Dion Dunn Posted June 8, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2022 Well, here we go. First build log on this forum, first paper model ship kit (I’ve built a few HO scale railroad structures in paper), but I am a long time builder of various mediums. Building is my stress relief, and after 30 years of building large radio control stuff and running out of room, I finally figured it out. Discovering paper models has been a whole new world for me, and I’m loving it so far. Back in 1991 I was a young professional traveling between clients listening to NPR news. When the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor was being showcased on NPR news, they ran a story of the USS Arizona that I could never forget. It about brought me to tears, and I locked that memory away in the back of my bucket list that someday I would build a scale model of the Arizona. Then I discovered paper models, then GPM’s version thanks to other members of this site, and the rest as they say is history. I help run a large consulting company, have a busy family, and spend my Summers sailing one of my two sailboats, but tinkering in the shop is one of my life’s pleasures. This will not be a fast build (my Wife thinks 3 years), but it’s not about rushing to the end, it’s going to be about the journey as they say. But to help a little, I did buy the laser cut frames and the laser cut detail set. So after a week, here we are. The hull is framed up, and I’ve started attaching the seam strips. I’m afraid the easy part is done. The laser cut frame set was probably the best, most accurate laser cut pieces that I’ve ever assembled. I wouldn't say it fell together, but absolutely nothing needed modification. soon, the hull plating. Yes, it scares the crap out of me. 😉 yvesvidal, Ryland Craze, Paul Le Wol and 21 others 22 2 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted June 8, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2022 Looking forward to following your progress. I agree with the laser cut forms, quick easy process to get noticeable results. Hull skinning is my nemesis also! thibaultron, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted June 8, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2022 WOW - @Kevin OC. popeye the sailor, Dave_E, mtaylor 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...
Dave_E Posted June 8, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2022 I’m in.👍😀 Dion Dunn, Canute, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 8, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 8, 2022 great start, I will follow your progress 1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said: WOW - @Kevin OC. not for me @Old Collingwood, i will have satisfied my card urge after my present SD14 build, back to wood after this popeye the sailor, Canute, Dion Dunn and 2 others 5 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted June 8, 2022 Share #6 Posted June 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kevin said: great start, I will follow your progress not for me @Old Collingwood, i will have satisfied my card urge after my present SD14 build, back to wood after this Just thought I would draw your attention to another masterpiece like your own, you guys are incredible what you do. OC. Dave_E, thibaultron, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 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...
French Mr Bean Posted June 8, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 8, 2022 It's a nice ship, good luck for build. 😉 thibaultron, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Friendly, health and peace for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted June 8, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, French Mr Bean said: It's a nice ship, good luck for build. 😉 Love the avatar - love Mr Bean. OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Dave_E 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...
Dion Dunn Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted June 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Kevin said: great start, I will follow your progress not for me @Old Collingwood, i will have satisfied my card urge after my present SD14 build, back to wood after this That SD 14 would probably be the end of me too. That is ambitious! mtaylor, Dave_E, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 8, 2022 Share #10 Posted June 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Dion Dunn said: That SD 14 would probably be the end of me too. That is ambitious! about 1/2 way through now, hopefully before @chris watton can release the 1/64 Indy mtaylor, Dion Dunn, thibaultron and 5 others 8 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 8, 2022 Share #11 Posted June 8, 2022 Looks like you're off to a great start. The hull looks very solid and straight. Is that per chance a PZL P.11 I spied on a shelf in the background? mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Dion Dunn and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted June 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, ccoyle said: Looks like you're off to a great start. The hull looks very solid and straight. Is that per chance a PZL P.11 I spied on a shelf in the background? good guess, but it is not. It is a 120" span version of a 1938 free flight design called the "Big Gull". I scratch built it from the original 1938 plans, added R/C and a motor in the nose. I also had to build fixtures for the gull wing portion of the wing, and that was a project in itself. Not the easiest project, but very rewarding. I tend to go straight for the hardest thing French Mr Bean, uncarina, Kevin and 16 others 17 2 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 8, 2022 Share #13 Posted June 8, 2022 I never tried a carton model, but yours looks sweet and tempting. somewhere, I must have shelved lightship kit, I will look for that. Cheers Rob Old Collingwood, Dion Dunn, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds: AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted June 9, 2022 Share #14 Posted June 9, 2022 Very cool! Looking forward to seeing this build! Nicely done on the Big Gull too! Dave_E, thibaultron, Dion Dunn and 4 others 7 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) well, my brain is now in dry dock after catching a head cold earlier this week. So no work on this ship for the last few nights. But I can't complain. First cold in over 3 years, and still no Covid. I'm good with that. Edited June 9, 2022 by Dion Dunn ccoyle, Canute, mtaylor and 6 others 8 1 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kondzik Posted June 11, 2022 Share #16 Posted June 11, 2022 You might find photos from this build log useful - http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.php?f=1&i=380584&t=380584&filtr=0&page=1 If you need something translated ask, I can translate it for you. