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    HMS New Zealand

    Hi, Regarding the plans for the ship I assume that the National Maritime Museum have them. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/ and PlansandPhotos@nmm.ac.uk should be a contact point. For the KGV there is a research guide available (http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.2601/viewPage/1) that states...
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    GPM Missouri

    On sale from 15/9 is the current statement on the GPM webpage. 131 x 17 cm, it's BIG ....
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    GPM Missouri

    On sale from 15/9 is the current statement on the GPM webpage. 131 x 17 cm, it's BIG ....
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    old sailing ships for beginner

    No guns, but not too complex and freely available: Isolda by Gunnar Sillén, either no 9 at http://www.bildrum.se/cutout.htm or at www.isolda.info.
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    Spitfire kits

    Nice summary, Leif. Halinski promises a Spitfire Vb in January according to their homepage. (1:33 as always)
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    JSC Queen Mary 2

    According to Christopher himself in his latest "Cutting remarks", the name similarity is purely coincidental. So that was an incorrect conclusion.
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    Battleship "Schleswig - Holstein"/ GPM Nr.218 /1

    I think the english word for kasematten is casemate. (In swedish it is kasematt believed to be from the italian casamatta). It is the gun mounts that normally appears in the ships sides just below or above the main deck. There are no turrets, the guns are mounted inside the ships with some...
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    JSC Queen Mary 2

    Well, "soon" is one of those words I tend to avoid whenever possible. There are a few other models ahead of this in the queue and with the speed of my builds I am afraid it will be some time before this one comes up. I don't doubt you will manage to get to it long before I do :wink:
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    Anyone seen the Baltic?

    If that was the White Star Baltic (known for the ice warning sent to Titanic) I have never seen a kit for it. Model Shipwright 1992; No. 81 apparently contained plans and some photos.
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    JSC Queen Mary 2

    Model: Queen Mary 2 Scale: 1:400 Publisher: JSC 77 - 9/2004 Designer: Bartosz Czolczynski, History: Katarzyna Czolczynska, Photos: Andrew Cooke Queen Mary 2 is Cunard's (now a Carnival subsidiary) latest true ocean liner. It is also the largest such ship ever built at a length of 345 m...
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    USS MISSOURI (BB-63)

    Hi Jim, I think the "top three" ever (completed) were: Iowa/Missouri etc. 270.4m Yamato/Musashi 262.9m Hood 262.1m I am still going :shock: whenever I look at those handmade portholes ... just amazing.
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    Newbie and Schleswig-Holstein pictures needed

    Oh, that is different. This page http://germandressdaggers.com/Kriegsmarine%20Ship%20Schleswig%20Holstein.htm have no pictures but do mention some changes to the armament during the ships life. Radar is also mentioned http://www.warships1.com/Weapons/WRGER_07.htm...
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    Newbie and Schleswig-Holstein pictures needed

    Bottom right of this page: http://www.gpm.pl/?page=700&g=1&k=101&sk=10102&kk=GPM-0218 and on their english language frontpage near the bottom of that page as well. Not that large but something.
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    To Build A Ship: HMS Cleopatra

    http://www.imageshack.us/ might provide at least a temporary relief. (Found that link at AtlasF1 thanks to bira)
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    DKM Bismarck Picture Sites?

    (edit: raimund was faster) That is HMV:s version of Bismarck by Peter Brandt. More than 7000 parts and the photo etched parts set is another 2500 pieces. http://www.moduni.com is the homepage of the store owned by the same people that is behind HMV-verlag. Cap Arcona is available in...
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