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My understanding was that in 1942 there were three HMAS ships attached to the Guadalcanal theater as Escort, (Task Group 62.2) these ships were the Heavy cruisers HMAS Australia, Canberra, and light cruiser Hobart The Heavy cruiser USS Chicago was also part of this task group. Of these, the Canberra was sunk off Salvo island in August 1942 at the first battle of Salvo Island in the early stages of the Guadalcanal campaign. None of these or any other Australian or New Zealand ships as far as I can tell were involved in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 14/15 November 1942 even though they may have been in the theater. One must remember Task Force 64 involved in the battle of 14/15 November were ships that had been hurriedly thrown together at the last minute by ADM Halsey as what he could spare after the American losses of the night before. They were in the area, available, and in the case of the destroyers had enough fuel to get the job done against the Japanese fleet that they knew was coming down the Slot. They had never operated together as a unit prior to that night. Several months later in July 1943, the Hobart, as part of Task Force 74 also took a torpedo from a Japanese submarine putting her out of service until 1945.
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Although there were certainly RNAS and RNZN ships in the theater of operations, and in a number of cases even involved in some of the battles in the Solomon's I have been unable to find any indication that there were any in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. I know you are well read in this area of history Ken, probably better read than I, can you correct me in this?
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I almost hate to see it completed Yves. I enjoyed every installment of this fascinating and masterful build, never failing to be astounded and amazed with the new additions. Congratulations
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Going to be an interesting build. Not only is this class of destroyer underrepresented in modeling, the Second Battle of Guadalcanal and the actions of the USS Washington and sacrifices of the destroyers involved have also been mostly pushed to the side. In a matter of less than thirty minutes the Washington inflicted as many as 20 main gun and 17 5" gun hits on the Japanese fast battleship Kirishima almost causing her main forward magazines to explode, (Like happened in the Bismarck/Hood battle). The Kirishima rolled over and sank a little over three hours later and became the only battleship loss caused directly by another battleships gunnery since the Hood was sunk by the Bismarck, (Using the term "battleship" in regards to the Battle cruiser Hood). She was also the last battleship lost in history to another battleship in a purely gun engagement.
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Philo, so you are the guy who is able to make a presentable model from a vacuform Kit! I have tried it a couple of times and failed miserably both times, and they were simple kits! I think that vacuform is possibly the only harder media to work in than card and come up with a nice kit. It is clear you did it with this build
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I'm not normally a big fan of Japanese ships, but as a model this is very striking and hard to believe it is 1/700 scale. Very nice work IJNfan
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1930 BENTLEY 4.5 LITRE by MadDogMcQ - AIRFIX 1:12th Scale
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I agree with Jan and OC Chris. Nice job on a relatively difficult model. Liners can be every bit as hard as warships with all of the small repetitious parts. I also agree with Jan in that there is little likelihood that there are too many stanchion counters out there for the France. If it was the Titanic then it could possibly be another matter. There seems to be people out there who have dedicated their entire life documenting every rivet of that ship! Again congratulations. But you do need to quit blaming that poor innocent looking dog for bent railings! Next you will be saying that he ate your homework!
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It is kind of funny really. Each helicopter has it's own unique sound. I would be surprised if a person could tell the difference between a Spitfire and a Mustang, not so with anyone who has spent time in choppers. I was out camping in the mountains last month and a Huey came over. LONG before it could see it through the trees i just knew it had to be a Huey, and it was. That is after 50 years! It came back a few hours later and again was unmistakable. A Cobra is almost just a Huey on a diet, using almost all of the same moving parts, and even it sounds slightly different.
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I personally think that most troops, myself included, preferred just sitting on the deck than trying to find a comfortable position in the jump seats! I never realized that the KC-135 had any other role except gas station. Learn something new everyday. Yeah, I'm a little hard to get rid of for long. Still be bopping in and out for a while, but hopefully the dust of life will settle down again soon and i can get back to living it instead of reacting to it.
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Not 50 years ago! Completely different nickname almost universally used where I was.
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That is one thing Chinooks have in plenty, seats! Not all that comfy, but plenty of them.
