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I have completed two recent ship builds - the Tamiya 1/350 Fletcher and the Tamiya 1/700 Repulse. I picked the Fletcher after absolutely failing on a Trumpeter 1/700 North Carolina. When I say an 'absolute fail' I do mean it. What I ended up doing with that partial build will make nobody happy... Anyway, after researching the web I chose the the Fletcher and then after that the Repulse. I wanted success and I wanted a build progression. I loved both kits, but wanted something that could challenge me a bit more. It has been multiple decades since I built a scale model so there has been learning process - and a bit of a rework process😊 I chose this Dragon kit because it gets great reviews for detail and accuracy and because it includes a bit of photo-etch. I have never worked with photo-etch. This will be something new... And, look at her!!! Ain't she a beaut with that 'dazzle' camo pattern. That will be a paint challenge. She seems to have had that scheme right out of the shipyard in late '43 and a monochrome scheme after she took damage and got repaired. Then again, maybe this photo (which was obviously used by World of Warships when camo'ing their image of the ship) is Fake News. Who knows. Don't tell me. I love accuracy, but I am in lust with this😍 Anyway, for whatever reason everybody posts a photo of the box art and frets - so, here goes: I guess that really doesn't show it in all it's glory, but me being in a wheelchair kinda limits the angle. This is how I see the world😁 And, here are the paints I am going to use: I am getting my Vallejo Model Color color matrix from: https://app.box.com/s/2hz3x8hp57kqk8qqyu40y0lndkdnc696 It seems to be the go to for matching air and naval colors to Vallejo stuff - which I can easily get about 2 miles away. I am seriously looking at the Sovereign Hobby's stuff once I run out of this. Part of the Fandango behind the North Carolina is that I ended up with about every paint available for almost any navy. Ugh. Since I can't read the notes, these are the paints/mixes: Hull & Superstructure Hellgrau (light grey) 70.989 + 70.883 Sky Grey + Silver Grey Mix 1:1 Hull & Superstructure Mittlegrau (medium grey) 70.989 + 70.991 Sky Grey + Dark Sea Grey Mix 1:1 Hull (Dark Over pattern) Deck: Dunkelgrau (darkish grey) 70.991 + 70.987 Dark Sea Grey + Medium Grey Mix 3:1 Deck As 'The Noob of Noobs' I really like it when folks document their paint. Questions: Given this amount of photo-etch (minimal) what tool(s) should I expect to use/purchase? And, how can I save paint after I mix it. That was a problem with the Repulse. I never got the same color/tone multiple times. And, a comment: Yowser, RGL and I have extremely similar tastes. I find a potential subject using that well laid out PDF and there he is with a build. I'm doing this public build here because of that dude. He and some others around here were the reason I found this site. I'm looking at you CDW and COG. My research pointed right here. GLHF.
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I brought and assembled this kit back in 2014, back then my modeling situation was very basic and despite poor eysight (not quite as bad as now) I used no form of magnifiers just my reading glasses. Its the Dragon type 42 Destroyer kit and builds lovely out of the box, all of the extended batch 3 type 42s can be built from the kit by I decided to build the last of the group that had some mods on her including a bow wave extension of her hull. I saw her a few times in the flesh where we used to live and that influenced me in building her - but looking at my attempts from then using my optovisors I can see all the flaws - so I thought why not have ago to see if I can improve on what I built back then using the same kit - nothing drastic I will not be taking her apart or re painting - just doing a wee bit of a tidy up job under higher magnification. Here are a few pics including a photo I took of the real ship and a last pic as she was being made ready to be scapped and my old model shots. Hope this will be worth it. OC.
