PvG Aussie Posted October 17 Author Share #61 Posted October 17 Just now, PvG Aussie said: (Build time to date is 267.5 hours) What are your thoughts on this information included in my build posts? I really only do it for my own sake. Peter Canute, Javelin, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 17 Share #62 Posted October 17 Gives readers a good idea of the efforts needed to turn out a quality (plastic) ship model. Leave it in. king derelict, mtaylor and PvG Aussie 2 1 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...
Coyote_6 Posted October 17 Share #63 Posted October 17 Leave it in - useful benchmark. Canute, mtaylor and PvG Aussie 2 1 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted October 18 Author Share #64 Posted October 18 (edited) Not much to show for today's efforts. I attached all the starboard bulkheads without any issues. But it has generally been a day of fiddly bits. 🧐 Many extra pieces of PE made, and dealing with the missed paint sections on the port side. Also making, painting, weathering and installing the five ship's boats. As always, I'm happy! ☺️ I think I am ready to paint the planes tomorrow. Thanks for staying interested. Have a good weekend! (Build time to date is 275.5 hours) Cheers, Edited Monday at 09:48 AM by PvG Aussie S-boat 55, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted Monday at 07:01 AM Author Share #65 Posted Monday at 07:01 AM (edited) I had a great weekend and a top day today. On the weekend, I started and finished all 27 planes! A big job but I think they look great. Today I totally finished the port side. and I started on the 216 crew members, 🤪 and they're bloody small! Here they are, all waiting for their colour change. They were all very happy with their oufits. Great fun and I will add their headgear (or hair), footwear and facial features tomorrow. The upside-down crew are good for doing their boots, but they are a little shy in regard to their faces! I think I'll leave their faces expression less. (Build time to date is 294.5 hours) Cheers, Edited Monday at 09:48 AM by PvG Aussie Landlubber Mike, ccoyle, Coyote_6 and 3 others 6 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted Tuesday at 05:32 AM Author Share #66 Posted Tuesday at 05:32 AM A fairly 'lame' day today. 😐 Finished the starboard side completely, and added the hangar deck gantry/ceiling/flight deck supports. I'm sure someone can give me the correct terminology. Thanks for catching my post. It's time to add the armaments and think about the flight deck. (Build time to date is 301 hours) Cheers, mtaylor, Javelin, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted Tuesday at 06:30 AM Share #67 Posted Tuesday at 06:30 AM Everything is looking great Peter! Nice job on the planes, wow! Which figure sets are you using? They look great! Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 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 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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...
PvG Aussie Posted Tuesday at 11:25 AM Author Share #68 Posted Tuesday at 11:25 AM 4 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Which figure sets are you using? Mike, I can't remember where I found this, but it is set in the right period. I also think that the 'yellow caps' also controlled the progress of each plane until after take-off. Thanks for the interest. Cheers, Peter. 🙂 Landlubber Mike, Canute and mtaylor 2 1 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted Tuesday at 12:33 PM Share #69 Posted Tuesday at 12:33 PM Beautiful work Peter. All those details - wow!! Canute, PvG Aussie and mtaylor 2 1 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM Share #70 Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM 7 hours ago, PvG Aussie said: Mike, I can't remember where I found this, but it is set in the right period. I also think that the 'yellow caps' also controlled the progress of each plane until after take-off. Thanks for the interest. Cheers, Peter. 🙂 Sorry, I meant which brand of figures are you using? I have some sets for my Enterprise and Gambier Bay from Black Cat, North Star and Ion. mtaylor, Canute and PvG Aussie 2 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 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 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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...
