXYJGQ/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-superstructure?optionId=75121297
https://www.shapeways.com/product/EXDZDHE4E/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-full-hull-stern?optionId=74177661
https://www.shapeways.com/product/V6ERGPC7Z/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-full-hull-bow?optionId=74176412
https://www.shapeways.com/product/P4HPGPS6U/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-full-hull?optionId=74146015
https://www.shapeways.com/product/Q3J3JGKCJ/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-main-deck?optionId=70814299
https://www.shapeways.com/product/J7VCW5D92/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-stern-deck?optionId=69015287
https://www.shapeways.com/product/FKSSYERJK/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-waterline-rear?optionId=68011010
https://www.shapeways.com/product/EA3XYRCA4/1-350-minesweeper-hms-harrier-waterline-front?optionId=68010940

Halycon class, 1/700 (not all part yet available):
https://www.shapeways.com/product/UHJB45ZKH/1-700-halcyon-class-minesweeper-stern-deck?optionId=76731634
https://www.shapeways.com/product/C44ZFQN2L/1-700-halcyon-class-minesweeper-hull-waterline?optionId=73685015
https://www.shapeways.com/product/J3QQFG7A3/1-700-halcyon-class-minesweeper-full-hull?optionId=74146288

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diStefan 3Dprint on Shapeways has conversion parts in 1/350 and 1/700 for the

German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer

As example 1/700:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/XV85J9LS9/1-700-dkm-admiral-scheer-tower?optionId=77482001&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/B8WXVRQVN/1-700-dkm-admiral-scheer-range-finder-set-x3?optionId=77480887&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/Z3TR625J6/1-700-dkm-admiral-scheer-funnel?optionId=77483802&li=marketplace


CapHerlock on Shapeways released in 1/700:

British survey ship HMS Shackleton, Halcyon class:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/C44ZFQN2L/1-700-halcyon-class-minesweeper-hull-waterline?optionId=73685015
https://www.shapeways.com/product/DRY6V8H2M/1-700-halcyon-class-survey-ship-deck?optionId=77517360&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/ANZHWVEJQ/1-700-halcyon-class-survey-ship-superstructure?optionId=77502129&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/RXNYY9G8B/1-700-halcyon-class-survey-ship-fittings-waterlin?optionId=77472057&li=marketplace

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Thanks for the links. I purchased the Admiral Scheer parts in time to have the sale pricing. Now if the designers can offer their products in gray resin that would make it no longer necessary to sand-blast these otherwise excellent parts. Model Monkey does this now so maybe it will catch on.

Len Fricke

Raphus on Shapeways released:

new masts for the Australian Anzac class frigates, 1/700, for Dodo Models kit
https://www.shapeways.com/product/V8P9TTDQZ/hmas-anzac-class-frigate-ceafar-2-l-mast-for-dodom?optionId=78221412&li=marketplace

This is the latest (2018) version of the mast, with new radar and without the old SPS-49. The masts look now similar to the one for the Hunter class.
http://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/hmas-arunta-undocks-after-mast-upgrade
https://navaltoday.com/2018/11/09/amcap-upgrade-hmas-arunta-gets-new-mast/
https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.blogspot.com/2018/11/australian-navys-anzac-frigate-hmas.html

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Fpmodel on Shapeways released in 1/700, 1/1200, and 1/1250:

Austrian-Hungarian torpedo boat SMS Sperber (a torpedo boat built by Schichau)
https://www.shapeways.com/product/FGJHKFENA/sms-sperber-1-700?optionId=78437906&li=marketplace


ModelFunShipyard released in 1/700:

British minesweeper HMS Bramble, Halcyon class
https://www.shapeways.com/product/JJCLBSVN6/1-700-minesweeper-hms-bramble-deck?optionId=77951992&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/FHTYWVKW4/1-700-minesweeper-hms-bramble-deck?optionId=77952732&li=marketplace
https://www.shapeways.com/product/MAQRKA6E3/1-700-minesweeper-hms-bramble-deck?optionId=77952362&li=marketplace

These are the specific parts, there is still the hull part for the class needed. Now two versions of the Halcyon class are possible: as survey ship and as minesweeper.

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Lars - have you bought any of the Kuk ships? If so how are they?

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IPMS Fine Waterline Special Interest Group

Hi Rob,
from Fpmodel on Shapeways I bought the torpedo cruiser SMS Panther (early and late version) and SMS Tiger plus the torpedo gun boats SMS Trabant and SMS Satellit. All in the "Smooth Fine Plastic" quality.

