THE Prinz Eugen is Ready for Action.

Well The Prinz Eugen is ready for action. And no it is not the ship that sailed with the Bismarck. The Prinz Eugen is an Austro Hungarian dreadnaught battleship. It is one of the VU class ship. My friend Curt completed the work. This ship went form being in the garbage, stored in a dog house to the final finished product. The final work on this was beyond expectations.  I am including the link to the pictures.

The first link: http://www.rcnavalcombat.com/rcnavalcombat/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1874

The second is: http://www.rcnavalcombat.com/rcnavalcombat/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1867

I just can’t wait to get this one on the water for combat. It is an IRCWCC class 4, 28 second ship with 3 cannons and a pump. One forward side mount with a stern side mount and stern cannon. This is small and deadly. And I am happy.

BackShift Blues

It is 5:25 am and I am working the backshift. I have not had a call for over an hour and 41 minutes. So let’s see what I have on my mind other than sleep.

The model warships are progressing fine. The USS Alabama (go BAMA) is almost completed. I am in the process of sea trialing her to make sure all systems work. The last outing had a pinion wheel come loose on the shaft. A little bit of CA and that issue was resolved. I used some glue on the set screw and tighten it up. So the screw should not come loose. Or at least that is the plan. I plan on taking the boat out for another run on Friday to see if it is working correctly.

The SMS Prinz Eugen is almost completed. A friend of mine in Newfoundland is completing the build for this one. The boat runs and runs well. He is just finishing off some superstructure details before shipping it to me.

HMS Dreadnaught will be the next project. It is unlikely that it will be completed this season but definitely ready for next year.

And the newest hull to join the ranks is DKM Graf Spee. The hull is spectacular. I just have to plan the cuts. I may be able to cut it this year. I think this will be an interesting project.

I do have to add that the price of gas sucks. I say drill more and screw the moose or whatever is in the way. And maybe they will finally build a new refinery to boost production.

More to come