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Re: 1:192 & 1:384 USS Arcadia AD23 (1966)
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:43 am
by 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!
Re: 1:192 & 1:384 USS Arcadia AD23 (1966)
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:47 pm
by pnolan48
Absolutely magnificent in every way!
One question: where did you get the winches/windlass?
Re: 1:192 & 1:384 USS Arcadia AD23 (1966)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:09 pm
by mclare
pnolan48 wrote: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.