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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by gtbred » Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:21 am

Man, Mark! 2 builds with lights. I salute you sir!

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by Bigdaddy Mark » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:02 pm

boomstick68 wrote:Ah yes, necessary evil indeed. It's good to have other ongoing builds to step back from one to stay fresh. I thought this would be a good time to get my 1/200 Arizona a little further along. Ambitious is an understatement. As of now, I'm still on schedule to finish these projects in time for my winter project: 1/48 Wooden HMS Surprise. :crazy:
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:38 am

Ah yes, necessary evil indeed. It's good to have other ongoing builds to step back from one to stay fresh. I thought this would be a good time to get my 1/200 Arizona a little further along. Ambitious is an understatement. As of now, I'm still on schedule to finish these projects in time for my winter project: 1/48 Wooden HMS Surprise. :crazy:

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by sgtryan13 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:54 am

Looking great James! PE is unfortunately a necessary evil, especially given your ambitious build plan :big_grin: It may be a pain, but you're doing a great job at it. Patience is key.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by Bigdaddy Mark » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:06 am

boomstick68 wrote:Thanks Jim. I'm getting better at it. I figure by the time I finish my 1/200 Arizona with KA set, I'll be an expert! :thumbs_up_1:
Maybe that will work for you, it just made me feel like an idiot. :lol_4:

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:29 pm

Thanks Jim. I'm getting better at it. I figure by the time I finish my 1/200 Arizona with KA set, I'll be an expert! :thumbs_up_1:

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by JimVarnellABH2USN » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:01 pm

James

Great job there, I too feel your pain with PE. I hate working with it too, I always mess it up or crush it during a build.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:12 pm

Thanks Mark.

Not much of an update. Managed a bit more assembly on the LHD-6 island. I really hate working with PE.
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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by Bigdaddy Mark » Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:35 pm

James
Your lighting looks AWESOME!
I wonder what the grid work is. It looks like they did it to the catwalks forward of that.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by LE BOSCO » Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:01 pm

hello James

the effect with the light is really beautiful,it makes right away more living :thumbs_up_1:
cheers
Nicolas

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:18 am

Going over research material, I found an interesting image of grid patterns on the weapons platforms I had not seen before. Can someone give some background on this? Very much want to incorporate this on the Bonhomme Richard.
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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:35 am

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Hmmm, this reminds me of something....

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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:08 pm

Continuing work on the hulls until the KA set arrives.
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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:58 pm

Bigdaddy Mark wrote:I was impressed with the KA PE.
They etch the railings where you need to bend them.
This was the first time I ever used PE like this.

These made bending around the radomes a breeze.
I think I got them at Hobby Lobby, and I use them a lot.
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Can't wait to see how nice the KA set is for the Iwo.
Ah I have got to get those!! Can't wait to get my hands on the KA set.
anyahajobuzi wrote:Your fleet is growing at lightning speed! Nice job so far!!! I was hoping you'd go beyond OOB with both of them.
One little thing: did you paint the island with glossy paint?

Keep up the good work, James!

Cheers: Laci
Thanks Laci! I gave the whole ship a coat of future for decal application and oil weathering. The island has her flat coat now.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by anyahajobuzi » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:51 pm

Your fleet is growing at lightning speed! Nice job so far!!! I was hoping you'd go beyond OOB with both of them.
One little thing: did you paint the island with glossy paint?

Keep up the good work, James!

Cheers: Laci

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by Bigdaddy Mark » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:04 pm

I was impressed with the KA PE.
They etch the railings where you need to bend them.
This was the first time I ever used PE like this.

These made bending around the radomes a breeze.
I think I got them at Hobby Lobby, and I use them a lot.
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Can't wait to see how nice the KA set is for the Iwo.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by LE BOSCO » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:53 pm

Hello James

excellent job on your LHD-1 island :thumbs_up_1: very convincing
cheers
Nicolas

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:41 pm

Started LHD-6 island assembly. This is as far as I can go until my KA set gets here from Freetime. :woo_hoo:

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Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by boomstick68 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:45 pm

Thanks guys. I really hate rigging so I do bare minimum just so I can say I did it. I use 20 den caenis line which is thinner than hair, hard to work with, hard to see, but, it looks more realistic.

Change of plan for LHD-6. Originally I planned to build these OOB. The WASP is OOB with the exception of the LED lighting and two leftover ladders from a Nimitz set. However, I just can't resist using the KA Iwo Jima set on the Bonhomme Richard as much as I can.

Re: 1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

by Bigdaddy Mark » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:32 pm

Looks great! Your rigging came out perfect.

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