tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post4084661155815833633..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: ORP BłyskawicaRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-74286222357919692702013-08-10T15:31:18.735+01:002013-08-10T15:31:18.735+01:00Peter Douglas,
I am sure that the Sheffield shipy...Peter Douglas,<br /><br />I am sure that the Sheffield shipyards of T Gow & Company will rise to the task with alacrity.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-47878261715194932932013-08-10T15:11:17.398+01:002013-08-10T15:11:17.398+01:00Bob and Tim
Wikipedia gives dimensions and quick ...Bob and Tim<br /><br />Wikipedia gives dimensions and quick google search led me to basic plans of both classes. The biggest obvious difference is that the Polish ships had one large trunked funnel while the Tribals had two slimmer funnels. Otherwise, rivet counters would note differences in layout and superstructure but real wargamers would work on the 2 foot principal. Where I work in 1:2400 it's an easy fudge and I'm sure TIm's minions are up to the challenge in 1:1200.<br /><br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-52057492456790820822013-08-10T11:10:17.808+01:002013-08-10T11:10:17.808+01:00Tim Gow,
Ah ha! So you have a secret underground ...Tim Gow,<br /><br />Ah ha! So you have a secret underground island HQ? Now that is clever!<br /><br />I agree that the Airfix <i>Tribal</i>-class model would make an excellent starting point for such a conversion.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10172032856074689122013-08-10T09:41:39.464+01:002013-08-10T09:41:39.464+01:00I missed the start of this exchange as I've be...I missed the start of this exchange as I've been on my secret island HQ....<br />I think an Airfix Tribal would make an excellent starting point for such a conversion. I'll have a look in Conway later.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53351749663713072102013-08-09T21:04:26.541+01:002013-08-09T21:04:26.541+01:00Peter Douglas,
I am trying to get hold of some de...Peter Douglas,<br /><br />I am trying to get hold of some design drawings for the two ships. If I do, I will make them available <i>via</i> my blog.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40868528929005616002013-08-09T20:50:16.531+01:002013-08-09T20:50:16.531+01:00Bob
Thanks for the details on the designs - which...Bob<br /><br />Thanks for the details on the designs - which I should have known from earlier in your post. <br /><br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-38662759645722179822013-08-09T19:44:26.695+01:002013-08-09T19:44:26.695+01:00Peter Douglas,
The design of Grom and Błyskawica ...Peter Douglas,<br /><br />The design of <i>Grom</i> and <i>Błyskawica</i> was undertaken in the UK, and they are follow typical British/Royal Navy design practices ... unlike the two earlier Polish destroyers, which were French in origin and were nowhere near as good a design.<br /><br />Tim Gow's 'secret' hideout is cunningly disguised as a converted loft in a house near Sheffield ... but I suspect that he may well have an underground lair somewhere else as well!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40084835098685060362013-08-09T19:03:30.234+01:002013-08-09T19:03:30.234+01:00Bob
In 1:2400 it should be reasonably easy from e...Bob<br /><br />In 1:2400 it should be reasonably easy from either a Tribal or a larger French DD (I can't recall where the Poles got the plans for these ships). It may be that Tim Gow has cooked up something similar in his workshop (which I feel must be located on a remote island ala Bond villains).<br /><br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90100925466764290682013-08-09T17:35:06.679+01:002013-08-09T17:35:06.679+01:00Peter Douglas,
The Free Polish Navy might not hav...Peter Douglas,<br /><br />The Free Polish Navy might not have been very large, but it was certainly very active, and made a valuable contribution to the Allied war effort.<br /><br />I would love to have been able to go aboard <i>Błyskawica</i>, but she was shut for lunch when we arrived. By the time we went back after lunch - when she was open again - the queues were very long and we were concerned that we might not have enough time left to visit <i>Błyskawica</i> before we had to return to our ship.<br /><br />I would have thought that it would not be too difficult to model <i>Błyskawica</i> using a model of a <i>Tribal</i>-class destroyer as a basis.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5805765096372511182013-08-09T15:11:47.923+01:002013-08-09T15:11:47.923+01:00Bob
Great stuff. I am jealous (again). The hist...Bob<br /><br />Great stuff. I am jealous (again). The history of the Polish Navy in WW2 is very interesting and I've thought about beating up a British Tribal class DD. I do have a Polish Hunt class in my 1:2400 Med fleets.<br /><br />Cheers<br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.com