The Ship Model Forum

Flagship Models makes a PE set for the Ticos. As well as Gold Medal Models and White Ensign Models.

Basically, since these kits were the staples of the 90s/early 2000s, they were also some of the earliest to get PE sets made for them from the older PE manufacturers.

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De quoi s'agit-il?

Thanks for the info Timmy C

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Gerry

I have been researching the Ticonderoga class ships for a future build and was curious on the torpedo room. It took forever, but I finally found a picture and thought I would share. These are the torpedo tubes on the USS Monterey (CG-61).

With White Ensign out of the picture I'm left wondering who will come out with a detail set for the Tics besides Gold Medal model's offering which is a generic set.

Anyone have any suggestions, tried ebay, Tom's Modelworks etc.

If any shops have the White Ensign set #3552 and willing to do mail order I would appreciate it, let me know via PM.

Thanks for the help!

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Gerry

Flagship Models does a set: http://www.flagshipmodels.com/zencart/i ... e6807951a5

Though, like the GMM set, you'll have to measure and cut the railings to length.

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concerning this blue antifouling paint, is there a good fs match ?

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Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! - David Glasgow Farragut

Any news on the 1/700 Dragon USS Lake Erie?

Unable to find the 1/700 VLS CG-47 smart kit anywhere.

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In Drydock:

1/350 Skipjack (Mikromir)

Lake Erie's scheduled for September.

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Hi guys, I am building the CG-48 Yorktown in 1988 recently. Could someone give me a hint on which destroyer squadron that CG-48 was in during that time? Or what the badge is in the photo below? Thank you.

Cruiser destroyer group 8

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... esgru8.htm

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Darren (Admiral Hawk)
In the not so tropical climate of the Great White North.

If it is CRUDESGRU 8 then in 1988 it would have still been CRUDESFLOT 8 as seen currently on BB-64 as she was assigned to that unit during the Gulf War. I "believe" the FLOTs were all changed to GRUs sometime afterwards but I may be wrong. I can get you a close up shot later this week if you'd like.

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

Thanks for the image of ship badge


Thanks for the info


Thank you and yes please, that will be much appreciated.

great ! I also myself slowly prepare a yorktown in 1988.

I found so far that helicopter was a seasprite number 161652/HV133 from HSL32.

does anyone know what awards were painted on bridge and weaps,etc... at this moment ?

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Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! - David Glasgow Farragut

hi, jaymz here...

just requesting info regarding 1/700 Aegis Cruiser U.S.S. Ticonderoga by Dragon http://dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA7018 ...

i haven't yet started on the kit yet, but i noticed that it has two (2) design of forecastle...

i forgot to take photos of my kit yet, so borrowing images from http://steelnavy.com/ , particularly http://steelnavy.com/DMLPhilippineSea.htm:



from photos, all i can see is the raised-type... i cannot find any images in the net using the flush-design.

can anybody enlighten me on this?

THANK YOU!!!!

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ALL 1/700 WIPs & Queued... nothing finished! LOL!

Jaymz, the entire A sprue is shared with Dragon's Spruance class destroyer kits (since both classes used the same hull). The "flush design" deck is for use with the Spruances, not the Ticos. See this review of a Spruance kit to compare the instructions: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... eview.html

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THANK YOU so much Sir!!!!

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ALL 1/700 WIPs & Queued... nothing finished! LOL!

Hoping some one can help me with my Port Royal project.
I need pictures of the hanger interior. Mostly the forward port side.

James

Just for clarity sake, not all positioning is the same with those crew-served weapons. While the responses that have followed the OP are correct in essence, they are definitely not static. I served on the USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) during Desert Shield/Storm. We only had one Bushmaster and it was on the starboard side, amidships just forward of the MWB deck. The Port side had a single 50 Cal mounted (same general location amidships). Small boat engagements were not what we were worried about back then (remember this was pre-Cole). Below is a picture (from my web page) I shot back then when we were engaged in a "hostile boarding".

what are all those red things, life jackets?