lmagna Posted April 29, 2018 Share #91 Posted April 29, 2018 Masterful job Greg. Can't wait to see it in place! mtaylor, popeye the sailor, RGL and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted April 29, 2018 Share #92 Posted April 29, 2018 The end result looks great Greg despite the frustrations and tribulations Those masts are just full of electronics, aerials and cables; you have a done a nice neat job of it especially at that scale. cheers Pat mtaylor, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 29, 2018 Share #93 Posted April 29, 2018 Right, all is left .. cover your bling with some grey paint ... perfect job Greg RGL, lmagna, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share #94 Posted May 1, 2018 Satcom domes and SPY panels added, bling tower painted pjofc4, coxswain, Dan Vadas and 15 others 18 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 1, 2018 Share #95 Posted May 1, 2018 Funny what some paint does to an object ... suddenly you've got a smashing ship's mast. Looking good mtaylor, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted May 1, 2018 Share #96 Posted May 1, 2018 Great paint treatment Greg; that looks very realistic mate! cheers Pat mtaylor, popeye the sailor, RGL and 4 others 7 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted May 1, 2018 Share #97 Posted May 1, 2018 Absolutely impressive! Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share #98 Posted May 2, 2018 Mast stepped, CIWS and a few other things added. I’ll get to the rest of the stuff I’ve painted up tomorrow. That will just leave the ship’s boats, helicopters, railings and rigging. I can then finally start some weathering. Canute, Dan Vadas, cog and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share #99 Posted May 2, 2018 Nukla’s, chaff dispensers, ESm, stairs, chain guns, launchers, refueling ports etc. so much small detail. Haliburton, cog, mtaylor and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 2, 2018 Share #100 Posted May 2, 2018 so much detail Greg! top notch model!..........looks life-like as she stands now.......even more so when she's weathered RGL, cog, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted May 2, 2018 Share #101 Posted May 2, 2018 By the time you are done with this build Greg, you will know almost as much as any crew member about the layout and equipment on this ship and be qualified to conduct guided tours! popeye the sailor, cog, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chj Posted May 2, 2018 Share #102 Posted May 2, 2018 Question, please. How do you know what each of the small parts represent? Tamiya identifies many of the parts, but it seems to me that Trumpeter neglects to do so. I bought AOTS for The Sullivans, but can't find a similar publication for each WWII ship class. Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadB Posted May 2, 2018 Share #103 Posted May 2, 2018 Greg, your model is fantastic and took me down memory lane! I was a SPY radar tech on the USS Barry (DDG52), so many of your photos bring back lots of memories. Fun fact- those SPY arrays are made up of a thousand or so small porcelain windows that are covered in RTV. When you go through a hail storm lots of them break and you get to spend a day in port on a ladder replacing them! -Chad mtaylor, RGL, cog and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share #104 Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, chj said: Question, please. How do you know what each of the small parts represent? Tamiya identifies many of the parts, but it seems to me that Trumpeter neglects to do so. I bought AOTS for The Sullivans, but can't find a similar publication for each WWII ship class. You might have to narrow it down as to which piece you want to know about, but I reckon ChaB probably has it covered! I have the entire collection of AOTS but I doubt they will make any more. Profile Morskie has some excellent plans of a lot of WW2 ships. Edited May 3, 2018 by RGL cog, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 3, 2018 Share #105 Posted May 3, 2018 7 hours ago, ChadB said: When you go through a hail storm lots of them break and you get to spend a day in port on a ladder replacing them! Luckily you used different materials, Greg ... else you might have been replacing those tiles for the remainder of your time with all them hail storms about Canberra... a never ending build More details than I expected on this one popeye the sailor, Canute, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share #106 Posted May 3, 2018 All good Cog, ‘Our’ next build will be less complicated. One batch of painting to do. mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadB Posted May 3, 2018 Share #107 Posted May 3, 2018 22 hours ago, RGL said: You might have to narrow it down as to which piece you want to know about, but I reckon ChaB probably has it covered! I have the entire collection of AOTS but I doubt they will make any more. Profile Morskie has some excellent plans of a lot of WW2 ships. Haha, well apparently the DDG's have changed somewhat since my day! The lack of a forward CIWS sent me down the internet rabbithole of trying to figure out when/why they were removed and what they were replaced with. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, RGL and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share #108 Posted May 3, 2018 Well the mount is there, any answer? popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share #109 Posted May 4, 2018 Started on the railings Dubz, ChadB, Canute and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share #110 Posted May 4, 2018 The last of the railings are done, and the ships boats added. mtaylor, Dubz, BANYAN and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 4, 2018 Share #111 Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) Looking good! What's left, mate? Weatherin'? Edited May 4, 2018 by cog mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share #112 Posted May 4, 2018 2 helicopters, touch ups, a few decals, screws, weathering Canute, popeye the sailor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadB Posted May 4, 2018 Share #113 Posted May 4, 2018 Beautiful! Those railings look like they were a real pain to install but they look great! Canute, mtaylor, RGL and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 4, 2018 Share #114 Posted May 4, 2018 awesome progress........ship looks in fighting trim very well done! RGL, mtaylor and cog 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share #115 Posted May 5, 2018 Weathering begins, grunge first, then some salt and later a few rust spots and rusty streaks. I’m going to have to paint all the railings Black to represent wire keeping the posts grey. I feel its it’s starting to look a little less like a toy now. fnkershner, Dubz, cog and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 5, 2018 Share #116 Posted May 5, 2018 Very nice work! Well done! Im reading the second book in Ian Toll’s series on the Pacific War. Spruance plays a key role in the war effort, cool to see someone building the ship named after him. popeye the sailor, RGL and Canute 3 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted May 6, 2018 Share #117 Posted May 6, 2018 Up to your usual very high standard Greg; very nice detailing. cheers Pat mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share #118 Posted May 6, 2018 Grunge streaking done, 3 more types of weathering to go on the sides, I’ll use pastels/ Powders for the decks Dan Vadas, BenF89, paulsutcliffe and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share #119 Posted May 9, 2018 Rust and salt streaks done, bit of grunge powder on the deck and tops of the stacks. Bit of rigging next. hexnut, mtaylor, cog and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 9, 2018 Share #120 Posted May 9, 2018 Hmmm, starts to look like a "well used tub" ... You seem to improve with every part you add to your ships ... popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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