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nicely done Mark.

I'm bowing out as well, too much work left and I don't want to rush it. I'll post a thread for the Pratt later in the WIP section. I got the railings done save for the weather deck but painting is proving a bit of annoyance thanks to adherence issues. A full strip might be in the works. Glad I used acrylics. Maybe I'll actually finish the next group build

Nice build of Hanna there Mark. I really like the contrast of the transitional airwing, especially the natural aluminum F7Us

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

Sorry to see a couple not make it, will still love to see them when done. We still have a little over 24 hours to go, the deadline is 11:59PM PST tomorrow night.

Keep at it!

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

I hate to write down that I will not make it.

It has been a very very busy period for me. I was on deployment to Somalia form April till August, then I got transfered and my new deployment was at Libya, from early September up until now...

I will try to finish my model as soon as I return home...

Nice builds everyone, cannot wait to see the results...

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NIKOS (NICK)
ΜΕΓΑ ΤΟ ΤΗΣ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΗΣ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ
(GREAT IS THE NATION THAT MASTERS THE SEAS)

Alright everyone, well that was a very fast 6 months! It looks like for this build we are looking at the following builds for awards,

Gordon Bjorklund -- 1/700 USS Long Beach CGN-9 (Cyber Hobby)
Mark Mckinnis -- 1/700 USS Hancock CVA-19 (ISW)
Bob Cicconi -- 1/700 HMS Exeter D89 (Skywave)
Gary Griffith -- 1/350 USS Reuben James FFG 57 (Academy)

If any of the above builders have any additional photos that they would like to be considered in the judging, please e-mail them to me or post them here. Great builds, this may be the toughest judging I have ever had to do.

Stay tuned for updates!

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

Ok, my decision is made and boy it wasn't easy! I have sent the ratings off to the Sponsors to get their input and consent on the winners. Once I hear back from them, I will post the results.

Great job everyone

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

Matt, time to decide the next one so we can hit it running?

Jan 1st-?

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"Also we will never see a 1/350 late war Enterprise from Dragon due to a paralyzing fear of success...." - Heavy Melder

Lots of unfinished model ships + attention issues = A busy slipway where nothing gets done!

JT,

You know, I was just thinking that the other day. I was thinking that since we have done Auxilleries, Destroyers(2x) and Cruisers, that perhaps it's time to have the epic showdown and decide who the Queen of the fleet really is.
"Battleships Vs. Carriers" I don't know, something to mull over, but with the Dreadnought, Warspite and soon to be Queen Elizabeth there are some very exciting kits that give the Battlewagons a little edge in competition to reclaim their title. I will probably put it to a vote again if you all want me to run the next one again. With Christmas just around the corner, maybe we could do a quick one with December 25th being the deadline called "A Silent Night with the Silent Service" since we haven't touched Subs yet.

Food for thought

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

I like it!!!!

Great builds everyone

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

If you go for the subs please make the decision quick as I'm nearly ready to delve into my first one on over 35 years.

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It's easier to beg foregiveness than it is to ask for permission.

Great new subject choices! I have alot of ideas of what to do but, just have to settle on one particular kit(s).




BoB Pink.

Sounds good Matt, I enjoy these builds even though I never finish the ships!

BB's vs Carriers sounds good, and a 2 month Sub one is also pretty cool! Should be easy and quick.

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"Also we will never see a 1/350 late war Enterprise from Dragon due to a paralyzing fear of success...." - Heavy Melder

Lots of unfinished model ships + attention issues = A busy slipway where nothing gets done!

Agree. I haven't done a sub in more than 10 years and I have just acquired an early HP models Surcouf at ESM. I was going to start her soon-ish but I can wait for a quick GB.

Ok everyone, now the moment you all have been waiting for, the results from the triple Group Build. It was a fun 6 months that saw a lot great demonstrations of ship building. I want to give a huge thanks to Battlefleet Models, White Ensign Models, Rob McCune on behalf of Dragon Models and of course Tim Dike and Sean Hert here at Modelwarships.com for making this possible. Now without further ado, I give you the results!

April 15th – October 15th, 2011 Group Build Awards Results.

Cold War Era Group Build:

1st Place: Medal and WEM 1/350 HMS Trenchant
Bob Cicconi’s 1/700 HMS Exeter

2nd Place: Medal
Gary Griffith’s 1/350 USS Rueben James

3rd Place: Medal
Gordon Bjorkland’s 1/700 USS Long Beach

Return of the Destroyers Group Build:

1st Place: Medal and 1/350 Dragon Z-39
CaliforniaBound’s 1/350 Marshal Shaposhnikov

2nd Place: Medal
Gary Griffith’s 1/350 USS Charles F. Hughes

3rd Place: Medal
Roy Allen’s 1/700 HMS Brissenden

Civilian/Military Transports Group Build:

1st Place: Medal and $75 Battlefleet Models Gift Certificate
Jim Russell’s 1/350 USS Leonard Wood

2nd Place: Medal and a $50 Battlefleet Models Gift Certificate
Bob Cicconi’s 1/700 SS Pearl

3rd Place: Medal and a $25 Battlefleet Models Gift Certificate
Jim Smith’s 1/700 Sakito Maru

Most Valuable Modeler Award:
MooMoon, He posted the most how to’s and was very encouraging to others. He posted many in progress shots of his beautiful scratchbuilt destroyer.

And the Overall Winner of all three builds..................................................

Winner of the overall 4/15-10/15/2011 Group Builds:
Bob Cicconi’s 1/700 HMS Exeter


Wow, that was some awesome builds everyone That certainly was some of the hardest judging that I have ever done. My hats off to you gentlemen, I only hope that I can build to that level someday. If all of the above builders will contact me via PM or E-mail, I will begin the process of getting you all your hard earned prizes.

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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

Nice job guys!

Congrats to everyone!!