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  1.    NavyShooter reacted to a post in a topic: USS Los Angeles by BrianK - FINISHED - 1/200 - Kartonowy Swiat - CARD
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  12. NavyShooter
    I've got most of the 'bits' glued on now. Masts, guns, crane booms, then running gear and RC equipment left to go. I'm generally pleased with how she looks.
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  19. NavyShooter
    The Liberty has now been joined by a Park - see here: Park Class vs Liberty Ship - Line drawings/comparisons? - Discussions for Ships plans and Project Research. General research on specific vessels and ship types.. - Model Ship World™ The line drawings have turned into a visual modification of the Liberty hull into a Park, focused on the upper decks.
  20. NavyShooter
    Well, launched in late June, pulled out by chopping through the ice to get to her in late December. She survived well - a bunch of the damage came from the recovery process - the park staff were somewhat chilly and hurried. There was a crack in the upper decks, and she had a full load of water in the hull - I poured it out, then had to dry it for a bit when I got her home. I'll have to do some minor repairs, some touch-up painting, then it's a matter of getting her up to Ontario. 6 months in the pond and this is how she looks. I'm generally pleased.
  21. NavyShooter
    Starting with the gray!
  22. NavyShooter
    So. As I wait for the paint to dry on the hull so I can add some Gray/camo finish to it, I'm also pondering the flight deck. The flight decks of these little CVEs were wood - however - most of the pictures I see of them show them being not the natural wood colour, rather, they're gray/blue-gray. What would be the right colour for this flight deck? NS
  23. NavyShooter
    Here's the hull after some 400 grit sanding today...and another light coat of red paint. I'm pleased. Now to wait a few days to dry.
  24. NavyShooter
    Here's the plans! USS Bodega Bay Plans 3.pdf USS Bodega Bay Plans 4.pdf
  25. NavyShooter
    Of note, this is the original USS Bodega Bay plan set - there's 2 additional large sheets that I'm going to get scanned and will add - but this gives a good idea of the inspiration for the build, and the level of detail of the original model.
  26. NavyShooter
    Or, free options that you can work from to build something up: Hughes 269C RC Helicopter fuel tanks and interior parts by TheFox70 - Thingiverse Schweizer 300C Hughes 269 Helicopter scale parts by TheFox70 - Thingiverse Floats for the MD500 Hughes RC Helicopter - RC ERA C189 by Andrej85 - Thingiverse
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  28. NavyShooter
    If you've got access to a 3D printer, there's these options: STL file schweizer 300 semi scale rc helicopter on xk k123 mechanic 🚁 ・3D printing design to download・Cults STL file Hughes 269 Calypso Helicopter model ship model building 🚁 ・3D print object to download・Cults
  29. NavyShooter
    Thanks! It's sort - of scratch built. I had to modify every one of the modules of the original hull that's on the web. I appreciate DDP's attempts to help me accurize the hull, alas, despite several tries, I've not yet figured out how to loft a hull properly to the forms from hulls I've tried making. So far I'm 0/5 on it. I don't know what I'm doing wrong with them.
  30. NavyShooter
    I had the model out at the Maritime Ship Modeller's Guild meeting on Saturday to show the guys, and while I was at it, I gave away the 1/350 scale sample print so someone else can putter about with that. Generally pleased with how she's coming along. This is basically where she's at right now. Actually - technically, she's further along than this - the flight deck is now painted gray and the hull has received another layer of sanding/paint and both are residing in my office in the house to let the paint cure.
  31. NavyShooter
    My initial concept had been to have a removable deck panel in the middle of the flight deck to allow me access to the interior - then I realized that I need to get to the rudder under the rear of the quarterdeck, so I've got the entire flight deck as a removable panel, printed in 6 sections and glued together. I had some trouble with the flight deck panels sticking to the bed of my printer - someone suggested bumping the print bed temp up from 60C to 70C...and that solved my problem. Flight deck got printed, and the air det (Martlets and Barracudas) are in progress.
  32. NavyShooter
    I have learned from my Bonnie model that I need to be more patient with paint - it needs to dry more before I do anything with it, be that sanding or recoating. A buddy of mine saw my putty job and suggested to me a new technique. Instead of using straight putty on the hull, you can mix the putty 50/50 with Acetone and brush it on - goes on smoothly, and saves a bunch of time. Dries VERY fast, and apparently this is a technique all the Cosplay folks do for their 3D printed Armour and stuff. So. That's what I'm going to do going forward! Here's how the hull looks puttied up and primed:
  33. NavyShooter
    My HMCS Bonaventure model is huge - over 7 feet long, and she's a beast to move around to show, or put in the pond (when that happens) so this model is much more convenient in size - she's 41 inches long. Very manageable for a back-seat model to get to the pond. I noted that I have released the complete file set for this model on Thingiverse and Cults - here's the link to Thingiverse: HMS Puncher - WW2 Escort Carrier 1/144 Scale RC Ship by Navyshooter - Thingiverse And Cults3D: Free STL file HMS Puncher - WW2 Escort Carrier 1/144 Scale RC Ship 🚢 ・3D print model to download・Cults I'm aware that at least 3 other builders have theirs in progress - I guess there was some demand for an Escort Carrier 3D model! Here's some pictures of the modules as printed:

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