ARL - Landing Craft Repair ship

Modeling Subjects Ships
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In a thread about decalling, I posted that I was working on a conversion of the AFV Club LST to an ARL. I am using plans from the Library of Congress. Henning wrote that he wanted to see pix. None available at the time, but now there are.

I used the kit hull halves and doors. I puttied & sanded the ridges & oilcanning smooth. The deck is a sheet of Evergreen, I cut the bollards, winches, hatchways, from the kit deck and placed them on the new deck. The after deckhouse is from the kit, while the rest of the superstructure is plexiglass. I added photoetch hatches & details to the superstructure sides. Bow anchors are resin copies of the Tamiya Fletcher. The quad Bofors are from Black CatModels of France ( I have not pulled the masking from the aft tub). The parts are just sort of stacked without glue to show the effects

I have not started working on the portside cargo mast & boom. There are 12 to 15 parts in the starboard one – have to be in the correct mindset to rig it. Same with the A-Frame. The aft lattice mast is Evergreen rod

The holes in the decks are for gooseneck vents, made from fine solder.

I have winches and other deck fittings to be added - when I am in the mindset

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Very interesting subject. Is there a personal connection? I’m curious- there must be a lot of LST conversions built.

And thanks for the plans link on the other thread.

I thought the rear tub might be 3-M Deck Blue…

Bill

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I see you selected haze gray rather than green . . . So, yeah, personal connection?

And I thought the aft tub was just the old acetone-based formula 117 primer (do you remember that stuff?)

Lookin good.

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GMorrison, what plans link in the other thread?

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This:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/20/t/185956.aspx?sortorder=desc

Not the link, but it’s embedded in Ed’s post.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Drawing:%20va2038&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20true

Library of Congress HAER site

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I have one in green & brown

… and His Majesty’s LST in white & blue disruptive.

I was getting set to order some LCAs from the UK to hang from the davits, but COVID got in the way

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Looks good Ed! Thanks for posting the photos. Still on my to do list, but taking notes on your build.

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Hi. Am trying to build USS Achelous (ARL-1). Sources say it had a 3 inch gun and 2 quad 40 mm mounts. Where would they be placed? Bow, stern and ? Thanks

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Dinocat62, 1 quad at the bow mounted above the ship’s number, the 2nd quad towards the stern mounted above & forward of the 3" gun at the stern.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/10190104.jpg

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/1901.htm

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/10190202.jpg

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/10190201.jpg

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/1902.htm

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/19/19idx.htm

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DDP has your guns sited well for the WWII era. Note too the presence of 20mm guns mostly in tubs along workshop hangar. They are located asymetrically, and not to interfere with the crane workings. Study the NAVSOURCE photos which he provided. There are also some 20mm scattered along the main deck