Coyote_6 Posted Wednesday at 12:34 AM Share #71 Posted Wednesday at 12:34 AM (edited) Peter - if you're bored you can always hang some planes from those beautiful flight deck trusses! Edited Wednesday at 01:50 AM by Coyote_6 Spelling king derelict, PvG Aussie, Landlubber Mike and 2 others 2 3 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted Wednesday at 07:10 AM Author Share #72 Posted Wednesday at 07:10 AM 11 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: I meant which brand of figures are you using? Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Hear they are: The detail was about the same, however, the ION figures were upside down! Peter Canute, mtaylor and Landlubber Mike 2 1 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted Wednesday at 07:20 AM Author Share #73 Posted Wednesday at 07:20 AM Pretty good progress today, however I'm now at the fragile stage where touching anything may cause a breakage! Most of the guns have been added. I also filled the hangar deck with planes and crew so I can add the flight deck tomorrow. (Not the best images unfortunately. 😏) Support has been very encouraging, many thanks. (Build time to date is 306 hours) Cheers, davec, Coyote_6, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted yesterday at 10:50 AM Author Share #74 Posted yesterday at 10:50 AM It was a nervous day as I added the flight deck (generally fitted pretty well, except for the 3mm/0.12inches gap!), the strongly adhesive flight deck cover, and now I am working on the deck markings that have to be 'surgically removed' and later to make way for PE insertions. (A very demanding and time-consuming task. Not to mention the constant breakages) I'm glad I'm making reasonable progress. 🙂 Does anyone know the colour of the 'Blue' deck? I think the Pontos kit colour is too green and dark. Thanks for the positive comments and support. They are much needed at the moment! (Build time to date is 312.5 hours) Cheers, Knocklouder, Canute, Thukydides and 3 others 6 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted yesterday at 12:07 PM Share #75 Posted yesterday at 12:07 PM Seems a little green in the photos compared to what I am used to seeing. Maybe check it in sunlight first to verify? mtaylor, PvG Aussie and Canute 2 1 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted yesterday at 12:15 PM Share #76 Posted yesterday at 12:15 PM (edited) Also, I like https://www.shipcamouflage.com/camouflage_database.htm?origin=serp_auto They seem very consistant. They say Enterprise was MS11 and MS21 in 1942 - very similar but slightly different colors. It seems most folks and some photos assume "Deck Blue 20-B"? That's what I am going to go with. Someone with better knowledge may weigh in. Edited yesterday at 12:16 PM by Coyote_6 Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted yesterday at 01:12 PM Share #77 Posted yesterday at 01:12 PM (edited) As an aside, there is a video "documentary" called "The Fighting Lady (1944)" on youtube in the States anyway. Potentially the Essex Class Yorktown in 1943/44? Several good flight deck scenes. Worth a watch if you want to add an hour to your build time! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Lady?origin=serp_auto And to the point, if this is Essex-class Yorktown in 1943, her decks may have been pattern MS 21 in Deck Blue 20-B per shipcamouflage.com . Edited yesterday at 01:14 PM by Coyote_6 mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted yesterday at 02:37 PM Share #78 Posted yesterday at 02:37 PM Vertical Surfaces Sea Blue 5-S paint applied without pattern to all vertical surfaces including mast and funnel tops. Horizontal Surfaces Deck Blue 20-B paint. On submarines and aircraft carriers, wooden decks were stained to a color corresponding to Deck Blue 20-B. Canvas Covers Stained to a color corresponding to Deck Blue 20-B. http://www.cv6.org/ship/camo-radar.htm PvG Aussie, mtaylor and Canute 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted 18 hours ago Author Share #79 Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Hi Folks, Does anyone know what PAL 1 and PAL 2 refers to in the Enterprise CV6 PONTOS detail up set? Peter 🤪 Edited 10 hours ago by PvG Aussie Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted 7 hours ago Share #80 Posted 7 hours ago can you post a larger picture to see what you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted 1 hour ago Author Share #81 Posted 1 hour ago 16 hours ago, PvG Aussie said: Does anyone know what PAL 1 and PAL 2 refers to in the Enterprise CV6 PONTOS detail up set? I worked it out. It is a Pontos error. It is meant to say 'K11 & K12'. One of many errors in the Pontos instructions! Mongrel time wasters! 😬 Landlubber Mike 1 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: USS Enterprise (CV-6) - I Love Kit - 1:350 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65) , Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75) AL Bounty (1:48), AL Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72) Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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