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after seeing what a tremendous job you did on the Bismark,  I'm definitely following along!  you sure have your work cut out for you ;)    I have the New Jersey,  an already started kit that Lou thought I'd be interested in.  the fellow building it died......Lou got it from his brother.  the paint work that he did is very good.......I won't be changing it.   that's quite a bit of aftermarket stuff..........scares the dickens out of me,  that there's so much out there!

 

looks like a fantastic journey......gonna be a fun project to be sure!  ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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4 hours ago, paulsutcliffe said:

Mighty Mo did a great job against the aliens

I had forgotten about that battle. I always thought it was convenient that they keep a museum ship fueled with a few live 16" rounds laying around like a floating minuteman. Oh well it was still fun to watch.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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4 hours ago, semorebutts said:

though I have no idea how yet...any thoughts?

The least expensive option is the Christmas or Fairy lights that are available all over the place.

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/YIHONG-2-Set-String-Lights-8-Modes-50LED-Fairy-Lights-Battery-Operated-16-4FT/264238952018?epid=20027810493&hash=item3d85de6e52:g:EEsAAOSwoG1cimdq

 

They come in a number of colors, some are remote controlled, and some also have an AC converter if you don't want to rely on batteries, and they fit almost anywhere.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Fantastic, I'm really looking forward to this. 

 

15 hours ago, lmagna said:

One can not help but remember though that the Missouri was hit in the side by a Kamikaze and it barley scratched the paint! (No really, they say that she still carries the dent).

 

Yup, you can see the dent here, just forward of the aft turret.

 

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Here is a view from the deck showing the dent in the rail.

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22 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

I imagine a wArm white color would best simulate 1940s bulbs. 

I think you will find the warm white is best anyway. Almost all lights look yellow when viewed from a distance and the warm white mimic that color. The short battery operated lights with 10 or 20 lights only cost a couple of dollars or so. They all seem to come from China though so you may have to wait for a couple of weeks. 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=fairy+lights+battery+operated&_sacat=0&_sop=15&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1

 

Having said that, you may want to buy a set or two of the battery operated white strings. I bought a couple of strings of 20 light warm and white to use as test light on the 1/350 Titanic I am working on for my wife. I discovered that in the case of the over 800 portholes of two sizes in the hull it will take more light to get it out than I anticipated. I think I will need to do a little reaming on the inside and then either paint the inside white or even possibly silver. 

 

For Nav lights I thought I might be able to paint or in some way color the bulb with red or blue to make green and hopefully a reasonable red color. an alternative would be to replace individual lights in the string by soldering replacement colors where needed. Red for the bridge interior would also be appropriate I think.  

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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2 hours ago, JohnEnglish said:

Yup, you can see the dent here, just forward of the aft turret.

Wow John!

I knew of the hit and damage from books but I have never seen it pointed out. Your post made me look for more and instead I found this:

The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of H.M.S Sussex. 1945.

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Thanks.

Edited by lmagna

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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9 minutes ago, lmagna said:

For Nav lights I thought I might be able to paint or in some way color the bulb with red or blue to make green and hopefully a reasonable red color. an alternative would be to replace individual lights in the string by soldering replacement colors where needed. Red for the bridge interior would also be appropriate I think.  

Tamiya sells the transparent colors you need...red, green, blue, orange, etc.

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13 minutes ago, CDW said:

Tamiya sells the transparent colors you need...red, green, blue, orange, etc.

Do you think the yellowish color of the LED would alter the color of the paint?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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I figured i would post an update while I wait for glue to dry. 

I glued the 2 hull pieces together. 

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check out the stress line above the tape  B4587066-F6E7-41CB-91D9-B2FAEFC8617E.thumb.jpeg.70c1cb11fe008405b82782f2bb56df6d.jpeg

i dont know if i should drill out these holes

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or these above the portholes

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or these in the back

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oh man there is alot of sanding in my future

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look at the size of her! the Bismarck could fit nicely into MO’s hull. 

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Have you seen Koppalakki’s build log for his Missouri? There might be some information there about what should get drilled where. Though, he’s going more for end of service life.

 

That said, the small holes at the stem probably should not be drilled- I believe those are locators for draft marks.

 

 

~ Ben

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Current Builds:

'Doll-Boat' - 1:12 scale 40' Cruising Sailboat

S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald - 1:350 plastic kit w/ Photo Etch Parts (On Hold)

 

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For no real reason I decided to drill out thoses holes

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then it was time to take care of this joint. I used vallejo plastic putty. 

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i used progressively finer sand paper. 

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When I shut my eyes and run my fingers across the joint  and cant feel it I’m done sanding. 

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I wonder what those holes are for?

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I am currently working on the Eduard hull plates. The instructions are pretty straight forward. I wonder why they are rusty or red? 

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 there are 22 on each side of the hull. I marked a line every 35mm starting here

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and ending here

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On 3/14/2019 at 10:15 AM, paulsutcliffe said:

Mighty Mo did a great job against the aliens in battleship, so I'm sure the Bismarck would have been easy 😁😁

Now that was a good film  - far fetched but good.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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On 3/19/2019 at 1:04 AM, Joe100 said:

You know, I thought the same thing. A battleship vs aliens was just fun! Especially where they powerslide the darn thing. 

16” guns at point blank range! 😃

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

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No matter who makes PE, it’s all pretty poor. An amazing amount of research and zero tolerances and there is an expectation you are an engineer. Pretty much advanced users only. My latest instructions say look at the photos for guidance for pieces that are not mentioned in the instructions. 

Greg

 

 

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hey guys sorry this is getting off to a slow start. 

I spent 3 hours this morning cleaning up there mess! Which took away Model time. 

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I cut out the rudders and glued them together. DF60018F-2326-4407-B30B-F517877B52FF.thumb.jpeg.806ab0250cdc199b28aa231c0e4b250b.jpeg

I love the rivet details

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then I just sanded all visible sides. I love all of these Sanders. I have tried sanding sticks made for modeling but I still find these much better. EEFE1471-2F53-4B16-A421-840EBBDAC54D.thumb.jpeg.b16dc582f714ee65e304a4544c300112.jpeg

also there are 32 portholes on the hull. I don’t see much Pontos porthole PE. I don’t know why.There’s tons of portholes on MO....  I had left over MK1 portholes for the Bismarck so I will use those for the hull portholes. 

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that’s basically all I did.  I will try to speed things up soon.   I wish this workshop was at my house so I could work on it anytime. 

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catching up.......you've made good progress.......look'in good :) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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On 3/31/2019 at 8:45 AM, semorebutts said:

I wish this workshop was at my house so I could work on it anytime. 

It's really just a conspiracy by your parents to get you over  little more often................ and to clean up after the birds!

Maybe things will change and you will be able to try the home thing again down the road.

Edited by lmagna

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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