1/350 USS Truman

Kelly Quirk · Post by **Kelly Quirk** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:23 am

gtb -red wrote:anymore updates kelly? 3 guys should be following what you do.

I'm almost finished scratchbuilding the catwalks - WHAT was I thinking?!? I thought it would be easier to just rebuild them rather than trying to cut and sand the bottom off the kit parts to accept the PE grating. They actually have turned out real nice, but it was mind numbing, repetitive work! I started by glueing the PE floor in place. Then glued a strip styrene outer wall. To that I glued all the outer ribs (hundreds of them!) to the strip. Then I glued the top rail in place. Every strip of styrene had to be measured, cut, glued and lightly sanded. I've started adding all the boxes, platforms, doors, etc to the catwalks themselves. As I told my wife, we ship builders are a crazy bunch! I'll try to snap a few pics tonight and post them.

Kelly Quirk · Post by **Kelly Quirk** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:26 pm

Here are some shots of my catwalk progress so far, still have a bunch of detail items to add:

Tony Bunch · Post by **Tony Bunch** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:08 pm

Hi Guys,
Kelly,
That's good work!
Good p/e, good painting, good scratch-building and good decal-ling!
No, that's GREAT work!
Tony

gtb -red · Post by **gtb -red** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:27 am

no words for ths build.

kidcurrie42 · Post by **kidcurrie42** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:31 am

Tony Bunch wrote:Hi Guys,
Kelly,
That's good work!
Good p/e, good painting, good scratch-building and good decal-ling!
No, that's GREAT work!
Tony

I always wondered how decal-ling was spelt

kidcurrie42 · Post by **kidcurrie42** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:35 am

Kelly, What can i say, WOW, you sure keep pushing the boundaries out further and further, Absolutely stunning work

Happy Modeling

John

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:21 pm

Far too big and modern for me.....

BUT-- one can always appreciate HIGH- QUALITY modelmaking!

sharp as hell!

Jim Baumann

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:12 pm

Outstanding workmanship Kelly.

Post by **Cadman** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:31 pm

Stunning work as usual Kelly. I guess if I hadn't missed three straight club meetings I might have seen some of your progress. I promise to try to make the next one if you bring the big stick.

gtb -red · Post by **gtb -red** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:45 am

you learn a lot on building Supercarriers from Kelly.

Kelly Quirk · Post by **Kelly Quirk** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:03 am

Thanks guys, the encouragement sure helps me to stay on task! Last night I finished adding all the PE angle brackets under the catwalk sections. Probably won't have a chance to work on it again till this weekend.

Yeah Tim, it'd be great to see you at a meeting for a change! I guess I just missed you at HobbyTown last Saturday.

simon b · Post by **simon b** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:29 pm

Looking very sharp there Kelly. I was wondering how you were going to tackle the Catwalks!

I've been trying to get on with mine, got the sponsors scratchbuilt etc etc but have run out of steam somewhat. With all my other projects on the go i will most probably sell the project off.

Anyway, keep posting the pics !

Kelly Quirk · Post by **Kelly Quirk** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:47 pm

Catwalks are finally ready for paint:

I'm looking forward to moving on!

gtb -red · Post by **gtb -red** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:26 pm

Ya keep up'in your game!

kidcurrie42 · Post by **kidcurrie42** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:03 pm

gtb -red wrote:Ya keep up'in your game!

He sure does gtb, Simply Awesome a real work of Art

Happy modeling

John

Nektarios · Post by **Nektarios** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:57 pm

kidcurrie42 wrote:
gtb -red wrote:Ya keep up'in your game!
He sure does gtb, Simply Awesome a real work of Art

Happy modeling

John

I concur on what John said.

arnobiz · Post by **arnobiz** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:43 am

Great job Kelly, really very impressive.

I am afraid there is a problem in the Trumpeter catapult rails though (Both 1/350 and 1/700 apparently): The forward rails should end at the same distance from the bow. It's very noticeable but it's easy to fix.
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A6EINTRUDER · Post by **A6EINTRUDER** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:50 am

Kelly,
I'm waiting for the people in the hangar bay to start moving aircraft!!! The realism is just unbelievable!
Red, I'm taking notes, but to keep up with this guy would be

impossible!!

Great work Kelly!!!

Kelly Quirk · Post by **Kelly Quirk** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:58 am

Thanks so much guys! The catwalks have all been painted and all the decals on are the deck now. I also added the small white rail that boarders the flight deck. Right now working on adding all the extra details to the catwalks. Worked on the fueling hoses last night, what a PITA!!

orb · Post by **orb** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:33 pm

I can only second what everyone else has already said. Excellent work so far! Looking forward to more progress...

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