This particular project has a rather long history. Some 55 years ago I built an AKA using plans out of a modelers magazine for a C3 Cargo Hull. This sat in my parents attic for at least 40 years, and became well seasoned. I cut the frames from 1/16" plywood with my Dremel scroll saw I had at the time and planked with balsa strip. In retrospect the hull contours were quite good, but of course I had no recollection as to what the scale was. Some work with calipers and proper dimensions arrived at exactly 1:120. The only issue was the hull was too short? The reasons for that I cannot guess, but as the bow and stern were properly proportioned, a 7" plug in the middle solved the problem. It was a bit of a commitment when I turned on the band saw to cut the ship in half!
In the mean time I have been making what seems like thousands of parts for the upper works, from the armament, 40 mm quad, 4 40 mm twins and 8 20 mm twins and an open mount 5"38. I made 15 36' LCVP's, 2 50' LCM's, 16 cargo winches and on and on.
There are several General plans and other information available on the net which I have used as well as stills I extracted from the great 1950's movie "Away All Boats".
So far the idea has been used to use no commercially available parts. For this and the patience it sometimes requires, I have Song as an inspiration. This has been continued to his example of hand made Anchor Chain and Anchors. Carving two pretty identical Anchors is a bit of a challenge, but worked out better than I would have hoped. Ages ago (twenty years?) I had made a two piece mold for the Anchors, but it disappeared.
An ongoing obstacle is production of a suitable brass 4 bladed prop.
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