SHIPYARD REPORT


ONGOING SHIP MODEL PROJECTS
FINISHED SHIP MODEL PROJECTS
PLANNED SHIP MODEL PROJECTS
CANCELLED/HALTED OR NEVER FINISHED SHIP PROJECTS

Ongoing ship projects, sorted by ship size:

 General:  'Emilianova' class
  Multi-purpose Cruiser
 Origin:  Krigistanskaya Sotsialisticheskaya
 Respublika
 Type:  Multi-purpose cruiser
 Name:  Emilianova
 Year:  1962, model build year
 1999 (starting year)
 Models length:  137 cm/54 inch
 Scale:  1:144 (approximately)
 Models draft:  N/A (about 4 cm)
 Models engine system:  Single electric engine
 R/C system:  Hitec 250 (2ch), servo type HS-81
 Drawings by:  TRETOV
 Photos?  Yes
 Construction type:  Light-weight balsa and
 thinnest plywood.
 Constructed by:  TRETOV
 Other:  Efforts have been made to lighten ship
 as much as possible
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 General:  Torpedo Boat
 Origin:  Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR
 Type:  KTS ("Klein Torpedo Schnellboot", Small Fast Torpedoboat)
 Name:  N/A
 Year:  N/A, yet.
 Scale:  1:20
 Models length:  N/A
 Models draft:  N/A
 Models engine system:  Three Graupner 240 (?)
 R/C system:  8 channels, 3 propulsion,
3 steering, 2 not decided yet.
 Drawings by:  Jürgen Eichhardt
 Photos?  Yes, finally
 Construction type:  Balsa 'Bread and Butter'
 Constructor?:  Locutuz
 Other:  Drawings from VTH. This boat has a REAL pattern.
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 General:  Arleigh Burke-class
  destroyer
 Origin:  United States
 Type:  Destroyer
 Name:  Arleigh Burke
 Year:  1991, model build year
 2000 (starting year)
 Scale:  1:200
 Models length:  76
 Models draft:  4-5 cm
 Models engine system:  Single electric engine
 R/C system:  FUTABA
 Drawings by:  D. Lübbesmeyer
 Photos?  Yes, one.
 Construction type:  Balsa 'bread and butter'
 Constructed by:  PolarBear
 Other:  Hull almost finished dec. 11th 2000
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 General:  Quickstep-class
  destroyer
 Origin:  United Kingdom
 Type:  Destroyer
 Name:  Quickstep (a second copy, yes)
 Year:  1940, model build year
 2000 (starting year)
 Scale:  1:144
 Models length:  N/A at present
 Models draft:  About 4.5 cm
 Models engine system:  Single electric engine
 R/C system:  4 channel FUTABA
 Drawings by:  Glynn Guest Designs
 Photos?  Yes
 Construction type:  Balsa hull and keel,
 plywood and balsa superstructure
 Constructed by:  Zapata
 Other:  
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 General:  N/A-class
  small ship
 Origin:  N/A
 Type:  Small ship
 Name:  N/A
 Year:  N/A
 Scale:  1:144
 Models length:  N/A at present
 Models draft:  N/A at present
 Models engine system:  None
 R/C system:  N/A
 Drawings by:  R U Jokin'?
 Construction type:  Balsa (scrap parts)
 Constructed by:  TRETOV and PolarBear
 Other:  'While Glue and Cement Dries'-project :) Went probably (and hopefully) out with last sack of garbage...
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Finished ship projects, sorted by finishing year:

 General:  Sayonara-class heavy cruiser
 Origin:  Fantasy country similar to JAPAN :)
 Type:  Heavy cruiser
 Name:  Sayonara
 Year:  1936,
 model build year 1995 (starting year)
 Scale:  N/A (!!!)
 Models length:  ~150 cm
 Models draft:  more than 5 centimetres
 Models engine system:  N/A (dismanted, had twin electric engine)
 R/C system:  Hitec 250 2ch (dismantled)
 Drawings by:  TRETOV and Locutuz
 Photos?  Finally, one.
 Construction type:  Balsa, thin plywood, plywood keel etc.
 Constructed by:  TRETOV and Locutuz (Locutuz hull, TRETOV superstr.)
 Other:  First ship that "got all the way". Now dismantled. Hull crack.
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 General:  Hipper-class heavy cruiser
 Origin:  Germany
 Type:  Heavy cruiser
 Name:  Blücher
 Year:  1940,
 model build year 1997 (starting year)
 Scale:  1:144 (approximately)
 Models length:  ~150 cm
 Models draft:  Some 3 or 4 centimetres
 Models engine system:  Single electric engine
 R/C system:  N/A (dismantled)
 Drawings by:  TRETOV and Bundesarkiv
 Photos?  No
 Construction type:  Balsa, thin plywood, plywood keel etc.
 Constructed by:  TRETOV
 Other:  Damn fast
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 General:  Hipper-class heavy cruiser
 Origin:  Germany
 Type:  Heavy cruiser
 Name:  Seydlitz
 Year:  1940,
 model build year 1998 (starting year)
 Scale:  1:144 (approximately)
 Models length:  ~150 cm
 Models draft:  Some 3 or 4 centimetres
 Models engine system:  Twin electric engine
 R/C system:  FUTABA 2ch
 Drawings by:  TRETOV and Bundesarkiv
 Photos?  Yes
 Construction type:  Balsa, thin plywood, plywood keel etc.
 Constructed by:  TRETOV
 Other:  Good, reliable ship.
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 General:  'Quickstep' class
  Emergency destroyer
 Origin:  United Kingdom
 Type:  Destroyer
 Name:  Quickstep
 Year:  1940, model build year
 1997 (starting year)
 Scale:  1:144
 Models length:  30 inch
 Models draft:  4.5
 Models engine system:  Single electric engine
 R/C system:  Hitec 250 (2ch)
 Drawings by:  Glynn Guest Designs
 Photos?  Yes
 Construction type:  Balsa hull, keel and superstructure
 Constructed by:  Locutuz
 Other:  N/A
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  • Also finished, model of Soviet nuclear plant. Intended to be blown up with small fireworks,
    became too nice and is now just collecting dust in the basement :( A picture of it

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    Planned ship projects

     General:  Tatung-class aircraft carrier
     Origin:  Krigistanskaya Sotsialisticheskaya
     Respublika
     Type:  Aircraft carrier
     Name:  Nikita Tatung (350)
     Year:  1975
     Scale:  Yet N/A
     Models length:  Too long
     Models draft:  N/A
     Models engine system:  Triple electric engine + bow engine
     R/C system:  N/A
     Drawings by:  TRETOV, Voenno-Morskogo (Sovietskogo) Flota Arkiv, Scale Ship Modeler
     Photos?  Of course not, silly.
     Construction type:  Balsa, thin plywood etc.
     Constructor?:  TRETOV
     Other:  Hell too big - need cash. Click on Online Shop please and buy something...

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    Cancelled/halted or never finished ship projects:
    "DA GRAVEYARD"

  • U-boat U99 (cancelled, fatal errors, nice wreck however)
  • U-boat, no number (scrapped and burnt)
  • U-boat U196 (cancelled, failing constr. technics, scrapped jan. 2001)
  • Scharnhorst (halted, hull only, for sale, e-mail...)
  • Gneisenau (halted, hull only)
  • US destroyers, 2x (cancelled, one scrapped, one remains)
  • Z-39, german DD (cancelled,, failing constr. technics, blown up)
  • No-brand destroyer (halted, not enough time, will continue(!) sometime
  • Pocket battleship (halted, scrapped jan. 2001)
  • ...and some more...