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An USS De Haven kit from Tenhoart Models purchased by me at least ten years ago. After so much time sitting on the shelf and after having lost the anti skid decal sheet from a move to another. I decided to build this model as a vessel painted in the very attractive Measure 31-16D camouflage (probably i'll go for the "USS Lowry" DD-770 as in 1944-45 timeframe). The kit can be built basically out from the box into a nice model but I see some room for add even furter details myself so...lets get started! Cheers

Alessandro

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Very nice!

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The change from the single rudders was a big improvement from the Fletchers which had a tactical diameter as bad as an Iowa, and Alaska and other much larger ships. Such agility became more important for ASW which assumed a larger role postwar.

Looks good!

Tom

quote: "the plastic strips of 0.25x0.5mm must be lowered to 0.25mm height. Original waterway was 2 inch tall (50.8 mm) so 0.25 is approximately correct. To help have a costant height a 0.25mm sheet was used as a gouge while sanding down"

Very clever, excellent result! Great progress so far, keep it up!

Cheers,

SG

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Small update: drilled portholes, scraped away some superstructures details and added internal support structure to the lateral bulwarks based on plans and photographic evidence.

Alessandro

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In the past weeks I worked mainly on superstructure details, brass decks, watertight doors, canvas cover for bofors antiaircraft ammo, air intakes, round section pillars and more fine details on rudders and base plates for propellers strut and propellers guard.
In the next weeks i'll start adding more fine and delicate details to the superstructure in the appropriate location for USS Lowry, based on photographic evidence. Cheers!

Alessandro

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After the parenthesis of USS Ward in 1/350 built in the last months i've resumed this project, mainly concentrating on detailing superstructures and build small accessories like handrails, vent pipes, pillars, gun turrets, deck fittings and others.
Obviously there is still a lot of work to do but i hope you enjoy this update. More in the coming weeks! Regards

Alessandro

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The panels on the left side of the 5'' gun mounts your refer are clearly visible on Uss Lowry and some other ship of the same class but i simply ignore the purpose of this feature or the real thicknes of the plate, some photos have these pop up clearly and in others are barely visible (see photo below). At firts, in my build I opted for a 0.25mm thick plastic sheet but i planned a later replacement to 0.13 mm thick plate, perhaps more "in scale".
The vertical plate under the gun barrels was simply too high caused by the wrong shape of the original resin piece. I noticed the same thing while adding the four plastic strip under the guns but at this stage i have too chose by reshape all the turrets or live with that mistake in place. I choose the latter, being aware that even the hull is 4mm too short I decided to adding as mach detail as possible working on that scale but not to dramatically change the shape of any major component of this model, so I had to live with that.
I didn't notice the director sitting to high but reducing the ring on the pilot house's roof can be rather simply to do.
Thank you David for your interest and your very keen eye. Cheers!

Alessandro

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Wow!

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Indeed the twin mounts for the destroyers are considerably different in shape and detail from the Battleship ones. Note that vertical ladders are used instead of rungs on the thin plate and the entry hatches more approximate a W/T door type closure than aa flush armored type, at the front bottom is a training buffer and the side plate acts a little bit as a skirt on the sides. The biggest difference being of course the noted profile of the front sloping. Some incorporated external reinforcements though I don't know this was an add on or part of the original design at some point.

A bit fascinated by the presence of a urinal on one of the weather decks near the bridge?

Enjoy your project! Regards: Tom

Last days i studied us navy 5-inch twin naval gun turrets and i came to the conclusion that tehnoart used an mk 28 design instead of the more appropriate mk 38 mounted os Sumner/Gearing class destroyers, so my only reasonable option was to order the correct design produced by model monkey in 1/192 scale.
At this stage i finished building the hull by adding last small bitts/details then it was time for priming (one of my favourites modelling stage...). First of hall the hull was washed with a brush and soapy water/tap water, then metal parts where spayed with a coat of Mr. Metal Primer (Mr. Hobby) thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Later I airbrushed my pre-thinned Mr Surfacer 1200. To help get a smoth finish two steps were crucial. One: when the primer is dry to the touch I gerally spray all the surface with pure lacquer thinner (again Mr. color thinner...), this reduced a lot areas of primer affected by orange peel texture and provided an uniform, sligtly satin, finish that help to highligth even the smallest mistakes on the surface. Two: with the help of 1000 grit sandpaper (heavy work), 1500 grit abrasive sponge (light/finishing work), and epoxy putty I take care of the surface imperfections.
Later the hull will be respayed only in area where primer was damaged but that's a story for next time update! Cheers.

Alessandro

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Wow, the primed model looks great! Thanks for sharing your PE bending and priming tips. Top notch

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Nice work, especially the paint preparation. Brass is very good to work with when appropriate, especially for bulwarks etc. I scratch built two larger ships in 1:192, Missouri and Alaska and enjoyed the scale. Since I got into my own 3D work many parts have been upgraded. It's a good thing to have in the quiver, though not a universal solution.

Bets regards: Tom

After fixing the inevitable small ( and no so small...) mistakes, hull was re-primed with a lighter coat of Mr Surfacer and then resprayed with pure lacquer thinner to eliminate orange peel or overspray effect of paint surface. Note the slightly shine effect of the finish.
Now it's time to work on hull and superstructure by adding and cecking connection points of various fittings...Cheers!

Alessandro

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This time I'm focused on adding more details on superstructure. Next step will'be on priming this piece and start working on funnels, mast and other structures. Armament and other small fittings will be added later. Saluti!

Alessandro

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Beautiful job! I also have a Tehnoart 1/192 Dehaven. I trying to decide whether I will model the Dehaven or another ship...

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After having painted lower hull section, masked it and primed superstructure i started to work on funnels and oerlikons support structure, detailing the inner walls and making from scratch support pillars and other small details. Now it's time to think on painting decks and upper hull. That's all for now...cheers!

Alesandro

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Finally some paint is on...at least on hull. Next days i try to camouflage the main superstructure which at the moment had only painted orizontal surfaces and haze gray portion. Cheers!

Alessandro

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Great Paint job! Coming together nicely, very crisp build.

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Beautiful work! Excellent construction and detailing, and very neat paint work.
Will you be adding any weathering?