I think that these are good models. I will replace the masts and probably the davits, perhaps also the 47 mm guns (if I find a better source for them).

Here some photos of the ones I bought:

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Masters of Military on Shapeways released in1/700:

Canadian frigate (DDE) HMCS St. Laurent
https://www.shapeways.com/product/DZKPKSACL/destroyer-escort-hmcs-st-laurent-1955-1-700?optionId=79292047&li=marketplace

Canadian frigate (DDE) HMCS Fracer
https://www.shapeways.com/product/YXSEW22WZ/destroyer-escort-hmcs-fraser-1957-1-700?optionId=79290169&li=marketplace

Both belong to the St. Laurent class, the first of the Cadillac destroyers.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Laurent-class_destroyer

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Thanks Lars

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IPMS Fine Waterline Special Interest Group

Hi All.
Finally after rather a prolong inactivity I made my 1/700 HMS LIDDESDALE ( Hunt I ) available through Paper Lab's Shapeways store. You can find it here:https://www.shapeways.com/shops/paper-lab?section=1%2F700+Hunt+I&s=0

To build the entire model you need Waterline Hull, Lower Hull and Mega Sprue. Unless of course interested in Waterline only in which case you don't need Lower Hull. Mega Sprue holds all the smaller plastic parts necessary to build this model. I called it Mega because it combines all deckhouses and 3 original sprues into one set. Makes it also less expensive.

For those who don't need the entire model but would be interested in some of it's parts I still provide 3 smaller sprues and 3 major deckhouses as stand alone parts that can be order individually.

Assembly instructions are in PDF format can be downloaded form here: https://we.tl/t-x1A6YAw2TW
This link will stay live for 7 days. After that I can email it to anyone who's interested. Paper Lab website is very old and soon will be deleted while the new website is being worked on but unfortunately I have no idea how long before it's operational. Could be months...

The same for PE and decals set. Please contact me directly. Cost is $10 which includes postage worldwide.

Darius

Just got the kit and it’s real nice. Gives me a Hunt.

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Our CO prior to flying to the boomer: “Our goals on this patrol is to shoot missiles and torpedoes.”
Junior Nuke Officer (me) : “Captain, don’t we really want to be like Monty Python and ‘Not be seen’?”
CO “You seem to be missing the big picture”
“Oh”

Thank you. This might be the very first kit produced entirely with 3d technology. If not the Moon landing than the next big thing...

Darius

And the waterline variant of the Seahorse follows
https://www.shapeways.com/product/FVFE3 ... e-1-700-wl

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Model kit manufacturer and distributor: https://b2b.modellbaudienst.de
Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

I just purchased one of these little beauties in the higher quality material using the link provided. At first I was a bit surprised at the cost. It took a minute or two to realize that it was in Canadian Dollars and included some shipping surcharge also. Once I set the shipping to the US, the total amount went way down! Really looking forward to this.

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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
- William Shedd

I bought and built one of these. It's a great little kit. I can't wait to see what else becomes available.

Any chance of a 1/1250 offering? I'm trying to do an 'evolution of the British battleship' theme from the age of sail through WWI, but current offerings of sailing ships of the line are slim to none. I would be very interested if it becomes available

Thank you antityco.

I've got some inquiries regarding PE doors #4 as my assembly instructions do not show their location. This is because as originally designed all the superstructures came with internal compartments and doorways between them. And #4 doors are for those internal passages. Later I decided that this is too much, especially in 1/700 scale and those internal walls were mostly removed / simplified but since PE plates were already produced it was too late to correct their layouts. In the end those doors might come handy if you ever work on some merchant vessels....

Darius

Oops, forgot the image to prove my point....

Darius

Here are Dahlgren 11" guns in 1/700:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/5W5HBHME5/1-700-dahlgren-xi-smoothbore-cannon

Mulsanne's Corner has this US Civil War gun also in other scales.

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HMS Diana 1794 Frigate kit is finally released! I had to separate it into several models to cope with complexity - the model had around 5mln faces, and shapeways only allows 1mln.
This way you can also select different materials for different parts, as for example lower deck does not need the level of detail found on intricate steering wheel or fine decoration on the stern.


All files to her can be found in section:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/petros- ... e+1794&s=0

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Model kit manufacturer and distributor: https://b2b.modellbaudienst.de
Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.