Hello;
Anyone know what size chain would be appropriate for Oregon.
Bill
I don’t know if this is the right size, but it does look good. I built this because my brother was on the BB58 Indiana in WW2. This Indiana was BB1, our first Battleship.My brothe had 7 battle stars & the ship had about 12.
just beautiful gene ,
steve
Beatiful work, do you remember how many links per inch on the chain.
WAG about 16 per inch.
Gene,
That model is fantastic. A super-clean build. The details really Pop. The Photography is also top-notch since you know the right way to get it done. I’m copying your Pictures for when I do the sister-ship, USS Oregon.
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Bill, (wjbwjb29)
I have Revells’ Oregon kit in my attic. I think I put good chain with the kit. It will be awhile before I can take a look though. I’ll do measurements if no one else responds with suggestions. I would not depend on some manufactures claim that their chain is 1/200 or whatever.
I think you can get a good perspective of Anchor Chain from the picture below. It’s Genes Battleship kit Prototype, BB-1.
Nino
OK thanks I would appreciate that. I know the chain was massive and 16 links per inch seems a little small but I could be wrong.
Bill
wbj, I’m sorry, I don’t know the chain size, but Morrison is probably right. He generaly is. I just look for what looks right.
Nino, get the Gold Metal PE for the 2 ships, Oregon &Farraguts Cruiser I think. Name really escape me. Big part of being old. I always wanted to build the Indiana for my brother, but it was late coming out. I always asked him about colors on planes & ships. He flew off the Indiana in a Kingfisher.
Nino, I forgot to tell you what a neat picture of the Indiana that is. It even has it’s oars out. Thanks. He was the first Battleship back after the war as they had 1000 POW’s with them. He had been at the surrender with the MO.
Yes, Gene, It is a good shot of the Indiana in drydock. I had the picture copied on one of my PC’s but it took me a while to remember where I got it from so I could post that link.
I did a LOL on the oar comment. Thanks.
I’ve also got Encores’ Upgrade kit of the Revell 1/232 Olympia, Commadore Deweys Flagship. It has anchor chain in the kit. They seem to be small “links”. The Olympia and Indiana were about the same length but BB-1 was twice the displacement so anchor chain probably not comparable even though the 2 kits are close in scale.
I never new much of BB-58’s WWII activity other than the collision with the USS Washington. I am still reading through Morrison’s 15 Vol History of United States Naval Operations in WWII. I’ll pay particular attention to any mention of BB-58, USS Indiana.
Nino
P.S. That picture seems to show 16 Links from the Hawse hole to the anchor shackle. Maybe an estimate can be made based on the kit scale parts or perhaps interpolate the link length based on the visible crewmen in the picture. Sound like fun?
ie: If the kits hull with anchor in place shows 1inch from Hawse hole to shakle on the anchor stock and if estimate is 16 links per the picture, then there’s 16 links per inch.
Hi ;
On ships that size I use 16 links per inch .
May I ask what size chain that is and where it was gotten from ?
I ordered some 16 links per inch chain and it just doesn’t look big enough . Found a supplier in Australia that is awesome to work with . Modelers Central I believe . I am looking for other choices for accuracy . Thanks every body for input , you are great out there .
Rob,
There is anothjer discussion on Anchor Chain here:
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/115671.aspx
Looks like 3D printing (Shapeways) might be an alternative.
Nino
veery nice . Hope mine looks that good
I had bought some 1/200 chains and they really are too small . Did some research and counted links then converted to about 61/2 - 8 links per inch . About 3/16 inch to 1/4 inch link size . Just need to find supplier . Did find 1 but they were out of stock…(sadness).
Thank you , I just found out about the nice folks at Shapeways .
Wow! What’s the story behind that?
I’ll bet he meant “Kingfisher“ not “Swordfish”. The Kingfisher was the standard WW2 catapult floatplane carrier by USN Cruisers and Battleships.
Possibly, or maybe he meant the Curtiss Seagull. But that’s why I asked. I’m curious to hear back from Gene.