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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 22nd, 2012, 10:13 am
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Rodondo wrote:
Very pretty Cloncommander, if you want I can do both Irish COAs, though I can't find any references to the Filipino ones
That will be very, very nice :D

The only source for the CoA of the Filipino Peacock Class:
http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp19 ... /brp22.jpg
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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 22nd, 2012, 10:17 am
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I'll give that a shot after the Irish ones then, (looks very similar to the US ones oddly enough!) Thanks :)

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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 22nd, 2012, 10:19 am
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Great!
PS: I found a very high resolution photo of the Peacock Class and I'll need to change some details of the ship :)
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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 23rd, 2012, 8:24 am
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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 23rd, 2012, 8:03 pm
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the rib crane still appears to be to high

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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 24th, 2012, 5:29 am
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... LHD_2).jpg
As you can see, the crane is higher than the deck and it's slightly higher than the railing.
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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 24th, 2012, 7:24 am
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http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprint ... oat___1987_/

http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/04/09/still-there/

Crane arm level with upper deck. By looks of crane there is a piston in the upright so the height may vary

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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 25th, 2012, 8:16 am
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http://jecobinplans.com/estore/images/p ... p2401b.jpg
http://www.navyphotos.co.uk/plover%20p2403b.jpg
I think I'll keep the height as now but level it.
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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 29th, 2012, 2:46 am
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Wait, the US had Peacock Class Patrol Vessels?

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Post subject: Re: Peacock Class & Related ClassesPosted: May 29th, 2012, 3:05 am
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No the British Initially used them to patrol the Hong Kong area IIRC a

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