1/72 USS Moffett DD362 (13.07.1944)

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:20 pm

Hi Guys, I turned the model around so you could view the Starboard side.

does any one want to know what the bottles are in the back ground,

enjoy, ARH

Post by **Cadman** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:21 pm

It's looking great Admiral. But I think you need to talk the wife into letting you build a nice little water garden so you can really put her in the water.

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:40 pm

The tank had to be emptied soon after I had done my test out, the wife has a phobia about frogs, they can smell water from miles away, if there was one in the garden she would lock the house door,

and send me out to remove it, spiders she just picks them up and is not bothered, but frogs,

Greg W · Post by **Greg W** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:41 pm

Like others have said it looks great and I like your test tank idea for large models. One question, what is one the main deck next to the aft torpedo tube on the starboard side? I hadn't noticed it before, is it a loading machine? Greg

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:43 pm

You are right Greg,

roy allen · Post by **roy allen** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:40 am

Hi Ron

are the bottles protecting something, or are you plagued by mutant frogs

and you use the bottles to bash them over the heads

of course you could just have used the bottled water to test for water integ on the removable parts of Moffett.

Roy

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:28 am

ARH wrote:The tank had to be emptied soon after I had done my test out, the wife has a phobia about frogs...

Would that include 2lb toads, Ron, as the BBC reported today?

Still, the Moffett looks lovely - I can't wait to see her in some bigger pond!

Andy

Jefgte · Post by **Jefgte** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:39 am

So nice this side than the other...

Jef

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:04 am

It looks great

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:53 am

Some might remember when the cat got in and jumped up on the model, well they are cat scarers, the cat looks at them and see a elongated face reflected in the water and it scares them, it does work because we have no big cats about like , Tigers and leopards in the garden

, came home at dinner time , the test tank was gone,

roy allen · Post by **roy allen** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:04 am

do you mean put away or had off with

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:19 am

ARH wrote:...we have no big cats about like , Tigers and leopards in the garden

Now an HMS Tiger would be something to have in the garden.

Andy

Torpedo · Post by **Torpedo** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:12 am

Yes together with the "Iron Dog" SMS Derfflinger...

les · Post by **les** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:34 am

I'd prefer Cat Woman!!!

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:46 am

roy allen wrote:do you mean put away or had off with

put away , the CIC.

roy allen · Post by **roy allen** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:58 am

I know that feeling very well

but looking at it from their point of view, you never know when the queen will drop in for tea

Roy

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:10 pm

roy allen wrote:I know that feeling very well
but looking at it from their point of view, you never know when the queen will drop in for tea

Roy

With the CIC, its more like MR TOAD.

KV_Pharaoh · Post by **KV_Pharaoh** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:46 pm

Great to see her on the water Ron. All the little details add up to a fantastic looking ship. I can't wait to see her in the pond...All these great RC/Scratch-build posts really make me wish I had a workshop and could make one of these for myself! Keep the pictures rolling, I love following these threads.

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:30 pm

floats to her marks nicely!

Your wife would love the newts, frogs and toads at our place....

still, the test tank would be big enough...

even though the blue is a bit bright!

Looking really smart--launch day proper is just around the corner!

Bravo

JIM B

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:42 pm

Looking really smart--launch day proper is just around the corner!

Thanks Jim, I got everything in and working correctly to day, I can now get on building some more small fittings, also some more painting.