Tigerdvr

Outstanding work on what appears to be an outstanding kit. They even have an arrow embossed inside the fuselage so we know which way to fly🛩️

Seriously, very well done, enjoying your progress.

Cheers

That's excellent PE work on the AA batteries. Are you using after-market and, if so, which brand please.

You are so right about having the right tools for the job.

Cheers--

Looking good. I like what you did to the wood portion of the deck. One detail you might consider addressing is the seams on the main

armament barrels. Those are the kind of details that we all pick up on as we gain experience.

Good pictures too, making me think of adding Hood to "the list"

Cheers--

I believe I used them as is with painting of course. Off hand, I would think Shapeway is the best bet to find the 3" twins.

I understand the overload of ideas. Every time I opened USS Kidd On Deck I saw another little detail and started thinking how

I could replicate that on the model. Must be part of the disease! 

A nice project. Sharing the same ailment you are experiencing. I recently finished building 1/350 USS Kidd using the Trumpeter The Sullivans kit as a base and a combination

of aftermarket and scratch built items to bring her to the anti-kamikaze configuration.

Fortunately the Kidd is preserved in Baton Rouge in her late WWII configuration providing a great information source in addition to all the many other good sources.

Looking forward to following your Thatcher build.

Enjoy.

Really outstanding. It's unfortunate that a larger deck piece is not available but that's just minor. 

Thanks for sharing a very informative log.

Cheers--

Interesting to watch your skills improve from ship to ship. Welcome aboard.

A proud papa! 

Outstanding, one vote for no rockets. JMHO, she represents the "torpedo bomber" nomenclature without the rockets hanging off the wings.

Thanks for sharing your project.

Harley

I purchased it from BNA in Australia. The regular dealers (Squadron, Sprue Brothers, MegaHobbies etc.) don't have it. There is supposed to be a upgrade kit with a wooden deck but I haven't located that yet. Besides the deck I would wonder what else might be "upgraded"

Enjoy

Just FYI, there is actually twice the amount of PE than the pictures show. Each sleeve shown has two pieces in it!

Cheers--

It's like watching the real plane come together. Outstanding paint work.

I just received the Joy Yard Missouri kit. A cursory inspection shows that the advertisement hype is
no exaggeration. Even the packaging is first class. The PE is in a separate box wrapped like a piece of jewelry.
The details are really outstanding. The instruction manual is full color and appears very complete. The directions
for bending a PE part specify which direction and how many degrees of bend to use.
I only hope I can do this kit justice, it will be a challenge in deed. I have to finish my Indianapolis first.

Here are some pictures to show some of the kit highlights.

Enjoy, Harley

What a great little project. The log & photography skills brightened my morning, thanks.

Cheers, Harley

Looking very nicely done. Good photography also. Will follow with great interest.

Cheers, Harley

UPDATE: Price Drop to $225.00!

Very well done Greg. You are, in deed, a weathering master. I think you have captured the war weariness of the Essex.

The tin canning on the Fletcher is particularly outstanding. 

Your selection and execution of different ships has given us followers of you a great visual comparison of ships that I have

not seen anywhere else. Thanks for that.

Cheers, Harley

1 minute ago, lmagna said:

You are a braver man than I Harley. Are you certain that Florida is far enough from Australia to be safe?

Thanks for your concern, I really appreciate it. I'll watch for any packages from BNA (Australia) that I didn't order💣😅

OK, I'll be the party pooper here and take the heat for whispering that some of the fuselage insignia are up side down.

Bunker gear on.

RGL, a wonderful job on the build and log.

Cheers, Harley 

Info please. In following your log (thanks for sharing all the good info) I believe you are using Pontos turrets for your twin mounts. Did you use the complete Pontos mount, barrels etc. or did you go with a combination of kit and aftermarket. I'm researching a future project and appreciate your experience with the Pontos set.

Thanks, Harley

Thanks Ziggy, No visible sailors, the need to finish finally overpowered me.

USS Kidd DD-661 put to sea. This my first water base of foil, ModPodge, and various gels. Case is from AcrylicJob.

Searching for the next project---

21 hours ago, RGL said:

I finally got around to going to the hardware store and got a length or Merbu cut to length. A couple of layers of oil and she’s good to go. I intend on cutting the pedestals down by half then I can all all the completed catwalks which are strewn on the deck. 
 

I spend the entire day doing half of the funnel, the island superstructure is a whole model in itself it’s so intricate. 

 

 

Exemplary  job on the weathering. At first glance on the top picture, that reminded me of the photos of the Bunker Hill (or maybe the Franklin) being brought into New York after their horrific damage in the Pacific. Probably the absence of anything on the flight deck added to the impression. Great log, thanks for sharing.

Harley

It's difficult to view your craftsmanship without just grinning. Very well done is an extreme understatement. 

It's going to be a knockout. Is the stand a commercial product?

Thanks, Harley