RGL

Unfortunately their shipping to the bottom of the earth is astronomical 

But i havent started 

A few reference books. 6 sheets of PE, lots of resin and brass too. 

I saw this upgrade from 5 Star models when I was watching @Jack12477, 's build of a Fletcher.

http://steelnavy.net/5StarFletcherUpgrade350FBustelo.html

Then I saw a photo on the net of some oilcanning

So I thought, challenging, detailed (seriously the hardest PE set I've seen to date), I can beat it up, and it's small so mistakes won't be so visible.

As it's a US Ship there are a lot of photos but this one will be strait out of the boxes.

Here is an Anatomy of the Ship Iowa coningbout soon. A must have for you I imagine. 

I’m in! You need to breathe between builds!!!!

Well done. I can’t imagine housing her! 

Just place the net along hull at the waterline and there’s your template for the holes. 

No mate, the drilling template, follow that. 

It’s very well engineered so as long as you use the template it holds very well. 

Aaaaand I’m done. Up to the others to shine now. 

It’s been a long trip Dave but you’re nearly there!

Well, nearly done, the final cables and pulleys added. I want to rust up the nets some more then I can add the final anchor, strip the plastic wrap and await my colleagues 

Cool, rust it up ! 

Apparently they were only used when parked at Harbour, at a pinch they could steam with them but could only make about 3kts. The coal usage was prodigious at about 5 times the usual amount. 

Thanks OC. Last of the rigging, lines onto pulleys that pull out the booms from the hull and pull them back in, rigged to the capstan. Only a few hours to go now. 

Down hill slide. Port side net added. 

Brailing davits lines added. 

Working again! 

There’s a very tasty MK1 design upgrade for it which is a lot more detailed than Infini Models. Keeping to my mantra of 3 per nation, as tempting as Yorktown is, Trumpeter have commissioned the box art for Langley in CV-1 from Randal Wilson (he does most of their box art, and displays his work on FB), which would mean it’s a kit I’d love to build asmy 3rd US ship. Graf Zeppelin would be my third German. I have no interest in Tirpitz etc as they’ve been done here already. 

What’s next?

Torpedo nets;

matte black

dark grey airbrushed down the parts where the lines will run, and the edges (it’s so dark you can’t see any details at all otherwise. 

dark grey light drybrush

light grey drybrush

dark rust streaks

light rust streaks 

green slime along the base. 

Result? I just don’t  know. No one had colour film back then. 

So, as I can’t upload any photos, I’m having the same issues as a lot of others; sideline question;

USS Yorktown CV-10 1944 or

DKM Graf Zepplin ?

One at a time. Lots to go. 

Booms complete. Gangways stored. Nets next.