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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:01 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

Got some detailing done over the last couple of evenings!! (must be a road trip comimg up....)

Have modified the SPG-51D targeting radar's to resemble the units aboard CGN36 after she had the NTU (New Threat Upgrade) equipment added in her 92'-93' refit (See pic). Plus have made up the two transformer like objects located at the midships. (also see pic...)

Cheers Bruce

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Portside midshipdetail1aa.jpg [ 111.55 KiB | Viewed 1794 times ]

File comment: used a ballpeen hammer as template and a cig lighter to heat some 1mm styrene and a ring spanner to push down evenly!

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File comment: marked out eliptical antenna

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File comment: all done

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File comment: California on late 90's with full NTU updates. At her last RIMPAC in 97' she out scored the AEGIS ships present...

CGN 36 CALIFRORNIA PORT AFT structure cropped2aa.jpg [ 149.17 KiB | Viewed 1794 times ]

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Capitão Norbert

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:31 am

Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:18 am
Posts: 1979
Location: Brasil

Hi Bruce interesting "vaccuum forming"method.
your model is very good
i like this type of construction :wave_1:

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:59 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

I have not been doing much building lately, but managed to get some mk141 Harpoon launchers built last week... :thumbs_up_1:

Cheers Bruce

plus a couple of pix from the June road trip

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File comment: CGN36 with Allan Pew's HMS Lincoln behind

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GTDEATH13

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:09 am

Joined: Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:15 am
Posts: 1204
Location: ATHENS, GREECE

A superb build of a beautiful ship... Thanks for sharing, been keeping notes... :thumbs_up_1:

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:11 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

GTDEATH13 wrote:

A superb build of a beautiful ship... Thanks for sharing, been keeping notes... :thumbs_up_1:

Cheers Mate,

Progress is slow due to trying to reorganize workshop in a more effective way (which has made it temporarily disorganized... :doh_1:

)

Here are a some more pix from June road trip....Weather permitting I might give her a run on Sunday.

Cheers Bruce

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Dave Wooley

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:47 am

Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:18 am
Posts: 4131
Location: Liverpool

Hi Bruce looking good , I'll get a chance to see Paul's USS Columbus is 2 weeks time, awesome model.
Dave Wooley

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:32 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

G'day Dave,
Paul sent me some pix a little while back. He has done a magnifico job on her!! :cool_1:

I would like to do her sister USS Albany CG-10 one day....the hull plans are all drawn I just don't have the space right now with the current projects...CGN9,CGN36, a salvage tug, Type23 FFG, and my mates HMAS ANZAC. Which I was working on tonight making the fwd lattice mast what a fiddly PITA!! just the top pole part to do (plus of course some detailing on it)

Even with my large work space once it gets messy, you start losing usable bench space!!

Cheers Bruce :thumbs_up_1:

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 7:07 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

I have been busy with work....got to pay for toys some how! And working on other peoples stuff, but have been doing some research on the Shapeways 3D printing site and came across a fellow selling a 96scale ASROC launcher! So I contacted him and got it resized in 72 scale! After some initial teething problems dimentionally, I was happy to find a box waiting for me when I got home after work! Here are a couple of pix of the ASROC test sitting on CALIFORNIA.

Cheers Bruce

PS I also have a rather large project turning up tomorrow! So hopefully get some pics up on weekend.

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:40 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

got a coat of primer over the ASROC parts today.....

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SumGui

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:44 am

Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:57 pm
Posts: 484

Excellent work as always.

Of course, I do have an affinity for your work as you are building two of the CGNs I served on...

I would note that California lost her ASROC launcher in the NTU refit, but that is a beautiful ASROC box.

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:01 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

SumGui wrote:

Thanks mate! Yeah I was aware that the ASROC got turfed after NTU, but using some 'What if' I will have her as NTU+ With ASROC upgraded. The Space looks wrong empty (SoCal looks bizarre with ASROC reload house gone too!

Cheers Bruce

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:28 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

Some pix from TF72 2014 Regatta of CGN36 running with her new 900 motors (set at 85% untill I can check Amp load at full POWER

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File comment: CGN9 and 36 at the floating wharf I built.

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File comment: From Frt: HMAS ANZAC (phased radar refit), USS Gettysburg CG64, INS Mumbai, and the two cruisers.

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File comment: California rotating on the spot...

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File comment: turning at speed

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File comment: testing new motors....much'o quicker! he he he......

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:12 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

An Actual update! :woo_hoo:

Got some detailing work built for her yesterday!!! Sketched out the cable ducting, piping and platform locations in pencil first. Then set about building the center cable trunk.....8hrs (and a couple of packets of evergreen :heh:

) later it was done!! Attached it to its location on back of fwd super structure this morning and also fitted a couple of what appear to be exhausts for backup generators...

Still need to make a couple of large vent/ducts on either side...

here are some pix...

Bruce

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File comment: sketched out everything first...

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File comment: rough cut of cable trunk

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File comment: 8 hrs later.....

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File comment: glued in place...

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:39 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

been busily plugging away....one more bit to make then there's just some small piping, handrails and ladders...

made a start on Starboard side boat davits too....

one pic of stuff done since yesterday's post....lol

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KevinYoung

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:43 am

Joined: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:54 am
Posts: 285

An awesome build for such a good looking ship that she was.

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:16 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

KevinYoung wrote:

An awesome build for such a good looking ship that she was.

Thanks mate!!

I will be refitting her shortly with this superb 3D printed SPS48E radar from Eel River Hobbies on Shapeways....

Bruce

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Capitão Norbert

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:20 am

Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:18 am
Posts: 1979
Location: Brasil

Hi Bruce wonderfull piece from styrene. the model looks fantastic. :thumbs_up_1:

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Jaguar

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:28 pm

Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:55 am
Posts: 421
Location: Madrid (Spain)

Wow, this radar is amazing. Your work with the styrene is superb. Congratulations.

Jorge

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HvyCgn9

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:40 am

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 9:09 am
Posts: 770
Location: Adelaide,SouthOZ

Thanks fellas!!

acquired some 2 rail PE staunchions off my mate Scott so I could finish off the 2 platforms and now just need to make a couple of small bits to finish off this section.....plus fit some LEDs for deck lighting!

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gtbred

Post subject: Re: 1/72 scale USS California CGN-36

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:39 am

Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:10 am
Posts: 2695
Location: san francisco

WOW!!!!!!!!! :thumbs_up_1:

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