1/144 Kiev by Dave Wooley

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:15 am

A traditional launch day for Kiev Now the work begines

Dave Wooley

ozpirate · Post by **ozpirate** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:23 am

Wow looks very nice but what's she like moving through the water?

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:36 am

Hi Mick Kiev sits well and handles better than I ever though possible . With the four shafts and 2 rudders steering is very positive and it not affected what so ever by the breeze across the water. All in all I'm very pleased with the results. Thanks for all your help and advice.
Dave Wooley
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ARH · Post by **ARH** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:02 am

Well Dave, she looked very nice on the water, look out Moffett,s behind you.

Torpedo · Post by **Torpedo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:27 am

Can't wait to see more progess and the next pictures of her in full steam!

roy allen · Post by **roy allen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:37 am

Just been catching up on your Kiev build Dave, very impressive indeed

styrene sheet is a wonderful medium to work with and importantly it's cheap. I dont understand why more people though dont use a Swan Morton, the handle is nicely weighted and the blades come in varied shapes for all kinds of use.

Roy

Torpedo · Post by **Torpedo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:16 am

...a Swan Morton...

sorry, what is this? A tool?

Torpedo · Post by **Torpedo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:19 am

Is that you Dave?

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:47 pm

Torpedo wrote:
...a Swan Morton...
sorry, what is this? A tool?

Hi Torpedo A Swan Morton is the trade name for a particular blade and handle. Yes the name on the book is the same person .
Dave Wooley

Jefgte · Post by **Jefgte** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:25 pm

Nice day too Dave

Kiev (

) is looking very nice on the water.

Jef

Torpedo · Post by **Torpedo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:20 am

OK, so I will search on amazon.com for the book. Or do you sell of them to me with a personal dedication?!?!?!

ozpirate · Post by **ozpirate** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:35 am

Do you have a image of the Kiev under its own power,
I would like to see the bow wave. I also included an
image of my dads model that may help you with
some detail on your model.

This is my first time trying to post an image here.....

ozpirate · Post by **ozpirate** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:48 am

Here is the model of the minck I build back around 1988 Scale 1/100

Hand here is the real thing shot in China Scale 1/1

ozpirate · Post by **ozpirate** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:20 pm

Some guys in Wagga Wagga with there model of the Novorossiysk scale 1/72

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:43 am

ozpirate wrote:Some guys in Wagga Wagga with there model of the Novorossiysk scale 1/72

Those Wagga Wagga guys are crazy. One has an USS Winston Churchill that fires minature missiles.
And another has a model of the USS Enterprise all 15+ feet of her.

Dustermaker · Post by **Dustermaker** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:10 pm

ozpirate wrote:Some guys in Wagga Wagga with there model of the Novorossiysk scale 1/72

Wagga Wagga? I grew up only a few miles from there, srry for off topic but its a small world..hehe

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:43 pm

Good to be back after a brief absence visiting Dortmund
{ thanks Guido } and all points of the compass with
Bill Clarke who was over from the States.
Ozpirate asked if I had any pictures of Kiev underway .
Kiev is seen here gently underway as the 12volt supply
to the four 777 motors is more than enough to take the
skipper water skiing so I have to be a little easy on
the stick .Apart from that the Kiev is a real treat to
steer and responds positively to any movements on the
rudder stick.
Kiev is now back in dock yard hands ready for fitting out .

Dave Wooley

roy allen · Post by **roy allen** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:55 pm

Hi Dave

lovely pics of Kiev, the close up on the second one shows a very realistic bowwave. There is what appears to be a stretch of calmer water behind her had you just completed a turn to stbd or is it a trick of the light.

Roy

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:08 pm

roy allen wrote:Hi Dave
lovely pics of Kiev, the close up on the second one shows a very realistic bowwave. There is what appears to be a stretch of calmer water behind her had you just completed a turn to stbd or is it a trick of the light.

Roy

Hi Roy No it's no trick of light you are spot on . Kiev has just completed the turn when the picture was taken.
Dave Wooley

Post by **ModelMonkey** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:06 pm

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1/144 Kiev by Dave Wooley

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