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Tracy White

Post subject: Calling all Arleigh Burke Class Fans!

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:10 pm

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Sean Hert

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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:43 pm

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There's also;

1/350 Scale
DDG-51 Arleigh Burke: Marty Shay's Panda and Steve Brejnak's Panda
DDG-84 USS Bulkely: J.H. Kang's Panda
USS Mustin DDG-89: Dave Becker's Panda

1/700 Scale
DDG-54 Curtis Wilbur: Patrizio Carlucci's Revell Germany
USS Cole DDG-67: Jeff Herne's Skywave

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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:35 pm

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Tim Barron

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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:41 pm

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I'm sad to say that I haven't touched my 1/700 Mustin, since the review.

But as Maxim pointed out it appears that the hangar deck is too long and the hangar bay too short..

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Jeffcsr

Post subject: r.e. Flight II hanger deck incorrect

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:09 am

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Location: Northern Va. USA

Ouch! I would have never known...

So the Flight II kits are out of scale, how about the standard DDG51 ship kits?

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blandcorporation

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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:35 am

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The rest of the Flight I kits still have a too large helo deck, but it isnt as noticeable as on the flight IIAs. Really the issue is that the main deck extends further aft into the helo deck on the port side on the real ship. I would go to this pic to see the issue.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=31767

On the Skywave/Dragon kits, the starboard helo deck wall is in its right position, but the portside wall should extend 1/4 inch further aft.

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... -54-03.jpg

Again, its much more minor than the Flight IIA and I'm not planning on fixing my Cole to be that way. I did, however repair my two IIAs by extending the hangar over the weekend. Wasnt too hard to do.

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FIREMAN IV

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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:17 pm

Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 1:19 pm
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Location: Kingsland Georgia

hey Tracy,
just in case you wanted to know i sent you a IM on Oct 30th about making calling all ship fans thread for the burke. I did not create it cause i saw the USN destroyer thread and did not want to viloate thread rules.

I am building the USS Cole 1/350 by panda. I have stopped on it for the moment because i want to get the classic warship pictoral on it. I also have the flagship PE set to add to it.

now to go order "the book"

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Tim Barron

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:48 pm

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Discovery Channel has an excellent one hour documentary called Destroyer Forged in Steel. It shows the construction of the Chafee, with all kinds of filming of the ship in dry dock, during sea trials, etc. I saw it in HD, and it was amazing...

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Robin

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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:11 am

Joined: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:49 pm
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Location: Hilliard, Ohio

Just let me add that I commissioned USS Paul Hamilton DDG 60 and I am a plankowner. Served 2 1/2 years on board as a Chief. So, I think I can be a good reference for allot of folks. Great class of ship to be on.

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Guest

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:12 am

I just saw an excerpt from a Janes article that the Burkes are having structural problems with their bows, and a program has been started to stiffen them. Anyone else hear this?

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nick

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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:31 am

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Location: Queen City of the South - Cebu City, Philippines

Since this is an Arleigh Burke class thread, I'm gonna put photos in it.
I'm in the process of scratchbuilding USS McCampbell DDG-85 in 1/350. I absolutely have no idea if I will use some photoetching or not.

As of this time I'm still drawing plans for the ship. As a kid, I don't know anything about scaling up plans but I only have here a 1/700 plan though.

This is going to be a VERY exciting build for me

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bb-56

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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:00 am

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Location: Boston

Q: How did Paul build a FLT I Cole out of a FLT II Mustin kit? I am interested in doing the same conversion.

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nick

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:07 am

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Q: How did Paul build a FLT I Cole out of a FLT II Mustin kit? I am interested in doing the same conversion

That is interesting!
(I just hope Paul would see your question :big_grin:

!)

Well here is my progress of my McCampbell. I will be using leftover railings, and lots of copper wire. As what I had said, I don't have exact 1:350 plans so I'm not sure if the model is scaled to 1:350.

The hull is made of paper and is sprayed with red for flaws to be checked.

Next will be detailing the bow and stern.
(I got your PM Foeth. thanks though)

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ModelMonkey

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:57 pm

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Looking good, Nick!

Beautifully big 1/72 scale USS Winston Churchill:

http://wmunderway.8m.com/gallery52/gallery52.htm

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nick

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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:58 am

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Well, here is my progress.

The bridge is shown here:

More soon

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Guest

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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:13 pm

Anyone have any problems attaching the front deck of the Dragon Arleigh Burke kit?It doesn't seem to sit right the rear does but I already glued it once and removed it so I'm just wondering is it just me or is the hull warped?

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nick

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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:37 am

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Location: Queen City of the South - Cebu City, Philippines

Here is my progress so far...

As I haved observed, McCampbell doesn't have a CIWS and my dome arrangements are all wrong! This could result with some serious rebuilding.

Here are the other progress I have been doing yesterday

For me, the mast the most challenging, using lots of very tiny pieces of wire making the yardarms.
My modern scratchbuilt fleet with Mike Ashey's "Basics of Ship Modeling"

More next time

:big_grin:

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Tim Jacobs

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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:29 pm

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:40 pm
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Location: Papillion, Nebraska

Question on the color of the SPY-1 radar panels. Most of the pics seem to show them lighter than the adjacent surfaces, but some seem to be the same.

So, is it a different color? If so, what color? Or is it just a matter of it being the same as the rest of the vertical surfaces and it fades faster due to being on the dielectric panels? :scratch:

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Devin

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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:07 pm

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The picture you have above of the real DDG shows the correct color I'm familiar with from my time on an AEGIS cruiser. They might have changed the color since then, but I don't know why they would do that.

It should not be the same color as the ship; the ship is painted haze gray, the radar face is not painted for obvious reasons. It's a pale gray, kind of reminded me of a concrete sidewalk. The entire face is a rubberized covering over the many radar emitters underneath. Whenever the SPY techs would have to inspect or replace emitters they'd cut through the covering, do repairs, and then repair the cover with a silicon compound much like gray RTV.

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NukeMM

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:49 pm

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blandcorporation wrote:

Blandcorporation,

Have you any photos of your extended hangar bays on your IIAs? I'll have to do the same thing on my Mustin kit to replicate the Sampson DDG-102

I am so, glad that this issue was pointed out. I definately would have overlooked it. I was, however, somewhat confused when looking at this aerial view of the Sampson and the larger gap between the deck edge and the "box" aft of the aft VLS launcher than what is on the model.

Does anyone know what the pair of large retangular objects (port and stbd) are aft of, and on the same platform as, the chaff launchers on the IIAs?

There are some nice photos of the Sampson on
http://www.homeportmodels.com/gallery.html

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