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patrickmil got a reaction from Bill Morrison in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC April 13

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from mikegr in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC March 2

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from Old Collingwood in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 25

I strayed completely off the kit's recommendations. In fact, I feel like I've strayed off of what most recommendations were. For the vertical surfaces and most of the deck details, I have been using XF-12 (J.N. Grey) over a darker grey to help give some depth. For the decks, the non-skid is painted in XF-53 (Neutral Grey) and the slick-deck is painted in XF-24 (Dark Grey). Some of the details are in white and some are in red, as well. I went with these colors after looking for some time at online resources and these colors looked closest for me and how I wished to represent the subject.
patrickmil got a reaction from rcmdrvr in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 26

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from yvesvidal in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 26

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from Old Collingwood in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 25

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from schooner in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 25

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC February 25

Hi all,

Thanks for the looks and likes. It's been a bit since I've posted on this project. I've been pouring a lot of efforts into the main superstructure on this ship. Something I've learned since last time; this kit is actually geared more for a much more recent time period than I had originally thought. Comparisons between the kit and online pictures make this much more clear to me now. Here are some pictures of my progress. I'm still needing to paint and decal much of this before I permanently stick it down to the deck and hull.

I hope you all enjoy and thanks for following!
patrickmil got a reaction from Javelin in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC Sunday at 06:57 AM

Hello Everybody! Glad to be in 2024, lol.

Thank you for all the likes and the comments so far; they are appreciated. I put down XF-53 over the entire deck and then took some painstaking efforts to mask off most of it to apply a darker "trim" color, XF-24. The colors look pretty stark in contrast and the main deck color might look a little light at the moment. After hours and hours of looking at pictures of the real thing, the colors are the closest my eyes will let me pick. That said, the main deck color will be deepening a bit with a clear coat and then darken up a bit with weathering, filters, and washes. I think it will tie things together nicely once done. Oh, as for the where the "trim" color goes, that was another interpretation and how I wished to represent the USS Curtis Wilbur. Unfortunately, there are no pictures that cover every inch of deck during the 90's, so I did the best I could and went with what I thought looked logical and had a nice aesthetic. Well, I brought more pictures.

Oh, I owe an explanation for below, lol. I had ordered much wider masking tape; it just wasn't going to get here as soon as I wanted, so I used 6mm. I'm a glutton for punishment.

Unfortunately, the color depth from black-basing beneath the XF-12 (JN Grey) isn't showing up terribly well on the camera, but it looks nice in real life.

Thanks for looking in!
patrickmil got a reaction from Javelin in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC Sunday at 06:57 AM

Hi all!

Thanks for your likes and following along. I applied decals on the hull and the deck. These were sealed in with clear coats and the carrier film on the decals is almost non-existent now. The deck is glued in place and currently under clamps until I'm certain the glue has fully cured. Also pictured are the propellers that I polished until the plastic parts were shiny, primed with Alclad II Gloss Black Base, and then painted with Bronze top-coated with Gold Titanium. To me, the propellers more closely match pictures of the real things in online resources. I have some pictures of my progress to date. Now begins all of the "fun stuff" with the superstructure and weapon systems.

Until next time, thank you and be safe!
patrickmil got a reaction from Old Collingwood in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build February 2

Photo Etch
patrickmil got a reaction from robert952 in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build February 1

Photo Etch
patrickmil reacted to RGL in HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350 - PLASTIC - revisited January 30

The anchors (compare the kit one above the three Micromaster ones)
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350 - PLASTIC - revisited January 29

The MicroMaster details really pop. Great work so far!
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 29

I strayed completely off the kit's recommendations. In fact, I feel like I've strayed off of what most recommendations were. For the vertical surfaces and most of the deck details, I have been using XF-12 (J.N. Grey) over a darker grey to help give some depth. For the decks, the non-skid is painted in XF-53 (Neutral Grey) and the slick-deck is painted in XF-24 (Dark Grey). Some of the details are in white and some are in red, as well. I went with these colors after looking for some time at online resources and these colors looked closest for me and how I wished to represent the subject.
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 29

I look forward to seeing your build log!!!
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 29

The hull is pretty thick, but cutting it for a waterline model is definitely doable with a Dremel or Proxxon, or a lot of manual elbow grease.

Edit: to add to the above, this is one 1/200 scale ship where I think waterline would be cool since the hull isn't as large as a bathtub.
patrickmil got a reaction from king derelict in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC May 7

I appreciate all of the likes and comments; they really provide encouragement when this project throws its curve balls at me. I worked through steps 4-12 in the instructions. These steps have you have add many tiny little deck details. These comprise 200+ tiny little parts and I decided to conquer all of those steps in one large "MEGA-STEP" 🤪. I prepared them by separating them from their sprues, cleaning them up as best I could, and then sticking them in groups to paint stirring sticks with tape sticky-side up. Once primed and painted, I was able to detail paint anything needing it and then they all got stuck on the hull and deck. While it's very far from perfect, I'm happy with my results and it passes muster with a one foot viewing distance.

Ugh! The macro lens is brutal. I couldn't see that seam line on the Harpoon launcher until the below picture. Thankfully, after worrying about it for several hours, I figured that it should not be easily visible if at all since that side will be facing the funnel structure in pretty close quarters.

Thanks for looking in!
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 29

Thank you very much! I'm going to start looking, but if I don't find one, I'm going to start one; Trumpeter Decals Survivors Club. I'll let ya know how that pans out. 🤣😆🤣😆
patrickmil got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build January 29

Photo Etch
patrickmil got a reaction from Canute in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 26

I strayed completely off the kit's recommendations. In fact, I feel like I've strayed off of what most recommendations were. For the vertical surfaces and most of the deck details, I have been using XF-12 (J.N. Grey) over a darker grey to help give some depth. For the decks, the non-skid is painted in XF-53 (Neutral Grey) and the slick-deck is painted in XF-24 (Dark Grey). Some of the details are in white and some are in red, as well. I went with these colors after looking for some time at online resources and these colors looked closest for me and how I wished to represent the subject.
patrickmil reacted to rcmdrvr in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 26

What paint/colors are you using.
patrickmil got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350 - PLASTIC - revisited January 26

The MicroMaster details really pop. Great work so far!
patrickmil got a reaction from RGL in HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350 - PLASTIC - revisited January 25

The MicroMaster details really pop. Great work so far!
patrickmil got a reaction from Canute in USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) by patrickmil - I Love Kit - 1/200 - PLASTIC January 25

I look forward to seeing your build log!!!

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