Rick Abramson Posted November 8 #1 Posted November 8 After a joint effort between John Elwood who began the Portland in 2016 and myself, who took over where John left off, the Portland is finally complete. I would never want to tackle anything like this again! Now awaiting the plexiglass cover. The second photo is before I stained the base. uscharin, jwvolz, SiriusVoyager and 6 others 9 Quote
Rick Abramson Posted November 8 Author #2 Posted November 8 An additional note; the paper flags proved to be too heavy resulting in the flags flying in different directions. . .not good! I had decals made from the paper decals, they worked perfectly! Not only are they lighter than the paper ones, after installing the flag halyards with black thread, I then gave the thread a thin coating of ACC which stiffened the thread preventing it from twisting. Ryland Craze 1 Quote
ccoyle Posted November 8 #3 Posted November 8 Beautiful model, Rick! I have split your posts into a separate topic to avoid the misconception that this model is the same model as in the other build log. Cheers! Ryland Craze 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
SiriusVoyager Posted November 8 #4 Posted November 8 Very nice model! Ryland Craze 1 Quote - Eric Drafting: Sultan Arab Dhow Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, San Francisco Cross Section
Nunnehi (Don) Posted November 9 #5 Posted November 9 Nicely done! Have been looking at it for a while and may have to place an order. Don Quote
Rick Abramson Posted November 9 Author #6 Posted November 9 (edited) Chris, Eric and Don, thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated!! This "kit" is certainly not for the "feint of heart." It is basically a "scratch-building kit." Except for the Portland, I build usually in plastic. I attached some shots of my plastic builds., Top to bottom: QE2, QM2, USS Olympia, details on USS Arizona. The bridge and fighting tops on the Arizona are all photo etched parts. Edited November 9 by Rick Abramson Quote
Rick Abramson Posted November 9 Author #7 Posted November 9 This is the original ITC model of the USS Oregon from 1959. Original price was $2.98!! I built this in 1977. I made all of the railings. The model was re-released by Glencoe Models. It does appear frequently on ebay. . .a bit more $$$ than $2.98. PaddyO 1 Quote
Rick Abramson Posted November 13 Author #8 Posted November 13 As info, that "I" beam like structure from the bridge to the bow was a removable support for a canvas cover to provide shade. Quote
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