French Le Terrible class super-destroyer

All
It has occurred to me that I really need one boat that I can battle with in all of the other formats.
So I have decided to build a Le Terrible class super-destroyer. The hull that I have is an old Swampy hull. Strike Models carries these wonderful hulls now.
Mikey

 

I am curious about this hull. How light is it? I would battle it under the MWC rules. I would love to have a destoryer in my fleet.

Thanks,
Kim

 

She comes in at 4.6lbs, pretty heavy for a DD. A little smaller then Tyler's Mogador.

 

Could you take another photo of her with something in the frame for scale? A ruler, perhaps?

 

Here is a photo.
I have also thrown in a couple of batteries.
The large orange one is pretty much the same battery that I used in my last LeTerrible. Except that this one has lots more
amps.
The one in the photo is a 7.2 volt, 3000 mah battery. My old one was a 7.2 volt, 1500 mah.
The smaller green battery is the new one that I intend to install in my new boat.
It is a LifeP 6.4 volt, 1.5 ah battery that I got from Strikemodels just for this ship.
It is less than half the size of the larger battery, and weighs perhaps 1/3 the weight.
Mikey

 

Thanks Keri.
I will contact him.
Mikey

 

Why did you have to post this? I was planning on working on a plug for the Algerie and now I want one of these too!
The books are all packed so I can't check. Isn't the L'Hardi one of this class? I'd really like to build her to run alongside the Montcalm and Richelieu!

 

What no Alsace class? How can your collection be complete without one?

 

Phill
I had been speaking with a couple/few others that were interested in building some destroyers, and there just isn't a lot of info out there on the smaller ships.
I chose this particular class as it is French, and there are hulls available, and it is also one of the largest of the destroyers ever built. Which will make it somewhat
easier to build.
The Le Hardi was the last class of French destroyers built during WW2. They were quite a bit smaller that the Terribles. But they were very cool as well.
I have always like the Le Hardi class ships as well. But building one would probably be beyond my capabilities at this point, as I have no experience with such
a small ship.
And there are no hulls available for it. Well. Not yet anyhow.

Interestingly enough..
I am interested in your Algerie build. It is my favorite French heavy cruiser.
Mikey

 

The Alsace.
I actually started building one of these for big-gun years ago. Never got her finished.
I have considered building one again recently, but decided that if I was going to build something big to add to my collection of French ships
it would probably be the Jean Bart as she was finally completed after the war.
I just love the superstructure, and secondary, and anti-aircraft cannon layout.
Mikey

 

I've had the Mogador in battle already. Learned a few things and am game to build something even smaller sometime.
Looks like I can start moving into the new shop this weekend. (oh, new house too. Well, not exactly... Old house... built in 1880 which is old in these parts... Tumwater was the first non-british settlement in Washington state and the first settlers arrived in 1845)
The critical part is that the shop is separate from the house and can be heated for winter use. I'll put in an exterior door between it and the garage and insulate it. With this setup, I can do fiberglass year round so the first project will be the Algerie. I haven't done a large plug before so don't hold your breath. I'm hoping to get a couple of hulls by early next summer. Got to start by building a workbench...

 

Pretty hull!
I've now rebuilt the exterior wall of the shop. When I pulled off the sheeting, I got most of the structure with it. Ugh! Not part of the plan. I think the plan was to build a workbench. Two weeks later I am back to that point...

 

Phil
Perhaps you should consider having a build-session and have the folks help lay out your shop, so that you all can have lots of build-sessions, and build boats.
My boat shop is not huge, but I have plenty of tables, and benches. And we get together often (especially during the cold season), to build more boats.
Of course, sometimes we get more war movie watching done than the actual boat building. But it is more of an opportunity to get the boaters together, than
anything else.
Mikey