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Had some time this morning while waiting for someone to get ready for school, so I put on the first wash of dove gray. Went on pretty light and I also noticed my camera flash setting was not correct. A few more coats and then some weathering. I also added the bridle catchers to the bow. Unlike the Revel kit, the Renwal kit didn't have them molded in.
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And at present I have added the base coat to the flight deck. The flight deck color for this period is unique in that the ship left the yard with the flight deck only stained. It was later painted with a non-skid dark gray. So, like the Oriskany, I will be doing the painting starting with a base coat followed with washes of blue, gray, and black.
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I have now started the painting process. First was the overall gray with the black boot stripe. when this kit was released, it was common to have them with flat bottoms. The explanation was that it was part due to Defense Department censoring and part for the ease for children to sail across the living room floor. I plan to build up the base and put the hull in a sea of Gesso, like my Oriskany.
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Here was the progress up to last week. The kit was typical "toy scale" and had gaps that needed filling. It also lack detail and I am still contemplating how much Photo Etch and other details to add. I built the Oriskany a few years ago and I went overboard with the detailing to the extent it was no longer enjoyable to build. So this build I am just relaxing and having fun and will only go as far a I feel with the details.
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Back in November I posted in the Plastic Kits section about the re-release of the Renwal USS Shangi La and the Revell USS Hornet. These kits, other then a couple of resin short run releases, are the only representation of the Essex Class carrier in its modernized configuration. Both my brother and I built these as kids, but for the past twenty years these kits had been out of production. My father was on the Lexington for her first cruise after she was modernized, and in 1990 I kit bashed for him a model of the Lex in 1/700. The Renwal kit was a big surprise, because it matched the Lex to a Tee as she looked when she left the yard for shakedown in 1956, so I had to purchase it and try to make a larger model of the Lex for my father. Unfortunately, he passed away over Christmas and would never be able to see it. I decided to continue the build because my brother is building a shadow box to display his service medals, certificates, and burial flag and he wanted to put the ship in the shadow box. So, bear with me, I already started and do not have a lot of pictures as of yet, but will try to post as I go. Here is the kit
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Great work. You are a very talented industrial modeler. Makes me long for when I was an engineering student before the days of 3D printers.
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Man Andy, great build. your making me want to build this kit and add it to my 1/96 Connie as well. Looks like a lot of fun and thanks for the build log. Scott
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Great job Andy, now maybe your fine work will keep me motivated to finish my Connie. Love the case. Scott
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I have been working on and off on this model. It had been kinda hard since my dad passed away a few days before Christmas and I was building this for him. But I started back up and now began the base coat of paint on the flight deck. Also picked up planes and decals from Starfighter. Still need to add railings and other details.
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The smaller ones had be heated next to an iron and formed to shape. I tend to now, as Jud said, use them as patterns and make them out of wooden dowels. The larger ones should be two-piece assemblies. With these, you can put a small steel, or wooden rod in them and glue the halves together. Makes sure to use a lot of clothes pins to clamp them down with.
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I am really enjoying this build and am glad you have been able to work through many of the issues for this kit. Learned a lot. Scott
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If there is ever a kit I wish would still be in production, it was this one. I look forward to following your build. I have built two Aeropiccola kits (Mayflower and Endeavor) and unless you are good with Italian and draw mentally in your mind what the plans are actually describing, they are a challenge, however they turn out to be really nice models. Scott
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These are slot and tab models. I got the War Junk and have built the Turtle Ship from some friends who live in the Orient. They are not bad kits and are quite easy to build in an evening. The laser cutting and fit is great and they take paint and stain well.
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Great to hear your feeling better and that you got some more kits in your stocking from your husband. My wife got me a 1/96 Constitution when we were first married. Keep at it on the rigging, it is looking fine. These kits are great to allow you to take small steps at developing skills with both the standing and running rig of the ship. Trust us, what you are learning on the Columbus ships will make building the large Constitution much more enjoyable. I found it easy for me to make photo copies of the rig plan, enlarge it, then use a colored highlighter to trace the thread that I needed to follow. I got this technique from watching the electrical engineers I work with trace wiring diagrams and it worked well. Scott
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