Repulse class heavy destroyer TOS design

Repulse project is back underway with a pre-launch countdown of 10 days.

 

It looks real sleek and fast! If the Hood is an american musclecar than the Repulse is a european supercar!

 

A fascinating look in how the structural arrangement is done. I was scratching my head when I saw those angled metal struts; somewhere in my head, something told me that there wasn't anything angled around there. So I went back and saw the curved hull/pylon area, "pasted" that with what I just saw, and my head went "woah, that's actually pretty nifty". Am I correct in that the aforementioned part will swoop down all the way from the aft at the impulse engines? And how will the wiring be positioned? On that little piece of cardboard (I think that's what it is) we can see in the first two shots, or inside of the metal beams?

 

The brass struts for the nacelles are angled - but only internally. The pylon 'shells' that will cover them will hide this elbow. The pylon shells will extend all the way to the aft corner of the hull in a continuous arc. Repulse is entirely plastic, brass and cast resin. No cardboard. The wire harness for the nacelle will run between the struts.

 

Do you braze the brass parts together?

 

No, they are simply soldered.

 

Ah, clear. Mighty interesting. Thanks for the insight!

 

I love your designs, and your modeling work is amazing. Thank you for posting this stuff.

 

Brilliant work bro!

 

This is avery nice design. I see you rough modeled it in SketchUp and I would love to try my hand at modeling it.

 

Be my guest. May I have a copy of it when you've finished?

 

Of course.

I like how you've managed to make it look TOS era without it looking like a kitbash.

 

So sleek and powerful-looking! It reminds me of a speedboat or motor yacht. Can't wait to see more as you complete it.

 

This is really cool. From some angles, I'm vaguely reminded of a Maquis raider, and that dovetail is reminiscent of the Excelsior, yet it's clearly a TOS vessel. I'm not a fan of the elongated 'bussard' domes, but that's a stylistic matter. And I love the way you've strengthened your design with the brass tubing. Are you using one of those big, pistol-grip soldering guns? I'd love to know more about your process with designing and building the skeleton.

 

I use a small Benzo-matic butane micro torch for soldering the brass joints. The brass tubing is measured, cut and pinned to a cork board to hold them together as the joint is heated and soldered.

 

Thanks! That explanation sent me on a grand tour of YouTube DIY videos that consumed quite a bit of my morning. I assume you assemble the framework first, and then build the model around it -- how rigid is that framework? It's obviously tougher than fused-together styrene. Time to go review your other threads, I think!

 

Welcome to my world of DIY youtube! Sorry, I hadn't posted much progress pics here as this isn't typically a physical model forum. Yes, the brass frame was assembled first, with the plastic and resin hull components built around it. It is very sturdy, lightweight and allows for a place to mount it, light it and keeps everything aligned.

 

THANKS! That is exactly what I wanted to see. This is amazingly instructional.

 

Actually, when I started in this board, the vast majority was physical model stuff. Very little 3D. It has changed to the opposite, but people still post physical models. Please don't think that those of us with little talent (in my case for both physical and 3D modelling) don't appreciate the work put into a physical model. Keep posting!

 

Hey, I wouldn't mind if you post your WIPs more often like that. I love seeing how you've built up the model!