1:192 & 1:384 USS Arcadia AD23 (1966)

[moomoon]

Like it a lot too, thank you for the detailed explanations.
I didn't know this kind of glue spray you used to (temporarely?) stick the plan, must be helpful, I must try to find some!

[pnolan48]

Absolutely magnificent in every way!

One question: where did you get the winches/windlass?

[mclare]

Absolutely magnificent in every way!

One question: where did you get the winches/windlass?

Thank You very much!

I got all of the deck hardware, winches, davits, vents, blocks and the boats from http://www.bluejacketinc.com/fittings/index.htm.

They are pricey, but worth it!

One other thing I also must say about them is their knowledge of shipbuilding and boats and fittings is phenomenal! They are VERY willing to spend some time with you and answer your questions. One thing I was having trouble finding was information on the US Navy service boats. I mentioed this to their master builder and he quickly solved my problem with a website that has all of that info with this site: http://www.hnsa.org/doc/boatcat/index.htm

With that link I was able to get a good idea of what the boat dimensions and profiles were like. In the plans, they call out which boats were issued to her, and this book had them.