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Thundergrunt [ Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:01 pm ]

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1st Build in a loooooong while.

Hey All

So I've started my first ship build after about a 9 year hiatus. Going to build, well refurbish a kit I bought at a local hobby swap meet for 5 bucks that was started and part painted already
. Going to build USS. Jenkins in Mid 43' got new weapons on order. And found I have to add aft 40mm tub and a centerline 20mm platform outside under bridge windows?
So far been ok except every paint stripping product I tried didn't work lol. From Laquer Thinner. brake Fluid, Brake cleaner to AK Paint Stripper. And the resin guns don't look right.
But my Hang up right now I think the 40mm aft deck tub is too far forward per my reference attached I think. So any help guidance would be awesome on that.

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Author:	Thundergrunt [ Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:26 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
Hi Dave I thought the tub looked a little forward. How do I measure the Tub?? It's on by Putty in case I had to move it, second question for the aft 40mm I see the gun but is the director in the front in the small area closest to the smoke makers???? I can't tell. The 5" guns I think are Lionroar, they were in a Ziploc baggie. The guns looks to high or something. 5th picture. Ahh did not use easy off. Maybe I'll try that next.

Author:	Rick E Davis [ Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
I'm going to start with this question; Are you building for the fun or are you going to try and be as accurate as is possible? What I recommend will be different depending on the answer. The Tamiya FLETCHER 1/350 scale kit (as well Trumpeter's THE SULLIVANS kit) has several errors, missing equipment or flat out wrong equipment (example, they included a "rectangular" SC-2 radar antenna when it should be a "square" SC-1 antenna). Placement of the aft twin 40-mm "tub" location is the least of your problems.

Author:	Thundergrunt [ Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
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Author:	Thundergrunt [ Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
Dave Copy the new ones I orderd for the other 3 are that same Single/Double knuckle. Thanks so much for the info Dave. Greatly Appreciated. Dunno how you guys find this stuff. All I get is pictures or simple drawings in my searches.

Author:	Rick E Davis [ Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
The issue of replacing the too small 5-in gun mounts on the Tamiya (or any kit) is to look at the foundations. The Tamiya kit has mount foundations on the deck. Some replacement resin and 3-D printed guns come with the foundations "on the mount". Hence if you simply install the mount on the kit as is, the mounts will be too high. I ran into this problem on the kits I have built (or rather started, I don't seem to actually complete a build?). This can apply to the 40-mm gun mounts as well. Removing or otherwise make adjustments is needed. Also, the forward mount, 51 mount, is on a steep sheer and the foundation needs to be shaped to level up the mount.

Author:	Thundergrunt [ Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: 1st Build in a loooooong while.
Rick E Davis wrote: I'm going to start with this question; Are you building for the fun or are you going to try and be as accurate as is possible? What I recommend will be different depending on the answer. The Tamiya FLETCHER 1/350 scale kit (as well Trumpeter's THE SULLIVANS kit) has several errors, missing equipment or flat out wrong equipment (example, they included a "rectangular" SC-2 radar antenna when it should be a "square" SC-1 antenna). Placement of the aft twin 40-mm "tub" location is the least of your problems. Hi Rick This one is just getting the feel of the building again and what goes where , build up my skills againand to look decent in the end it was partially started already when I bought it. The next ones (Conway[Tam]~~Claxton[Trump,]~~Watts[Trump]) would like to do close to accurate and have ordered some of the resin extras and PE sets. I have the layouts for the periods per chats with you from waaay back I archived.As well as about 20 similar pages down in ship fans thread, and as many refs I could find from navsource,destroyerhistory.org,shipcamoflage.com, google, etc. Only real things I don't have for them are the tiny stuff like you mentioned like radars and Directors and such

Author:	JIM BAUMANN [ Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:18 am ]
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back to the madness!! I am watching! cheers JIM B

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