Dumas USS Whitehall

[pghgeorge]

New project that I'm starting.

[gott_cha]

Going to watch this one for sure.....Im fond of these MS/PC's....currently have a WIP on the MSF 238 "Garland" 1/125 scale.

What scale is the dumas kit? Also who has it for sale?

Keep sending in the pics pghgeorge...and good luck!

[PetrolGator]

*cough* https://www.google.com/#q=uss+whitehall ... 20&bih=975

GOOGLE FOR THE WIN!

[gott_cha]

But of course ...........Brain farting this am I guess

[pghgeorge]

The Dumas is 1/96 scale. I bought the kit at my LHS. (I paid too much for it, but it was right there and I figured it's good to support the LHS) Since they didn't shelve the running hardware, I ordered it from Tower. I'm going with the twin screw/rudder configuration. I'll likely order HR deck hardware from Floating Drydock.

[gott_cha]

Well do keep me/us updated with the build progress. I did a search and ordered one from Hobbylinc it was priced good so hey First Mulit-media ship for me....!!! and first large scale also..

HR products has some good bits and equipment.....they seem to be a little slow in delivery...but if you plan things out....maybe they will ship when you need them.

Also...look at R&B models for fittings......... they have a very nice selection of deck equipment and such.....

And as a side note...I have the floating drydock CD for the Admirable class Sweeper.......not real sure if you could use that info....but for my AM/MSF 238 build it has been well worth the 29$ I spent for it.........it would seem all the deck and SS features are darn near identical( some deviation as noted in the plans) for both classes. Yes I know they are different in layout as far as guns and such....but the basic drawings are great for the benchmark point.

Looks to be a great project bro! ...make it a build log,...I could use the lesson for sure!!

Good luck!

[pghgeorge]

That's great. I'm still early enough in the project that I haven't decided on doing a PCE or a minesweeper. So any photo references are definitely a help.

I've heard some things about HR being a bit slow, and also that their quality might be falling short. If it turns out to be an issue, I might go with Haynes fitting, even if the price is high.

[pghgeorge]

Progress for tonight.

[pghgeorge]

[pghgeorge]

Didn't do any building tonight, just a couple detail photo.

[partis]

Looking very nice so far.....Cheers mark

[gott_cha]

looking good .

Will you be back filling the hull with foam?

[pghgeorge]

Did some sub assemblies tonight, and a bit or primer...
Everything is just dry-fitted. Need to do some filling and sanding yet.





















and here we have an xacto knife with a #11 blade, to give a sense of scale. That's my 1/125 Lindberg destroyer in the background.

[gott_cha]

You are moving along fast....looking good my friend..!

[pghgeorge]

looking good .

Will you be back filling the hull with foam?

I wasn't planning to do any filling with foam. I've heard the model is pretty sturdy once finished.

[pghgeorge]

You are moving along fast....looking good my friend..!

Not really moving quickly, just been doing it pretty regularly. I'll take my time when it counts.

[pghgeorge]

[pghgeorge]

Running hardware came in today.

[pghgeorge]

[pghgeorge]