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  1. lmagna
    I somewhat agree but for a different reason. If the British navy was anything like the US navy, and there was little reason to think they were not. Then most flammable items were removed and put ashore when war broke out. Awnings would be high on that list I suspect. Plus I think the ships spent much shorter times in port and it can take some time to break out and rig those sometimes huge awnings and of course put them away again. There may be smaller awnings that would be used to cover the companionway when at anchor or possibly the exposed bridge that was so common on British ships. Just personal opinion NOT based on any real research.
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    No, it is really quite horrendous. Forty years of reading and whenever there was a model associated with my life or something I read I would buy it if possible. Sometimes more than one of "IT". But I wanted to wait until I had a house free of kids breaking things to build them. Well I think it is fairly clear how that worked out for me. I'm 72 years old and still have two children at home to raise. Then there was the spree I went on a number of years ago when I revived my teen interest in Sport Prototype, GT, and Can Am cars of the sixties. I think that at one time I was up to about 160+ 1/24th scale cars and bodies, all from that era of 1960-70. As an example I had four of this McLaren M8B kit as it can be built as a M8A, M8B, M8D, and possibly as an F. I still have one full and one possibly full kit in a bag! What I am saying is that I have no place in the entire house large enough where I could pull them all out and display them for a picture even though they are of course all in boxes. When I die in a couple of years, my kids are going to make a run on eBay and most of them will probably go for ten cents on the dollar as they have no idea how much some of them are worth, or any interest in keeping them, as they seem to have little interest on ships, aircraft, or racing cars and the history they made, let alone in models.
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    I would think that it would depend on the weather on the day you are depicting and what ocean she is in. If, for example if she was on convoy duty on a nice day in the Indian Ocean then the crew would have open doorways for airflow and ease of passage through the ship. A poor day in the North Atlantic would probably be just the opposite. I am pretty certain that they kept her pretty well buttoned up early in the war when operating off Norway. Also pretty certain that at battle stations all would be closed regardless of the weather or location. Having never served on a warship at sea this is just a guess so take it for what it is worth. Your weathering is coming along nicely. I like the idea of worn and weathered but not rusted.
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    Not certain where to put this as there is not a section for metal models so as it is in 1/350 scale I put it in the plastic model section where most of the ship modeling in this scale is located. If there is a better place then please move it. While looking for something else I came across this what I consider to be a unique model. For those people who cannot seem to get enough of installing PE on their ships I think it could be the perfect answer, just eliminate the need for the pesky plastic! Could also be an alternative for those who might be drawn to card modeling but don't want to deal with all that paper. Price is not bad either: https://www.amazon.com/Jasmine-Model-Untersee-Boot-Submarine-Structure/dp/B07PBC4KGC Even less costly through some of the Asian outlets.
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    I wonder what would happen if a company manufactured a kit that was mostly PE and already altered to accept large amounts of PE right out of the box. It would be costly but would it sell instead of buying an expensive model and aftermarket PE and combining them? This kit is looking more and more brass colored Greg.
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    I think I like 70-inch non-explosive artillery shells better! Looking more and more like a cargo ship!
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    No big worry. I suspect your ribbon will be better anyway. Just means I will have to get off of my lazy B*tt and dig out my kit and see what's there. Luckily I have dragged it out recently, (To get the kits for you and Mike) and it should be at the front and not require too much digging.
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    What was in the kit for the seat belts originally? Your kit was unopened so everything should have been in there. Did they suggest you use paper strips? (I'm too lazy to walk to my stash room and looks for myself)
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    Not certain what scale they are but from here they look pretty nice. The Birdcage still seems to have those rounded edges of the typical diecast though. Not so much on the Maserati except where the riveted fuel tank mates up behind the driver.
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    If you go with the LED bulbs they draw so much less energy and produce no heat to speak of so you can go up considerably in "wattage" and not overload the lamp. I have one lamp in the house where I put a 150W equivalent bulb in three years ago and it is still working fine running pretty much all day every day. https://www.homedepot.com/p/150-Watt-Equivalent-A21-High-Output-ENERGY-STAR-and-Dimmable-LED-Light-Bulb-in-Soft-White-3000K-2-Pack-EA21-22W1000eh/313349804?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-312889583-_-313349804-_-N&
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    I must have only seen cheap diecast. They always seem to have giant seams around where the doors and opening panels meet. But then I suppose that could be the six inch thick layers of paint they all seem to have.
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    Nice start. That gold accent really yells 50s at you! That engine and tranny probably weighed half as much as a full modern car!
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    If I remember correctly the process required looks fairly easy but in practice not so much. It operates fine but to get a tight panel to panel fit is horrible. It is better just to glue them into the open position. Your build is already taking on the aspects of a masterpiece!
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    Oh you can get plenty of that as well Mike. Just wait until someone gets a little hungry and they get into an exotic food discussion! Hang on to your hat!
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    Sorry for the misunderstanding Harvey. The picture is not my build. My Lindberg kit is still in the box. I just posted an internet picture of a built Lindberg Q ship model to show what the kit looked like built. It is a pretty small model but looks very similar to yours.
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    Is there a formula you use to determine when it is time to quit gluing and start painting?
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    Nice start Harvey Some time ago I bought the Lindberg "Q" ship with the idea of using it much the same way and taking the lines from the plastic model and build a bigger model from it.
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    Is that how it happens? just go out in the hot sun without a hat? "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun"
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    Agreed, Awesome work. This looks like it will possibly be the most detailed and accurate PT build in existence when finished!
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    I am also guilty. In this case of being diverted from a simple "What if" comment into a full diatribe on the abilities of US torpedoes in WWII. But it is not true that these subjects cannot be properly discussed here on MSW. I would think these discussions at some point could be taken over to Nautical Discussion' or Shore Leave. They could also possibly fit into Book, Monograph and Magazine reviews and Downloads. Questions and Discussions for Books and Pubs or even Nautical/Naval History when they grow out of a pertinent discussion that relates to the events or design surrounding the model being built.
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    Think of it as sailing into the sunset Denis. Possibly changing the bulb to a white light LED could make it less yellow. Nice to see you back on this build. Looks nice.
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    Starting to look a little busy in there.
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    With plenty of targets and almost 15,000 torpedoes fired from submarines, sinking slightly more than 1300 ships I still have some questions about that claim, but have no interest in crunching numbers for the next few months. It is true that in the Pacific the US submarine effort cost the Japanese well over 50% of their losses and combined with their losses from aircraft and other torpedo launching platforms caused the virtual destruction of Japans nautical abilities by 1945. By that time there were virtually no Japanese ships left large enough to warrant the use of a torpedo. This is really Mikes build log not a history debate and he has not really given permission to treat it as such. So I am done. Thanks for the reading. I will certainly look it over.
  25. lmagna
    I think the current manufactures of the old Blue Water Navy kits is The Iron Shipwright. http://ironshipwrights.com/ships_350.html Even though they no longer offer the Arron Ward or even a Benson/Gleaves-class destroyer, it is possible they still have copies of the instructions. Give them a call and ask. the worst they could say is no.

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