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Build #3 First, a little background The Dragon Source: International Dragon Association The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker in 1929. The original design had two berths and was ideally suited for cruising in his home waters of Norway. The boat quickly attracted owners and within ten years it had spread all over Europe. In 1937 the Gold Cup was presented to the class by the Clyde Yacht Clubs Association. This quickly became one of the principal championships in the class and a prestigious trophy in the world of competitive yachting. LOA 8.9m Beam 1.95m Draugh 1.2m Displacement 1700kg (with mast) Mainsail 16m² Genoa 11.7m² Spinnaker 23.6m² The Olympic Years In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich/Kiel Olympics in 1972. It remains the only Olympic yacht ever to have a genuinely popular following outside the Games. Since the Olympics the Dragons have gone from strength to strength. The major reason for this has been the ongoing controlled development of the boat. In 1973 thanks to the hard work of Borge Borresen a G.R.P. specification was adopted, metal spars having been introduced in 1970. This proved to be a major milestone in the class's development. Designed from the first to compete on equal terms with the existing wooden boats, the GRP dragons are incredibly stiff - one reason why boats remain competitive at top level for years. More information: Scuttlebutt Sailing News – “Dragon Class – Stronger than Ever” SailboatData.com – “Dragon” SailingWeek.com – “ANTIGUA DRAGON YACHT CLUB CHALLENGE: MAY 8-9, 2017”
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The USS Gwin, DD-433, an early Gleaves class destroyer... One of the newest destroyers in the fleet prior to the start of WWII.... The Gwin did not survive the war. She was one of the four destroyers of Destroyer Division 22 that were assigned to escort the USS Hornet in Task Force 18 when she left Norfolk in March 1942 to go bomb Japan.... That's correct the Doolittle raid.... As configured in early 1942, (and during the raid) she had 4 5"38 caliber guns 10 21" torpedo tubes, (in quintuple mounts) 12 .50 caliber water cooled machine guns, two stern depth charge racks and 4 "K" guns. (depth charge throwers) ..... She weighed in at 1640 tons displacement, (2530 tons full load) was 348’ 4" long with a beam of 36 ft 1 in and was capable of making 37 knots..... Painted in Ms 12 modified camouflage scheme..... The USS Gwin departed Pearl Harbor 23 May 1942 with Marine reinforcements for Midway and returned to port 1 June. So she missed the battle of Midway, but she was present to help aid in the attempt to salvage the USS Yorktown. Gwin was close aboard the Yorktown and USS Hammann DD-412 when they were torpedoed by the I-168, she observed the Hammann go down as well as the Yorktown the next day... The USS Gwin carried 102 survivors she rescued from the two ships to Pearl Harbor, arriving 10 June 1942. On the 15th of June she departed along with the Hornet's task force to the Guadalcanal area to support the landings there, she was one of the destroyers detached from the task force to escort the troops ships to their landing zones and patrolling the "Slot" against japanese attempts to reinforce their forces... Assigned to these duties she missed the first naval battle of Guadalcanal..... On 13 November 1942, Gwinn was assigned to the screening force of TF 64 consisting of the Gwin, USS Walke DD-416, USS Preston DD-379 and USS Benham DD-397. the Battleships USS Washington and South Dakota formed the striking power of the force... The four U.S. destroyers were placed in the vanguard of the formation and began engaging the Japanese Cruiser/Destroyer group of ships at 23:22. The Japanese responded effectively with accurate gunfire and torpedoes, and the destroyers Walke and Preston were hit and sunk within 10 minutes with heavy loss of life. The destroyer Benham had part of her bow blown off by a torpedo and had to retreat, and destroyer Gwin was hit in her engine room and put out of the fight. The Gwin was unable to hang around for the finish as she was damaged too severely with a hit destroying her aft engine room and a hit to her fantail setting it on fire. She endured all this while attacking a much superior enemy force with her burning depth charges detonating as she fought... She and her sisters were credited with putting several Japanese units out of the fight... However, the destroyers had done the job they were assigned as screens for the battleships, absorbing the initial impact of contact with the enemy, although at great cost. Admiral Lee ordered the retirement of Benham and Gwin.... (benham sank the next day) The Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal became a US victory both tactically and strategically. The Gwinn was ordered to PHNY for repairs and eventually to MINY where she was completely overhauled...... This is a photo of her tied up at Mare Island Navy Yard December 19th, 1942 just after her arrival..... The only destroyer to survive the second naval battle of Guadalcanal..... Returning to the Solomon Islands battle area She resumed her escort duties. On 7 April 1943 she was escorting reinforcements to Rendova Island and was opened up on by the enemy shore batteries firing from Munda Island, straddled by the first salvo, she again had her aft engine room knocked out of action, but she stayed in the battle turning and laying a smokescreen to cover the landing and returning fire on the shore batteries, which were soon silenced. She also shot down several attacking aircraft during the engagement. Rendova soon became the major PT boat operating station in the area... (where a young Lt Kennedy and PT-109 would soon be stationed) After repairs the Gwin escorted a reinforcement echelon from Guadalcanal to Rendova, and missed the battle of Kula Gulf, but quickly raced up the slot to rescue 73 survivors from the Light Cruiser USS Helena CL-50 who was sunk in the battle..... Gwin was then assigned to Destroyer Squadron 12, which was assigned as the rear covering force for Admiral Ainsworth's Task Force 18 and went with the Task Force north into Kula Gulf to intercept a heavy Japanese reinforcement column coming down the slot.... During the battle known as the Battle of Kolombangara, (or, Second Battle of Kula Gulf by some) after the initial engagements by the five destroyers in the lead force, Admiral Ainsworth turned to starboard after closing the range to bring his full complement of main guns to bear on the Japanese force, He turned straight into a salvo of long lance torpedoes fired from the Japanese ships in anticipation of his turn, his cruisers Honolulu and St. Louis were both damaged and forced to retire but the Gwin wasn't as lucky. The Gwin was hit amidship by a long lance just forward of the #1 torpedo mount where it detonated. It destroyed her forward boiler room and blew out the bulkheads to the forward engine room and aft boiler room..... Fortunately for her crew, it didn't break her keel....... Damage control fought a long 7 hour fight to keep her afloat but at 09:00 the next morning the USS Ralph Talbot DD-390 took off her crew and scuttled her.... Of the seven ships of Task Force 18 that set out in March of 1942 into harms way, only three survived the war, by mid 1943 the rest were underwater..... This is the start of a tribute build of five of the ships that comprised Task Force 18, The USS Gwin DD-433, She will serve as the exemplar to represent all four of the destroyers of Destroyer Division 22; USS Gwin, DD-433, USS Meredith DD-434, USS Grayson DD-435 and USS Monssen DD-436.... Next up, the Kit.... EG Credit for the historical commentary go to several online historical archives and credit for several of the pics to Rick E Davis a noted US naval historian and researcher.... Thank you....
