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Hello to everibody, this is my first post in this forum...this is the Dragon kit with GMM photoetch and some others scratch built details like propeller shaft supports, etc. I think it's near 80% of completition and i wish to terminate this project in the near month. Sorry for my english, but it's not my native language. Greetings from Italy!

Alessandro

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Welcome! Don't apologize for your English. It's certainly better than my Italian!

Nice looking build. Look forward to seeing more.

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Nice job on that can. Your English is better then mine and I'm an American. I do know some Italian but I can't say it here and now

Keith

That looks really good, Alex!

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On the workbench:
1/700 Jouett - JAG
1/700 Lupo - Delphis
1/700 Ulsan - Kobo Hiryu
--and dozens more

Looking good, please post more pictures and even photos of the finished model.

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Building:
1/48 Lancaster (HK)
1/350 Akagi
1/350 IJN Kongo

Here we go! Sorry for the quality of some images, taken only with my smartphone...

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Bella nave! Superb!

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Some details like deptcharge arbor heads or open watertight doors are spare parts from GMM 1/350 USS Buckley/England photoetch set

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Beautiful work, Alessandro. Can I ask your impressions of the Tehnoart kit? I've read good things about it and considered buying it not seen many under construction.

Hello Bill, thank for your words. Regard the tehnoart kit all i can say is that it's a beautiful kit that need some experience...One have to care about the correct alignment and a slot free joint of the various superstructures on each other and on the main deck, for wich i used strips of plasticard, putty and sanding sticks. The majority of the connections from brass to brass and resin to brass used pins, so it's better to have a good reserve of small drill bit...from 0.3 mm to 3 mm. The model can be built with only super glue, but a soldering iron it's better for a stronger attachment. Remember to wash wery well with soup every piece of the model...i forget to do this for a single photoetched brass deck and the mask tape (tamiya) ripped all the paint and decals!
Regard accuracy i'm not an expert of this type of ship, but from various internet's photos there is some room for improvements like funnel's handrails, inner face of lateral bulkheads, some ventcaps and others small fittings. After the USS Gearing i wish to post some more images of USS De Haven. If you have some more specific questions about this model i am happy to respond to you as soon as possible.

Alessandro

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Great stuff. I love these kits.

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On the Bench
1/350 Independence
1/350 Dunkerque
1/350 Shimakaze
1/350 Sharnhorst Dragon
1/350 Belfast

This is a small update of the work in progress, so the most difficult things left to do are the dual guns oerlikons, with those tiny barrels from master models...and then the paintwork, wich I try to began as soon as possyble, starting with hull antifouling red (WEM US-14) and decks with deck blue (Humbrol 123) and associated antiskid decals.

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Hi, Excuse me but i have a question for some us navy expert...What are the corret colors for the canvas covers of the main guns and the reflective section on the sonar radome? In the latter case i suspect something like alluminium...any advice? Regards!
Alessandro

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Painted with WEM and Humbrol colors, then two coat of Humbrol Clear, decals and a single coat of Micoscale matt clear...I'm really satisfied with these results! The model is actually only dryfitted, because i have to paint all the little details like cable reels, installing other details and armaments, and rigging the model, so I work better with the main superstructure and complicated parts like funnels, separated from each other and the hull.
Now i have to pray to don't mess up something in these last stages! I think in the next two weeks to end this project. Regards!

Alessandro

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Beautiful job so far I will never understand how you do so much detail, then pull off such a clean paint job. I can't achieve such a fine result painting each subassembly individually.

Looking forward to seeing completion,

Matt

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In the yards right now:
USS Utah AG-16
On Hold
1/350 USS Portland CA-33 1942
1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist

Thank you Matt...Here another bunch of photos

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...Rigging Time! for me the most difficult task on building ships in such small scale... Maybe it's time to move on a bigger scale, something like 1/200???

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Looks first rate Alessandro

Paul

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Nice build Alessandro , clean and crisp
cheers
Nicolas

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Brilliant!

I really like the darkened safety netting against the lighter lifelines. That looks soooo good.

The white surround for the practice loaders is another detail we don't often see. Terrific!

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