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  1. NavyShooter
    Very nicely built! The ropework is well done!!
  2. NavyShooter
    Gorilla Glue applied...weights holding the deck down...we'll see how it looks tomorrow.
  3. NavyShooter
    She's been on the shelf since December - hobby show in a week - wonder what I can get done on her this week in advance of the show?
  4. NavyShooter
    Some further progress on HMS Puncher - shafts didn't arrive from the prop-shop in the UK, and Simon has gone radio silent, so I'm guessing I've wasted my money there....so I got some Dumas hardware that fit the bill. A bit long on the interior side, but it was the right diameter stuffing tube, and the right diameter prop, so yeah, here we are. Also, doing some epoxy work on the St Thomas and had a bit of left-over resin, so I poured in a pound of lead shot and epoxied it into place along the length of the keel. We'll see how she looks next weekend at the Shearwater Aviation Museum hobby show!
  5. NavyShooter
    Hull is looking GREAT after the 2nd coat, so I've switched her to being upside-right, and we've got some minor repairs completed, a new coaming lip added, some internal supports to keep the deck from sagging, and a layer of epoxy on the uppers. I think she's nearly done.
  6. NavyShooter
    Second layer of epoxy is added and is now curing. Once that's done, I'll be flipping her right side up again and will finish up the uppers - ready to shift here to her new home in Ontario in a couple of weeks! NS
  7. NavyShooter
    Fresh layer of West System Epoxy laid up on the hull tonight. We'll see if she needs a second coat.
  8. NavyShooter
    Wait a sec...looking at that box art...the flight deck on that carrier is angled. That wasn't a thing until after WW2! Were they still using Tiger Moth aircraft for carrier deck landing practice in the 50's?
  9. NavyShooter
    And....the fresh layer of black paint has been applied.
  10. NavyShooter
    Well, spring is springing....so....time to get out the St Thomas and tidy her up. There may be a 02 May Deadline on repairs...so....she's shifted to the fore-front for repair work. I took her out and did some sanding, you can see the damage to the bottom of the hull that the duck poop in the duck pond did. She's now sanded clean, including the bulged area that bubbled off.
  11. NavyShooter
    Solving the infrastructure problem before going to the details - good plan. Looks like a cozy old house - what part of the world are you in? Guessing Borden-ish if your partner is with 400 Tac Hel. I may be visiting out thataways in September-ish. Good luck with the Mossie!
  12. NavyShooter
    That's spectacular! I love the detail and how it all ties together. Really well done. You've created a masterpiece! NS
  13. NavyShooter
    Very dystopian...and realistic! A great build! I had to go back and catch up on the whole thread. Well done!
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. NavyShooter
    Starting with the gray!
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. NavyShooter
    Here's the plans! USS Bodega Bay Plans 3.pdf USS Bodega Bay Plans 4.pdf
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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.

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