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Having accidentally deleted the previous posts, this is a new start. Over 70 years ago, I thought that the Dragon had the most beautiful lines of modern sailboats, and my opinion hasn't changed since. Sure, there were many boats that caught my attention from 8 meters to J boats, but to me, the Dragon had the lines of a classic sailboat before rating rules dictated changes such as plumb bows, reversed transoms, etc. I've sailed and raced a Penguin, Flatty (Geery 18), Coronado 15, Lightning, Soling, 26' sloop (Halliday) and Cal 40 but never a Dragon. Building the model is my vicarious way of gaining that experience. My last model, HMS Victory was a six year adventure, but at 83, another long project doesn't seem to make sense (I'd like to see the end result). There are only a few Dragon models on MSW. Cap'n Bob pleased his wife with a second build, 1:48 scale and Dee-Dee recorded a brief but detailed version of the hull. Borge used the Billing kit to build a cruising version with fine detail and exquisite metal work. I haven't the experience to replicate Borge's metal work, nor are metal lathes, drill presses, etc. considered proper decor in our den/office (condo). I've had a Billing Dragon kit for 20 or more years and it supplied the basics for my build. More on the kit quality later. The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker (Norway) in 1929, gaining world wide appreciation as well as Olympic Games status. Specifications are a fractional sloop rig (Bermuda rig), overall length of 29.17' (8.89m),displacement of 3740 lb. (1696 Kg.), molded finn keel of 2200 lb. (998 Kg.) and an upwind sail area of 286 sq.ft. Other designs with similar sail areas include the Star, Etchells 22 and 5.5 M class. The venerable Star boat carries about the same sail area for it's 22.9' (6.92m) hull and less than half the displacement. Star. The 5.5 M was designed as a developmental class as a slightly smaller and less expensive alternative to the 6 meter, at 31' (9.5m) displacing 3700 - 4400 lb. 5.5 M The Etchells 22 is perhaps the most similar design to the Dragon. Designed in 1966, the Etchells has an overall length of 30'6" (9.3m), displacement of 3324 lb. (about 400 lb. less than a Dragon) along with a finn bulbus keel and a reverse transome. The sail plan is very similar to the Dragon noting the location of the fore stay in the on deck photo. Next, the kit and beginning of the build. Cheers, Gil
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Hello again ... my second model posting. About 40 years ago my wife bought this kit for me and I put it together as well as I could. This was all pre-internet and I had nothing more to guide me than the instructions in the box. We were sailors ourselves so I had a pretty good idea how it should work! Anyway, I just assembled the hull, made a backing board for it and hung it on the wall where it stayed for about 35 years collecting dust. A few years after I retired I started scratch building as a hobby and decided to tart her up a bit. Here's how she looked when I started stage 2 ... By now we had the internet and I looked at many Dragons there and just chose what features I liked best and incorporated them into mine. I decided first to plank the deck as it just had the sheet of wood that came with the kit. Haven't a clue now what I used as caulking in case anyone wants to know. Have a feeling I scored the tiny gap i left between the planks with a fine triangular file and rubbed something in as caulk. Cut mahogany strips for a deck edge coaming and as a king plank of sorts. Made a little dog-house from a scrap of mahogany and added a raised coaming with scaled quarter-round around the cockpit and added some nice bases for the winches. I have a healthy supply of wood scraps so of many varieties so I included them whenever possible. This floor grating is from cocobolo strips ... Tiller uses alternating mahogany and "something else" ... pine maybe? bent and glued around pins on a board. Metal fittings scratch made from aluminum scraps. .... Winches and traveller are scratch built too ... Likewise a few deck fittings ... This was as far as I wanted to take the project as I had no interest in making it into a sailing model. Oh yes, I finished up the keel, made fittings to support a rudder then ran a tube through to which I attached the tiller ... sorry no pictures. However, good friends of ours make boat cradles for a living so I had to make something they'd approve of so some nice mahogany scraps were selected for the purpose. I had to make proper tilting supports too so they were scratched from small bolts. So that's where she stands today and has resumed her duties as an excellent dust collector!! Thanks for looking in. Frank
