1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

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Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by thomastmcc » Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:47 am

very cool idea mate

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Jose Chaica » Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:11 am

Yes, they are. The plastic is similar to the well-known "Evergreen" or "Plastruct".

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by thomastmcc » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:50 am

Jose Chaica wrote:I decided to use a different approach to the hull, rather than those which are usually presented here. Instead of covering the hull with fiber glass and/or resin, I decided to cover the whole hull in plastic ONLY, for at least two reasons...

A) This model is intended for static display only
and
B) I can work with plastic, and get great results, better than with fiber/glass-resin

Better than trying to explain my method photo by photo, I�ll just leave the pictures here, which are self-explanatory. If anybody wants to comment, or ask anything, then please, do it....

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Using an "hot-air" gun will help the plastic to conform to the hull shape more easily
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are those plastic strips mate ??

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by thomastmcc » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:49 am

excellent build my friend .. i hope you carry on with this ...

thomas

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Jose Chaica » Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:00 am

Hello to all

A (very!) long time has passed... more than 6 years!... a lot of things happened in my life that ultimately, made me steer away from my scratchbuilt model projects...
All my projects (Manila Bay included!) are now in the past, with no hopes for recovery... Currently, I�m thinking about returning to the one thing that really made me happy, as a modeller... large scale (1/72) naval scratchbuilt models!
In case of return, I�ll have to start from 0 (zero) including setting up a new "drydock"... I already have some ideas, which I�ll share in due time...
Just to let you know my intentions... :thumbs_up_1:

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Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by HvyCgn9 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:59 am

jcmackay wrote:Hi Jose,

Very nice work and glad to see you're back at it!

One thing I didn't see you mention earlier is the method you use to attach the styrene to the hull. Do you use styrene cement to anchor the styrene sheets to the stand-off strips?

Keep up the great work! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

John :wave_1:
Not sure if you noticed John but the pix aren't off Jose carrier, he hasn't posted for a while! (I didn't realise when I posted the pix of my friends ship)

Bruce

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by jcmackay » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:05 pm

Hi Jose,

Very nice work and glad to see you're back at it!

One thing I didn't see you mention earlier is the method you use to attach the styrene to the hull. Do you use styrene cement to anchor the styrene sheets to the stand-off strips?

Keep up the great work! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

John :wave_1:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Richard J OMalley » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:13 am

Looks like he is doing a fine job . :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by HvyCgn9 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:15 am

One of my club mates over in Victoria is building a Casablanca class too his is completely built of styrene! here are some pix.... If only I could remember what its name is...

Cheers Bruce
Attachments
unballasted floatation test
unballasted floatation test
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cve3aa.JPG

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by moomoon » Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:26 am

I've just tried "Manilia Bay P47" in Google image search and... indeed, these are Army airplanes :smallsmile:
http://www.google.fr/search?tbm=isch&hl ... VL6XyVAFuw

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Richard J OMalley » Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:29 am

Just found this build .The P-47s on deck will look great but you better record a reply to play for everyone when they ask ;why P-47s . :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by jep1210 » Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:46 am

Yes, inquiring minds want to know :cool_2:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Haratio Fales » Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:29 am

Have You done anything more to her? the dates are 4 years old. Just wondering. It looked like an awsome build.

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Jose Chaica » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:59 am

Dave Wooley wrote:Bill Waldorf also uses this method and produces very effective results.
Dave Wooley
Does he ??? I thought that he used 2-component, marine-grade epoxi resin on his hulls. I must check his work, back again... :woo_hoo:

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Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Jose Chaica » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:56 am

ARH wrote:... but remember its only getting better. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:
You�re right, indeed...a little bit at a time. :big_grin:

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Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Dave Wooley » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:01 pm

Bill Waldorf also uses this method and produces very effective results.
Dave Wooley

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by russclark » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:41 pm

i really like the styrene sheating,it makes as nice crisp neat job. i think i will try it on my next project :thumbs_up_1:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by ARH » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:57 pm

Hi Jose, Sorry I have not replied for quite awhile, the build is looking good, there are days when all you do is sand, but remember its only getting better. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:

Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by Jose Chaica » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:29 pm

...still sanding all that putty...and in between all that sanding, something else was started in Drydock#2... :big_grin:

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Re: 1/72 USS Manila Bay (CVE) - 28OCT08

by TommyL » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:20 am

:faint: :twitch: :worship_1: :eyes_spinning:

TommyL.

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