Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Wow! Awesome work, especially considering the scale! Can't wait to see the finished product!
1/350 USS Princeton CVL-23 - Unofficial GB
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks! It'll be a long wait I'm afraid as I'll going back to this build on and off.
The upper and lower hull have been glued together and there's really nothing to show - just working the seam so it disappears. Also done was addition of the glazing to the bridge which was simply accomplished by running a dab of Testors Clear Parts Cement around the frames. I had to angle the island just so to allow the clear parts to reflect the light.
Also added were some scratch-built tarps. One acts as a sun shade over the bridge, seen below in blue and two more were added around the railings on the next level, seen best in the photo above.
The tarps on the rails can be seen in this photo on the day Princeton was hit.
The upper and lower hull have been glued together and there's really nothing to show - just working the seam so it disappears. Also done was addition of the glazing to the bridge which was simply accomplished by running a dab of Testors Clear Parts Cement around the frames. I had to angle the island just so to allow the clear parts to reflect the light.
Also added were some scratch-built tarps. One acts as a sun shade over the bridge, seen below in blue and two more were added around the railings on the next level, seen best in the photo above.
The tarps on the rails can be seen in this photo on the day Princeton was hit.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
My Princeton was never far from my workbench and, with my Beaufighter having been squirted with Future and "unserviceable", I came back to this kit and did a bit of work.
I gave the hull a final sanding to smooth out the last few bumps and divots that remained and then got on with adding a few details. The bit of PE work that you see in the below two pics is on the port side just above the armour belt. The first pic shows the paravane platform which is a complete replacement of the kit parts using the WEM detail set. You can just make out the paravane itself on the front of the platform. This unit in itself has 5 individual PE components on it and all of this took a couple of afternoons to complete.
I can only do this kind of stuff in small doses so have set this project aside again for a bit.
I gave the hull a final sanding to smooth out the last few bumps and divots that remained and then got on with adding a few details. The bit of PE work that you see in the below two pics is on the port side just above the armour belt. The first pic shows the paravane platform which is a complete replacement of the kit parts using the WEM detail set. You can just make out the paravane itself on the front of the platform. This unit in itself has 5 individual PE components on it and all of this took a couple of afternoons to complete.
I can only do this kind of stuff in small doses so have set this project aside again for a bit.
Good stuff Andy!
parsifal
Colonel
Very nice
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
WOW!
Great work so far Andy!
fubar57
General
That PE looks great
turbo
Staff Sergeant
Wow, lovely detail!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks everyone!
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Benevolens Magister
Great stuff. I'd have no chance working with such tiny pieces of PE !
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
I know how to do the water effect if you need to know. I just did it with a model ship I build recently based on an article in fine scale modeler. I'll post a picture of what I built when I can.
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Good grief! How many folds did the stairs take? That looks like a couple of hours of work all by itself! Incredible work however it looks fantastic!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. Bill, I'd be interested in seeing those.
Robert, the platform stairs have a fold for the landing, each stringer/handrail, and each step. The work reported in the last update was about 3 to 4 hours if I recall.
Robert, the platform stairs have a fold for the landing, each stringer/handrail, and each step. The work reported in the last update was about 3 to 4 hours if I recall.
