Nice job. I spent 1993-96 on board the Underwood. It's nice to see it remembered. It seemed like the missile launcher didn't work half the time anyway. I was an ST so maybe it just seemed that way.
THIS IS GREAT! ... FFG 29 is named for my late uncle who died in the Battle of Midway and I would LOVE to build one of these... Interesting enough, I boarded UNDERWOOD last summer to take a photo of our ship last 4 JUL.
Thats a strangely worded question,.... do you mean did it take much time to build the model?, if so, it did take a couple of months to build the model over a few evenings, and its still incomplete. So, it was a bit of construction here and a bit of construction there, when I got to finding the time.
lol..think he may be asking if it has killed many men. well i know it saved a lot of lives. spent many months off the coast of Haiti picking up the "boat people" trying to make it to the U.S. on thier improvised "boats."
@tonyaj1972 ...Operation "Support Democracy", in 1992. I was there aboard the USS Antrim (FFG-20), and was home-ported next to the Underwood in Mayport. (Cool model, huh?)
You know the model boats they sell at Tandy, well I got one and just took the engine and electrics out of the model boat and there you have it, a powerplant and propeller for a model FFG.
I'm not worried about the background scale so much, the fact that since the drought that little lake has dried up is more of a concern to me, it means no more local sailing.
Maybe the waves might be a bit out of scale, that is unless you're going for typhoon type conditions and the salt water might rust the the prop shaft. Still if that did happen it would be a fairly straightforward operation to change the electrics and prop shaft I guess.
Yea they removed the missile lanchers about two years ago from most (if not all FFG's)...seems navy inventory of all Sm-1's were running low and was not cost effective to keep them inventoried. That and range of missile they felt was not sufficent for todays fleet. Really good work on the model btw! GSE2 (SW) Johnson ;p
hopefully they keep some other ship around that can protect a FFG should it get attacked ,,,, I wish i knew how many times Iranian planes tried to see how close they could get to our ship in the gulf ,, i'd hate to be on one now without a missle ,, CIWS is a joke ,, they stay broke down
i was on the USS Gallery FFG26,, used to see the real Underwood from time to time , is the Underwood still comissioned ?? the Gallery was sold to Egypt , its hard to believe what they're doing to those ships , they've even docom'd a few Ticonderogas , sank one of them ,, sank a few spruance class , its crazy , they decom'd all the hydrofoils , (PHM's)
Scratchbuilt using styrene sheet, a remote control motor and propeller from a RC model boat, sold at Tandy. Used plans from a 1/700 model, used a scale calculator to get the correct dimensions. Photocopier enlarged original plans cut out paper shapes of hull and superstructure and traced them onto sheet styrene using a marker, scoring the styrene with a scalpel, installed the RC motor with built in servo and propeller, I glued the masts together directly onto plans, painted a overall hazegray.
Nice job. I spent 1993-96 on board the Underwood. It's nice to see it remembered. It seemed like the missile launcher didn't work half the time anyway. I was an ST so maybe it just seemed that way.
whelk 5 months ago
Was a plankowner of FFG 28, have say nice job on the Underwood
FLOWER4191 11 months ago
THIS IS GREAT! ... FFG 29 is named for my late uncle who died in the Battle of Midway and I would LOVE to build one of these... Interesting enough, I boarded UNDERWOOD last summer to take a photo of our ship last 4 JUL.
TheEastBranch 1 year ago
there were none assigned to this ship...however had one board our ship steathly while underway for his own training purposes...
tonyaj1972 3 years ago
SO HOW do they train 2 save 'Hiatians'
throw one another over board
wait till they nearly drown then effect a rescue
??
\_ME_/-out
geNMEting 3 years ago
did it take many lives this underwood ship??
