Egilman

I think this might be at least your ship type.... http://www.agenziabozzo.it/vecchie_navi/B-Vapore/Navi_1850-1950_B555_Fanny_Brunner_nave_mercantile_costruzione_1925.htm Built in the same period, she has the same profile and deck structures....

Ok, I'm getting ready to do some shipbuilding, namely the USS Arizona.... Now I know the Arizona was in Ms. 1 scheme, Sea Blue 5-S... the research I've been doing says she was painted by the crew just after she left drydock in November from her Collision with the Oklahoma.... But in my travels thru the archives, (mine and others) I've found a number of other color references to the battle line in Pearl on that fateful day. In the video that USS frolic posted above we have the West Virginia in Sea Blue, and later the USS Nevada in Dark Grey... Now from prior research I know that the USS Oklahoma was also in Dark Grey and the USS Tennessee was in Sea Blue... but what about the others? The USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania & USS California? Well I think I've resolved the USS Maryland.... she was in Sea Blue.... Notice the hull behind the capsized USS Oklahoma? that is the USS Maryland.... Sure looks like blue to me... (another pic from a slightly different angle) Here you can pick out the sharp raked bow of the USS Maryland to the left of the ships stack you can also pick out the sheer of the hull... (another pic from a different day, dark and overcast and across the bay, I guestimate at least a half a mile away) Now the sheer of the hull will naturally appear as black at this distance but with the smoke clearing from the attack you can clearly see her upper works.... Clearly, on a muted gloomy overcast day, the camera from a great distance recorded blue.... The USS Maryland was Blue.... You can clearly see the steam arising from the USS West Virginia as she was cooling down and the Black smoke still arising from the still burning USS Arizona... This has to be the day after the attack.... One more shot of her on the 9th just before they pull her out from behind the USS Oklahoma... And oblique angle yes, but you can clearly see the hull and parts of the superstructure reflecting blue... I think that settles it for the USS Maryland..... I also found a couple of shots of the USS Arizona before they started salvaging her... The Arizona was badly burned and was so hot that she started fires on the USS Tennessee and USS West Virginia, the heat reached back to where it scorched the legs of the main mast and was so hot that the catapult mounted to her turret #3 was warped... Here you can see the level of scorching but her #3 turret still shows blue and the lower main mast and boat crane pedestals still show blue peeking aout from beneath the scorched paint... There is another shot at a slightly different angle.... Just rotated slightly to the right, the change in light angle clearly shows the blue paint on her boat crane pedestals.... One more shot, different day, reverse angle, different light, different camera... About week after the attack, the forward works, (now bare metal) haven't started rusting yet but the fires are out. Here she is still cooling down you can clearly see the paint scorched off the legs of the mainmast, and the port side boat crane, look at the scorched starboard side boat crane, I"mm be darned if she doesn't present as blue, even from the side that took a massive amount of heat..... I think that confirms that the AZ was blue.... In fact, despite most of the confusion the official documents show about painting the Pacific Fleet Battleships, in general the battle line was predominantly in Measure 1, given their 5-L light grey tops and 5-S Sea Blue on everything else.... The Pacific Fleet was almost all the way through repainting the battleship line in 5-S Sea Blue at the time of the attack in the same Ms 1 pattern they were in before.... They only had three ships left to go.... EG

What you think is best my friend, your looking to match the finish in as thin a coat as possible.... Only you can see what it needs to be..... I think you'll do it right.... You have the touch....

It's sure does look the part... nice job....

Yeah it was, but all of the Colonials, French, British and German troops carried powder horns during the revolution, but they were using flintlocks. Cartridges/cartridge boxes didn't take hold in the British army until 1804 or so..... The War 1812 introduced them to the American army.....

Microscale micro-flat is the answer. Of course the best way is to wait in the canopy masking removal until the decals are all on, but I've been where you are many times as well...... Sometimes we just have to see the art... Finish looks great my friend, another piece of art...

Nice work on the Main entrance and the Dressage entrance, can't wait to see what you do with the servants entrance and gallery........ A right proud manor house I would say...

I'm here, I'm always amazed at these paper things when they are finished... I know it's just another medium, but it's one I've never been able to get a foot in. My attempts always seem to bubble, wrinkle and warp...... It amazes me what some modelers can do with them... Fascinating...

No, smaller....

