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Very very impressive work. I missed reviewing this build before, but wow.....nice!

I see one glaring problem with your build - It wasn't for me!

You are an amazing artist, is this what you do for a living?
It should be.

Joe

Excellent work ! Great looking Heavy Cruiser !

Truly inspirational work.

This is wonderful!! The model is so greatly upgraded by those styrene works! This is perfect! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Aop

Fantastic work Dave, bet your eyes were sore after all those 20mm...

John

Beautiful job Dave!

Paul

Inspirational!

[quote="Dave Hill"][quote="Avery Boyer"] Also, I see a lot of comments on the model but not too many on the display case. That came out very nicely too.[/quote]

Appreciate that Avery!...you are the first NOT to ask if it is a 'Grandpa's Cabinets" case...I built a case for my Tamiya Missouri in 2006 and while at first I felt insulted that others thought I copied Ron's work I now feel like...WOW!...my stuff looks that good!

Dave :wave_1:[/quote]

While I too have nothing but positive comments on the two builds, I really appreciate the time and effort into the actual thread - the detailed photos and written material. Some threads become a sub-project of the build itself. Keep up the good work! Watching and reading with interest.

I've run out of superlatives...

Hi guys,

Update: It's all in the details

With the completion of the 20mm’s the major construction is pretty much done which means it’s time to turn my attention to the little odds-n-ends. I built new Mk51 tubs for the bow and stern mounted 40mm’s, added the anchor chains and assembled the L’Arsenal Sky lookouts, Mk51 directors, paravanes, 25man liferafts, 24" and 36"searchlights. A part not in the pictures is the smoke screen generator which I remembered and built at the last minute. On previous builds I left the floater net baskets empty not knowing how to represent the floats...what I came up with was so simple I can’t believe I never thought of it before...I cut some .060" ½ round rod the length of the basket then cut small pieces of .020" round rod for the floats and glued them to the ½ round which formed an insert for the baskets.



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Dave :wave_1:

S.pare B.arrel T.ube? A detail often overlooked and adds much depth and realism to a gun mounting.

Matt

Thank you for the thorough and detailed reply. I will try both the gel CA and the mitre box.

[quote="Dave Hill"]
....as for the S.B.T.'s I was wondering if anyone would figure out what those were!

Dave :wave_1:[/quote]
About "S.B.T.'s", I couldn't find mention of these in the previous pages. Can you point me to what you're referring to?

dam fine 20mm,s and gun tubs.a very crisp and neat build.you are more of a scrach builder than a kit builder :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Hi guys,

Bill and Andrew...I use a mini mitre box with an ultra fine tooth saw to cut material over .050"...also I made a stop that can be set for multiple parts of equal length.

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[url=http://www.micromark.com/EASY-MITER-BOX-DELUXE,8431.html]Mitre box[/url]


For material under .050" I use a razorblade tool similar to "The Chopper"

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[url=http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/for/for151.htm]Mitre Cut[/url]


Andrew...for attaching small parts I use a needle and apply a tiny drop of gel type CA to "tack" it in place then I use ultra thin CA with the needle and let capillary action pull the CA along the length of the part locking it in place...HTH!

....as for the S.B.T.'s I was wondering if anyone would figure out what those were!

Dave :wave_1:

[quote="Dave Hill"]
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Dave :wave_1:[/quote]
Dave: Your work is stunning! And clearly time consuming. Which is the point of a pastime, I suppose!

A couple of questions, if I may:

1. How do you manage to get the cut pieces so square and true? I'm referring to the tubing that represents the pedestal for the 20mm 'towers' and the square stock that represents the ready service lockers. I have [url=http://www.nwsl.com/tools/cutting-tools-the-choppers-i-ii-iii]NWSL's The Chopper[/url] and various and sundry cutting and sanding tools, but I cannot seem to cut anything at anything close to true 90 degrees because of the bevel of the cutting blade (this is especially true with The Chopper). The natural fix, I guess, is sanding, but I invariably wind up with rounded surfaces. Worse, I lose the ability to produce multiple identical parts that way.

2. How do you attach small parts without the loss of detail? I noticed the tubes for the spare 20mm barrels on the outboard side of the splinter shields. Attempting similar details, I have unsuccessfully tried solvents, CA (even with the finest applicator tips), and even paint to attach these. My best success has been to attach these with PVA or Future (a.k.a. Kleer, etc.), but that provides virtually no strength.

Your work is so remarkably clean that I can only assume I'm missing some basic skills here!

Thanks in advance,

Wow... VERY neat and sharp building... I love in depth threads like thgis showing everything step by step... I learn so much from them... (and realise I have a long way to go in terms of neatness!).

How are you getting your ammo boxes so square... do you have a Chopper... or some other tool that allows repeated cuts of the same size? I think I need to get something along those lines at some point in the near future... Well done, inspirational modelling :thumbs_up_1:

Dave,

I really enjoy watching your thread. Your build is very inspiring. I really look forward to getting back into building. Watching how you, Dave Wooley, and a few others construct things certainly illustrates how things are possible. Thanks so much for posting your steps, and your quality of work is so impressive it's unreal.

Could I recommend something? One thing that makes Keith Bender's cruisers so cool is that he bores out the hanger bay, super details it, and puts an aircraft in it. If you still can, that would really add a great touch to your Baltimore as well.

That's an insane amount of attention to detail. Gorgeous, too!

wow, great job! Im going to remember that :thumbs_up_1: