1/350 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and USS WASP LHD-1

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Continuing work on the hulls until the KA set arrives.
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Hmmm, this reminds me of something....

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Going over research material, I found an interesting image of grid patterns on the weapons platforms I had not seen before. Can someone give some background on this? Very much want to incorporate this on the Bonhomme Richard.
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hello James

the effect with the light is really beautiful,it makes right away more living :thumbs_up_1:
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James
Your lighting looks AWESOME!
I wonder what the grid work is. It looks like they did it to the catwalks forward of that.
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Thanks Mark.

Not much of an update. Managed a bit more assembly on the LHD-6 island. I really hate working with PE.
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James

Great job there, I too feel your pain with PE. I hate working with it too, I always mess it up or crush it during a build.
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Thanks Jim. I'm getting better at it. I figure by the time I finish my 1/200 Arizona with KA set, I'll be an expert! :thumbs_up_1:
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boomstick68 wrote:Thanks Jim. I'm getting better at it. I figure by the time I finish my 1/200 Arizona with KA set, I'll be an expert! :thumbs_up_1:
Maybe that will work for you, it just made me feel like an idiot. :lol_4:
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Looking great James! PE is unfortunately a necessary evil, especially given your ambitious build plan :big_grin: It may be a pain, but you're doing a great job at it. Patience is key.
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Ah yes, necessary evil indeed. It's good to have other ongoing builds to step back from one to stay fresh. I thought this would be a good time to get my 1/200 Arizona a little further along. Ambitious is an understatement. As of now, I'm still on schedule to finish these projects in time for my winter project: 1/48 Wooden HMS Surprise. :crazy:
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boomstick68 wrote:Ah yes, necessary evil indeed. It's good to have other ongoing builds to step back from one to stay fresh. I thought this would be a good time to get my 1/200 Arizona a little further along. Ambitious is an understatement. As of now, I'm still on schedule to finish these projects in time for my winter project: 1/48 Wooden HMS Surprise. :crazy:
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Man, Mark! 2 builds with lights. I salute you sir!
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