Yeah, it gave you a bit of orange peel there from drying too fast.... The problem with recoating is getting the finish too thick, Looks great and I like the subtle shading effect. I would experiment on scrap with some clear coats and see how far you can thin them for spraying yet still get them to level...... Beautiful yellow birds.....

The Air Force didn't want to give it up, McNamara ordered it to be decommissioned..... over strenuous objections...... Besides they were working on the TFX Tactical fighter system to be used jointly by the AF & Navy off of carriers.... (the TFX eventually developed into the FB-111, a far superior aircraft to the B-58 in the low level nuclear delivery role once the fighter role was dropped) The FB-111 could do supersonic nap of the earth flight profiles which the B-58 could not...... The soviet missile was the S-2 Guideline, similar to the Nike-Hercules and was almost successful in taking down a couple of SR-71's that's why they stopped overflying Russia & China with the SR-71...... (eventually they were going to get one and that would be worse than getting the pair of U-2's they did shoot down)

Well I might have taken a nap in the comfy chair while waiting, but I see there's someone ruminating around the workbench so it's probably time to wake up.....

Those were flintlocks back then. the engineering progression goes Matchlock - Flintlock - Caplock... the percussion cap was the first efficient and truly safe way to fire one of those... Running around with a flintlock was a lot safer than having to run' load and fire handling open gunpowder with a burning match attached to you all the time...

The Atlantis kits are old Revell molds, I believe they were the original "Box" scales from the 50's early 60's..... yes they actually designed models to fit the box they were being packed in!.... But they are probably molded in today's formulation of styrene plastic, not that silver, green or blue thin brittle stuff.... Nice kits if you can live with the non uniform scale....

I'll give you a clue to what it tells us looking on.... Forget the qualifier, you ARE a modeler is what it tells me, whatever medium you work in you produce quality..... that is what we all strive for and you have it.... Beautiful Job..... Well done...

Hi Phil... I built this one when I was a kid. Been meaning to do another but not until I get the finish down.... There are many techniques for doing a Bare Metal Finish.... Polished Aluminum is one of the most difficult as my F-104 build demonstrated....... Will be following closely, pulling up the comfy chair right now.... (in for the long run) EG

Welcome aboard Tom! Glad to have you... And for everyone I haven't forgot this one... I've just been dealing with some real life again, seems like it's coming at faster and faster intervals nowadays....

Welcome to MSW from the PNW!!!!

I love watching a master at his craft.... (you sure you aren't a reincarnated Medieval stone mason?) chuckle....

From the AF Museum, B-25B, the wheel doors were closed/up when on the ground.... (the same for all B-25's) North American B-25B Mitchell Mk I, FK161, the first Mitchell to be delivered to RAF Bomber Command, summer 1942 (where most of the B-25B's wound up, picture courtsey of IWM, # MH 5773) If you have a pic with them down when parked it's either a postwar mod or they are working on it..... All wartime B-25's had them closed on the ground..... Good to see you working again brother.... building is great therapy for most ills..... Wish you a speedy recovery, and by the look of your work your well on your way....

Accurate Miniatures also put out a B-25B kit #3430 which would be the correct version back in '99 or so, from what I understand it's the most accurate kit version also.... they run about $50 to $60 on evilbay.....

Good deal!.. The F4F-4 IS an FM-1 the only difference being it was built at the Eastern Aircraft division of General Motors in Linden New Jersey.... (a mid war, late model F4F) the definitive example is in the NASM.... The Wildcat in the National Air and Space Museum, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics serial number 15392, is the four-hundredth FM-1 built by GM, it served for 13 months at the NAS, Norman Ok. when it was struck and put in storage. It was donated to the Museum in 1960.... A completely unaltered, in service, midwar, FM-1.... Can't beat a reference like that.... I'll tell ya right now I'm in..... Shame it can't be done correctly as a yellowbird, but it would be one step from it....

This is pretty much my technique, I use the water they are soaked with to initially position, micro set for final positioning, and when that is completely dry, micro sol for locking them in place... Beautiful job my friend they really look the business... like you say a bit of panel line highlighting (a small amount) and they will be stunning..... Beautiful yellow birds.... Well done fuselage work.....

Looks Sharp! Now to pick up the SO and head down to the local Frisko Freeze.... Can I borrow the keys?

Tip a pint of Guinness for me when you get the chance my friend..... It is always my pleasure.... Glad it worked for you.... (Psst... not so many you injure your other knee, chuckle)