Guest PetrolGator Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 Minus flags, she's done. I'm debating adding some 1/700 Eduard figures, but have not decided.
Mark Deliduka Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 Very nice. Excellent clean build and you did spectacular on that camo pattern. Way to go!
sumterIII Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 These are hard enough in 350 scale, 700 is getting harder and harder for me to see. Great job!
Guest PetrolGator Posted September 21, 2012 Report Posted September 21, 2012 Thanks. I'm building a new hobby desk that'll be commissioned this weekend. Once complete, I'm going to start on the 1/350 Academy USS Warspite, Premium Edition. I shall post pictures!
mrbill Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 Beutiful job. I recieved the Dragon Livermore/Monssen kit for christmas and am itching to start, mine will NOT be as good but I will try. My one complant is I do waterline and the kit comes with one w/l and one full hull. Does anyone have a source for w/l hull?
Guest PetrolGator Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 If you want to do both in waterline, you could cut the full hull down pretty easily as long as you "trace" the line with a razor before hand to weaken the plastic. Make multiple passes until the bottom comes free. The secret here is just patience. Make sure you paint the turrets/superstructre separate from the hull to make it easier to get the 20-B on the deck, if you want. Also, try to locate Poly Scale paints. They have the full line of USN WWII colors but were discontinued because Testors bought them and are a bunch of you know whats. BTW, little secret on the paint job: http://www.gatorsmask.com/catalog.html Kenny stocks a TON of vinyl stickers which makes painting complicated jobs a whole lot easier. Make sure you still do your research, though. These stickers do not cover the extreme forward and aft views of the ship and you'll have to guess how to connection port/starboard masking. Sadly, Monssen took damage pre-CALMEX thanks due to a ++++ poor job of getting her anchored. I was going to show her, but the broken mast, separated superstructure, etc kind of made that a moot point. Maybe New Orleans?? If you need help with the build, let me know. I love these little DDs.
Recommended Posts