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It will be a while OC, I need to get the Providence further along and I had BETTER start making some progress on the wife's Titanic or else! Besides the PE for that build is going to set me back probably two times what the model cost and I still need to do little things like pay the bills and eat now and then.- 1,090 replies
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The USS Houston Ever since I first read about the early actions of WWII and the possibly stupid but heroic actions of ABADFLOT over thirty years ago I have wanted to build her. I have always been upset by the plethora of Bismarck’s and Graff Spee's and other ships that had met glorious ends but the Houston who was involved in almost every battle of the opening days of the war was never offered. With the build of Piet's Java that desire has resurfaced and so I went out and bought the Trumpeter Indianapolis. (Like I needed another model on the shelf)I chose that over the Academy kit because it looked like it would be much easier to retrofit to early war looks. The differences between the Northampton and Portland classes is almost indistinguishable, especially at 1/350 scale. Like I said not an out-of-the-box build but I think a doable and worthy model.
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I was wondering where my stash was going! I appears he is sneaky too! It sounds like the Seydlitz will be a nice build but unfortunately not one I would be interested in personally building. As usual my favorite would be MUCH harder to do. But I will follow with extreme interest.
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Works for me. I only said something because if it was me I would come back tomorrow or next week and end up gluing them before i stopped to think why they were in that position! I do stuff like that constantly!
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My house is 120 years old and had been converted into a rental before I bought it with a washer and dryer placed in the basement for common use. When I bought the house I de-converted it and moved the washer and dryer upstairs to the back bedroom that had been converted to a kitchen, after taking out the stove and dishwasher. That still left three upstairs bedrooms and the Admiral doesn't have to carry laundry up and down the stairs. Probably just as much fire risk as in the basement but we have a fire detector installed also.
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I take that back about the hull expanding and contracting on deep dives. The area in question is not part of the pressure hull, but a casing installed over the true hull to provide a walking/working area and is therefore not exposed to pressure changes with depth. The true pressure hull starts just below the freeing ports at the water line and appears to be black rather than the charcoal color of the upper hull.
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No reason why not OC. The tiles are most likely glued directly to the bare metal and if they get knocked off like in this picture the exposed area would rust pretty fast. There are also some signs of rust showing along the seams of some other panels further back. Possibly that is the reason the panels fall off. Water seeps behind the panels and lifts them off. I suspect that there is considerable flex in the hull between deep dives and the surface and the tiles expand and contract at a different rate than the hull. Some other areas of note is that the circle marker for the escape hatch is green rather than red or yellow, and that the bollard the guy in sitting on is yellow on top rather than black. I am assuming that this bollard retracts flush with the deck when not needed as a seat. Another item of note is the cleats. It appears that they are fixed and do not retract or become flush with the deck in some manner.
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Good to see the results at last of your fine tuning the Death Star down from planet destroyer to artist. Quite an accomplishment. We will have to start calling you Lord Vader! May the force be with you!
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I hate to be a nitpicker Patrick, but shouldn't the wooden stocks be at right angles to the flukes of the anchor or is you just don't have them glued in place yet?
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Not a chance! Most days I am only able to come up with 22 when presented with 2+2! It has been a long time since we have had a PC in this house and to be honest I had forgotten the term when used out of context. All we have here anymore are laptops. Everyone in the family has their own. Plus a spare one upstairs for the Admiral and I. The kids have a couple of tablets as well but I'm not all that comfortable with them so pretty much stick with the laptop. Getting old and slow at keeping up with tech I suppose, dreading the day when I have to switch completely over to Windows 10 on the remaining computers. Since the Admiral and I are not gamer's we can get away with 7 on our computers.
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Looking forward to your build Rodger, and what you think of it. I think we all know what the 'other company' is and share your feelings on their offering. I have the larger Master Korabel boat to go with my Phoenix kit and although I have not built it, the little kit looks like it has the potential of building into a little jem.
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I agree Back in the day my favorite nuke sub was the Skipjack, and the only kit available was the old Aurora kit that left much to be desired as far as detail goes. That was no excuse I suppose, as I also have plans for the Skipjack that showed details that were not on the kit but could have been etched in. At any rate, my Skipjack ended up as a black teardrop with fins. The prop was really the only break in color! You might also see if you can find pictures of the deck and see if like US subs these subs have the "Target" ring painted around the rescue hatches. Only a little bit of color but everything helps. Also it looks like the Radar mast is painted white in all the pictures where it is raised.
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I agree Patrick. The only proof on long term reliability is unfortunately............ Long term! Virtually every build on this forum has not withstood that particular test. In the mean time your solution looks pretty good and if twenty years down the road it starts coming apart you happen to know someone who knows how to fit it!
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Nice job OC she is already taking on some character. She is no longer a cigar tube with aspirations of becoming a Sardine can.
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????????????????? Looking great Carl Your Captain keeps a much more tidy vessel than Greg's who has let his ship get run down to the point of almost becoming a rust bucket. Your guy must be a real Bligh? "What do you mean we are at war?" "No excuse!"
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That should do it
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I think that some people have preferred to use leather dye when they have not been able to use the proper color of wood. If you can't use the Ebony you might give that a look.
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Scott If the basement is as big as you say, especially if you have some windows that are outside of the picture area, possibly you could just cover the wall on the left between you and your neighbor with a couple of the blue plastic tarps that only cost a few dollars and can be stapled to the wooden divider wall. That would stop much of the moisture, unfortunately it would stop much of the heat as well. If you are that concerned about excess moisture, then I would get the Missouri out of there as well and any family pictures you may have in your stored boxes. I once had a similar storage situation in an outside shed type of building and kept my backpacking gear there. I ended up loosing two packs and a small tent to mold before realized what was happening. If you live that close to your old shop then maybe it won't be that bad, besides it makes for some family visiting time. I don't see my kids for weeks, sometimes months at a time, and they live much closer than that.
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Thanks Wayne I suppose I was being a little lazy in saying it would be nice addition to the conversation to have a Naval or marine Architect explain the scientific codification behind the evolution of a certain practice, rather than buying and reading the explanation already provided by a navel architect in book form for myself. Looks like I will be adding yet another book to my reference pile so that hopefully I will be able to provide the answer next time the question comes up.
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Another little tidbit for me to steal down the road Patrick. Knew I was hanging around here for a reason.
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Good looking progress Al The nice thing about POF is that you can see the hull lines progress early on. Yours are really standing out.
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Looks perfect to me, a raw canvas just waiting for you to do with it what you want. I don't see any water stains on the floor or walls so if you threw some insulation, wallboard and matting on the floor, you could add some heat and be good to go. Bismark/ Missouri time without the commute. I live in the pacific northwest where it rains nine months out of the year and my first dedicated, (Only dedicated) shop was in the basement of the house I lived in at the time. In my case I just threw plywood and two by fours over the cement floor and went to work. Built a lot of models down there over the years and never had any humidity problems. Good luck
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