concerning HEN: i made a detailed ECHO-I SSN 3d model if its any help
The Drydocks Crowd-sourced Sub Project Proposal
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again Foxtrot would be an excellent choice (i've wanted one since Rick built that first hull), one another note, my son is putting together a 1/700 Typhoon. A 1/144 scale would be a great sub for r/c!If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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I recall that a group- or crowd-souced to use the current parlance- builds were fairly popular over at Sub Pirates, back in the dark days of the noughties when the website was firing on all cylinders. Used to have Steve Neill cranking out hull masters, Dave Merriman would do the fittings and the late Dave Welch would develop a dive system. Went well initially but seemed to turn sour later on.
Group builds require everyone involved to keep up their end of the bargain, also needs to be clear who has the rights to the finished model if it's going to be kitted commercially and you need everyone involved to be at a similar level of ability, or at least be able to work to a standard. In a nutshell it requires careful management, and a close eye on the personalities involved.
When deciding on a subject, I think only those involved in the build should have the final say. Many will wax lyrical about availability of a certain subject, at a certain scale, then disappear like willo the wisp when it's time to cough up the readies.Comment
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It's not often I have to disagree strongly and with passion against something Andy says.
…And this ain't one of those times.
Spot on, pal! The Internet and model clubs are crummy with broken promises and bad-blood generated by 'group' projects. Quality model-makers are, by definition, loan wolf, cave dwelling, anti-social, *******s. Getting more than two of them to work cooperatively makes cat training look simple.
DavidLast edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 07-24-2018, 11:45 AM.Who is John Galt?Comment
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The Neill-Merriman-Welsh cabal worked in spite of our respective charming personalities -- a group of exceptionally (almost God like) talented guys who did several successful projects together -- almost by accident. History points to our cooperative to be the exception, not the rule.
I join with Andy in his cautionary warning. Don't jump in to a group project unless you can do the work, and know your place in the group.
Good stuff, Andy.
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since there were some requests, this is my ECHO I 3D model :
Last edited by JHapprich; 07-31-2018, 05:57 AM.Comment
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Thanks. I made two other models of comparable quality, pr.651 Juliet and pr.945 Sierra. I also made many other types but with less detail. I have 2 unfinished hq models, whiskey-class and yankee-class. Maybe useful for designing bulkheads and line drawingsComment
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Actually thats what i think when i read building threads such as your ALBACORE or Davids PAPA. not to mention all the stuff from the one that stole his nickname from that book series i was just too old to read when it started. ... now that is tricky,right?Comment
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