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Very nice one, I hope you come to this year's Moson show and bring all three of you US BBs!

Akos

Thank you very much to all of you.

Wonderful work!
Very clean with crisp details, nice, subdued colours, fine rigging.

Very nicely done!

Beautiful thing to look at!

Steve, you are too kind! Thank you very much!

The ship itself is essentially done. What remains is a crew. However, as this has been a really long run, I will handle it together with a next build.

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Brilliant!

Thank you very much ;-)

Some progress again. I completed the remaining superstructure railings (except the one around the aft 36in searchlight), knitted the anchor chains, placed most of the rigging (without insulators yet) and done some other small things.

What remains are the catapults + Kingfishers, a jack-staff, cable insulators and couplers, whip antennas, main dack railings, flags and repair of the damage I noted in the photos :-)

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Very nice work!
I think you lightened the camouflage colours just to the right degree.
Very crisp details everywhere and subtle weathering make this model stand out.
The older ones are good as well, but one can surely notice your skills developing.

Hehe, I understand you just perfectly. :-)

There is the comparison. While there is nothing inherently [i]wrong[/i] with the Washington's camo, the 5-N and 20-B just seem way too dark for me and the contrast is too intense for my taste. Massachusetts just feels more "natural." However, it's a purely subjective point-of-view, of course.

I decided to "expend" the previous build ([i]USS California[/i]) to find out whether this situation can be remedied. I was [i]somehow[/i] able to subtle the overall darkness with a coat of [i]very[/i] thinned 5-H all over the ship and applied some drybrushing then. I screwed only the port halyards so the price is rather low. I will build her once again in the future probably, however.

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[quote="Daytona675R"]As much as I was happy with the Washington build, I cannot say it anymore. I will post a couple of comparing photos and the BB-59 is a winner of these by a mile.
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This has been the psychological core of my modeling problem. I avoid the subjects I’m really interested in because I want to practice on something that won’t upset me. I then get bored and work on another hobby and never touch the thing that got me interested in the first place.

I try to scale all my builds, sometimes it works better than others, but overall I concur - when scaled things look a lot more realistic. Your BB59 looks super crisp. I will try to copy as much as you did with yours (minus wooden deck, because i like to torture myself) and hope it comes out nearly as nice. I too am not that thrilled on my Washington these days. ;)

For those wondering about scaling talk, there was an excellent bit by Peter Beischeim here, where you really see the logic of it and how well it works. Those dark german greys never are same afterwards... http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck_class/shipmodels/german_models/bismarckbeisheim2.html

Thank you very much, really appreciate it!

Tom: :big_grin:

A core of the rear crane placed. More importantly, I tried to apply a bit of dry-brushing for the first time and fortunately it went quite nicely.
In addition, this build brought me among the members of the "scale effect" gang and I am definitely staying there. I added approx. 25 % white to the 5-N, 20-B and black paints and the overall feeling is much better when compared to using non-lightened paints. As much as I was happy with the Washington build, I cannot say it anymore. I will post a couple of comparing photos and the BB-59 is a winner of these by a mile.

More to come.

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Yes, she looks sharp. I always thought these were the best looking USN fast battleships. They certainly looked the part.

Wow. Looking really nice now.

A lot of DAP's (Dinky, as parts) there! What I want to know is where you get those 6" long match sticks for comparisons? Scratch built? Very nice building at a small scale!

Best regards: Tom

The entire AA battery is in place including ammo boxes for Oerlikons and Mk 51 directors for Bofors quads.

More to come.

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You are damn right, Pavel! :big_grin: However, I don't know if I am able to subtle the effect a bit without messing all around as they are already under a coat of the flat varnish. I try to figure out something... and if to no avail, at least I will be more careful next time. ;-)

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The washes around portholes on superstructure pyramid up top look a little too exaggerated and stick out as if the ship is carrying badges or something. I just thought I point it out as level here is pretty damn high, please dont take it the wrong way. :)

Nice ;-)

Some small stuff added - most of Oerlikons, Mk 51 directors, Carley floats etc. are in place now.

More to come.

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