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Re: USS Duluth - Hull design innovation!
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Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:27:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Daniel Siskind writes:
> Partially inspired by Mattias Mårtensson's USS Fletcher, and partly out of my
> own curiosity to attempt a new ship-building technique, I threw together a 1/4
> size version of the minifig scale Cleveland Class curiser I've been dreaming
> about building (it's approx 1:152 scale as it is). Of greatest importance is
> that I was able to successfully achieve the curve of the hull and deck without
> any intrusive stepping of plates or bricks. On larger scale, I think this will
> have an even better effect for flared bows, etc. I just started working on this
> a week ago, but I'm pretty excited about it's progress and can't contain myself
> any longer! I already have plans printed out for an even larger 1:128 scale
> Iowa class battleship to work on next. This may be direction Brickmania's WW2
> kits will be going for 2004. Watch out USS Constellation!
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> Feedback is appreciated!
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> http://www.brickmania.com/Gallery2/war/Cruiser.html
Dan-
That really looks excellent, and the technique lends itself
especially well for the "regular" curves on US non-capital
warships. Can you achieve a limited outward flare as well,
perhaps with a second level of shim-bricks as you use to
hold the contour there? I'm looking forward to seeing the
Mizzou mockup in that regard.
A few thoughts and questions, for the future:
What prospect, if any, does this hold out for a detailed
interior?
Do you anticipate any problems arising when you increase
the size of the system, effectively, by 64? (4x4x4) I'm
mostly thinking of the 1-stud "holders" that look plenty
solid at this level, but may begin to "separate" at larger
sizes (which is a problem I encountered with every ship
above about 4 feet in length). For some reason those darn
bricks love to work themselves out of place!
A thought on the deck: Have you considered tiling the
interior structure (where possible) to limit the amount
of stress on the hull? I know you're using the 2x2 boat
bottom plates, but when the hull and deck get larger it
will strongly benefit from the additional area of contact
per point. As you've no doubt already discovered, deck
separation is one of the most constant concerns as size
increases.
I love the Kingfishers. Sorry, I know it's "just a detail,"
but those are great. The aerials and the color balance
of the overall ship are just marvelous. I can't wait to
see where all of this is going!
all best
LFB
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| (...) There is a limited amount of flare in the very bow and aft section, but the pictures don't do justice. The "ribs" are staggered one brick forward for each two bricks in height, giving a slight flare near the bow. The bow of the Missouri is (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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