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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Haze Gray but not Underway Yet - 76 days, 194 hours
     


    Since my last post I've almost completed the Arleigh Burke except for hundreds of little railings. Here's what she looks like now.
     
    Decal Envy


    The kit came with a paper flag and a set of decals for the ship's numbering, but surprisingly it did not include an ARLEIGH BURKE decal for the stern. Instead it had a laser-cut self-adhesive mask for painting the lettering, and several sets of photo-etched brass letters. I tried the mask first, but it was impossible to remove the body of the "A" while leaving the little triangle in the center. I tried the brass letters second, but it was impossible to glue them in line without getting glue on the letters or scratching the paint off of them. Finally I printed my own decals on Papilio Inkjet Clear Waterslide decal paper. Yeah, you can see the border but that's the least of my imperfections.
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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Anchors Aweigh

    Way back on 10 September I complained about having to make my own hawse pipe out of epoxy putty. I sure wish that I had realized then that the piece had to be thin enough to fit inside the narrow anchor flukes! Thank goodness for my Proxxon pen sander. I was able to remove about 1.5 mm from each side while it was still attached to the bow.
     
    The anchor chains seemed to be made of copper. The instructions said to paint them black, but I think that the links in the chain are smaller than paint molecules, so I used a black patina made for stained glass. That worked well.
     
    The chains disappear into cast-metal chain pipe covers. I sure wish I had realized that they should have holes in them for the chain before I installed them! Instead I butt-glued the chain to the ends.
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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Haze Gray but not Underway Yet - 76 days, 194 hours
     


    Since my last post I've almost completed the Arleigh Burke except for hundreds of little railings. Here's what she looks like now.
     
    Decal Envy


    The kit came with a paper flag and a set of decals for the ship's numbering, but surprisingly it did not include an ARLEIGH BURKE decal for the stern. Instead it had a laser-cut self-adhesive mask for painting the lettering, and several sets of photo-etched brass letters. I tried the mask first, but it was impossible to remove the body of the "A" while leaving the little triangle in the center. I tried the brass letters second, but it was impossible to glue them in line without getting glue on the letters or scratching the paint off of them. Finally I printed my own decals on Papilio Inkjet Clear Waterslide decal paper. Yeah, you can see the border but that's the least of my imperfections.
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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    But I Digress

    I had to put the Arleigh Burke aside for a few days to repair three antique leaded glass windows for a friend. On each window I replaced several shattered panes, re-glazed all the glass, restored the patina, and oiled the wooden frames. Two down, one to go, then back to the Arleigh Burke.
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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Miscellaneous Small Parts
     

    3 missile directors
    2 MK 32 torpedo tubes
    2 SBROC launchers

    2 R2-D2 droids
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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Superstructure Attached
     
     
    Well I got to page 50, "Final Assembly," and I still hadn't seen anything about attaching the superstructure. Eventually I found that I should have attached the forward superstructure on page 18, but I don't think the instructions say anything at all about attaching the aft superstructure or stacks. So I went ahead and attached everything. Here's proof.
     

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    rvchima got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    But I Digress

    I had to put the Arleigh Burke aside for a few days to repair three antique leaded glass windows for a friend. On each window I replaced several shattered panes, re-glazed all the glass, restored the patina, and oiled the wooden frames. Two down, one to go, then back to the Arleigh Burke.
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    rvchima got a reaction from FatFingers in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    But I Digress

    I had to put the Arleigh Burke aside for a few days to repair three antique leaded glass windows for a friend. On each window I replaced several shattered panes, re-glazed all the glass, restored the patina, and oiled the wooden frames. Two down, one to go, then back to the Arleigh Burke.
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    rvchima got a reaction from GuntherMT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Final Assembly
     

    This paragraph
     

    says to find these parts
     

    and all of these parts, file them all down, paint them, figure out where they go, and glue them in place. Yikes.
     
     
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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Superstructure Attached
     
     
    Well I got to page 50, "Final Assembly," and I still hadn't seen anything about attaching the superstructure. Eventually I found that I should have attached the forward superstructure on page 18, but I don't think the instructions say anything at all about attaching the aft superstructure or stacks. So I went ahead and attached everything. Here's proof.
     

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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Final Assembly
     

    This paragraph
     

    says to find these parts
     

    and all of these parts, file them all down, paint them, figure out where they go, and glue them in place. Yikes.
     
     
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    rvchima got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Superstructure Attached
     
     
    Well I got to page 50, "Final Assembly," and I still hadn't seen anything about attaching the superstructure. Eventually I found that I should have attached the forward superstructure on page 18, but I don't think the instructions say anything at all about attaching the aft superstructure or stacks. So I went ahead and attached everything. Here's proof.
     

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    rvchima got a reaction from CDW in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from CDW in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Superstructure Attached
     
     
    Well I got to page 50, "Final Assembly," and I still hadn't seen anything about attaching the superstructure. Eventually I found that I should have attached the forward superstructure on page 18, but I don't think the instructions say anything at all about attaching the aft superstructure or stacks. So I went ahead and attached everything. Here's proof.
     

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    rvchima got a reaction from Old Collingwood in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from schooner in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Dapping tool
     

    The instructions said to shape the missile director (radar) dishes with a dapping tool. I Googled "dapping tool" and discovered that my wife had the female part of one in the kitchen, and I had the male part in my bolt drawer. (Please don't tell my wife.)
     
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    rvchima got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Final Assembly
     

    This paragraph
     

    says to find these parts
     

    and all of these parts, file them all down, paint them, figure out where they go, and glue them in place. Yikes.
     
     
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    rvchima got a reaction from Old Collingwood in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Superstructure Attached
     
     
    Well I got to page 50, "Final Assembly," and I still hadn't seen anything about attaching the superstructure. Eventually I found that I should have attached the forward superstructure on page 18, but I don't think the instructions say anything at all about attaching the aft superstructure or stacks. So I went ahead and attached everything. Here's proof.
     

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    rvchima got a reaction from ASAT in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    More Small Parts
     

    5" gun mount & boat crane
     

    2 double life raft canisters, 3 reels, 2 SATCOM antennas, 11 single life raft canisters
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    rvchima got a reaction from JPett in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    PROPS!
     

    Did I tell you that I ordered propellers? The kit has you building your own using Britannia metal hubs, photo-etched brass blades, and gold paint. I didn't bother. Instead I ordered a pair of 1-inch diameter Raboesch brass power props from  The Model Dockyard. They cost about 38 USD including shipping, but worth every D. I honestly think Bluejacket should include these props with the kit, even if they have to increase the price. At least make them available as an option.
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    rvchima got a reaction from Tadeusz43 in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Miscellaneous Small Parts
     

    3 missile directors
    2 MK 32 torpedo tubes
    2 SBROC launchers

    2 R2-D2 droids
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    rvchima got a reaction from FriedClams in USS Arleigh Burke by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/16" scale - guided missile destroyer   
    Dapping tool
     

    The instructions said to shape the missile director (radar) dishes with a dapping tool. I Googled "dapping tool" and discovered that my wife had the female part of one in the kitchen, and I had the male part in my bolt drawer. (Please don't tell my wife.)
     
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