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USS ENGAGE by Brian Falke - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - 1989 post modernization (first scratch build)
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Hoping you have recovered from gluing the 68 40mm gun barrels. And the 50 of these and 50 of those. I am assuming you stayed on schedule with the Missouri project. The detail work you were putting into it was great. All adds up to a fine looking ship and a great conversation piece. I'm working on a couple of display cases now. Sixty inch long pieces of plexiglass is almost a frustrating as 50 of these and those. Will try to attach pic of BB-62 to this post. I have little experience in using a blog or community website so I am guessing at getting it done right.
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PT-109 by rudybob - FINISHED - Revell - 1:72 - PLASTIC
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Totally agree with your pick on movies. I don't want to nitpick but I do have a concern with the hull number. PT hulls #28 through #60 was assigned to the 77 foot Elcos not the 80 footer. Sorry. The 77 foot had a different chart/navigation room profile with more windows. As per paint, I have had the privilege of talking to two WWII crewmen. One said "It looked like the whole boat was dipped in a bucket of green paint". They could could not remember seeing either of the two camouflage design schemes that came later in the war. They were around New Guinea late 42, 43. My brother and I both have the Dumas 48" Kit. (He bought me one so we could run them together.) Both boats, #117 and #141, are painted with MTB Green. Much lighter than the jungle green with a slight brownish tint. Just a note, the one guy I got to know rather well was in the engine room. He sat on a steel seat bolted to one of the motors. Said you can't imagine how much you hurt inside after a two hour trip across ocean waves. He also said you was always looking for a good place to hide the boat during daylight.
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Hi Papa. The ship, SS American Scout, in the picture was a wooden 1/192 Sterling kit. It was my first wood ship build and didn't realize the frustration while building it. But I do remember a lot of trimming, adding and make it work. Except for the boom rigging and some fittings, it looked like a ship Was no way of getting it back to states from Philippines so boat stayed in Subic.
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Try to stay with 1/192 WWII warships and support ships with RC . Hoping the next project will be the T2 tanker.
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Omaha, Nebraska. Try to stay with 1/192 WWII warships and support ships with RC . Hoping the next project will be the T2 tanker.
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A website call "Fine Art Models" has several professional photos of 1/192 scale Iowa Class. Just in case, I never used the 2 Tom's Model Works brass railing for the raised bow. (old style thick etch) You can have if need an extra set. I left the original pins and thread.
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Was looking for Sterling USS Missouri builds and found this. Have the large 1/192 sheet and have a 30 (?) page detail book that came with kit. Just looked at more of your photos. Looking good. Spent a year building putting this nightmare together in early 70's. Just finished a refit with a lot of high end parts. (USS New Jersey, late 1944 theme) Left the single shaft for RC. Found that 12V 550 with 1 3/4 race prop at 3/4 throttle makes a nice look. Refit was expensive but now, setting above the fireplace, it was worth the work. These kits are nearing a "collector status" now.
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