DilLspitZen 3 years ago
Thats a strangely worded question,.... do you mean did it take much time to build the model?, if so, it did take a couple of months to build the model over a few evenings, and its still incomplete. So, it was a bit of construction here and a bit of construction there, when I got to finding the time.
hearwig 3 years ago
lol..think he may be asking if it has killed many men. well i know it saved a lot of lives. spent many months off the coast of Haiti picking up the "boat people" trying to make it to the U.S. on thier improvised "boats."
tonyaj1972 3 years ago
KNOW
I was askin HOW many men sailed on thee 'ship'
a pleasure chatting wiv U gents
peace-out
DilLspitZen 3 years ago
@tonyaj1972 ...Operation "Support Democracy", in 1992. I was there aboard the USS Antrim (FFG-20), and was home-ported next to the Underwood in Mayport. (Cool model, huh?)
Stifsim6 1 year ago
SCALE: noun- (4) the relationship between actual size and the size as represented on a model
geNMEting 3 years ago
is thee engine 2 scale??
FL0W4RP0W4R 3 years ago
You know the model boats they sell at Tandy, well I got one and just took the engine and electrics out of the model boat and there you have it, a powerplant and propeller for a model FFG.
hearwig 3 years ago
I'm not worried about the background scale so much, the fact that since the drought that little lake has dried up is more of a concern to me, it means no more local sailing.
hearwig 3 years ago
thee SEA is X-PAN-ding
take IT ther
IT is a model ov an ocean goin vessel
IF A jobs werth doin
etc etc
KydMongo 3 years ago
Maybe the waves might be a bit out of scale, that is unless you're going for typhoon type conditions and the salt water might rust the the prop shaft. Still if that did happen it would be a fairly straightforward operation to change the electrics and prop shaft I guess.
hearwig 3 years ago
isnt scale about REALITY??
wot scales R U talKIN ov??
I only mentioned thee sea cos that is wer
yer water gone
back 2 it's FAMILY in thee SEA
wer IT came from
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KydMongo 3 years ago
i used to be stationed on the 'Wood (92-98)...sad they took the one armed bandit from all FFG's...
tonyaj1972 3 years ago
I didn't know they'd been removed. Thanks for commenting on the video and good on you for serving in the USN.
hearwig 3 years ago
Yea they removed the missile lanchers about two years ago from most (if not all FFG's)...seems navy inventory of all Sm-1's were running low and was not cost effective to keep them inventoried. That and range of missile they felt was not sufficent for todays fleet. Really good work on the model btw! GSE2 (SW) Johnson ;p
tonyaj1972 3 years ago
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense in the context of cost effectiveness but it does detract quite significantly in the firepower of the ship.
I guess the OHPs will have a different duties to perform from now on. Thanks for your kind compliment on the model here, its much appreciated!.
hearwig 3 years ago
hopefully they keep some other ship around that can protect a FFG should it get attacked ,,,, I wish i knew how many times Iranian planes tried to see how close they could get to our ship in the gulf ,, i'd hate to be on one now without a missle ,, CIWS is a joke ,, they stay broke down
levisnteeshirt 3 years ago
i was on the USS Gallery FFG26,, used to see the real Underwood from time to time , is the Underwood still comissioned ?? the Gallery was sold to Egypt , its hard to believe what they're doing to those ships , they've even docom'd a few Ticonderogas , sank one of them ,, sank a few spruance class , its crazy , they decom'd all the hydrofoils , (PHM's)
levisnteeshirt 3 years ago
I really like the CG 47 class and the Spruance class, very nice ships.
hearwig 3 years ago
Nice boat lol
Rabel2136 3 years ago
Thanks very much for the comment.
hearwig 3 years ago
Where did you get that model? I served on an
FFG-7 class, and would love to have such a model.
Foggienotion 3 years ago
Scratchbuilt using styrene sheet, a remote control motor and propeller from a RC model boat, sold at Tandy. Used plans from a 1/700 model, used a scale calculator to get the correct dimensions. Photocopier enlarged original plans cut out paper shapes of hull and superstructure and traced them onto sheet styrene using a marker, scoring the styrene with a scalpel, installed the RC motor with built in servo and propeller, I glued the masts together directly onto plans, painted a overall hazegray.
hearwig 3 years ago
I'm actually stationed on that ship. I think this one sails better.
IrishZoot 3 years ago
Thankyou for your comment, much appreciated, kind regards Darren.
hearwig 3 years ago