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    πŸ“ KMS BISMARCK
    4 years ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ shipbuilder3770 ( Able Seaman)
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    1:200 scale, plank on frame. Some fittings are store bought, some I made. It has a 6v smoker (Harbour Models) and originally was fitted with two 6v gel cells in parallel, but only made about 25kts scale speed. Switched to 8.4v NiMH, and up to about 35kts scale.
    One of the nicest-running models I have.

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    πŸ’¬ Re: Fort/Park class freighter
    4 years ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ shipbuilder3770 ( Able Seaman)
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    Yes - they are all based on the North Sands design. The Americans went to welded construction, and changed the superstructure, but they are all very similar.

    πŸ“ Fort/Park class freighter
    4 years ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ shipbuilder3770 ( Able Seaman)
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    Some more photos. I wrote an update, but it seems to have disappeared while I added photos.... I'll see what's on the site and add more. I can build boats but I can't figure data entry!

    πŸ“ Fort/Park class freighter
    4 years ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ shipbuilder3770 ( Able Seaman)
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    This is actually last year's build. These ships were built in the hundreds in Canada and the UK, even some in the States where they morphed into the Victory class.

    This one is from Marine Modelling plans in 1:96 scale, plank on frame, mostly in wood but with some styrene in the superstructure.

    The planked hull was coated with epoxy on the inside before filling and sanding the outside (I use automotive Bondo). Once everything was fair and smooth, I applied a couple of coats of thinned epoxy to the outside of the hull and then sanded some more.

    I cut the deck frames, and glued some to the hull frames. I like to have the deck removable (my hand are too big to fit into small spaces) so I planned the deck in three sections, depending on superstructure layout, etc. Some deck frames were glued directly to the underside of the removable decks.

    Everything got sprayed with Tremclad grey primer, and then red oxide for the bottom and medium grey above the waterline.

    I'll add more later.

    πŸ“ Fort/Park
    5 years ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ shipbuilder3770 ( Able Seaman)
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    This is a 1:100 scratch build of an (unnamed) Fort/Park class freighter, based on Jim Pottinger's drawings of a North Sands design. I'm building this as a DEMS ship. it has smoke and an overboard water discharge (if it works!).

    These ships were built in many Canadian shipyards during WW2. Some went to British Admiralty - with Fort XXX names - and some went to Canadian government - named for Can. parks.

    I haven't yet decided on the name for this model.



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