RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 26, 2021 So my next big build for 2022 will be the USS Thetis Bay with a full work up. I found this image on the internets and wondered if I could replicate this point in time, a bunch of worn out aircraft being retuned to the US for overhauls. Thetis bay was Casablanca class carrier and full plans and colour schemes are all available online free of charge. I will of course add them to this log with references. cog, lmagna, mtaylor and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) The kit is quality as far as I can see, as usual there is a very expensive Hasegawa upgrade PE and Deck set, a nice Flyhawk upgrade set, and a full poster of the Gambier Bay (good story behind her, I also have the AOTS of her) and a painting and rigging guide. No one that I have found has built this renditions and it’s interesting. There is only one item on the deck I can’t identify but I have bought tractors, jeeps, Hellcats and Catalinas and had a Grumman Duck 3D printed for her. I intend on spending the rest out the year planning the build before flying anything. Edited December 26, 2021 by RGL Canute, cog, S-boat 55 and 10 others 10 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted December 26, 2021 Courtesy of Reddit lmagna, Landlubber Mike, thibaultron and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 26, 2021 Share #4 Posted December 26, 2021 "Eye - eye" the man is on a new quest into Brilliant land - deffo in for this as I am all your Superb builds. OC. king derelict, popeye the sailor, RGL and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted December 26, 2021 Open source Reference from here: https://www.hnsa.org/manuals-documents/booklets-of-general-plans-online/ cve90.pdf mtaylor, Canute, mikegr and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted December 26, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 26, 2021 Hi Greg, I saw the title and was thinking to myself, "didn't know Hasegawa made that kit??" Come to find out you're converting the Gambier Bay, very cool! Those pictures with the Ducks and Catalinas look like they would make for a really sweet model. I have the same kit in the stash with a bunch of the same upgrades. If you're looking for plane upgrade sets, Infini makes a USN aircraft details set (I think the one I have is IMP-35036R1). With the Hasegawa and Flyhawk sets, are you thinking the Infini USN radar set is still necessary? popeye the sailor, cog, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted December 26, 2021 I truely don’t know yet! There are 18 hellcats and I don’t think Infini makes upgrades for them. I now have three sets of radars for her so I’ll use the most detailed. As they were all cookie cutters I just have to change the name! lmagna, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted December 26, 2021 Share #8 Posted December 26, 2021 Will be another great build, Greg. I seem to remember Gambier Bay was sunk off Leyte. Launched her birds to harass the Northern pincer. Ziggy Sprague's task group flagship? Read "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" . Old Collingwood, thibaultron, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted December 26, 2021 Yes I’ve read it, great story lmagna, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted December 31, 2021 Hull joined up, comes together very nicely, I’ve put the fuel lines on the side of the ship, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted December 31, 2021 Lower gantries, the PE is supposed to sit on top of the plastic, so I’ve retained the sponsons and cut away the rest of the plastic. No such luck with the ones that run along the flight deck and nowhere as near as good as a Pontos set. thibaultron, robdurant, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted January 2, 2022 The focsle painted and covered. deck added thibaultron, mtaylor, mikegr and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted January 2, 2022 I need to move onto the dazzle pattern soon. Thing is, the colours (from the chart above) are different to the kit plans as well as the masks and dazzle design are different between the Gambier bay and Thetis Bay thibaultron, popeye the sailor, Landlubber Mike and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted January 3, 2022 A full day cutting out the flight deck gantries and adding what limited PE there is. I won’t add the railings for nets until painted but lots of super detailing to go. apparently the fueling plans and barrier controls and catapault controls were the same as the Essex carriers lmagna, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 3, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 3, 2022 Wonder what the levers are for - Arrester Wires? OC. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted January 3, 2022 Yes mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) These gantries are very very busy, lots of Details to add, fuel, fire and other stuff. Edited January 4, 2022 by RGL Old Collingwood, thibaultron, king derelict and 6 others 7 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #18 Posted January 4, 2022 Added a bit more detail, added fuel hoses and folded up fire hoses from offcut PE Landlubber Mike, lmagna, el cid and 7 others 9 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted January 6, 2022 All 4 parts of the gantries detailed up. Lots of railings etc to go but for ease of painting and weathering I’ll leave them open for now. ccoyle, mtaylor, thibaultron and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 6, 2022 Share #20 Posted January 6, 2022 Splendid work Greg - those gantries look superb mate. OC. Canute, king derelict, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Golden Posted January 6, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 8:53 PM, RGL said: I need to move onto the dazzle pattern soon. Thing is, the colours (from the chart above) are different to the kit plans as well as the masks and dazzle design are different between the Gambier bay and Thetis Bay Not sure if this is of any help: (Sourced from https://www.shipcamouflage.com/usn_cve.htm) They also show the Gambier Bay's scheme. (The ocean gray on the model's color chart looks a little dark.) popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted January 6, 2022 Yes, they contradict each other. Old Collingwood, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted January 6, 2022 So for safety I painted and masked up the lower hull, gantries have been glued on, there are support trusses and some other stuff that I’ll glue on it tomorrow. Old Collingwood, clearway, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 6, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 6, 2022 31 minutes ago, RGL said: So for safety I painted and masked up the lower hull, gantries have been glued on, there are support trusses and some other stuff that I’ll glue on it tomorrow. What was your clean method for gluing - so you did not get too much glue seepage? OC. mtaylor, thibaultron, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted January 6, 2022 I apply it with a sliver of offcut brass mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share #26 Posted January 9, 2022 Ready for paint, the bridge done. Bloody hard work, I used the best parts of the Flyhawk and Hasegawa PE sets and swapped out three different radar sets for Infini radars thibaultron, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 10 others 6 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share #27 Posted January 9, 2022 The bridge plugs right in very nicely, I’ll paint it separately Harvey Golden, S.A.A., Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 9, 2022 Share #28 Posted January 9, 2022 That looks so nice Greg - so shows it off. OC. king derelict, thibaultron, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share #29 Posted January 9, 2022 Thanks, the Hasegawa PE give you an option for a cover on the bridge that was unique to the Gambier bay or for all other types that Flyhawk doesn’t. Essentially the Hasegawa set is very limited but nicer with tighter tolerances. The Infini radar comes with turned brass pedestals and is hands down nicer. Both Flyhawk and Hasegawa continue with manufacturers making disjointed and confusing instructions which means using three sets took me three days and I’m still confused. thibaultron, mtaylor, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 9, 2022 Share #30 Posted January 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, RGL said: Thanks, the Hasegawa PE give you an option for a cover on the bridge that was unique to the Gambier bay or for all other types that Flyhawk doesn’t. Essentially the Hasegawa set is very limited but nicer with tighter tolerances. The Infini radar comes with turned brass pedestals and is hands down nicer. Both Flyhawk and Hasegawa continue with manufacturers making disjointed and confusing instructions which means using three sets took me three days and I’m still confused. "Mix and match" then the instructions are always the worst part for all of us I thin, same when you have seperate PE sheets and main manual to read - but somehow we get there. OC. RGL, popeye the sailor, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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