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) On 6/11/2022 at 4:32 PM, kondzik said: You might find photos from this build log useful - http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.php?f=1&i=380584&t=380584&filtr=0&page=1 If you need something translated ask, I can translate it for you. Thanks. I’ve been backward and forward through that build log many times! This weekend was more about playing on my real sailboat than the toy boat, but I did manage to get some hull plating done. This is hard! But I’m not going beat myself up on the first ship build, however I do have a lot to learn. Edited June 13, 2022 by Dion Dunn ccoyle, Bill Morrison, yvesvidal and 11 others 14 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted June 13, 2022 Share #18 Posted June 13, 2022 Your hull plating looks far better than my 1st attempt at it…or 2nd attempt for that matter. Impressive! Old Collingwood, Canute, Dion Dunn and 3 others 6 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted June 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, Captain Slog said: Your hull plating looks far better than my 1st attempt at it…or 2nd attempt for that matter. Impressive! Thank you! mtaylor, Captain Slog, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share #20 Posted July 18, 2022 Well, I haven't quit yet. 😁 It's Summer, and if I'm not cycling, sailing, or driving backroads with the top down, then I'm having a bad day. We also haven't gotten a lot of rain, and that is usually the only time that I will sit down and work on a model. But I have managed to get some stuff done over the past few weeks. Not a lot, but it is progress and I'll take it. As reported on the German card model site, the designers of this kit missed a bulkhead near the aft end. Knowing this, I made my own out of scrap and it worked out great. I'm also in the middle of the prop shaft assemblies, and as you can see I opted for aluminum tube instead of rolled paper for the shafts. I'll paint them hull red when it is complete. I'm learning a lot with this build, and also resisting my temptation to get frustrated when I make mistakes. It's all part of the process of learning how to build card models after spending 40 years of my life on wood and plastic kits! ccoyle, Ian_Grant, Kevin and 14 others 15 2 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Posted July 19, 2022 Share #21 Posted July 19, 2022 Nice Boat build! Taking those paper kits seriously! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 2 others 5 Quote - Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted July 20, 2022 23 hours ago, Aero said: Nice Boat build! Taking those paper kits seriously! Aero - looks like you are right across the Ohio River from me. We sail full scale on the Ohio every week from the Louisville Sailing Club just North of the new bridge. Let me know if you'd like to join! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Dave_E and 2 others 5 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLarsen Posted July 23, 2022 Share #23 Posted July 23, 2022 Brilliant. Dave_E, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Best wishes to you, Steve Catalog of over 3000, 3D-printed products for scale modelers (click here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Posted July 23, 2022 Share #24 Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) On 7/20/2022 at 10:40 AM, Dion Dunn said: Aero - looks like you are right across the Ohio River from me. We sail full scale on the Ohio every week from the Louisville Sailing Club just North of the new bridge. Let me know if you'd like to join! Yes, Dion I know about the club. I guess I should have ID'd myself. -Allen B Edited July 23, 2022 by Aero Old Collingwood, thibaultron, Canute and 3 others 5 1 Quote - Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted July 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Aero said: Yes, Dion I know about the club. I guess I should have ID'd myself. -Allen B Hello Mr. Burnham! Want to take the Capri out with me tomorrow? I’ll text you. Today was too hot, so I did some cycling early morning and some building mid day. She is on her base now. Captain Slog, Bill Morrison, Richard44 and 12 others 15 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share #26 Posted July 25, 2022 The deck is secure. Multiple steps and layers, but the raised wood and drains add realism and worth the extra work. Canute, Bill Morrison, Aero and 12 others 15 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazliare Posted November 7, 2022 Share #27 Posted November 7, 2022 Following with great interest - I have two large ships in my paper model kit pile, so reading through your build is sure to give a lot of helpful insights! I have a much smaller kit in the pile as well that I plan to use as a "primer" for building hulls as I know they can be a challenge. I have a few projects to finish up before that one starts mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share #28 Posted November 27, 2022 My apologies for being so far behind on my posts. I get so little time to work on the model that I forget to add my updates. I’ve made some pretty good progress as of late and have found myself getting prepped to make the first set of guns. I’ve decided to roll the barrels myself. A royal PITA, but a good learning experience. Canute, SteveLarsen, ccoyle and 11 others 9 5 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich der Seefahrer Posted February 22, 2023 Share #29 Posted February 22, 2023 Hello Dion, that model does look very impressive and intetesting - did you Close down the paper yars as summer does start early in your country? 😜 Canute 1 Quote "Let's add every day 1/2 hour of modelship building to our projects' progress..." Take care! Christian Heinrich simple, true and inpretentious motto of ROYAL LOUIS, 1668 Sunking's mediter. flagship most decorated ocean-going ship Ships on build: SAINT PHILIPPE, 1693: 1st rang French 90-gun ship - Lavente flagship (based on Heller SR - 1/92 & scratch in 1/64) TONNANT, 1693: 1st rang French 90-gun ship - sister of SAINT PHILIPPE (mock-up/test-object for S.P. - scratch in 1/64) Projects in planing: L'AURORE, 1766: French Pleasure Corvette (after Ancre plans - scatch in 1/64) Some Spantaneous Short Term Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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