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I'm right here looking overt your shoulder as always, (Well possibly not in Waterloo). The S***hooks were certainly big although probably not much louder than a Huey and we flew with them quite often. I even flew in them a couple of times. Quite a bit different than in a Huey. More like like a flying sardine can kind of feeling with a much more limited view somehow. It is obvious that they are a good ship though as they are still almost everywhere in the world, still being built and getting the job done. Quite an achievement in the world of combat aircraft.
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Another outstanding build in what is becoming a long list of nice builds OC. Congratulations
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For my modified kit representation of the Providence, I intended using one of these kits: https://cafmodel.com/collections/boat-395 I was thinking that the the proper size would be about 100mm in 1/48th would create a ships boat of about 16'. The Cutter kit is 130mm long and if you remove about 30 mm from the widest point of the building jig included in the model and eliminate the matching ribs you will end up with the proper sized ships boat. (If you consider 16' the proper size like I did.) Just an example, as I did not/do not have the tools you have to make one from scratch. Mark's suggestion of using the Master Korabel boat kits may also work but I am not sure how the beam dimensions will work out when converted to 1/48th. Unfortunately Master Korabel never came out with a 1/48th version of their Avos ships boat. I wish they had. Like Mark I would also recommend against trying to build/use the Model Expo boats. They are in my opinion a waste of money and almost impossible sources for truly nice looking small boats. The CAF and Master Korabel kits are both VERY delicate models to build, but if done carefully can be made quite nicely. I think Superglue is the preferred medium for these small kits.
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Fantastic work Ken I knew of the two references from British sources regarding the black paint on the Providence from my own research, but was not aware of any reference to her being scraped and the existence of crane irons. Could you share your reference? Crane Irons I think could either refer to the "U or Y" shaped mounts used for either Swivel guns or in some cases oars. Either one a possibility in the Providence. I would have thought that the Katy/Providence would have had wooden mounts or holes for oars though.
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Even though I have been checking in when the brain is working halfway properly, it appears I am playing catchup from days ago. The inflatable life raft has been answered as has the underrated status of the F4F compared to the Zero in history books, a fate shared by other aircraft like the P-40 that in reality did quite well when properly used by the right pilots. The same was true about the American pilot training vs the Japanese training. The Japanese stayed locked into their recruiting standards and training practices for pilots throughout the war, even after the loss of over 600 aircraft and three more carriers at the battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944, which is widely considered the death stroke to the Japanese ability to conduct air warfare in the Pacific. From looking at what you have to work with and knowing your skill level, this is going to be a build to follow Mike. Looking forward to seeing it evolve.
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I don't want to take over Mike's fantastic builds with my get well stuff but thank you all just the same. Definitely DO NOT slow down on my account Mike. Your daughters will run all over you and we will miss some very fine modeling skills if you do! NOT a good thing. Getting a little more mobile every day and most of the drug haze is fading away. Hopefully will see what I can do in a few more weeks when all the dust settles. Not expecting a spring chicken at my age but who knows?
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Fantastic work Yves. Every time I get to look at your progress I am even more amazed than the time before. I would think that the flags on submarines would remain in pretty good condition as I don't think submarines in any country flew them very often while on the surface. You normally only see them when they are entering or leaving the harbor to and from patrols. Of course when returning from patrol they would often also fly flags indicating number of "Kills" and sometimes a broom from the periscope. This also seemed to be the practice of a number of countries. Have you decided where you are going to display this masterpiece?
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Great work on another masterpiece Greg, especially the "decal" stripes on the new 3D secondary turret. I think that if Micro Master continues with their standard of detail quality they will shortly have the market to themselves!
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Very nice work The same thing would have cost $270 if you had gotten them from Model Monkey/Shapeways! Sometimes it is hard to understand why after market venders even offer an item when it costs more than twice the cost of the model!
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As usual I'm a little late but this build really turned out nice Phil. I will never get tired of the lines of the Hustler. I like your slightly climbing pose as well instead of a flat stance. It shows the plane in a much more dynamic light than just sitting on a runway. Gives it a sense of movement and speed that the Hustler needs to show off. Another part of your build I found interesting was when you were applying the black undercoat. It showed what the B-58 could have looked like in a different life as a Blackbird style reconnaissance aircraft. VERY sinister looking.
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I'm around, just slowed down a bit for a while again.
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