Nikki's Boats! and ones, i know i went but may not be able to get!

Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 23:17 by Nikki

My boats i know i may be able to get and my Dream Boats:
Heavy Cruisers:
Prinz Eugen AKA little Prinz or faithful Prinz or lucky Prinz,  Des Moines aka Daisy Mae,
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light Cruisers:
Little Brooklyn, little Atlanta and little Cleveland
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cargo ships
Altmark and /or a Liberty Ship.
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Battleships: Scharhorst class ships and the Bismarck class ships.. All are battling under the IRC rules! let me know what you guys thing..

Nikki

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Re: Nikki's Boats! and ones, i know i went but may not be ...

by Brian - 02/02/2010 - 08:10

I recommend starting with a freighter... have you heard about Charles' effort to make a freighter kit. He briefly posted about it in one of his blog posts.

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by Nikki - 02/03/2010 - 19:58

Bryan,

The two im looking at are:cargo ships: Altmark and /or a Liberty Ship. Altmark who is about 50inches long and one of the Liberty Ships..  Altmark: 50inches--- 4-feet/2inches-long---- Mom back set in 60inches or 5-feet-long, Liberty Ship: 36inch--- 3feet-long---- Mom back set in 60inches or 5-feet-long. so what do you guys thing. im bring all of them on paper with me, as well as the photos, i know a few people, like Tom ever got to see them..
Nikki
 

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Re: Nikki's Boats! and ones, i know i went but may not be ...

by Brian - 02/04/2010 - 13:38

I think Liberty Ships are a nice size for freighters. Large enough to behave well on the water but still quite small

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by Nikki - 02/04/2010 - 19:42

Bryan,

what do you mean by this: I think Liberty Ships are a nice size for freighters. Large enough to behave well on the water but still quite small? i don't totally understand?
Nikki
 

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Re: Nikki's Boats! and ones, i know i went but may not be ...

by Brian - 02/04/2010 - 21:28

Small ships are very difficult to ballast correctly and tend to have problems with seaworthiness. Larger ships are more stable on the water but harder to transport. Liberty Ships are in a sweet spot where they are still easy to transport but also handle well on the water.

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by Brian - 02/04/2010 - 21:34

Nikki, have you checked with Charles about the plans he is making for a freighter kit? The goal is to make a set of plans that people can use to easily a Big Guns frieghter. It really might be a good choice for you! Here is a link to a recent blog post he had about it (thumbnail is also a link)

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Re: Nikki's Boats! and ones, i know i went but may not be ...

by Nikki - 02/04/2010 - 23:13

Bryan,

Thanks for that! plus, she's cheaper, and all that! but its just a way i can learn how to build, then later on down the line, get PG..

Nikki