USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 - Trumpeter 1/700

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:44 am

Hi

I'm working on USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 (the latest version), and I wonder if the parts marked with a red line in the photo are accommodation ladders (2 on each side).

Source of the photo: http://www.model-making.eu/products/USS ... -2004.html

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Mgunns · Post by **Mgunns** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:52 am

It looks like they are. I was scoping out some pictures of the Blue Ridge on Google, the actual ship has them stowed on the deck not on the side like in the model, but; for the model it is a logical assumption that they represent the accomodation ladders.

Mark

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:22 pm

Hi Mark

That's what I thought too, but I never saw a photo of the LCC-19/20 with the accommodation ladders open, and I think this is a little bit strange...
Also in the photos of the real ship I can't see anything in the location where Trumpeter model has the accommodation ladders and that's weird too!

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

camponubla · Post by **camponubla** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:35 pm

Hi Ayala,

You can see in this picture the accomodation ladders.

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:58 pm

Hi,

check the photo on the first message of this topic with the red lines, pointing to the accommodation ladders that are clearly visible on the Trumpeter kit (engraved on parts B1 and B2 with a rectangular shape), although there is not a single photo as far as I know of the real ships with those accommodation ladders opened...

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:18 pm

Hi,

Accommodation ladders, definitively!
Check this photo:

and this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21442413@N ... otostream/

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

camponubla · Post by **camponubla** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:44 pm

Nice picture!

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:18 pm

Hi,

Some weekend updates on this project can be seen in the next photo:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8574/1666 ... 0bc0_o.jpg

The areas marked with the red lines required some filler and paper sand in order to create a smooth surface between the parts.
Regarding the main deck, I chose to fix all 3 parts together and add reinforcements underneath in order to create a more solid part. Also under the deck the areas marked with the blue lines required sand down, because of the new plastic parts I added (marked with the green lines).

As I want to represent the latest version of the LCC-19 Blue Ridge, I replaced the Davit Boats on both sides of the model with new parts completely scratch built in plastic card, marked with the green lines.

I also added the helicopter landing lights on the stern of the model.

No decision yet regarding the configuration of the accommodation ladders (yellow lines)�

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

AyalaBotto · Post by **AyalaBotto** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:16 pm

Hi,

Now that the Russian Steregushchy Corvette (Combrig) and the HDMS Absalon (NNT Modell) projects are completed, I'm resuming the work on my LCC-19 Blue Ridge, as the following photos shows:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/164 ... 4792_c.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8666/160 ... 4b18_c.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8677/164 ... 64cb_c.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8672/164 ... 8de0_c.jpg

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Mgunns · Post by **Mgunns** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:59 am

It won't be long and you will be putting these sub assemblies on the main portion of the model. Looking good. Nice work with the PE. Looks nice and tidy.

The Ship Model Forum