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Hello everyone, after I had so much positiv response about the pictures of my model in the gallery, I decided to start a blog about this ship. About the Dragon is to say, it was a third rate ship, designed by Thomas Slade and build at Deptford. Launched 4.3.1760 and sold 1784. It is not the first ship model I have build, but the first 18th century and framed model. A friend told me about the Bellona and I'm interested to learn more about these ships. My first name is Siegfried and that name is program, Siegfried was the most famos dragon fighter here in Germany, or the only? So I would build the Dragon. I ordered the plans from the NMM and a lot of books from everywhere. Then I started learning. Because the whole ship would be too large in 1:48, I decided to build only the stern part, from the 10th frame backwards. After 3 month I started with the model. That was in the winter of 2011/12. In 2012 a friend of mine was in London and I asked him to take pictures from the models at the NMM. That was a great thing and helped me a lot. In 2013 I visited the NMM and the shipyard at Chatham. Here I saw the Superb, the third ship of the Bellona class. That visit changed a lot, you will see it in the pictures. I changed mostly the color of the hull. I will post the first pictures in a fast pass, to get update with the actual level of work. And please excuse my english. Regards, Siggi
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The classic wood Dragon sailboat. The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker from Norway in 1929. The original design had two berths and was ideally suited for cruising in his home waters of Norway. The boat quickly attracted owners and within ten years it had spread all over Europe. It's one of the worlds most popular keelboats with Dragon Fleets the world over. Between 1948 and 1972 the Dragon class was raced in the Olympic Games. The early boats were constructed of wood but during the early 1970s fiberglass boats were developed. The controlled development of the class has lead to a classic yet modern keelboat. Back in the day, there were two Dragons moored at Montrose Harbor, 'Sea Pup' was one. Dragons sit low in the water and they are the fastest looking boats in the harbor. The classic wood Dragons are just plain gorgeous! Be still my heart. I purchased the Corel 1:25 Dragon kit a few years ago. As usual I'll be making some changes to the build. Most significant change is the hull will only be painted below the water line. The wood that came with the kit is nice and will look good with a varnish finish. My collection of modeling tools will fit inside a shoe box with room for the shoes: Straightedge razor blades, metal files in two sizes, X-acto knife with #11 blades, wire cutters, various sanding sticks that I made, sandpaper, micro drill, CA and PVA glue, a digital caliper and a 6" metal ruler that doubles as a scraper. For some of the decking and mast, I'll add a soldering iron. On woodenboat.com there's a thread titled "Time for a Dragon Thread" with lots of eye candy photos. Check it out! The new Dragons are high tech boats. Here's an except from an article about Dragons by Matthew Sheahan in Yachting World, July 3, 2015. The new fiberglass Dragons look fast, but they have too many "strings". Check out that photo of the bolt on keel being machined. The Corel Dragon kit is the typical Corel kit, great drawings, nice wood, lots of little parts and instructions that are less than so-so. But the drawings are great and have logic to the way they are laid out. I started building 'Puff' last Spring. But between June 1 and August 30, I spent 35 days on the road at out of state events, another 25 days at local events and a few more days for event preparation and post event paperwork and poof! Where did the summer go? The hull planking is done and starting to work on the cuddy and add the benches to the cockpit. The hull will be painted below the waterline, right now I'm thinking a teal blue or ultramarine blue. Above the waterline, I'll add a few coats of poly. I don't have a lot of photos, but enough to recreate the build. Dee Dee Chris Destano, 5 River Road #123, Wilton CT -
Decided to drag this model out of the closet at build it to try and break my model building blues. I became a bit distracted by other life events and modeling took a back seat. Am hoping this will rekindle a fire. For starters, here are a few pictures of what I am building. Will add a simple photo etch set and a wooden deck to give a little flavor. I started by building the anti aircraft guns and secondary guns. The parts are so small and detailed, it's hard to believe plastic can be molded in that fashion. Plastic models have come a long, long way since I was a kid. For the youngsters among us, that was just after Noah built his ark.- 75 replies
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The first Dragen was built in 1929 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sailing characteristics of the vessel were so fine that the boat soon was used throughout the world, and especially in Europe. As time passed, the Dragen changed gradually, so that today only the hull is original. In 1948 the Dragen became an Olympic yachting class, and all measurements have been standardized by the international Sailsport Union. I started this kit about 25 years ago, had it stored in my garage since then. Then i got interested again, and started to rebuild/restore here. It turned out to be a fun project, and joining the MSW only made it better, a lot of helpful people with a ton of knowledge. The build will continue, but first upload the buildlog pictures. I had a big job ahead, it looked like a stranded ship wreck. Børge
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